The 40th edition of the festival is taking place this year. Today, Il Cinema Ritrovato is much more than a film festival. It is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading events dedicated to film preservation, restoration, and the study of cinema history.

Organized annually by the Cineteca di Bologna, it serves as a meeting point for archivists, scholars, filmmakers, and cinephiles from around the globe.
The festival functions as an important forum for academic exchange and professional development. Through lectures, workshops, panel discussions, and archival presentations, it connects scholarly research with public engagement. It has become a major gathering place for film historians, archivists, restoration specialists, and students.

As part of the festival, a program of technical meetings will also be held in the DAMSLab auditorium. This program highlights film-specific projects and processes, with film technology for digitization and restoration playing a major role.
On Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 10:20 a.m., Bernhard Wanko will speak about the history of MWA (Mechanische Werkstätten Albrecht). The centenary in 2026 honors not only an impressive corporate history but also a century of technical creativity, entrepreneurial perseverance, and significance in film history. A unique arc of German technological history spans from the first radio kits of the 1920s and the post-war magnetic film revolution to modern digital film scanners.
100 years of MWA means 100 years of innovation for film, sound, and media – developed in Berlin, used around the world.

Reserve your seat

The 40th edition of the festival is taking place this year. Today, Il Cinema Ritrovato is much more than a film festival. It is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading events dedicated to film preservation, restoration, and the study of cinema history.

Organized annually by the Cineteca di Bologna, it serves as a meeting point for archivists, scholars, filmmakers, and cinephiles from around the globe.
The festival functions as an important forum for academic exchange and professional development. Through lectures, workshops, panel discussions, and archival presentations, it connects scholarly research with public engagement. It has become a major gathering place for film historians, archivists, restoration specialists, and students.

As part of the festival, a program of technical meetings will also be held in the DAMSLab auditorium. This program highlights film-specific projects and processes, with film technology for digitization and restoration playing a major role.
On Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 10:20 a.m., Bernhard Wanko will speak about the history of MWA (Mechanische Werkstätten Albrecht). The centenary in 2026 honors not only an impressive corporate history but also a century of technical creativity, entrepreneurial perseverance, and significance in film history. A unique arc of German technological history spans from the first radio kits of the 1920s and the post-war magnetic film revolution to modern digital film scanners.
100 years of MWA means 100 years of innovation for film, sound, and media – developed in Berlin, used around the world.

Reserve your seat

The 40th edition of the festival is taking place this year. Today, Il Cinema Ritrovato is much more than a film festival. It is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading events dedicated to film preservation, restoration, and the study of cinema history.

Organized annually by the Cineteca di Bologna, it serves as a meeting point for archivists, scholars, filmmakers, and cinephiles from around the globe.
The festival functions as an important forum for academic exchange and professional development. Through lectures, workshops, panel discussions, and archival presentations, it connects scholarly research with public engagement. It has become a major gathering place for film historians, archivists, restoration specialists, and students.

As part of the festival, a program of technical meetings will also be held in the DAMSLab auditorium. This program highlights film-specific projects and processes, with film technology for digitization and restoration playing a major role.
On Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 10:20 a.m., Bernhard Wanko will speak about the history of MWA (Mechanische Werkstätten Albrecht). The centenary in 2026 honors not only an impressive corporate history but also a century of technical creativity, entrepreneurial perseverance, and significance in film history. A unique arc of German technological history spans from the first radio kits of the 1920s and the post-war magnetic film revolution to modern digital film scanners.
100 years of MWA means 100 years of innovation for film, sound, and media – developed in Berlin, used around the world.

Reserve your seat

For the third year in a row, MWA Nova GmbH will be present at Broadcast Asia2026 in the German pavilion (asiatechxsg.german-pavilion.com).

At our InfoPoint 5B1-13, you can learn more about MWA’s latest film scanning technologies.

The hundred-year history of MWA is closely linked to the development of technologies for film and television and has significantly influenced this development.

Bernhard is available to answer any questions.

 

 

For the third year in a row, MWA Nova GmbH will be present at Broadcast Asia2026 in the German pavilion (asiatechxsg.german-pavilion.com).

At our InfoPoint 5B1-13, you can learn more about MWA’s latest film scanning technologies.

The hundred-year history of MWA is closely linked to the development of technologies for film and television and has significantly influenced this development.

Bernhard is available to answer any questions.

 

 

MWA Nova GmbH has participated almost continuously as a supporter in the FIAF congresses for nearly 20 years. Over time, the FIAF congresses have established themselves for the MWA as a supplier of suggestions and ideas, as a platform for discussion about necessary technical designs for the best possible digitization of the image and sound stock of cultural film heritage. The hundred-year history of MWA is closely linked to the development of technologies for film and television and has significantly influenced this development. Bernhard and Kerstin will be in Rabat to provide information about the latest news and features in our spinner series and the flashsuite 3. We have also developed a number of useful tools. Talk to us!

MWA Nova GmbH has participated almost continuously as a supporter in the FIAF congresses for nearly 20 years. Over time, the FIAF congresses have established themselves for the MWA as a supplier of suggestions and ideas, as a platform for discussion about necessary technical designs for the best possible digitization of the image and sound stock of cultural film heritage. The hundred-year history of MWA is closely linked to the development of technologies for film and television and has significantly influenced this development. Bernhard and Kerstin will be in Rabat to provide information about the latest news and features in our spinner series and the flashsuite 3. We have also developed a number of useful tools. Talk to us!

Joint Technical Symposium – The name says it all!

The history of MWA, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, is also a history of technologies for film and television. Starting with optical sound cameras, through sound followers, to today’s high-resolution filmscanners.

As a representative of the industry, it was always considered a matter of courseto cater to the wishes and needs of the users of the technology in the audiovisual archives and the media and television industry.

The Joint Technical Symposium has always been a focused platform to discuss current and future technical requirements of the audio-visual community.

Therefore, the MWA will also be represented at the 11th JTS 2026.We look forward to a lively exchange on March 3rd and 4th, 2026 at the NFSA in Canberra.

Joint Technical Symposium – The name says it all!

The history of MWA, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, is also a history of technologies for film and television. Starting with optical sound cameras, through sound followers, to today’s high-resolution filmscanners.

As a representative of the industry, it was always considered a matter of courseto cater to the wishes and needs of the users of the technology in the audiovisual archives and the media and television industry.

The Joint Technical Symposium has always been a focused platform to discuss current and future technical requirements of the audio-visual community.

Therefore, the MWA will also be represented at the 11th JTS 2026.We look forward to a lively exchange on March 3rd and 4th, 2026 at the NFSA in Canberra.

It is our great pleasure to invite you to an open house on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the MWA. The history of MWA is also a history of technologies for film and television. Starting with optical sound cameras, through sound followers, to today’s high-resolution film scanners.

The Berlinale brings together film and television professionals in Berlin every year. This makes the Berlinale the perfect setting for the presentation of film technology.

Established for years and built on an 100-years heritage on German engineering ingenuity, MWA Nova is a passionate leading manufacturer of versatile film and audio scanning equipment and a unique and solid partner to film archives and post production companies worldwide.

Take this opportunity to learn about the development of a film scanner. Talk to the developers, colleagues from manufacturing and assembly, and the IT department: everyone involved in the creation of a film scanner.

Book your personal demonstration at contact@mwa-nova.com