The future of film conservation. Preservation and access to collections

In the digital era the need to preserve films from the past has become more evident around the world. This session will focus on film conservation projects and access to collections in the US, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Part A: Film Archives. New Projects
coordinated by Jon Wengström (swedish Film Institute)

UCLA Film & Television Archive: Chris Horak
Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation: Pat Loughney
Cinémathèque Suisse: Fréderic Maire
Filmarchiv Austria: Niklaus Wostry
Thai Film Archive: Chalida Uabumrungijt
Korean Film Archive: Minhwa Jung

Part B: Challenges Worldwide: New Projects
coordinated by Cecilia Cenciarelli (Cineteca di Bologna)

An Archive For Egyptian Cinema: Khaled Abdel Galil
The Film Heritage Foundation: Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
The African Archive Project: Aboubakar Sanogo and Cheick Oumar Sissoko
National Film Archives of The Philippines: Briccio G. Santos
China Film Archive: Sun Xianghui

Part C: Museums. New Projects
Coordinated by Rainer Rother (Berlinale)

Academy Museum: Randy Haberkamp
Chaplin’s World: Kate Guyonvarch
Eye Filmmuseum: Sandra Den Hamer
The Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Museum: Sophie Seydoux
The Kent Museum of The Moving Image: David Francis E Joss Marsh
The Bfi’s New Centre: Heather Stewart