Cultural heritage professionals. Digital solutions experts.
Entrusting us with your cultural heritage will launch your history into the future.
WHO WEARE
Since its founding in Bologna in 1992, an initiative of the Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, L'Immagine Ritrovata has grown over time into an international network of four laboratories that operates on a large scale, undertaking prestigious public and private commissions.
The group brings together specialists and artisans in the fields of restoration, conservation, and digitization of cultural heritage, offering expertise honed over years of experience within an environment that consistently prioritizes innovation, internationalization, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Our highly specialized equipment and qualified technicians enable us to provide tailored solutions that ensure the highest quality of the final product, while fully respecting the safety of the originals.
OURLABORATORIES
Four laboratories. Two continents. One mission: to preserve cultural heritage.
LAB 01
L'Immagine Ritrovata
Bologna, Italia
Headquarters and heart of the group, L’Immagine Ritrovata is a highly specialized film restoration lab, founded in 1992 under the auspices of the Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna.
LAB 02
L'Image Retrouvée – Eclair Classics
Paris, France
Founded in 2016 to meet the needs of French film libraries and archives, L'Image Retrouvée is our Paris office and has since established a reputation for expertise recognized worldwide. In 2020, the laboratory expanded with the acquisition of Éclair Cinéma, which was renamed Éclair Classics upon joining the group.
LAB 03
Haghefilm
Waddinxveen, The Netherlands
Founded in 1899, in 2022 L’Immagine Ritrovata Group acquired Haghefilm, now one of the best-equipped photochemical laboratories in the world. A place where films are still all about film.
LAB 04
L'Immagine Ritrovata Hong Kong
Hong Kong SAR
Opened in 2015, the Hong Kong facility is the group’s first internationally based laboratory and the first to introduce 4K restoration in Asia.
OURSERVICES
From analog to digital. Every format, every era, every technical challenge met with artisanal precision.
Film Restoration
Bringing films from the past back to life so that they can continue to move us today.
Audio/video digitisation
Transforming the analogue past into digital memory, ready to be experienced and shared in the future.
Digitization and restoration of still images
Bringing out the best in both analog and digital, preserving every detail over time.
3D scanning
Capturing reality to transform it into a digital model, ready to be explored, preserved and reinvented.
16 mm and 35 mm footage development
Converting camera negatives into digital dailies for editing.
Consulting and training
Paving the way for growth by transforming our knowledge and tools into practical skills, ready to help professionals and projects thrive.
OURORIGINS
Reborn classics. Saved masterpieces.
30+
years of experience
4
laboratories
100+
SPECIALISTS
50+
countries
They entrusted us with their heritage
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