3-D Film Preservation Fund
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The 3-D Film Preservation Fund (or 3DFPF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, dedicated to the preservation of stereoscopic motion pictures
. It was formed in 2006 by Jeff Joseph of Sabucat Productions, Robert Furmanek, and Daniel Symmes of Dimension-3.
In September 2006, the 3DFPF hosted the second World 3-D Exposition in Hollywood, California as part of a ten-day festival of 3-D movies, held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre
.
Along with the favorites of the previous exposition were newly discovered features and shorts, and like the previous Expo, guests from each film. Expo II was announced as being the local for the world premiere of several films never before seen in 3-D, including The Diamond Wizard and the Universal short subject, Hawaiian Nights with Mamie Van Doren
and Pinky Lee
. Other "re-premieres" of films not seen since their original release in stereoscopic form included Cease Fire!
, Wings of the Hawk, Those Redheads From Seattle, and Taza, Son of Cochise. Also shown were the long-lost shorts Carmenesque and A Day in the Country (both 1953) and Kelley's Plasticon Pictures (1922), the earliest surviving 3-D film. All new films were restored by the 3DFPF.
3-D film
A 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
. It was formed in 2006 by Jeff Joseph of Sabucat Productions, Robert Furmanek, and Daniel Symmes of Dimension-3.
In September 2006, the 3DFPF hosted the second World 3-D Exposition in Hollywood, California as part of a ten-day festival of 3-D movies, held at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre
Grauman's Egyptian Theatre
Grauman's Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, is one of the world's most famous movie theatres. Opened in 1922, it was the venue for the first-ever Hollywood premiere.- History :...
.
Along with the favorites of the previous exposition were newly discovered features and shorts, and like the previous Expo, guests from each film. Expo II was announced as being the local for the world premiere of several films never before seen in 3-D, including The Diamond Wizard and the Universal short subject, Hawaiian Nights with Mamie Van Doren
Mamie Van Doren
Mamie Van Doren is an American actress and singer; who rose to popularity as Universal Pictures's version of 20th Century Fox's Marilyn Monroe....
and Pinky Lee
Pinky Lee
Pincus Leff , better known as Pinky Lee, was an American burlesque comic and host of a children's television program, The Pinky Lee Show, in the early 1950s.-Biography:...
. Other "re-premieres" of films not seen since their original release in stereoscopic form included Cease Fire!
Cease Fire!
Cease Fire! is a movie made in 1953 by Owen Crump. The film featured real ammunition and real soldiers that were filmed on location in Korea, and additionally was one of the first 3-D war movies....
, Wings of the Hawk, Those Redheads From Seattle, and Taza, Son of Cochise. Also shown were the long-lost shorts Carmenesque and A Day in the Country (both 1953) and Kelley's Plasticon Pictures (1922), the earliest surviving 3-D film. All new films were restored by the 3DFPF.
List of restored films (chronological)
The following list of films are restored thanks to the 3-D Film Preservation Fund:- Kelley's Plasticon Pictures (short, 1922)
- New Dimensions (aka Motor Rhythm) (short, 1940)
- Thrills For You (short, 1940)
- A Day in the Country (short, 1953)
- Carmenesque (short, 1953)
- Sangaree (1953)
- Stardust in Your Eyes (short, 1953)
- Wings of the Hawk (1953)
- Those Redheads From Seattle (1953)
- Carnival in April (short, 1953)
- Hawaiian Nights (short, 1953)
- Cease Fire!Cease Fire!Cease Fire! is a movie made in 1953 by Owen Crump. The film featured real ammunition and real soldiers that were filmed on location in Korea, and additionally was one of the first 3-D war movies....
(1953) - Boo Moon (short, 1953)
- The Diamond (aka The Diamond Wizard) (1954)
- The Adventures of Sam Space (short, 1954)