The UCLA Film and Television Archive presents the
A film restorer strives to become invisible to find original footage of such impeccably high quality and to use the arts and sciences of film preservation so effectively, that it seems as if a work from the distant past has been passed on to the present untouched by human hands. To that end, the Ninth Festival of Preservation continues the Archive's long-standing commitment to celebrate the movies by presenting classic works in versions and under conditions that come as close to the original experience as possible. Our goal is to recapture for contemporary audiences the joys experienced by those who saw the films for the very first time brilliantly luminescent, larger-than-life pristine images projected on a big screen in the proper aspect ratio and at the right speed.
But when the lights come on and you reflect on the tragedy of what might have been lost if not for the work of the archives, it is our fervent hope that you will become a lifelong convert to the cause of film preservation. While the work of a skilled film restorer may be best when it is invisible, the preservation mission of film archives such as UCLA's requires constantly renewed public awareness. Please help us keep it on the cultural agenda.
Robert Rosen
Director
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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The Archive is grateful to a great number of institutions and individuals, without whose funding and assistance this Festival would not have been possible. For a complete list of the Archive's acknowledgments, please refer to the Festival catalogues that will be made available during the Festival. Selected photographs courtesy:
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