film restoration & conservation

L'Immagine Ritrovata is a highly specialised film restoration laboratory. It was born and developed thanks to the good work of the Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, with which the laboratory is in continual close collaboration.
Today, L'Immagine Ritrovata is an international point of reference in the field, due to its development of methodologies, its constant research work and the vast range of its activities in the restoration of world cinematographic heritage. The equipment with which the laboratory is furnished - facilities that include all workflows, from 4K to photochemical - is at the forefront of technological innovation and is designed for the restoration of film from every cinematic age.

highlights

  • L'IMMAGINE RITROVATA AT THE 77° FESTIVAL DE CANNES

    L'Immagine Ritrovata group (L'Immagine Ritrovata, L'Image Retrouvée, Eclair Classics) is pleased to participate in the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, from May 14th to 25th, 2024, where it will present ten new restorations.

  • 2024 FIAF FILM RESTORATION SUMMER SCHOOL

    The 2024 FIAF FILM RESTORATION SUMMER SCHOOL will take place in Bologna from June 22nd to July 12th. The selected participants have been announced.

  • HAGHEFILM LAB VIRTUAL TOUR

    Haghefilm is part of L'Immagine Ritrovata group since 2022. Let's take a tour in one of the best and more equipped photochemical film laboratory in the world.

    Where film is still only a matter of film.

  • IL CINEMA RITROVATO 2023

    From June 24th to July 2nd, Cineteca di Bologna hosts the 37th edition of Il Cinema Ritrovato film festival, 9 days of screenings and meetings all around the city.

some services:

  • FILM REPAIRS

    The reparation of the film, the first phase in the restoration process, is a manual operation requiring experience and detailed precision. This phase is the first step in all types of workflows and may take some time to complete, depending on the state of conservation of the film.

  • SCANNING

    The laboratory is equipped with Arriscan. Besides scannig standard films, Arriscan can scan nitrate films in extremely poor preservation state. Films that are physically badly damaged can be scanned and restored following the common digital workflow. Non-standard formats can be scanned in sprocketless mode.

  • DIGITAL RESTORATION

    The Digital Restoration department makes use of all the principal software programs for the digital cleaning and digital retouching of the image. The experience amassed in this sector and the wide range of equipment available allows for the highest quality restoration of multiple films at the same time. 

  • AUDIO

    Thanks to the most recent COSP-Xi 2K laser technology for the direct audio acquisition of sound negatives (all types and all formats) and the most advanced digital restoration workstations, L'Immagine Ritrovata has become one of the primary global references in the restoration of sound.