Film Restored
The digital processing of historical audiovisual works has had a significant impact on film restoration since the early 1990s. Nevertheless, it is only recently that formal guidelines for ethically sound restoration have been drawn up.
The emergence of AI could now lead to a further quantum leap in terms of the potential and ethical challenges posed by digital techniques. This calls for a thorough analysis of sources and data, as well as a critical review of current and future digital tools.
Adopting a distinctly interdisciplinary approach, this event will discuss concepts and case studies from the (post-)production of commercial films as well as from training in the field of film conservation: these range from materials science and digital media to cultural studies.
Using selected examples, the development of digital film restoration and its ethical implications will be examined. The latter, in particular, aims to advance the discussion surrounding the recently proposed Shiryaev Memorandum. His draft, dated October 2025, advocates for a specifically defined framework governing the ethics of AI-based restoration. Consequently, this lecture will highlight not only the obvious opportunities but also the significant risks posed by AI-based image manipulation in the film restoration of the future. These issues concern both the professional sector and the wider public.
Featuring: Ulrich Rüdel (HTW Berlin), Franziska Heller (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg) and Tom Vincent (Aardman Animations)
In English
- This will be followed immediately by the workshop session ‘Collaborative Approaches to AI – Exploring the Scope for Archival Agency’
Additional information
Dates
October 2026
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