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IN PHOTOS: Postal department releases special cover on Film Heritage Foundation

Updated On: 14 June, 2024 08:53 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

The postal department on Friday released a special cover in recognition of the Film Heritage Foundation`s (FHF) work in the presence of renowned poet and lyricist Gulzar and noted film director Shyam Benegal. Pics/Kirti Surve

The postal department on Friday released a special cover in recognition of the Film Heritage Foundation`s (FHF) work in the presence of renowned poet and lyricist Gulzar and noted film director Shyam Benegal. Pics/Kirti Surve

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The postal department on Friday released a special cover in recognition of the Film Heritage Foundation`s (FHF) work in the presence of renowned poet and lyricist Gulzar and noted film director Shyam Benegal. Pics/Kirti Surve
<p>Kishan Kumar Sharma, chief postmaster general of the postal department`s Maharashtra circle; Amitabh Singh, postmaster general of Mumbai and other dignitaries were present for the function held at the General Post Office (GPO) in the city, to release the special cover</p>

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Kishan Kumar Sharma, chief postmaster general of the postal department`s Maharashtra circle; Amitabh Singh, postmaster general of Mumbai and other dignitaries were present for the function held at the General Post Office (GPO) in the city, to release the special cover

<p>The special cover was released in recognition of FHF`s relentless efforts to preserve, restore and celebrate India`s unique and diverse film heritage</p>

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The special cover was released in recognition of FHF`s relentless efforts to preserve, restore and celebrate India`s unique and diverse film heritage

<p>The special cover is a foiled and embossed cover with a Rs 5 stamp that has an illustration depicting Film Heritage Foundation Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur and the Film Heritage Foundation conservators rescuing celluloid films in danger of being lost forever</p>

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The special cover is a foiled and embossed cover with a Rs 5 stamp that has an illustration depicting Film Heritage Foundation Director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur and the Film Heritage Foundation conservators rescuing celluloid films in danger of being lost forever

<p>FHF is a non-profit organisation based in Mumbai set up in 2014</p>

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FHF is a non-profit organisation based in Mumbai set up in 2014

<p>It is dedicated to supporting the conservation, preservation, and restoration of the moving image</p>

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It is dedicated to supporting the conservation, preservation, and restoration of the moving image

<p>FHF is dedicated to develop interdisciplinary programmes to create awareness about the language of cinema, as per the release of FHF</p>

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FHF is dedicated to develop interdisciplinary programmes to create awareness about the language of cinema, as per the release of FHF

<p>FHF is a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) since 2015</p>

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FHF is a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) since 2015

<p>FHF is the only non-governmental organisation in the country working in the field of film preservation, the release said</p>

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FHF is the only non-governmental organisation in the country working in the field of film preservation, the release said

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