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DIGITAL FILM RESTORATION IN KREMS, AUSTRIABologna, 26 June 2012

Project Development• since 2008: digital film restoration in Krems• 3 partner institutions: Austrian Film Museum,Austrian Film Archive, Austrian Film Gallery• Funding: bmukk (Federal Ministry for Education,Arts & Culture, Austria), Lower Austria (provincialgovernment), EU funds (ERDF: European RegionalDevelopment Fund)

Project Workflow: 3 Steps• Scan analogue film material (Arri scanner)• Restore the digital material (software Diamant):e.g. color correction, dust and scratch removal,substitution of image elements, image stabilization• Print it back on film for long-term preservation(Arri Laser)

Digital Restoration: Goals• To preserve and restore film material from thecollections of both partner institutions• To develop a professional discourse on ethicalstandards in digital restoration• ”To preserve is to show”:film archives aim togain access to film heritage for present andfuture audiencesDCP distribution will open up wider distribution ofheritage films, also to non-FIAF venues

Project Challenges• Pioneer project: prototype technology• 3 partners with different interests• Digital restoration offers many tools, which allowpowerful manipulation (obligation to notover-restore)• Film archives must develop ethical standards

Presentation to Audiences• Symposium: ”Digital Film Restoration within Archives”,Sept 21-23, 2011 in Krems (next 2013)• Education: e.g. screenings of restored historical filmsfrom the region• Public screenings: e.g. festivals, ”Lange Nacht derForschung”, retrospectives (James Benning,Apichatpong Weerasethakul, etc.)• DVD releases

Symposium ”Digital FilmRestoration within Archives”• September 21-23, Krems / Austria• Presentations, panel discussions, workshops, screeningsof restored works (Senso, Metropolis, Beyond the Rocks)• Renowned experts: Paolo Cherchi Usai (George Eastman House),David Walsh (Imperial War Museum), Martin Koerber (DeutscheKinemathek), Thomas Christensen (Danish Film Institute), GiovannaFossati (Eye Film Institute) a.o.• International guests: students, film archive members a.o.

Pictures from the symposium

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