The New York Film Festival has announced that the 4K restoration of the Hong Kong film Just Like Weather (1986) will be presented in the ‘Revivals’ section of the 64th New York Film Festival. The restoration, completed by M+ in 2026, utilised the original 16mm negative, 35mm reversal intermediate and 35mm optical sound negative preserved …
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Sherman’s March (1986), directed by American documentary filmmaker Ross McElwee, has received a new 4K restoration to mark the 40th anniversary of its release. Originally conceived as a film following the historic route of American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman, the project gradually developed into a personal record of the filmmaker’s life and the …
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The Devils (1971), directed by Ken Russell, will be released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on 30 October. Before its release in 1971, scenes were cut at the request of the distributor and British censors due to the film’s religious, sexual and violent content. The restored version follows Russell’s instructions and marks the …
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The British Film Institute (BFI) has announced a new 4K restoration of Take It or Leave It (1981). The restored version will premiere at BFI Southbank on 30 September before returning to cinemas across the UK and Ireland from 2 October, followed by Blu-ray and DVD releases. The restoration was completed using the only surviving …
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PIB Mumbai has announced the completion of a new 4K restoration of the Malayalam classic Kireedam (1989). The restoration was done by the National Film Development Corporation and National Film Archive of India, it returned to cinemas in India and overseas on 10 July. One of the greatest challenges of the project was the deterioration …
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La Biennale di Venezia has announced the line-up for the Venice Classics section of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. This year’s programme will present 19 restored film classics from film archives, cultural institutions, and production companies around the world. The selection includes Ernst Lubitsch’s To Be or Not to Be (1942), Roberto Rossellini’s Journey …
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Cineteca di Bologna has announced that the newly established ARZ – Renato Zangheri Film and Photography Archive (Archivio Renato Zangheri di Cinema e Fotografia) will officially open to the public on 13 June, with a community celebration. The highlight of this project lies in its adaptive reuse of space, as the new archive is converted …
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The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has announced the programme for Silent Movie Week 2026, which will take place from 29 July to 4 August. Six of the seven films in this year’s programme are MoMA restorations, while the remain one, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), was restored by the San Francisco Film …
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The monumental achievements of the classic film Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) require no introduction. In its latest project, the San Francisco Film Preserve (SFFP) has sourced multiple film elements from archives worldwide, restoring three uniquely valuable versions of the masterpiece: – The US Premiere Movietone Sound Version: Features a 1.19:1 aspect ratio, …
The UCLA Film & Television Archive has announced that the 22nd UCLA Festival of Preservation will take place from 29 to 31 May, with free admission for the public. The festival will present 11 feature films, 4 television programmes, and 30 short films, animations, and newsreels. The programme spans from the silent film era to …
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