TheManipurState Film Development Society (MSFDS), a undertaking, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mumbais Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) for setting up afilm archiveofManipuricinema inImphal.
Partnering with FHF, a day after the year-long golden jubilee celebration of Manipur cinema kicked off, MSFDS will be setting up the film archive to save the cinematic heritage of Manipur, said MSFDS secretary Sunzu Bachaspatimayum, who signed the MoU with FHFs founder-directorShivendra Singh Dungarpurat the societys complex.
FHF being a non-profit organization, dedicated to supporting conservation, preservation, and restoration of film heritage in India, will provide technical and intellectual consultancy and support to MSFDS in starting the archive. Special attention will be paid to restoration, preservation and digitization of the cinematic heritage of Manipur.