Since its founding by in 1990, The Film Foundation (TFF) has helped restore over 1,100 films . These projects range from iconic Hollywood blockbusters to rare international avant-garde works, ensuring they remain accessible for future generations. Key Restoration Highlights
These films, many of which were near-lost, have been restored via the World Cinema Project and are often available through The Criterion Collection . The Film Foundation films restored by the film foundation
The foundation also operates through its educational arm, "The Story of Movies," teaching students that film is an art form worthy of the same conservation efforts as a Rembrandt or a Stradivarius. Without that cultural education, restored prints are simply museum pieces. With it, they become living documents. Since its founding by in 1990, The Film
Visconti’s last film before his death was a period drama drenched in decay and perversity. The original Italian negative was lost in a lab bankruptcy. The Film Foundation had to source the original camera negative from a private collector in Paris and the soundtrack from a magnetic track stored in Rome. This restoration is a testament to detective work; it proves that film restoration is often 10% technology and 90% archival archaeology. The Film Foundation The foundation also operates through