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How 2025’s restoration waves and widescreen film comebacks echo through sound-stages and studios like Black Hangar Rediscovered cinema: restoration as revolution This autumn, the international film-restoration movement is surging. In Bologna, the annual festival Il Cinema Ritrovato has returned with renewed force, drawing crowds to screenings of carefully restored prints — often from long-neglected or damaged negatives. As described in a recent feature in The New Yorker , res

Why sound stages like Black Hangar Studios are uniquely placed to benefit from the UK’s 2025 film-incentive surge. Why the UK is suddenly that  attractive to filmmakers This year, the UK film industry has gained serious momentum — thanks in part to a set of generous tax and business-rates incentives that are reshuffling where and how big productions are made. As of February 2025, eligible film studios in England are now receiving 40% business-rates relief , a scheme that runs

As AI tools proliferate across cinema, the decision to keep human craft at the heart of filmmaking matters now more than ever. The creative friction: AI enters the frame At the 2025 Venice Film Festival and other marquee events, the debate over artificial intelligence in filmmaking took centre-stage. While some festivals fast-track discussions on AI use, others remain undecided on the boundaries of human authorship. AIMICI+1  The Academy Awards (Oscars) have officially update

Discover why celluloid is back in 2025—major productions on 35mm, intensive restoration projects and the lasting value of analogue workflows.

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Why film is making a comeback in 2025—from blockbusters on 35 mm to high-resolution scanning and human-led restoration workflows.

Embracing the tactile, the real and the analog in a digital world ­The analogue resurgence is quietly global In 2025, amid the hum of new digital cameras and AI-driven workflows, something old-school is gaining unexpected momentum: film on film. According to IndieWire , at least 21 feature films this year have been shot on celluloid—35 mm and larger formats—among them titles like Jurassic World Rebirth and The Smashing Machine. IndieWire+1  And it’s not merely nostalgia: as F

The revival is real — and more human than ever When the Edinburgh Filmhouse reopened in June 2025, it made headlines not just as a rescued local institution but as a declaration: celluloid is back . The newly refurbished venue will screen 70 mm, 35 mm, 16 mm, and 8 mm film prints alongside digital projection, embracing analogue formats as part of its mission to “celebrate full diversity of film.” ( The Guardian ) It’s the kind of bold move that many in the film world have bee

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