Amitabh Bachchan, Martin Scorsese announce 7th edition of Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop
The Hindu
Organised by Dungarpur-led non-profit organisation Film Heritage Foundation in partnership with Scorsese's The Film Foundation (TFF) and the International Federation Of Film Archives (FIAF), the seventh edition of the workshop will be held from December 4 to 10 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay in Mumbai
Archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, ace filmmaker Martin Scorsese and actor Amitabh Bachchan on Friday announced the 2022 edition of Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop.
Organised by Dungarpur-led non-profit organisation Film Heritage Foundation in partnership with Scorsese's The Film Foundation (TFF) and the International Federation Of Film Archives (FIAF), the seventh edition of the workshop will be held from December 4 to 10 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay (CSMVS Museum) in Mumbai.
Since its inception in 2015, the training programme has travelled successfully to cities such as Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata and attracted endorsements from film luminaries like Shyam Benegal, Naseeruddin Shah, Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam, SS Rajamouli, Nagarjuna, Chiranjeevi, Prosenjit Chatterjee and Goutam Ghose.
Designed by David Walsh, training and outreach coordinator at FIAF, the workshop will include theory and practical group sessions about the preservation and restoration of celluloid and digital films and film-related material like paper, photographs, and 3D objects.
Besides, there will be daily screenings of restored classics from around the world at Regal Cinema, Mumbai.
These include 2021's "Behula", a rare Indian silent film starring Patience Cooper, one of the earliest superstars of silent cinema in India. The line-up also features titles such as "A Hard Day’s Night" (1964), "Raging Bull" (1980), "In The Mood For Love" (2000), "Il Conformista" (1970) and "Thamp" (1978).
Dungarpur said he is glad the workshop is returning after a gap of three years.