This is Film! #6 Digital Film Restoration
In the sixth and final session of This Is Film! Film Heritage in Practice, a public series devoted to remarkable projects in the fields of film restoration and film heritage, Giovanna Fossati (Chief Curator at Eye and Professor Film Heritage at the UvA) will delve into the topic of Digital Film Restoration with Francesca Hecht (Restoration & Project Coordinator Wim Wenders Foundation) and Laura Holtorf (Managing Director of the Wim Wenders Foundation). The session will conclude with a screening of Der Himmel über Berlin/Wings of Desire (1987).
In this session, we will discuss the processes of digital restoration at the Wim Wenders Foundation. More specifically, we will address the complexities of restoring Der Himmel über Berlin/Wings of Desire (1987), focusing on the challenges posed by the film”s multiple transitions between black-and-white and colour scenes.
30th anniversary
This new restoration was released in 4K by the Wim Wenders Foundation for the 30th anniversary of the film in 2018.
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This is Film! 2019
Eye and the University of Amsterdam will present This is Film! Film Heritage in Practice, a series of six public lectures devoted to remarkable projects in the fields of film restoration and film heritage, varying from silent cinema compilation programmes to the restoration and presentation of 70mm Hollywood classics.
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