2022 Partners & Sponsors

Thank you to our partners and sponsors for their support of the 2022 conference, our screenings, scholarships, and awards. Please support those who support AMIA projects and members.    

AMIA’s Preservation Partners provide year-round support for programs, projects and publications.  

Iron Mountain Entertainment Services.  For more than 60 years, Iron Mountain has preserved priceless originals of blockbuster movies, popular songs, hit TV shows and other irreplaceable film and sound recordings. In doing so, the company helps major movie studios, recording labels, television production companies, and advertising agencies reduce their risk of losing or damaging these cultural artifacts, either physical or digital. Today, Iron Mountain continues to lead the industry in preserving and transferring analog and digital entertainment assets, offering unmatched expertise and resources, including: Experience in managing more than 21 million film and sound elements for more than 1,500 customers, including all of the top entertainment companies; A fully integrated digital studio to handle analog to digital transfer and storage for audio, video, and film assets; Highly secure, climate-controlled facilities that ensure preservation of valuable film and sound elements; A dedicated, trained, and screened staff of security professionals who keep assets secure and protected; A highly skilled team of award winning engineers to assist in digital transfers, migrations, and content delivery in 3 dedicated studios located within our preservation vaults, ensuring complete chain of custody of your assets.  

PRO-TEK Vaults. Our media and archiving pedigree comes from Eastman Kodak, the leader in photographic film throughout the 20th century. Over the years, the PRO-TEK Vaults team and facilities have evolved to encompass more services and capabilities, including digital scanning and archiving services and the creation of a state-of-the-art film vault in Ventura County.  Everyone in the PRO-TEK Vaults team brings a deep respect for historical and cultural significance, creative artistry and preservation science to the important work we do on behalf of our clients. What sets PRO-TEK Vaults apart from other preservation and archiving providers is personalized service. We’re big enough to offer specialized capabilities, capacity to expand, and peace of mind, yet small enough to give you personal care, with attention to every detail.      

Image Protection Services.  ImagePro founder and president, Sean Coughlin, who also founded Cinetech, has managed restoration and preservation of more than 8,000 films, along with numerous digital video files and stills for clients throughout the entertainment industry and public/private archives, including British Film Institute, George Eastman House, Library of Congress, Sony Pictures, Universal, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, MoMA, 20th Century Fox, The Film Foundation, Lionsgate, Warner Bros., Paramount, Frank Capra Collection, UCLA Film & Television Archive, and The National Center for Jewish Film.

DFT: Digital Film Technology.  Film archives are of great historical importance and require long-term preservation for future generations. Whether you are considering long-term film archival of the original content and / or digitization of archival material for easier access DFT offers a complete and affordable hardware and software combination for archive facilities to secure the protection of film assets.

Prasad.  Prasad Corporation utilizes the latest tools to scan and restore your motion picture film, including the DFT Scanity with high Dynamic Range technology. We focus on offering economical solutions to help you digitize your collections and make them more accessible. As Prasad Corp, our team’s years of experience allow us to handle complicated restoration projects.    

HFC Media Services. In 2019, HFC adapted to the changing landscape and transitioned from primarily a manufacturer of film lab equipment to an asset servicing enterprise. HFC retains its worldwide presence in the history of film as HFC Media Services strides into the future providing services for the entire industry.  www.hfcmediaservices.com

Kodak. Kodak is a technology company focused on imaging. We provide – directly and through partnerships with other innovative companies – hardware, software, consumables and service to customers in graphic arts, commercial print, publishing, packaging, entertainment and commercial films, and consumer products markets. With our world-class R&D capabilities, innovative solutions portfolio and highly trusted brand, Kodak is helping customers around the globe to sustainably grow their own businesses and enjoy their lives. For additional information on Kodak, visit us at kodak.com , follow us on Twitter @Kodak, or like us on Facebook at Kodak  

NBC Universal StudioPost.  NBCUniversal StudioPost- a complete sound & picture post production facility for features, television, streaming, trailers, content mastering, archive management, and media fulfillment. https://www.universalstudioslot.com/studiopost  

