A seventh edition of the Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop India is to be held Dec.
4-10, 2022, at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalay museum in Mumbai.The seven-day workshop designed by David Walsh, training and outreach coordinator at the International Federation of Film Archives (Fiaf), will include theory and practical group sessions in the best practices of the preservation and restoration of celluloid and digital films and film-related material like paper, photographs, and 3D objects.There will also be daily screenings of restored classics from around the world screened at Regal Cinema, Mumbai.
These include “Behula,” a 1921 Indian silent film starring Patience Cooper, that plays on the big screen for the first time.
Others include “A Hard Day’s Night,” (1964), “Raging Bull” (1980), “In The Mood For Love” (2000), “Il Conformista” (1970) and “Thamp” (1978).The event is backed by the Film Heritage Foundation in partnership with Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation and Fiaf,
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