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Film preservation

  • Sensuous, delicate, poetic: The 1978 classic from Sri Lanka that is set to make a splash at Cannes

    Sensuous, delicate, poetic: The 1978 classic from Sri Lanka that is set to make a splash at Cannes

    May 10, 2025 · 07:45 am
  • Restored ‘Ghatashraddha’ is a reminder of the ‘complex question of oppression’

    Restored ‘Ghatashraddha’ is a reminder of the ‘complex question of oppression’

    Aug 25, 2024 · 08:45 am
  • The miraculous resurrection of Nirad Mohapatra’s Odia classic ‘Maya Miriga’

    The miraculous resurrection of Nirad Mohapatra’s Odia classic ‘Maya Miriga’

    May 27, 2024 · 08:15 am
  • At Cannes, a classic Manipuri film about tradition and alienation

    At Cannes, a classic Manipuri film about tradition and alienation

    May 18, 2023 · 02:02 pm
  • Why archiving matters: ‘If we don’t preserve films, we will have nothing to restore’

    Why archiving matters: ‘If we don’t preserve films, we will have nothing to restore’

    Dec 03, 2022 · 09:15 am
  • Christopher Nolan’s celluloid cinema dream: ‘Film is here to stay, it’s a wonderful medium’

    Christopher Nolan’s celluloid cinema dream: ‘Film is here to stay, it’s a wonderful medium’

    Apr 01, 2018 · 10:45 am
  • How an Indian film distributor in London is helping rescue forgotten classics from obscurity

    How an Indian film distributor in London is helping rescue forgotten classics from obscurity

    Mar 29, 2018 · 07:30 pm
  • With rare photos and letters, a web archive is piecing together the life of film historian BD Garga

    With rare photos and letters, a web archive is piecing together the life of film historian BD Garga

    Feb 11, 2018 · 09:15 am
  • Lost, found and archived: BD Garga’s quest to document Indian cinema has helped us all

    Lost, found and archived: BD Garga’s quest to document Indian cinema has helped us all

    Mar 13, 2017 · 01:30 pm
  • National film archive adds Ritwik Ghatak’s uncompleted works to its collection

    National film archive adds Ritwik Ghatak’s uncompleted works to its collection

    Dec 24, 2016 · 12:00 pm
  • How the lone surviving print of PC Barua’s ‘Devdas’ was lost and (sort of) found

    How the lone surviving print of PC Barua’s ‘Devdas’ was lost and (sort of) found

    Feb 27, 2016 · 11:22 am
  • In February, a new private-public partnership to preserve our cinematic heritage

    In February, a new private-public partnership to preserve our cinematic heritage

    Jan 09, 2016 · 09:30 am
  • How Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy survived fire, decay and neglect to re-emerge anew

    How Satyajit Ray’s Apu Trilogy survived fire, decay and neglect to re-emerge anew

    Feb 25, 2015 · 07:30 am