formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
Restored by BFI National Archive and The Film Foundation, Horace Ové’s 1975 feature screens as part of the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s ode to mid-century Black British cinema. Source: ‘Pressure’ 4K Restoration Trailer: Horace Ové’s Black British Feature
Technicolor London is expanding its front-end operations to support film productions by partnering with Cinelab’s facility in Berkshire, located within shooting distance of Pinewood, Shepperton and Leavesden. Source: Technicolor, Cinelab team on film front-end services hub | Televisual
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
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
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
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