World Cinema Project
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The World Cinema Project is a film preservation and restoration initiative dedicated to saving and showcasing overlooked and endangered movies from around the globe.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| World Cinema Foundation | 5 |
| World Cinema Project canonical | 4 |
| World Cinema | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2172706 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: World Cinema Project Context triple: [Martin Scorsese, founded, World Cinema Project]
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A.
Cinéfondation
Cinéfondation is a Cannes Film Festival program dedicated to discovering and promoting emerging filmmakers, primarily through showcasing short and medium-length films from film schools around the world.
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B.
One World Film Festival
One World Film Festival is an international human rights documentary film festival held annually in Prague, showcasing films and discussions focused on social justice, democracy, and civil liberties.
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C.
Le Cinéma
Le Cinéma is a movie theater within Tokyo’s Bunkamura cultural complex, known for screening a curated selection of domestic and international films.
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D.
New Horizons Film Festival
The New Horizons Film Festival is an annual international film festival in Wrocław, Poland, known for showcasing avant-garde, art-house, and experimental cinema from around the world.
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E.
Contemporary World Cinema
Contemporary World Cinema is a Toronto International Film Festival program showcasing recent feature films from around the globe, highlighting diverse voices and international storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: World Cinema Project Target entity description: The World Cinema Project is a film preservation and restoration initiative dedicated to saving and showcasing overlooked and endangered movies from around the globe.
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A.
Cinéfondation
Cinéfondation is a Cannes Film Festival program dedicated to discovering and promoting emerging filmmakers, primarily through showcasing short and medium-length films from film schools around the world.
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B.
One World Film Festival
One World Film Festival is an international human rights documentary film festival held annually in Prague, showcasing films and discussions focused on social justice, democracy, and civil liberties.
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C.
Le Cinéma
Le Cinéma is a movie theater within Tokyo’s Bunkamura cultural complex, known for screening a curated selection of domestic and international films.
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D.
New Horizons Film Festival
The New Horizons Film Festival is an annual international film festival in Wrocław, Poland, known for showcasing avant-garde, art-house, and experimental cinema from around the world.
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E.
Contemporary World Cinema
Contemporary World Cinema is a Toronto International Film Festival program showcasing recent feature films from around the globe, highlighting diverse voices and international storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film preservation initiative
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film restoration program ⓘ non-profit cultural project ⓘ |
| activity |
curated screenings
ⓘ
film preservation projects ⓘ film restoration projects ⓘ home-video releases in partnership with distributors ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
increase access to classic films from the global south
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raise awareness of film heritage ⓘ support national film archives ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Cineteca di Bologna
ⓘ
Criterion Collection ⓘ
linked to:
The Criterion Collection
international film archives ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributesThrough |
Criterion Collection
ⓘ
linked to:
The Criterion Collection
|
| fieldOfWork |
cultural preservation
ⓘ
film heritage preservation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
endangered films
ⓘ
films from underrepresented countries ⓘ non-Western cinema ⓘ overlooked films ⓘ |
| formerName |
World Cinema Foundation
ⓘ
linked to:
World Cinema Project
|
| foundedBy |
Martin Scorsese
ⓘ
The Film Foundation ⓘ |
| genre | world cinema ⓘ |
| hasFounder | Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson | Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| inception | 2007 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | motion pictures ⓘ |
| missionStatement | to preserve and restore neglected and endangered films from around the world ⓘ |
| notableRestoration |
A River Called Titas
ⓘ
Dry Summer ⓘ Insiang ⓘ Limite ⓘ Redes ⓘ The Housemaid ⓘ
linked to:
The Housemaid (1971 film)
Touki Bouki ⓘ |
| operatesIn | global ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | The Film Foundation ⓘ |
| partOf | The Film Foundation ⓘ |
| purpose |
film preservation
ⓘ
film restoration ⓘ promotion of world cinema ⓘ |
| screensAt |
Cannes Film Festival
ⓘ
international film festivals ⓘ |
| website | https://www.film-foundation.org/world-cinema ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: World Cinema Project Description of subject: The World Cinema Project is a film preservation and restoration initiative dedicated to saving and showcasing overlooked and endangered movies from around the globe.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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