India 2018

444 India 2018
renowned filmmaker Shri K. Vishwanath for his commendable contribution to
Indian Cinema.
BRICS Film Festival
The First BRICS Film Festival was organized in New Delhi from 2nd-6th
September, 2016.
The competition section had 20 films, with 4 from each BRICS nation. 26
out of competition films were screened during the festival. Indian film Thithi
bagged the best film award. Filmmaker Jianqi Huo (China) won the best director
award for Xuan Zang. Russia's Yulia Peresild received the best actress honour
for The Battle for Sevastopol. Thabo Rametsi of South Africa won the best actor's
trophy for his role in Kalushi, The story of Solomon Mahlangu. Brazil's Phillipe
Barcinski got the special jury award for Between Valleys. Songs of the Phoenix
from China and 14+ from Russia was felicitated with a special mention
certificate.
National Film Archive of India
www.nfaipune.gov.in
The importance of preserving cinema as an art and historical document has
been recognized all over the world. The task of preserving cinema in all its
varied expressions and forms is best entrusted to a national organization
having a permanent set-up and the confidence of the film industry and
adequate resources and expertise. Thus, the National Film Archive of India
(NFAI) was established as a media unit in February, 1964 with the following
aims and objectives : to trace, acquire and preserve for posterity the heritage
of national cinema and build up a representative collection of world cinema;
to classify and document data related to film, undertake and encourage
research on cinema and publish and distribute them; to act as a centre for
dissemination of films culture in the country and to ensure the cultural
presence of Indian cinema abroad. During the 50 years of its existence NFAI
has been making rapid strides in achieving its goals.
Film Storage/Preservation
NFAI houses, nearly 27 state-of-the-art, film preservation facilities/vaults
with global standards and specifications. These vaults have the capacity of
nearly 2 lakh film reels storage. The film vaults are maintained with
following temperatures for black and white films, colour films and nitrate
based films:-
Type of films Temperatures Relative Humidity
Nitrate Films 10 o —12 o C 40 per cent
Black & White films 10 o —12 o C 40 to 50 per cent
Colour films 2 o —4 o C 30 per cent