Eye International Conference 2017

The Reel Thing

27 — 30 May 2017

still from In the Heat of the Night (Norman Jewison, US 1967)

Founded and curated by Grover Crisp and Michael Friend, The Reel Thing addresses current thinking and most advanced practical examples in the field of preservation, restoration and media conservation, and creates an international common ground for discussion and evaluation. The Reel Thing has been presented all across the United States, as well as Europe and South America, since its inception in 1994.

From Saturday May 27 to Tuesday May 30, the annual Eye International Conference takes place at Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam. This year, the conference will host for two days a special 40th edition of the technical symposium The Reel Thing.

Still from Un chapeau de paille d'Italie (1927, René Clair).

The Reel Thing at Eye Filmmuseum is a two-day program with a unique line-up of 25 international experts, including laboratory technicians, academics, archivists, new media technologists and preservationists. The Reel Thing includes technical presentations and special screenings of restored films. The opening of the Eye International Conference is part of the Eye Collection Day.

still from In the Heat of the Night (Norman Jewison, US 1967)

Programme & screenings

Restoring Ula Stöckl's Neun Leben Hat Die Katze (The Cat Has Nine Lives)
Julia Wallmüller, Deutsche Kinemathek

Recovering Early Optical Sound
Simon Lund, Cineric, Inc.

The Restoration of Le fer à cheval (1909) by Camille de Morlhon.
Marcello Seregni, Associazione Culturale Hommelette (Trieste) / Fondazione Cineteca Italiana

Alice Rispoli, Associazione Culturale Hommelette (Trieste) / Cineteca del Friuli

Dick Higgins’ “For the Dead”: The Challenges of Preserving a Moebius Strip Loop Film
- Kristof Efferenn, Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln
- Arnaud Obermann, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

The REMI Project – Handmade Emulsion Primitive Colour
Esther Urlus, WORM Filmwerkplaats

Preservation and Accessibility of Digital Born and Digitized Film
- Jeroen De Mol, Eye Filmmuseum
- Annegien Schrier, Eye Filmmuseum

HDR Grading Applied to Film Heritage
Audrey Birrien, Éclair

Preservation Metadata for DPX
- Marjolein Steeman, Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision
- Josefien Schuurman, Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision

Restoring Fritz Lang’s DER MÜDE TOD (Destiny)
Anke Wilkening, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung

Preserving Imperfection – Ethics and Pragmatism in Digital Preservation
Tone Føreland, National Library of Norway

Traditional Photochemical Printing – Sharing Laboratory Techiques
- Tiago Ganhão, Cinemateca Portuguesa
- Paolo Bernardini, Cinemateca Portuguesa

Innovating Analogue Lab Techniques for use in the Digital Age
Gerard de Haan, Haghefilm Digitaal

Film Restoration Using Classical Conservation/Restoration Tools and Techniques
- Ulrich Ruedel, University of Applied Science, Berlin
- Anke Mebold, Deutsches Filminstitut, Wiesbaden

Building a Flexible High Resolution Scanner for Legacy Film Capture
- Daniel Borenstein, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée
- Chris Hall, Filmlight Ltd, UK

Acoustics for Small Rooms
- Gilles Barberis, l’Immagine Ritrovata
- Lorenzo Rattini, DAS – DecoAcousticSolution

The Digital release of Napoleon vu par Abel Gance (1927)
- Ben Thompson, BFI National Archive
- Paul Wright MIET – Dragon Digital Ltd.