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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10176
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/audiovisual

Digital technology must be used to preserve film heritage

Brussels, 07/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - In a report published on Tuesday 6 July, the European Commission sets alarm bells ringing over the survival of Europe's film heritage. With 80% of silent films estimated to have been lost already, even new digital-era films will be at risk if film heritage institutions continue to use the same methods of conservation. “Digital technologies are riding to the rescue of our fragile film heritage, but we need to ensure that best practice examples are...

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