Tuscan Archival by Lewis Plastics Co., Inc. Proudly made in the USA, Tuscan Archival by Lewis Plastics Co., Inc. is the industry’s leading provider of premium film containers for film preservation and archival  storage.   Whatever you archive, Tuscan has the complete product line to fully preserve your films in 8mm, 16mm, and 35mm sizes.   As the largest and only U.S. manufacturer, Tuscan Archival’s proprietary “ProVent” design achieves premium film preservation.  With rapid turnaround and a great price point, Tuscan Archival is the perfect solution for all your preservation projects. www.tuscancorp.com    

Digital Bedrock. Digital Bedrock provides secure, managed digital preservation services. Our clients entrust us with preserving and safeguarding their valued digital cultural heritage content, unique holdings, and digital media to ensure their content is usable into the future, without the need for software licenses, subscription fees, or staff training. We manage the content over time by monitoring its bit health and format obsolescence vulnerabilities, as well as managing geographically dispersed redundant storage for disaster recovery. While our preservation storage and services are off-line for ultimate security, we can also provide clients the option of “hot” online cloud storage.  We’ve preserved over 3 PB of data for libraries, museums, archives, studios, and non-profits who view us as their trusted preservation partner.  Whether you have 50 GB or 500 TB, all clients receive the same amount of care. www.digitalbedrock.com

Kodak. Kodak is a technology company focused on imaging. We provide – directly and through partnerships with other innovative companies – hardware, software, consumables and service to customers in graphic arts, commercial print, publishing, packaging, entertainment and commercial films, and consumer products markets. With our world-class R&D capabilities, innovative solutions portfolio and highly trusted brand, Kodak is helping customers around the globe to sustainably grow their own businesses and enjoy their lives. For additional information on Kodak, visit us at kodak.com , follow us on Twitter @Kodak, or like us on Facebook at Kodak

Audio Mechanics. Founded in 1991, Audio Mechanics has become one of the most sought-after, respected, award winning audio service providers for film studios, music labels, content owners, collections and archives, with a reputation for aesthetic integrity and unparalleled technical proficiency. Under John Polito’s expert guidance, the staff of talented audio engineers are trained and skilled in the meticulous art of listening to professional audio content, and have acquired the mastery of the technical tools (both old and new), enabling them to bring forth the very highest quality in audio design, capture, preservation, transfer, restoration, mixing, re-mastering and audio enhancement. If audio quality matters to you, we are the experts you need.

Filmworkz. We’re on a mission to enable everyone, everywhere, to Create Incredible content. Our
Emmy-award winning technology allows colorists, like Susan Brunig from Disney Pixar, and restoration artists to create jaw-dropping pieces of art. From our DVOs all the way to our restoration software, Phoenix, Filmworkz will transform the way you work.

MTI Film. Providing world-class Restoration services while advancing the automation process with our industry standard DRS Nova software. Contact larry.chernoff@MTIFILM.com

Colorlab. Located in Rockville, Maryland and operating since 1972, Colorlab is a full-service motion picture laboratory. We offer daily film processing, printing, and scanning. With a focus on preservation, we also specialize in tape recovery and digitization, film recording, and digital mastering. At Colorlab we take pride in serving a vast community of archivists and filmmakers. Visit www.colorlab.com to learn more.

Lasergraphics has been developing state-of-the art film imaging systems since 1981 and is the only motion picture film scanner manufacturer still investing heavily in R&D.In addition to warped film handling, 3-flash HDR, and infrared dust/scratch detection/reduction, our newly redesigned Director scanner now offers up to 10K resolution, multiple formats, and sprocketless film transport for safe film handling. The Director 10K is perfect for archival scanning and restoration.

The ScanStation can scan at up to 60 fps and up to 5K resolution – making it the fastest film scanner available. The ScanStation Personal scans up to 30 fps and up to 5K resolution and is an affordable solution for professionals on a budget.All Lasergraphics scanners have 2D optical pin registration (no edge guiding) for the best stability with shrunken and damaged film and can simultaneously capture image and magnetic or optical soundtracks and output to ProRes, TIFF, DPX, and AVI – without any post-processing. www.Lasergraphics.com