TALK 'The Need for Film Preservation in India' by Mr. Bishaldeb Halder at Sahapedia, C-1/3, First Floor, Safdarjung Development Area > 5pm on 23rd March 2017

Time : 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Add to Calendar 23/03/2017 17:00 23/03/2017 18:00 Asia/Kolkata TALK 'The Need for Film Preservation in India' by Mr. Bishaldeb Halder Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2017/03/talk-need-for-film-preservation-in.html Sahapedia, C-1/3, First Floor, Safdarjung Development Area, New Delhi - 110016 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue : Sahapedia, C-1/3, First Floor, Safdarjung Development Area, New Delhi - 110016

Venue Info : www.sahapedia.org | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Green Park(Yellow Line)' 

Event Description : Join us for the 7th edition of 'बैठक evenings with Sahapedia' with Mr. Bishaldeb Halder on the topic of 'The Need for Film Preservation in India.' 

About the talk : Given the extraordinarily rich and diverse history of cinema and its production in the subcontinent, it is astonishing how much of it we have managed to lose forever. The talk will hope to provide an overview of the state of film preservation in the country and the challenges facing us in this herculean task, outline the probable reasons for the apparent apathy towards preserving film, and finally, examine some prevalent misconceptions about film preservation.

About the speaker : Bishaldeb is a research co-ordinator with Sahapedia. A graduate from the School of Media and Cultural Studies, TISS, he has worked as an archivist and researcher for the Mumbai-based film memorabilia archive, Film Heritage Foundation. He is keenly interested in cinema of the subcontinent, especially of its southern end.

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