Secretary
I&B along with Naseeruddin Shah to inaugurate International Workshop
International
Workshop to focus on Film Preservation and Restoration
National
Film Archives of India (NFAI), a media unit under the aegisof Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting in association with International Federation of
Film Archives (FIAF)and Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) is organizinga 10-day
International workshop on Film Preservation and Restoration at NFAI campus,
Pune. The workshop whichcommences from 26th February – 6th
March 2016 would comprise oftheoretical lectures and practical sessions on
various techniques related to film conservation, digitization, restoration and film
archiving.
The
International Workshop is a unique and first of its kind initiative of Ministry
of I&B where various aspects and techniques of film archiving would be
dealt with comprehensively. NFAI being the only
organization involved in films preservation and archiving in India,became the obvious
choice for this year’s workshop. The International faculties from FIAF, George
Eastman Museum, Museum of Modern Art and L’Immagine Ritrovata would also share
their knowledge which would benefit both the NFAI personnel and other students.
48 participantsfrom India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had enrolled for the
workshop. Last year a workshop on the subject was organized at Film Division,
Mumbai.
The
course is specially customized by David Walsh, Head of the Technical Commission
of FIAF (International Federation of film Archives)taking into consideration Indian
requirements and conditions and is certified by FIAF. With the involvement of
international institutions, NFAI intends to create the skilled manpower in this
niche area. The workshop wouldimpart hands on experience with various
techniques and processes involved with conservation, restoration of films,
photographs and documents. The course would also cover elements of
documentation, cataloguing and digital preservation.
NFAI
is in the process of implementing prestigious National Film Heritage Mission.
The International workshop would be a step forward in this direction, which
would ensure strengthening our in-house capabilities for the successful
implementation of the mission.
The
workshop would be inaugurated by Shri Sunil Arora, Secretary, Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting and Shri Naseeruddin Shah on 25th
February, 2016 (Thursday). Shri Sudhanshu Vats, Group CEO, Viacom 18, one of
the co-sponsors of the event, and Shri Shivendrasingh Dungarpur of Film
Heritage Foundation would also be present along with Shri Prakash Magdum,
Director NFAI. The inauguration ceremony would be followed by screening of
silent film “Kalia Mardan” directed by Dadasaheb Phalke with live musical
accompaniment by Dr. Kshama Vaidya and her group.
The
international faculty would include David Walsh, Paolo Cherchi Usai, Davide
Pozzi, Richard Wright, Thelma Ross, Camille Blot Wellens, Spencer Christiano,
Nancy Kauffman, Taina Miller, Banjamin Tucker, Jurij Meden, Marianna De
Sanctis, Silvia Spadotto, Gilles Barberis, Emanuele Vissani, Christophe Dupin
and Kristen Merola.
Workshop
objective: The goal of the programme is not
only to augment the infrastructure and capacity of the NFAI but also to build
an indigenous resource of film archivists and restorers who can work towards
saving India’s cinematic heritage in the future.
Highlights:
·
10-day
advanced intensive practical training in film archiving, preservation and
restoration
·
Specialized
training in film inspection, repair and cleaning
·
Conservation
of posters, production stills and paper documents
·
Conservation
treatment of photographic prints and negatives
·
Restoration
practice and ethics
·
Digital
asset management and digitization workflow
·
Documentation
and cataloguing
·
Film
curatorship and projection
Speakers/ Lecturers at the workshop:
David Walsh is head of technical commission of International Federation of Film
Archives (FIAF). After studying Chemistry at Oxford University, he worked on
decomposition of cellulose nitrate films and established himself in the domain
of film preservation and digitization of film & video. He teaches archiving
techniques to film archivists from around the globe through FIAF training
courses.
Paolo Cherchi
Usai is senior curator of the Moving Image
Department at the George Eastman, Rochester, New York and co-founder of
Pordenone Silent Film Festival. He is Adjunct Professor of Film at Rochester
University. He was knighted by French government as Chevalier de l’Ordre des
Arts et des Lettres for his contribution to film culture, museum development
and moving image conservation & preservation.
Davide Pozzi is Director of L’Immagine Ritrovata film restoration laboratory.
Under his management the laboratory has established itself as one of the most
highly specialized facilities in the field of film restoration worldwide.
Richard
Wright was until December 2011 the archive
preservation specialist in the BBC Research and Development department in
London. He has 20 years experience of broadcast archive technology and
digitization working with the One Million Hour BBC archive. He was BBC project
manager on EC project Presto PRIME (digital preservation).
Thelma Ross is Moving Image Cataloguer at Department of Film at the museum of
Modern Art. She also serves as Head of FIAF Cataloguing and Documentation
Commission and a co-author of FIAF Moving Image cataloguing manual. She gives
talks and presentation on moving image cataloguing and metadata standards.
Camille
Blot-Wellens is independent film researcher and
historian. She is presently Associate Senior Lecturer at Paris 8 University in
France. She collaborates with European Archives for research and restoration
projects. She is a member of FIAF’s Technical Commission and author of books
and articles on restoration and film identification.
Spencer
Christiano is the Chief Projectionist at the George
Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York. He has experience of over ten years in
film handling, inspection, repair and exhibition. He is well versed with
various film projector systems and 35 mm and 16 mm film gauges as well as DCPs
and digital systems. He is trained in projection of nitrate films and is one of
the few projectionists across the globe to handle nitrate films.
