Christopher Nolan has been vocal about his love for traditional formats -- 35mm and 70mm- over digital and the renowned director today encouraged aspiring filmmakers to believe in and fight for their choice of medium.
The director, who released his World War II drama "Dunkirk" earlier than the scheduled date in cinemas that still projected celluloid, said a film is a director's dream and it should be their call when it comes to the movie watching experience they want their audiences to have.
"This discussion has risen in the past that why somebody chose to shoot a film in something which is difficult and not digital. They (critics) speak as if filmmaking were a illogical and pragmatic thing to do. But its not. No film is illogical or pragmatic. Films are about dreams, magic, escapism and experience.
"So, it is about your feeling towards the medium whether you want to work or not work that way. I am somebody who choose to shoot film in something which is difficult than shooting it digitally," Nolan said here today.
The 47-year-old director, known for modern classics such as "Memento", "The Prestige", "Inception" and the Dark Knight series, is in India on a three day trip along with visual artiste Tacita Dean to promote the cause of film preservation and restoration.
Nolan said his aim is to "empower filmmakers to view their choices of medium as one thing they have to fight for."
Nolan added that he wants to preserve history of films for future generations by promoting and protecting the work from the past and "making it available to the audiences of tomorrow."
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