today at the Cannes Film Festival.
board of prominent international directors, from Mexico's Queen.)
at Cannes, where his Taxi Driver won the top prize in 1976.
United States, which Scorsese founded in 1990 along with Woody Kubrick, George Lucas, Sydney Pollack, Robert Redford and Steven Spielberg.
Though the US foundation has saved many movies, 90 per cent of American silent movies have been lost, as have half of all US movies made before 1950, Scorsese said.
"Things have changed, but it's almost impossible to catch up," Scorsese said.
"So we thought over the past years it would be a the world to work in their countries, to work on raising financing."
for saving their favourite movies. The category of "neglected" films would cover a wide range, he said.
and not available on video, and films that are certainly not as well known," he said.
Already at Cannes, the foundation is presenting three restored films, from Morocco, Brazil and Romania. The goal is to get restored pictures from around the world more exposure, whether on DVD, in cinemas or on the internet.
"Preserving films is preserving cultural identity," said member. "We're talking here about preserving diversity and plurality, and the possibility to know one each other better."
Scorsese, fresh from his best-picture, best-director win at the Cannes.
film buffs on Thursday. At Sunday's closing ceremony, Scorsese will director.
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