The Odisha Government on Wednesday signed an MoU with the Film Heritage Foundation for the establishment of a state film archive.
The MoU was signed by the Secretary of Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Department, Guha Poonam Tapas Kumar, and Director, Film Heritage Foundation, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur.
It’s pertinent to note here that the “10th Film Conservation and Restoration Workshop” was organized here in collaboration with the Film Heritage Foundation, International Federation of Film Archives, and the Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Department of the state government.
The workshop, which began at the Odisha Handicrafts Museum, Kalabhoomi, concluded today.
“Film depicts the real image of our socio-cultural life. With its preservation, the cinematic gem, which is being lost from our memory, needs to be revived and preserved for posterity”, said Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh while addressing the concluding ceremony of the 10th Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop held here today.
Minister for Co-operation, Handlooms, Textiles, and Handicrafts Pradeep Bal Samanta also attended the event and said that old Odia films are a source of inspiration for future generations. It is our responsibility to preserve them.