Mike de Leon’s cult classic horror ITIM (aka The Rites of May, 1976) was restored and premiered in Cannes Classics 2022. He won the Best Director at the 24th Asian Film Festival (later restructured as Asia-Pacific Film Festival) in 1978.
As the original 35mm negative and optical soundtrack were stored at the British Film Institute National Archive, it provided the restoration with well-preserved source materials. The film was digitised in 4K and digitally restored in 2K at the L’Immagine Ritrovata, Italy.
Photo credit: Mike de Leon, Carlotta Films
Further reading (in English):
Mike de Leon on the making and restoration of ITIM
https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/only-in-hollywood-mike-de-leon-itim-cannes-premiere/
