Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Special Edition (Steven Spielberg, 1980) – 35mm Scan opportunity (WIP)

I want to say right now straight off the bat, I am making this thread on behalf of an acquaintance of mine over on another private forum who’s, unfortunately, hasn’t seen any fresh funding for his project since it got started a few months back, which is a shame since I am sure there are quite a number of Spielberg fans out there who’d love to see this to the end.

We currently have in our possession a 1980 Special Edition print of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It is in good condition, with minimal fading for a print this age: holding it up to the light you can still see some blues and greens.

To scan this print we would need to raise $675. (In case you are wondering where these numbers come from, Q-branch normally charges $20 per minute of film, but he gives us a 75% discount. $5 per minute x 135 minutes of film = $675)

Currently, the endeavor has only reached $110 out of the $675 needed for completion. If you want to donate, please reply down below and I will reach out via private conversation right away and see if we can get things squared away between you and the project maker!

Thank you all in advance!

Count me in, only wishing a 35mm print of CE3K was going to surface one day. Shame it’s the special edition but you can’t have everything 😃

Would love to donate towards this as well if it’s not dead!