NEW DELHI: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be conferred upon with the distinguished 2021 FIAF Award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), the worldwide organisation of movie archives and museums from internationally, at a digital showcase scheduled to happen on March 19.
“I am greatly honoured to receive the FIAF Award for the year 2021, for a cause that I am deeply committed to. We must strengthen the idea that film archiving is as essential as filmmaking, and I do hope that we are able to garner further support for this most essential cause from my colleagues in the film industry and the government, to enable us to realise our dream for building a centre that will preserve and showcase our magnificent film heritage,” stated Bachchan.
The 78-year-old Bollywood icon`s identify was nominated by the FIAF affiliate Film Heritage Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation based by filmmaker and archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, devoted to the preservation, restoration, documentation, exhibition, and examine of India`s movie heritage.
“We have been fortunate enough to enjoy the unstinting support of our ambassador Amitabh Bachchan, who has championed the cause of saving our film heritage, and constructively wielded his influence to amplify the cause on a war footing in our part of the world. This is the reason we nominated him for the award, and he was unanimously voted by all FIAF members,” he stated.
Filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan, who’ve been earlier recipients, will give the award to Big B for his dedication and contribution to the preservation of and entry to the world`s movie heritage for the good thing about current and future generations, at a digital presentation.
“Amitabh Bachchan’s advocacy for preserving India’s film legacy has been exceptional. With a career spanning over five decades, he is a celebrated actor who has put the considerable weight of his reputation behind the cause of film preservation in India and the entire subcontinent. They could not have chosen a more deserving individual to recognise this year,” stated filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
“As a past recipient of the FIAF Award, I know how imperative it is that representatives of the film industry around the world come together to ensure that we preserve our film heritage. I want to congratulate Amitabh Bachchan on receiving the 2021 honour. As the ambassador for Film Heritage Foundation, he has played an essential role in putting the cause of film preservation on the map in India and the subcontinent,” stated filmmaker Christopher Nolan.
