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A bridge from the past to the future

© Eric Waldron - Academy Museum of Motion Pictures / BRIDGE

Film was the defining medium of the 20th century. Now, millions of hours of analogue film are lying in archives around the world – almost inaccessible to the public.

Barbara Flückiger has, as part of her BRIDGE Discovery project " Scan2Screen. Development of an Automated Workflow for the Digitization of Archival Film" studied technical methods for digitising historical films and photos in colour. Together with her interdisciplinary team, she has developed a process that allows films to be scanned multispectrally and therefore physically correctly. Based on this innovative digitisation process, the film scientist founded the start-ups Scan2Screen Switzerland and Scan2Screen US LLC.

Scan2Screen's new technological approach provides unique access to our cultural and historical heritage, building a bridge from the past to the future. This allows audiences to experience films as they did when they were first shown.

  • Scan2Screen

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    Scan2Screen offers a modular multispectral digitization workflow for historical color films.

    The workflow consists of a multispectral scanner and corresponding software for image processing, all of which are based on more than a decade of scientific research into film digitization and historical film colors by Barbara Flueckiger, founder of the     Timeline of Historical Film ColorsExternal Link Icon,External Link Icon and the Scan2Screen teamExternal Link Icon.

    Currently Scan2Screen has headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland (Scan2Screen Switzerland GmbH), and in Menlo Park, California, USA (Scan2Screen US LLC) plus a lab in Berlin, Germany.

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  • Is BRIDGE Discovery a fit for you?

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    Who can apply for a grant?

    • You are carrying out research at a Swiss university, federal institute of technology, university of applied sciences and arts, other research institution as defined by the Federal Act on the Promotion of Research and Innovation (RIPA; Article 4 & Article 5External Link Icon).
    • You have the skills required to lead a research project independently.
    • You are able to manage the project’s scientific and non-scientific staff.
    • You are submitting your proposal as a single applicant or as part of a small consortium (maximum of three applicants).