Nancy Kauffman is Archivist for Stills, Posters and Paper Collections in Moving
Image Department at the George Eastman Museum. She is a faculty member at L.
Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation where she teaches students about
history, care and handling of artifacts, collection management and digitization
of collections.
Taina Meller is Conservation in Charge at the Kay R. Whitmore Conservation
Center at George Eastman Museum. After graduating from the EVTEK Institute of
Art and Design in Vantaa, Finland, she worked as photograph conservator at
institutions like Finnish Museum of Photography and the Finnish National
Gallery.
Benjamin
Tucker is assistant Collection manager in moving
department at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York. He is graduated
in Film Preservation from L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation.
Previously he has worked as archivist at Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, USA.
Jurij Meden works as curator of Film Exhibitions at the George Eastman Museum
since 2014. He is responsible for developing and managing film & media
programming for the Dreyden Theatre and other exhibition spaces at the museum.
He has also served as head of the film programming department at the Slovenska
Kinoteka – a member of FIAF. He has also served on jury of many film festivals
in Europe and Asia.
Marianna De
Sanctis is Head of Film Repair Department at
L’Immagine Ritrovata Laboratory in Bologna, Italy. She works of film materials
coming from different ages and countries & addresses problems associated
with physical chemical decay of films. She has been teaching Film Repair since
2007 at FIAF Film Restoration School at bologna, Italy and abroad.
Silvia
Spadotto is head of Film comparison Department at
Ritrovata Laboratory in Bologna, Italy. She supervises the researches on filmic
and non filmic materials and the comparison of the different sources available
in order to provide reconstruction projects. She has been teaching Film
Comparison since 2012 at FIAF Film Restoration School at bologna, Italy and
abroad.
Gilles
Barberis is working at L’Immagine Ritrovata
Laboratory since 2007 overseeing every link of sound restoration chain, from
digitization to optical recording. He has been teaching Sound Restoration since
2007 at FIAF Film Restoration Summer School at bologna, Italy.
Emanuele
Vissani is has worked at L’Immagine Ritrovata
Laboratory since 2007in diverse department as sound restoration operator,
telecine operator, colorist, system administrator and now supervisor of
Mastering and Quality Control department. He has been teaching Sound
Restoration since 2007 at FIAF Film Restoration Summer School at bologna,
Italy.
Christophe
Dupin is Senior Administrator of the FIAF and
Executive Publisher of the Journal of Film Preservation. He worked for British
Film Institute in London while writing his PhD thesis.
Kristen
Merola is Project Manager of The Film Foundation
(TFF) at Los Angeles. Earlier she was Assistant Director of Visual Studies
Workshop in Rochester, New York.
The
Collaborators:
NATIONAL
FILM ARCHIVE OF INDIA (NFAI)
The NFAI is the largest film archive in India. It is the principal
custodian of one of the most prolific and diverse film patrimonies in the
world. The NFAI’s Charter includes the promotion of film scholarship and
research on cinema, furthering the global outreach of Indian cinema and
showcasing the wealth of India’s cinematic legacy to audiences across the
country.
FILM HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Film
Heritage Foundation is a not-for-profit organization set up by Shivendra Singh
Dungarpur in 2014. It is dedicated to supporting the conservation, preservation
and restoration of the moving image and to developing interdisciplinary
programs to create awareness about the language of cinema.
FIAF
The International Federation of Film Archives (also known as FIAF,
its French acronym), has been dedicated to the preservation of, and access to,
the world’s film heritage since 1938. It brings together the world's leading
non-profit institutions in this field. Its 155 affiliated film archives in 75
countries are committed to the rescue, collection, preservation, screening, and
promotion of films, which are valued both as works of art and culture and as
historical documents.
THE
FILM FOUNDATION’s WORLD CINEMA PROJECT
The
Film Foundation is a non-profit organization established by Martin Scorsese
dedicated to protecting and preserving motion picture history by providing
annual support for preservation and restoration projects around the world. The
board includes eminent filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Francis
Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Woody Allen, Sydney Pollack, Robert Redford,
Peter Jackson, Alexander Payne and Paul Thomas Anderson.
GEORGE
EASTMAN MUSEUM
One
of the major film museums in the United States – the only one equipped for the
projection of 35 mm nitrate film as well as a digital restoration laboratory.
It is also the world’s largest repository on the history of cinema technology
from Edison and Lumière to the Technicolor Archives and the first Pixar
prototype.
SELZNICK
SCHOOL OF FILM PRESERVATION
Established
in 1996, the L. Jeffrey Selznick School of Film Preservation is a two-year
graduate program held in partnership with the University of Rochester. The
course is also available as a one-year certificate program with intensive
training in film chemistry and conservation, curatorship and cultural
management.
L’IMMAGINE
RITROVATA
L’immagine
Ritrovata is a highly specialized film restoration laboratory in Bologna,
Italy.With its innovative methodologies, L’immagine Ritrovatais a leading
laboratory in the domain of restoration of film from every cinematic age. They
have restored films of Charles Chaplin, Jean Renoir, Federico Fellini, Jacques
Tati, Luchino Visconti, Yasujiro Ozu, Sergei Leone, Satyajit Ray and Ritwik
Ghatak.
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