As part of the year-long Golden Jubilee Celebration of Manipuri Cinema, Manipuri State Film Development Society (MSFDS) is organising a 3-day training workshop on Film Preservation and Archiving, to be held from 10th – 12th April 2021. The purpose of the workshop is towards building a pool of resource for the preservation and restoration of the cinematic heritage of Manipur.

The first ever training workshop on film archiving and restoration is to be conducted as an initiative of the partnership MSFDS has developed with Film Heritage Foundation, Mumbai.

Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, founder-director of Film Heritage Foundation, Mumbai and his team of experts will conduct the specialized training covering all vital aspects of film preservation – from celluloid to non-film materials like photographic and paper.   Dungarpur is an award-winning filmmaker, producer and film archivist. He is also an Executive Committee member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). As the training programme is mostly a hands-on training module, only limited seats are available.

Interested candidates can online by filling up the application form available for the workshop on www.msfds.org along with a passport photo, resume and a statement of purpose for participation. The last date of online submission is 3rd April 2021.

This was informed by Sunzu Bachaspatimayum, the Secretary, Manipur State Film Development Society.