World Cinema Project
The World Cinema Project (WCP), formerly World Cinema Foundation, is a
non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and restoration of neglected world cinema, founded by Martin Scorsese
.
History
Founded in 2007 as the World Cinema Foundation by American filmmaker Martin Scorsese,[1] it was inspired by the work of The Film Foundation in the United States, a similar venture which Scorsese founded with George Lucas, Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg and Clint Eastwood in 1990.
Trances, a music documentary about Nass El Ghiwane an influential Moroccan music group, was picked by Martin Scorsese as the inaugural release for the foundation; it was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007 and at Djemaa el-Fna square in Morocco.[2]
Description and governance
The World Cinema Foundation is backed by an advisory board "Filmmaker Council" which includes
Wong Kar-Wai, Abbas Kiarostami, Deepa Mehta, Ermanno Olmi, Raoul Peck, Cristi Puiu, Walter Salles, Abderrahmane Sissako, Elia Suleiman, Bertrand Tavernier, Wim Wenders, and Tian Zhuangzhuang.[3]
After leaving his position at the
Film Society of Lincoln Center, Kent Jones became the foundation's executive director.[when?][citation needed
]
Restored films
Upcoming restorations
English title | Year | Director | Country of origin |
---|---|---|---|
The Winds of the Aures | 1967 | Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina | Algeria |
Faces of Women | 1985 | Desiré Ecaré [citation needed] | Côte d'Ivoire |
References
- ^ DVD Savant Blu-ray + DVD Review: Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project
- ^ Official Film Foundation site
- ^ World Cinema Foundation
- ^ 10 Movie Classics From Scorsese's World Cinema Project — Taste of Cinema
- ^ Martin Scorsese's mission to save African cinema - CNN
- ^ Partnership with the Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers to restore African cinema|UNESCO
- ^ Martin Scorsese's mission to save African cinema - CNN
- ^ Criterion Collection: Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 2 | Blu-ray Review - IONCINEMA.com
- L'Immagine Ritrovataand The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project.
- ^ "Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project". The Criterion Collection.
- ^ Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project is uneven but illuminating|AV Club
- ^ Martin Scorsese's mission to save African cinema - CNN
- ^ Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project is uneven but illuminating|AV Club
- ^ "Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project No. 2". The Criterion Collection.
- ^ 10 Movie Classics From Scorsese's World Cinema Project — Taste of Cinema
- ^ Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project, Ghost World and The Last Word: Jim Hemphill’s Home Video Picks|Filmmaker Magazine
- ^ 10 Movie Classics From Scorsese's World Cinema Project — Taste of Cinema
- ^ Martin Scorsese's mission to save African cinema - CNN
- ^ "Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project No. 3". The Criterion Collection.
- ^ Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project is uneven but illuminating|AV Club
- ^ 10 Movie Classics From Scorsese's World Cinema Project — Taste of Cinema
- ^ "Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project No. 4". The Criterion Collection.
- ^ 10 Movie Classics From Scorsese's World Cinema Project — Taste of Cinema
- ^ Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project is uneven but illuminating|AV Club
- ^ The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema|Movies|Empire
- ^ Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project is uneven but illuminating|AV Club