Film Heritage Foundation

18/09/2026

Prathyush Parasuraman of The Hollywood Reporter spoke to FHF Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, filmmaker Dev Benegal and actor Rahul Bose as FHF’s 4K restoration of Benegal’s ‘English, August’ (1994) had its world premiere at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, more than three decades after its initial release in 1994. Speaking about the decision to restore the film Dungarpur said, "Film Heritage Foundation chose to restore English, August in keeping with our policy to restore unusual, artistically important films that are in danger of being lost—either deteriorating slowly over time or surviving only as poor quality versions circulating on small screens,”

“It was just a story about a guy who is hazaar fuc**d,” director Dev Benegal writes, introducing the script of his debut fiction feature, English, August (1994)

17/09/2026

WATCH TODAY - Michael Wadleigh’s 'Woodstock' (1970) today, September 17, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Regal Cinema, Colaba, Mumbai as a part of FHF's weekly screening! Here's a look at the trailer of the film...

Released in 1970, director Michael Wadleigh’s Oscar-winning documentary WOODSTOCK is an intimate look at the legendary Woodstock Music & Art Festival that took place over three days in Bethel, NY in August of 1969.

The screening is open to public. Seating on a first come, first served basis. Gates will close at 06:30 pm. Latecomers will not be admitted.

17/09/2026

WATCH TODAY!!

Watch Michael Wadleigh’s 'Woodstock' (1970) today, September 17, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Regal Cinema, Colaba, Mumbai as a part of FHF's weekly screening!

27 year-old Martin Scorsese was recruited by the director Michael Wadleigh to be an assistant director and film editor on the epic documentary “Woodstock”.

This is what Martin Scorsese has to say about the film: “We had 14 to 18 cameras at Woodstock, counting wild cameras. And when those three days were over, we came back with 50 miles of film. One hundred and twenty hours of film. it took us more than two weeks just to look at the rushes. . .I think that without the film, the concert would not be more than a footnote to the social and cultural history of the 1960s – represented by a still photo in a picture book, a line or two in the history books. What the movie did, and continues to do, is distil the Woodstock experience, and, more important, keep it vibrant and alive. The footnote has become a touchstone, a way for my generation to remind ourselves of who we were then and to measure the road we have travelled since. It has also been, more significantly, a way for newer generations to get in touch with the chaotic spirit of the 1960s. Or rather, a part of that spirit: the happier part.

The screening is open to public. Seating on a first come, first served basis. Gates will close at 06:30 pm. Latecomers will not be admitted.

16/09/2026

Watch Michael Wadleigh’s 'Woodstock' (1970) tomorrow, September 17, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Regal Cinema, Colaba, Mumbai as a part of FHF's weekly screening!

In August 1969, nearly half a million people descended on a New York dairy farm for what was meant to be a three-day music festival—and became a defining moment of a generation. In Michael Wadleigh’s landmark documentary Woodstock, the chaos, rain, mud and sheer scale of the gathering unfold alongside electrifying performances by Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Janis Joplin, Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Sly & the Family Stone, Joe Cocker and more. But Woodstock captures far more than music: through its intimate portraits of the crowd, it becomes an extraordinary time capsule of the 1960s counterculture—its spirit of freedom, communal living, experimentation, rebellion and peace amid the turmoil of the Vietnam era. From Richie Havens’ improvised “Freedom” to Hendrix’s unforgettable “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Wadleigh’s film captures the sound, spirit and idealism of a generation in one of cinema’s most enduring documents of the 1960s.

The screening is open to public. Seating on a first come, first served basis. Gates will close at 06:30 pm. Latecomers will not be admitted.

16/09/2026

A first look at the special edition Blu-Ray of 'Ghatashraddha'!!

FHF is delighted to share that Second Run DVD will be releasing a special edition Blu-Ray of FHF’s restoration of Girish Kasaravalli’s landmark Kannada film “Ghatashraddha” (1977) this September!

This will be the fourth Second Run Blu-ray release of an FHF restoration with Blu-Rays of Aravindan Govindan’s “Thamp”, Aribam Syam Sharma’s “Ishanou” and Shyam Benegal’s “Manthan” already available for cinephiles.

We are proud that so many of our restorations are now available on Blu-Ray ensuring that these films continue to be accessible post their restoration.

Restored by The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and Film Heritage Foundation at L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation. See less

15/09/2026

Watch Bruce Lee in Robert Clouse's 'Enter the Dragon' on October 8, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Regal Cinema, Colaba, Mumbai!!

Bruce Lee's final film, Enter the Dragon, stands the test of time as the most beloved martial-arts epic in film history. To avenge the death of his sister, Lee infiltrates the island fortress of criminal warlord Han and enters his brutal tournament. The result is a breath-taking visual feast of competitions fusing karate, judo, taekwondo, tai chi, and hapkido, staged by Lee Himself.

The screening is open to public. Seating on a first come, first served basis. Gates will close at 06:30 pm. Latecomers will not be admitted.

15/09/2026

Here's a look at the curriculum for FHF's 11th edition of the Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India 2026 (FPRWI 2026)!

APPLY NOW!!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i_5eZkZDU7TpkiBQHoTnctGtgsknHmYW/mobilebasic

This 7- day workshop, open to applicants from all over the world, covers the complete range of the issues and topics required to work in the field of audio-visual preservation. The curriculum includes both lectures and small group sessions on analogue film identification, repair and restoration, digitization and digital preservation and restoration, cataloguing, library sciences, paper and photograph conservation, programming, and much more. Classes will be followed by daily evening screenings of restored films from around the world.

Workshop dates - November 21 – 28, 2026
Venue - Assam Administrative Staff College, Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati – 781022, Assam.
Application deadline - September 30, 2026

Download the application form from the file option in the link in bio.

14/09/2026

Watch Michael Wadleigh’s 'Woodstock' (1970) this week, September 17, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Regal Cinema, Colaba, Mumbai as a part of FHF's weekly screening!

Released in 1970, director Michael Wadleigh’s Oscar-winning documentary WOODSTOCK is an intimate look at the legendary Woodstock Music & Art Festival that took place over three days in Bethel, NY in August of 1969.

The screening is open to public. Seating on a first come, first served basis. Gates will close at 06:30 pm. Latecomers will not be admitted.

14/09/2026

It was another milestone for a film that was never released commercially when FHF’s 4K restoration of John Abraham’s pathbreaking Malayalam film “Amma Ariyan” (1986, Report to Mother) had its North American Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival yesterday.

The screening was introduced by Andréa Picard, Senior Curator, TIFF Classics and FHF Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur. FHF would like to thank Amanda Brason, Manager, TIFF Cinematheque at Toronto International Film Festival.

The film is restored by Film Heritage Foundation in association with Odessa Collective. Special thanks to cinematographer Venu ISC and editor Bina Paul. Amma Ariyan was restored in 4K from one of the only two surviving prints: the first-generation 35mm release print preserved at the NFDC – National Film Archive of India.