Preservation Circle Sponsors

Cineric
Cineric is the industry's leading film restoration and preservation facility. We implement both traditional photochemical techniques and the latest digital technology in our efforts to restore and preserve our precious moving image heritage. At Cineric technical innovation and quality craftmanship go hand in hand.

 

Gold Sponsors

Thomson Foundation
Established in April 2006, the Thomson Foundation for Film & Television Heritage is a non-profit foundation dedicated to the preservation of national and international film heritage. The Thomson Foundation acts worldwide alone or in partnership with film archives or any entity in charge of film collections.The Thomson Foundation proposes expertise, equipment, technical and logistical support for the preservation, management and access to both film and TV archives which reflect the memory a nation. Our activities include: Direct involvement on site, Restoration projects of significant artworks, Donation of equipment, Education and sensitization, Access to archives.

Chace Productions
Chace Productions has an established reputation as a premier audio restoration and re-vitalization facility. Our historical perspective and our experience with a wide range of problems make us your first choice for treating older material. We have a wide array of specialized tools, some developed and used exclusively by us.

Technicolor
With years of experience and a staff of highly trained and certified specialists, Technicolor provides archival-quality processing and preservation in black-and-white and color. Our services include: element reproduction; nitrate-certified services, digital film recording and restoration and physical element inspection and repairs. Technicolor’s seasoned restoration technicians and engineers have provided full audio restoration to projects dating back to the 1930s, including the Smithsonian Institute and Library of Congress.

Silver Sponsors

Ascent Media Group
Santa Monica, California-based Ascent Media Group provides creative and technical media services to the media and entertainment industries through its Creative Services and Networks Services groups. Through more than 70 facilities in California, New York, London, Singapore and other locations throughout the world, Ascent Media provides effective solutions for the creation, management and distribution of content to major motion picture studios, independent producers, broadcast networks, cable channels, advertising agencies and other companies that produce, own and/or distribute entertainment, news, sports, corporate, educational, industrial and advertising content.

DTS Digital Images
DTS Digital Images was founded with a single focus, to deliver remarkable quality moving pictures through breakthroughs in digital image processing. Founded by industry visionary John Lowry, DTS Digital Images recognized that the introduction of DVD, higher quality displays, HDTV and Digital Cinema would create demand for much higher quality images than had ever been delivered before. DTS Digital Images provides services to a wide range of entertainment customers including superior movie restorations, emergency image repair, digital blowups, and image processing for digital intermediate and HD compression.

Elektrofilm
At the forefront of Hollywood's digital revolution, Elektrofilm is spearheading the charge in the migration to data-centric workflows. An industry leader in post-production in the U.S. and abroad, Elektrofilm offers a customized suite of services including editorial, effects, audio, duplication, encoding, restoration, DVD authoring and digital asset management. The Elektrofilm Digital Media Environment (DME) offers cutting edge solutions for the entertainment industry, enabling Elektrofilm to bridge the past, present and future of media.

FotoKem
FotoKem is a full service motion picture post production facility. Our goal is provide the highest level of quality with the best customer service in the industry. Our "one-campus" approach reduces the need to visit many facilities and move valuable original elements while finishing your productions. We are known for our exceptional customer service and flexiblity in approach to the demanding world of post production.

Motion Picture Imaging (MPI)
Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging (MPI) is a state-of- the-art 4K post-production facility. Located on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank, MPI’s services and experts are equally available and have been used by Warner Bros. films as well as those of outside clients. MPI is also a leader in the field of digital film preservation and restoration and has developed unique and patented process to digitally restore classics from the vast Warner Bros Studios film and television library as well as those of other clients. The facility has received safety certification to store and work with nitrate film stock.

SiteVault
SiteVault offers the ultimate, flexible, on-site storage solution for high value and perishable collections. Available globally in 20ft and 40ft modular units, SiteVault features include; unparalleled temperature and humidity control, 24/7 online satellite monitoring of units and all the security and environment control of specialized off-site facilities.

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Universal Studios BluWave Audio
BluWave Audio, a division of Universal Studios Sound, is an 18,000 square foot ultra-modern facility dedicated to Digital Mastering, Television Mixing, Soundtrack Restoration, and Sound Transfer.  www.bluwaveaudio.com

Bronze Sponsors

Novastar Digital Sound Services
Novastar - one of Hollywood’s best-kept secrets. With over 15 years of servicing the audio post production needs of major film studios, television networks and independent production, our staff and all-digital stages provide service and quality we know are second to none. With an extensive background in the areas of feature film and television re-recording, audio restoration, DVD pre-mastering, ADR, and Foley mixing, Novastar is well positioned to offer a virtual “soup to nuts” set of audio services for your project’s needs.

Audio Mechanics
Founded in 1991, Audio Mechanics is now one of the most sought-after re-mastering studios in Southern California. They have a reputation for aesthetic integrity and extreme technical proficiency. Specializations include sound restoration, music mastering, sound editing, and forensic audio. Their facility in Burbank, CA features state-of-the-art adaptable 5.1 mastering rooms, a recording studio suitable for bands and ADR work, and a stereo mastering control room. Audio Mechanics has maintained, through word-of-mouth, an impressive list of corporate and independent clientele in the music, film, and television industries.

Hollywood Vaults
Hollywood Vaults has created a modern approach to the storage & preservation of valuable media assets, offering unparalleled quality, convenience and security. Today Hollywood Vaults is regarded as one the world's premier public film, tape and digital media storage vaults. Additional information at www.hollywoodvaults.com or owner, David Wexler at 800.569.5336

 

The Rockefeller Archive Center
The Rockefeller Archive Center was established as a division of The Rockefeller University on January 15, 1974 by members of the Rockefeller Family, the Rockefeller University (RU), the Rockefeller Foundation (RF), and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF). Planning had begun in 1965 for a single facility to bring together under one roof the archival collections of the various institutions founded by members of the Rockefeller family. The family had employed an archivist since 1954; the RF began an archival program in 1967, and the University in 1969. Opened to researchers in 1975, the Rockefeller Archive Center now serves about 250 on-site researchers each year and provides reference services for its donor organizations and hundreds more off-site researchers.

reto.ch Sàrl
reto.ch Ltd is a small, highly skilled film restoration and preservation facility in Switzerland. We provide comprehensive services that encompass the whole range of moving image preservation using both photochemical and digital techniques. We also offer consultancy and training on all preservation issues.

If you are interested in AMIA Annual Conference sponsorship, please contact Laura Rooney, AMIA Acting Director; Tel: 323.463.1500.