Institutions working on film restoration around the world are deploying remarkable creativity to get the films they’ve restored into theaters – the Lumière Institute’s eponymous film festival currently running in Lyon being a prime example.
“Here at the festival, we show a lot of restored films, but we also generate many: some films are restored specially to be shown here. That allows them to get a theatrical release; it grows from a cultural project into an economic project,” says Lumière programmer Maelle Arnaud, who adds that organizers are working on a traveling festival with films bearing the “Lumiere” label.
“The work the institutions do is colossal,” says Jean-Fabrice Janaudy, head of indie outfit Les Acacias, which specializes in independent and heritage films, and manager of the independent cinema theater Le Vincennes, near Paris.
“Being able to work with them on an event is an amazing opportunity for us,” he adds,...
“Here at the festival, we show a lot of restored films, but we also generate many: some films are restored specially to be shown here. That allows them to get a theatrical release; it grows from a cultural project into an economic project,” says Lumière programmer Maelle Arnaud, who adds that organizers are working on a traveling festival with films bearing the “Lumiere” label.
“The work the institutions do is colossal,” says Jean-Fabrice Janaudy, head of indie outfit Les Acacias, which specializes in independent and heritage films, and manager of the independent cinema theater Le Vincennes, near Paris.
“Being able to work with them on an event is an amazing opportunity for us,” he adds,...
- 10/15/2021
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
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