Restored By The Film Foundation | Films

The Film Foundation is aggressively non-Hollywood centric. Its "World Cinema Project" (launched in 2007) specifically targets films from countries lacking preservation infrastructure.

A list of (like those by Satyajit Ray or Alfred Hitchcock) films restored by the film foundation

Martin Scorsese quote via TFF archive: "Cinema is a light that fades. It is up to us to keep the bulb burning." The Film Foundation is aggressively non-Hollywood centric

Often cited as one of the most beautiful films ever made, this Technicolor fantasy is a feast for the eyes. Before The Film Foundation stepped in, the original three-strip Technicolor negatives were suffering from severe vinegar syndrome (a chemical deterioration). The restoration team worked tirelessly to realign the three color records, bringing back the vivid, surreal saturation of the ballet sequence. The result is a print that glows with a painterly intensity that had been lost for decades. It is up to us to keep the bulb burning

is a non-profit organization that has helped restore and preserve more than 1,100 films