National Film Archive of India (NFAI) is situated at Law College Road in Pune in the state of Maharashtra of India. The National Film Archive of India established in 1964, is today recognised as the major film archive in the Asian region. Due to the NFAI, some of the high standards of film making, past and present, have filtered down, resulting in a belief that the medium has not only an obligation but a mission, to convert their viewers to believe that this popular art and culture is as significant as any other performing art and culture is as significant as any other performing art.
Its three principal objectives are
- To trace, acquire and preserve for posterity the heritage of Indian cinema;
- To classify, document data and undertake research relating to films;
- To act as a centre for the dissemination of film culture.
With Headquarters at Pune, NFAI has at present three Regional Offices viz. Bangalore, Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram. Since 1969 the NFAI has been a member of FIAF (International Federation of Film Archives) and has played an active role in the work of this organization.
NFAI's activities relating to dissemination of film culture are manifold. Its Distribution Library has about 25 active members throughout the country and it also organises joint screening programmes on weekly, fortnightly and monthly basis in six important centres. It has over 10,000 films, over 10,000 books, over 10,000 film scripts, and over 50,000 photographs. Another important programme is the film teaching scheme comprising long and short term Film Appreciation courses conducted in collaboration with the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) and other educational and cultural institutions.
Research Programme
1. Research Fellowship:
The NFAI encourages and promotes research and academic activities on every aspect of cinema especially in the area of Indian film history. Researchers and students from India and abroad have access to the film and video collection, documentation section and the library.
2. Monographs:
Those awarded a monograph project are entitled to an allowance of Rs.30,000/- as consolidated fee. The project should be completed within six months of acceptance of the proposal.
3. Audio-Visual History Projects:
Each project carries an allowance of Rs.1,000/- per hour of recorded audio time of interview with a maximum limit of Rs.10,000/- for each film personality.
Film Appreciation Course:
For nearly three decades the NFAI has been conducting an annual Film Appreciation Course of four weeks' duration in collaboration with FTII. Participants from different professions from all over India are exposed to the best of Indian and world cinema. Among the major topics taught are the basics of the film medium, cinema as an art, film history, film theory and the relationship of cinema to other arts.
Developments:
In 1993, NFAI opened its new centrally air-conditioned building complex. It houses three basement film vaults with a capacity to store 60,000 film reels in the controlled temperature and humidity conditions required for archival storage. This will constitute a giant step forward for NFAI's film conservation, preservation and restoration activities. Film cleaning machines and new CTM viewing tables have also been recently acquired to strengthen the film preservation and checking sections.
Contact Us:
National Film Archive of India,
P.O. Box No. - 810,
Law College Road, Pune – 411 004
Telephone -91-20-25652259
Fax - 91-20-25670027
Email : nfai@vsnl.net, nfaipune@gmail.com
Website : www.nfaipune.gov.in
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