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2024 Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India

Where? Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan Multi-Purpose Cultural Complex, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

When? 7-14 November 2024

Application are now closed. Selected participants are being notified.



Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India 2024 (FPRWI 2024) is an initiative of Film Heritage Foundation in partnership with FIAF and in collaboration with The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, British Film Institute, L’Immagine Ritrovata, Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA), Cinemateca Portuguesa, Fondation Jérôme Seydoux – Pathé, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Criterion Collection / Janus Films.

The 9th edition of this flagship training programme that has travelled across India in cities like Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, and Delhi since 2015, will take place in Kerala from 7 to 14 November.

Audio-visual collections age, deteriorate, and expand exponentially in the digital age; therefore, it has become vitally important to invest in training, outreach, and assistance programs aimed at providing guidance to professionals whose responsibility is preservation and access.

This 7- day workshop, open to applicants from all over the world, will cover the complete range of the issues and topics required to work in the field of audio-visual preservation and will be taught by an international faculty of experts in the field.

The curriculum will include both lectures and hands-on sessions on film, video, audio and digital preservation, film conservation and restoration, digitization, disaster recovery, cataloguing, paper and photograph conservation, programming, and much more. Classes will be followed by daily evening screenings of restored films from around the world.


Event Highlights

  • The course covers lectures and practical sessions in every aspect of film preservation including celluloid and digital preservation and restoration, paper and photograph conservation, film programming, disaster recovery and archive management.
  • Superb international faculty from the premier institutions around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, British Film Institute, L’Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna, Institute National de l’Audiovisuel, Fondation Jérôme Seydoux – Pathé and Cineteca Portuguesa
    Limited scholarships available.
  • Daily screenings of restored classics including films of Ousmane Sembene, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Sergei Parajanov, Buster Keaton and Shyam Benegal.
  • Participants will receive a certificate from FIAF on completion of the course.


Applications

  • The deadline for submitting the application form is Wednesday 25 September 2024.
  • Late applications will not be considered.
  • To apply, kindly submit the following to: fprwi2024@gmail.com.
    • The fully completed application form (Word document) along with annexures if any.
    • We urge applicants to attach letters of recommendation and any other documents or material in support of their candidature.


Faculty

  • David Walsh, Training & Outreach Coordinator, FIAF
  • Dr. Nora Kennedy – Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge of the Department of Photograph Conservation, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
  • Marianna de Sanctis, Head of Film Repair, L’Immagine Ritrovata
  • Marina Ruiz-Molina – Conservator, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
  • Dr. Elena Nepoti, Film Conservation Manager, British Film Institute
  • Joanna White – Knowledge & Collections Developer, British Film Institute National Archive
  • Mike Kohler – Audio Conservation Specialist, British Film Institute
  • Etienne Marchand – Multimedia Engineer, Institut National de L’Audiovisuel
  • Tiago Ganhão – Film Restoration Specialist, Cinemateca Portuguesa
  • Elena Tammaccaro – Executive Director, L’Immagine Ritrovata Group
  • Samantha Leroy – Head of Programming, Fondation Jérôme Seydoux – Pathé
  • Franck Loiret, Director, Cinémathèque de Toulouse
  • Lee Kline – Restoration Supervisor and Consultant
  • Manuel Götz – Film Restorer
  • Murchana Borah – Senior Cataloguer, Film Heritage Foundation
  • Priyanka Shetye – Acquisition-in-charge, Film Heritage Foundation
  • Pravin Singh Sisodia – Film Conservator, Film Heritage Foundation


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