Overview
- The Odisha government finalized the agreement on November 19 at the close of the 10th Film Preservation and Restoration Workshop in Bhubaneswar.
- The partnership with the Film Heritage Foundation will establish a dedicated state repository to safeguard and restore films.
- The workshop, which began on November 12, was organized by the Film Heritage Foundation, the International Federation of Film Archives, and the state's Handlooms, Textiles and Handicrafts Department.
- Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo said film captures socio-cultural life and that preservation can revive works fading from public memory.
- Minister Pradeep Bal Samanta described older Odia films as a source of inspiration and said their care is a government responsibility.