Film Heritage Foundation presented the Outstanding Achievement Award to Dr. Nora Kennedy, Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge of the Department of Photograph Conservation, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The award was presented to Dr. Kennedy by the renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal and the megastar Chiranjeevi at the opening ceremony of Film Preservation & Restoration Workshop India 2019 on Sunday, December 08th, 2019 at the State Gallery of Art, Hyderabad.
“For her vital role as a keeper of history in images, for her passion for the preservation of the still image as a document of humanity and her exemplary skills as a conservator and teacher who has travelled the world to share her knowledge and expertise to ensure that the art of analogue imagery survives as a visual memory for future generations.”