Ministry of I&B to organize 1st International Workshop on Film Preservation and Restoration at NFAI Pune from 26th February to 6th March, 2016
Ministry of I&B to organize
1st International Workshop on Film Preservation and Restoration at NFAI Pune
from 26th February to 6th March, 2016
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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