Thursday Online Workshop

“Workshop/Discussion “Green Archiving” - Part 2

Thursday 11 December 2025, online

Organized/presented by: Adelheid Heftberger (Host, Head of the CDC), Clément Lafite (Host, University of Udine, PhD, SAFE Project), Linda Tadic (Founder and CEO of Digital Bedrock), Julia Mettenleiter, Rémi Gualino (Swedish Film Institute), Annike Kross, Anne Gant (Eye Filmmuseum).

Part one: “The Materiality and Environmental Impact of Digital Preservation” (Linda Tadic)

Linda will share her extensive research on the impact of digital preservation on the environment. We are looking forward to having a conversation with her and the participants about ways of a more environment friendly way of storing digitally. 

Link to her website where she posts the annual updates to her larger presentation for download. The presentation has a lot of resources for further reading:  https://www.digitalbedrock.com/environmentalimpact. The slideshow of Linda Tadic's presentation can be found here.

Part 2: " Status report about mechanical film cleaning practice"

Which film cleaning machines and solvents are (still) available, what are the risks for health and environment? 
A brief status report about the numerous pros and cons of mechanical film cleaning practices will be given by  Rémi Gualino, Analogue Technical Supervisor, and  Julia Mettenleiter, Film Archivist, both from the Swedish Film Institute. The slideshow of this presentation can be found here.

Part 3:  "Flooding in the storage at the EYE Filmmuseum - a case study"

In 2023, one of Eye Filmmuseum’s nitrate vaults had a flood. In this case study, Annike Kross, Film Restorer and Interim Head of Film Conservation and Digital Access, will discuss the circumstances of the event, the response taken, and Eye’s decision to immediately communicate the emergency, and the aftermath. 

The video recording of this Workshop can be found below: