FILM PRESERVATION & RESTORATION WORKSHOP INDIA 2016
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<strong>FILM</strong><br />
<strong>PRESERVATION</strong><br />
& <strong>RESTORATION</strong><br />
<strong>WORKSHOP</strong><br />
<strong>INDIA</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
Saving India’s Cinematic Heritage<br />
An initiative of the National Film Archive of India (NFAI) with<br />
Film Heritage Foundation and FIAF in association with The Film Foundation’s<br />
World Cinema Project, George Eastman Museum & L’Immagine Ritrovata
<strong>FILM</strong><br />
<strong>PRESERVATION</strong><br />
& <strong>RESTORATION</strong><br />
<strong>WORKSHOP</strong><br />
<strong>INDIA</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
FEB 26 TH – MAR 6 TH<br />
AT NFAI, PUNE<br />
The National Film Archive of India (NFAI) in collaboration with Film<br />
Heritage Foundation and International Federation of Film Archives<br />
(FIAF) will conduct a ten-day Film Preservation and Restoration<br />
Workshop at the NFAI, Pune to provide film preservation and<br />
restoration training to help preserve India’s cinematic heritage.<br />
Application forms will be available from November 23, 2015 on:<br />
filmheritagefoundation.co.in | fiafnet.org | nfaipune.gov.in<br />
Applications are open to India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh<br />
NATIONAL <strong>FILM</strong> ARCHIVE OF<br />
<strong>INDIA</strong> (NFAI)<br />
The NFAI is the largest film archive in<br />
India. It is the principal custodian of<br />
one of the most prolific and diverse film<br />
patrimonies in the world. The NFAI’s<br />
Charter includes the promotion of film<br />
scholarship and research on cinema,<br />
furthering the global outreach of Indian<br />
cinema and showcasing the wealth of<br />
India’s cinematic legacy to audiences<br />
across the country.<br />
<strong>FILM</strong> HERITAGE FOUNDATION<br />
Film Heritage Foundation is a not-forprofit<br />
organization set up by Shivendra<br />
Singh Dungarpur in 2014. It is dedicated<br />
to supporting the conservation,<br />
preservation and restoration of the<br />
moving image and to developing<br />
interdisciplinary programs to create<br />
awareness about the language of cinema.<br />
FIAF<br />
The International Federation of Film<br />
Archives (FIAF), has been dedicated<br />
to the preservation of, and access to,<br />
the world’s film heritage since 1938.<br />
It brings together the world’s leading<br />
non-profit institutions in this field. Its 155<br />
affiliated film archives in 75 countries<br />
are committed to the rescue, collection,<br />
preservation, screening, and promotion<br />
of films, which are valued both as works<br />
of art and culture and as historical<br />
documents.<br />
THE <strong>FILM</strong> FOUNDATION’s<br />
WORLD CINEMA PROJECT<br />
Created in 1990 by Martin Scorsese,<br />
The Film Foundation (TFF) is dedicated<br />
to preserving motion picture history. By<br />
working in partnership with archives<br />
and studios, the foundation has helped<br />
to restore nearly 700 films, making<br />
them available to international festivals,<br />
museums, and schools. TFF’s World<br />
Cinema Project has restored 26 films<br />
from 19 different countries, representing<br />
the rich diversity of world cinema. The<br />
foundation’s free educational curriculum,<br />
The Story of Movies, teaches young<br />
people about film language and history.<br />
GEORGE EASTMAN MUSEUM<br />
One of the major film museums in the<br />
United States – the only one equipped<br />
for the projection of 35 mm nitrate film<br />
as well as a digital restoration laboratory.<br />
It is also the world’s largest repository<br />
on the history of cinema technology from<br />
Edison and Lumière to the Technicolor<br />
Archives and the first Pixar prototype.<br />
SELZNICK SCHOOL OF <strong>FILM</strong><br />
<strong>PRESERVATION</strong><br />
Established in 1996, the L. Jeffrey Selznick<br />
School of Film Preservation is a two-year<br />
graduate program held in partnership with<br />
the University of Rochester. The course<br />
is also available as a one-year certificate<br />
program with intensive training in film<br />
chemistry and conservation, curatorship<br />
and cultural management.<br />
L’IMMAGINE RITROVATA<br />
L’Immagine Ritrovata is a highly<br />
specialized film restoration laboratory,<br />
born and developed thanks to Cineteca<br />
di Bologna. Thanks to its innovative<br />
methodologies, it is a leading laboratory<br />
in the field and it is designed for the<br />
restoration of film from every cinematic<br />
age. They have restored films of Charles<br />
Chaplin, Jean Renoir, Federico Fellini,<br />
Jacques Tati, Luchino Visconti, Yasujiro<br />
Ozu, Sergei Leone, and Ritwik Ghatak.<br />
Image Credit : Benazir (S. Khalil, 1964) | Courtesy: Kamat Foto Flash
FIAF - INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF <strong>FILM</strong> ARCHIVES<br />
NATIONAL <strong>FILM</strong> ARCHIVE OF <strong>INDIA</strong><br />
<strong>FILM</strong> HERITAGE FOUNDATION<br />
<strong>FILM</strong> <strong>PRESERVATION</strong> & <strong>RESTORATION</strong> <strong>WORKSHOP</strong> <strong>INDIA</strong> <strong>2016</strong><br />
AT THE NATIONAL <strong>FILM</strong> ARCHIVE OF <strong>INDIA</strong> (NFAI), PUNE<br />
THEORY LECTURES AND PRACTICAL CLASSES: FEBRUARY 26 TH – MARCH 06 TH , <strong>2016</strong><br />
APPLICATION FORM<br />
Please fill out in block capital letters or with a typewriter<br />
PERSONAL INFORMATION<br />
Surname:<br />
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Gender: F ☐ M ☐<br />
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION 1<br />
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FIAF - INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF <strong>FILM</strong> ARCHIVES<br />
NATIONAL <strong>FILM</strong> ARCHIVE OF <strong>INDIA</strong><br />
<strong>FILM</strong> HERITAGE FOUNDATION<br />
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EDUCATION AND TRAINING<br />
Dates:<br />
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Please note that the course will be conducted in English.<br />
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES<br />
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION<br />
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MOTIVATIONS<br />
Please give below any additional information you may wish to bring to our attention, e.g. your reasons<br />
for wanting to attend this course; aspects of archiving you are particularly interested in or wish to learn,<br />
etc. (no more than 2,000 characters)<br />
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FIAF - INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF <strong>FILM</strong> ARCHIVES<br />
NATIONAL <strong>FILM</strong> ARCHIVE OF <strong>INDIA</strong><br />
<strong>FILM</strong> HERITAGE FOUNDATION<br />
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION<br />
DEADLINE:<br />
The deadline for submitting the application form: MONDAY, JANUARY 11 TH , <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
Late applications will be rejected. For logistic reasons all contacts must be established within and not<br />
later than MONDAY, JANUARY 11 TH , <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
To apply, please send the following documents, fully signed, by e-mail:<br />
1. A fully completed application form along with annexures if any.<br />
2. A letter of recommendation if any.<br />
These documents must be sent by email to: fprwi<strong>2016</strong>@gmail.com<br />
PARTICIPATION FEE:<br />
Rs. 25,000/- inclusive of accommodation for the duration of the course<br />
Note:<br />
The fee includes lunch and two tea / coffee breaks with snacks every day from February 26 th – March 06 th ,<br />
<strong>2016</strong> and accommodation per person on twin sharing basis.<br />
If applications exceed the maximum number of participants allowed, a selection will be made. If<br />
your application is accepted, you will be informed by email by Friday, January 22 nd , <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
Selected participants must pay their participation fees in advance, and not later than Saturday,<br />
January 30 th , <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
Details of the mode of payment will be shared on email. Fees once paid will not be refunded.<br />
Selected participants who do not pay their fee by the due date will be excluded and replaced by the<br />
next eligible candidate in the waiting list.
FIAF - INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF <strong>FILM</strong> ARCHIVES<br />
NATIONAL <strong>FILM</strong> ARCHIVE OF <strong>INDIA</strong><br />
<strong>FILM</strong> HERITAGE FOUNDATION<br />
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The minimum number of course participants is 25. In case the number of candidates does not reach<br />
this number, the course will not take place.<br />
I certify that the information I have given is true and that I have read and agree to the Film<br />
Preservation & Restoration Workshop India programme and rules.<br />
Date …………………….<br />
Signed……………………………………………….<br />
For further details please contact:<br />
National Film Archive of India<br />
Law College Road,<br />
Pune 411 004<br />
Contact person : Mrs. A. V. Karkhanis<br />
Tel : 020 25658253<br />
Film Heritage Foundation<br />
707, Arun Chambers, Tardeo Road,<br />
Mumbai – 400 034. India<br />
Contact person: Mr. Jayant Patel<br />
Email: fprwi<strong>2016</strong>@gmail.com<br />
Tel: +91 22 67367777<br />
www.filmheritagefoundation.co.in