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The FIAF is a worldwide organization, comprising film archives and museums across the world. This year FIAF celebrates the twentieth anniversary of its annual Award. To mark this momentous occasion, there could be no better recipient than one of the world s greatest movie stars and one who has understood, embraced, and publicized the cause of film preservation for years, the statement quoted FiAF President Frederic Maire as saying. By presenting our prestigious FIAF Award to Amitabh Bachchan, we want to show the world how rich and diverse, but also how fragile, this unique film heritage is, and we want to publicly thank Bachchan for his role as a high-profile advocate for the rescue of this heritage, in India and beyond, he added.
Amitabh Bachchan becomes first Indian cinema personality to be felicitated with FIAF Award ROZANA SPOKESMAN
Updated Mar 10, 2021, 11:38 am IST
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with an award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).
Amitabh Bachchan
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with an award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).
The veteran actor will be the first Indian cinema personality to be bestowed with the FIAF Award for his dedication and contribution to the preservation of the world s film heritage.
Amitabh Bachchan
Hollywood filmmakers and previous recipients of the FIAF Award Martin Scorcese and Christopher Nolan will present the award to Bachchan during a virtual showcase scheduled to take place on March 19.
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Indian film luminary Amitabh Bachchan will be conferred with the prestigious 2021 FIAF Award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), the worldwide organization of film archives and museums from across the world, at a virtual showcase scheduled to take place on March 19, 2021. Mr. Bachchan’s name was nominated by the FIAF affiliate Film Heritage Foundation, a not-for-profit organization founded by filmmaker and archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, dedicated to the preservation, restoration, documentation, exhibition, and study of India’s film heritage.
In a landmark moment for Indian cinema, icons of world cinema and film directors Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan, who also share a long-standing relationship with India through their affiliation with Film Heritage Foundation, will bestow the award on Mr. Bachchan for his dedication and contribution to the preservation of, and access to, the
Amitabh Bachchan to be bestowed with 2021 FIAF Award, Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan to do the honours - Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan are the previous recipients of the award.