The Film Foundation is a US-based non-profit organization dedicated to film preservation and the exhibition of restored and classic cinema. It was founded by director Martin Scorsese and several other leading filmmakers in 1990. The foundation raises funds and awareness for film preservation projects and creates educational programs about film. The foundation and its partners have restored more than 900 films.
As of 1997, more than half of all films made before 1950 had been lost, and a mere 10% of those produced in the US prior to 1929 survived. Even films made in Eastmancolor after 1950 were already deteriorating.[1] Because of the risk of deterioration and color fading as films age, Martin Scorsese "began his film preservation crusade in 1980",[2] educating both the industry and the public about the problem.[3]
The foundation has been called "the leading organization devoted to fundraising, increasing awareness of preservation, and issuing grants to safeguard this country's cinematic heritage."[6] It aids in preserving movie history by providing support for preservation projects at film archives. Since its inception, the foundation has helped save more than 600 movies.[8] The foundation seeks to promote the exhibition (as well as preservation) of classic cinema.[9] Since 2002, the foundation has been affiliated with the Directors Guild of America, working out of the Guild's offices in New York and Los Angeles and sharing two officers who also sit on the foundation's board.[6]
The foundation also creates educational programs such as "The Story of Movies", a free interdisciplinary curriculum that the foundation has distributed to millions of students and tens of thousands of classrooms. It teaches about the cultural significance of film and the importance of preservation.[10][11] The curriculum "is intended to teach kids to think critically about what they see in film, and to consider the filmmaking process and decisions made along the way. It also helps students place films in a historical context, using them as a springboard for conversations about social issues."[12]
The Academy Film Archive houses The Film Foundation Collection. The collection consists primarily of newly struck prints on nearly 100 titles.[13] The Film Foundation, UNESCO, and the Fédération Panafricaine des Cinéastes jointly run The African Film Heritage Project, which preserves culturally significant movies made in Africa and allows Africans to see those movies, as many of them received only limited distribution on their home continent.[14]
By 2021, the foundation and its partners had restored more than 900 films.[15]
The Film Foundation Restoration Screening Room launched May 9, 2022, with the presentation of the 1945 film I Know Where I'm Going! Screenings will run on the second Monday of each month and feature introductions and post-screening conversations about the importance of the films.[16]
Referencesedit
^King, Susan. "Save That Movie!", Los Angeles Times, October 2, 1997, accessed December 25, 2021
^Kenny, Glenn. "'With Love and Resolution': An Appreciation", Humanities, The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Vol. 34, No. 2, March/April 2013
film-foundation.org, the foundation's official website.
the story of movies official website
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The Film Foundation is a US based non profit organization dedicated to film preservation and the exhibition of restored and classic cinema It was founded by director Martin Scorsese and several other leading filmmakers in 1990 The foundation raises funds and awareness for film preservation projects and creates educational programs about film The foundation and its partners have restored more than 900 films The Film FoundationFounded1990FounderMartin ScorseseTypeNon profit organizationLocationUnited StatesWebsitefilm foundation org Contents 1 Background 2 Description 3 References 4 Sources 5 Further reading 6 See also 7 External linksBackground edit nbsp Martin Scorsese in 1995 As of 1997 more than half of all films made before 1950 had been lost and a mere 10 of those produced in the US prior to 1929 survived Even films made in Eastmancolor after 1950 were already deteriorating 1 Because of the risk of deterioration and color fading as films age Martin Scorsese began his film preservation crusade in 1980 2 educating both the industry and the public about the problem 3 In 1990 Scorsese created The Film Foundation together with Woody Allen Robert Altman Francis Ford Coppola Clint Eastwood Stanley Kubrick George Lucas Sydney Pollack Robert Redford and Steven Spielberg who all sat on the foundation s original board of directors 4 5 In 2006 Paul Thomas Anderson Wes Anderson Curtis Hanson Peter Jackson Ang Lee and Alexander Payne joined them 6 In 2015 Christopher Nolan also joined the board 7 Description editThe foundation has been called the leading organization devoted to fundraising increasing awareness of preservation and issuing grants to safeguard this country s cinematic heritage 6 It aids in preserving movie history by providing support for preservation projects at film archives Since its inception the foundation has helped save more than 600 movies 8 The foundation seeks to promote the exhibition as well as preservation of classic cinema 9 Since 2002 the foundation has been affiliated with the Directors Guild of America working out of the Guild s offices in New York and Los Angeles and sharing two officers who also sit on the foundation s board 6 The foundation also creates educational programs such as The Story of Movies a free interdisciplinary curriculum that the foundation has distributed to millions of students and tens of thousands of classrooms It teaches about the cultural significance of film and the importance of preservation 10 11 The curriculum is intended to teach kids to think critically about what they see in film and to consider the filmmaking process and decisions made along the way It also helps students place films in a historical context using them as a springboard for conversations about social issues 12 The Academy Film Archive houses The Film Foundation Collection The collection consists primarily of newly struck prints on nearly 100 titles 13 The Film Foundation UNESCO and the Federation Panafricaine des Cineastes jointly run The African Film Heritage Project which preserves culturally significant movies made in Africa and allows Africans to see those movies as many of them received only limited distribution on their home continent 14 By 2021 the foundation and its partners had restored more than 900 films 15 The Film Foundation Restoration Screening Room launched May 9 2022 with the presentation of the 1945 film I Know Where I m Going Screenings will run on the second Monday of each month and feature introductions and post screening conversations about the importance of the films 16 References edit King Susan Save That Movie Los Angeles Times October 2 1997 accessed December 25 2021 Kenny Glenn With Love and Resolution An Appreciation Humanities The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities Vol 34 No 2 March April 2013 Slide pp 107 08 McNary Dave Doc org fetes Scorsese Variety October 19 2000 accessed October 20 2014 and Cruickshank Douglas Martin Scorsese Teaching Visual Literacy edutopia org October 19 2006 accessed November 3 2014 The Criterion Collection 30 Years of The Film Foundation Martin Scorsese and Ari Aster Conversation Clip YouTube November 15 2020 a b c Pond Steve Save the Day DGA Quarterly Directors Guild of America Spring 2007 accessed November 12 2014 Mike Fleming Mike Jr Christopher Nolan Joins Film Foundation Board Deadline April 22 2015 accessed May 31 2018 Bacardi Francesca Variety to Honor Martin Scorsese at Unite4 Humanity Event Variety February 20 2014 Cohn Lawrence Scorsese leads tribute to filmmaker Antonioni Variety October 20 1992 accessed October 29 2014 Wloszczyna Susan Learning life s lessons from film USA Today September 30 2010 accessed October 20 2014 Childs B The Story of Movies Teach com May 4 2012 accessed October 20 2014 Standen Amy The Story of Movies Understanding Films and Filmmaking edutopia org October 19 2006 accessed October 29 2014 The Film Foundation Collection Academy Film Archive accessed July 6 2016 Ottawa film scholar teams up with Martin Scorsese to restore lost African classics CBC News July 25 2017 Pedersen Lise Working with Martin Scorsese s Film Foundation Analyzed at France s Lumiere Festival Variety October 15 2021 Scorsese s Film Foundation launches free virtual theatre AP News 22 April 2022 Retrieved 10 May 2022 Sources editSlide Anthony 1992 2000 Nitrate Won t Wait A History of Film Preservation in the United States McFarland and Company ISBN 0786408367Further reading editFrick Caroline 2011 Saving Cinema The Politics of Preservation Oxford University Press 2011 ISBN 0195368118See also editWorld Cinema Project A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies CinephiliaExternal links edit nbsp Film portal film foundation org the foundation s official website the story of movies official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Film Foundation amp oldid 1207327431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
