Dam Busters footage restored using ultra-high definition techniques ahead of 75th anniversary | The Independent

Using ultra-high definition restoration techniques, classic films from the 20th century are now being brought back to life. At least 300 have been restored worldwide – and hundreds more will be over the next few years. Source: Dam Busters footage … Continued

MoMA’s ‘To Save and Project’ series offers wide-ranging discoveries | Film Journal International

Now in its 15th season, the Museum of Modern Art’s “To Save and Project” surveys significant film-restoration projects from archives around the world. Running Jan. 18 through Feb. 1, it’s also a primer on world cinema and an introduction to … Continued

Fire in a crowded theater? Nitrate film is crumbling as experts strive to salvage the past

A University of Wisconsin–Madison group has just published results from a six-year exploration of old, unstable film stock that nevertheless holds the oldest heritage of moving pictures. Source: Fire in a crowded theater? Nitrate film is crumbling as experts strive … Continued

We need to champion film preservation, restoration: Kamal Haasan | The Indian Express

Kamal Haasan was talking on the sidelines of the pre-cursor to the annual Film Preservation and Restoration workshop to be organised here from October 7-14 by the Film Heritage Foundation and Viacom18 in association with the International Federation of Film … Continued