The World Cinema Project (WCP), formerly World Cinema Foundation, is a non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and restoration of neglected world cinema, founded by Martin Scorsese.
History Founded in 2007 as the World Cinema Foundation by American filmmaker Martin Scorsese,DVD Savant Blu-ray + DVD Review: Martin Scorsese's World Cinema Project it was inspired by the work of The Film Foundation in the United States, a similar venture which Scorsese founded with George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg and Clint Eastwood in 1990.
Trances, a music documentary about Nass El Ghiwane an influential Moroccan music group, was picked by Martin Scorsese as the inaugural release for the foundation; it was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007 and at Djemaa el-Fna square in Morocco.Official Film Foundation site
Description and governance The World Cinema Foundation is backed by an advisory board "Filmmaker Council", originally including Martin Scorsese, Fatih Akin, Souleymane Cissé, Guillermo del Toro, Stephen Frears, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Wong Kar-Wai, Abbas Kiarostami, Deepa Mehta, Ermanno Olmi, Raoul Peck, Cristi Puiu, Walter Salles, Abderrahmane Sissako, Elia Suleiman, Bertrand Tavernier, Wim Wenders, and Tian Zhuangzhuang.
After leaving his position at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, Kent Jones became the foundation's executive director.
List of restored films YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country1931LimiteBrazil10 Movie Classics From Scorsese's World Cinema Project — Taste of CinemaMartin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project, Ghost World and The Last Word: Jim Hemphill’s Home Video Picks|Filmmaker Magazine1934MexicoTwo MonksDos monjesMexico1936Redes and Fred ZinnemannMexicoMartin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project is uneven but illuminating|AV Club1939Two Girls on the StreetKét lány az utcánHungaryPrisoners of the EarthPrisioneros de la tierraArgentina1946EnamoradaMexico1948KalpanaIndia1950Mexico1953ÉlMexico1954After the CurfewLewat Djam MalamIndonesia1960মেঘে ঢাকা তারাIndia하녀 Kim Ki-youngSouth KoreaMartin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project is uneven but illuminating|AV ClubMacarioMexico1963Borom SarretSenegal1964Dry SummerSusuz YazTurkey1965São Paulo, IncorporatedSão Paulo, Sociedade AnônimaLuis Sérgio PersonBrazil1966Black GirlSenegal, FrancePartnership with the Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project and the Pan African Federation of Filmmakers to restore African cinema|UNESCOLaw of the BorderHudutların KanunuTurkeyRaid into TibetUnited Kingdom1968LucíaCubaMemories of UnderdevelopmentMemorias del SubdesarrolloCuba1969Նռան գույնըSoviet UnionContras'citySenegalالفلاح الفصيحEgyptالمومياءEgyptCôte d'Ivoire1970Badou BoySenegal Days and Nights in the ForestAranyer Din RatriIndiaSoleil ÔMauritania, France10 Movie Classics From Scorsese's World Cinema Project — Taste of CinemaNidhanayaSri Lanka1972DownpourرگبارIranEight Deadly ShotsKahdeksan surmanluotiaFinlandSambizangaAngola, France, Congo1973المخدوعونSyriaTitash Ekti Nadir NaamIndia, BangladeshTouki BoukiSenegalMartin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project is uneven but illuminating|AV ClubThe 100 Best Films Of World Cinema|Movies|Empire1974غریبه و مهIran1975Chronicle of the Years of Fireوقائع سنين الجمرAlgeriaManila in the Claws of LightMaynila, sa mga Kuko ng LiwanagPhilippinesMuna MotoCameroon1976Chess of the Windشطرنج بادIranInsiangPhilippines1978Alyam, AlyamAlyam Alyam O les joursMoroccoThampuIndia1979Kummattyകുമ്മാട്ടിIndia1980PixoteBrazil1981TrancesالحالMoroccoMartin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project is uneven but illuminating|AV Club1983風櫃來的人Hou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan1985Taipei Story青梅竹馬Taiwan1986Yam DaaboBurkina Faso, France1988 and Thierno Faty SowSenegal, Algeria, Tunisia1989RevengeМестьSoviet Union10 Movie Classics From Scorsese's World Cinema Project — Taste of Cinema1990Lumumba: Death of a ProphetLumumba, la mort d'un prophèteDemocratic Republic of the Congo1991牯嶺街少年殺人事件Taiwan Отырардың күйреуі Kazakhstan1997Xiao Wu小武Jia ZhangkeChina2000Mysterious Object at Noonดอกฟ้าในมือมารThailand
Upcoming restorations Year English title Original title Director(s) Production Country 1967 The Winds of the Aures ريح الاوراس Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina Algeria 1985 Faces of Women Visages de femmes Desiré Ecaré Côte d'Ivoire
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External links Official Film Foundation site Roger Ebert.com articlesabout said projectand the many films restored