Restoration

Whether amateur films, large museum collections or feature films - we digitise and restore films and videos in all common formats.
This preserves valuable productions and secures them for the future.

We make a significant contribution to the preservation of film heritage - and we are proud of that.

Your professional expert for analogue and digital film processing - at the highest level.

Remarkable projects

They Call Him Chop-Suey

Jun Gallardo (1975). The elaborate restoration of the film "They Call Him Chop-Suey" (1975, directed by Jun ...

Mulher de Verdade

Alberto Cavalcanti (1954) This film was selected for the Locarno Film Festival in 2024 by ...

Samba Traore

Idrissa Ouédraogo (1993). Burkina Faso, France, South Africa. The restoration of Samba Traoré (1992) was ...

Expertise

  • Customised solutions for all requirements
  • Decades of experience with analogue film technology
  • Comprehensive knowledge in dealing with all possible challenges

Networked

  • Global cooperation with partners, suppliers and customers

  • Presence at international congresses and festivals

  • Dedicated FIAF supporter

Swiss quality

  • Precision and care at every step of the process

  • Full commitment to projects of all sizes

  • Customer-orientated and reliable processing

  • Craftsmanship perfection

Experienced specialists & state-of-the-art technology

Scanner room

  • 2 ARRISCAN XT High-End Scanner 16/35mm
    Wetgate, Archive Gate, IR Defect Map
  • Cintel Blackmagic Scanner 16/35mm
  • Filmfabriek Scanner N8/S8/9.5/16mm
  • Sondor Resonances sound scanner
  • Sondor A90

Film preparation

  • 16mm and 35mm viewing tables
  • Workstation with fume cupboard
  • Various cleaning machines

Digital processing

  • HS-ART DIAMANT-Film Restoration
  • Various encoding systems
  • Baselight TWO Colorgrading System
  • Christie 2K DCI projector
  • 16/35mm projection

Perfectly equipped workstations

Exciting examples

Contact information

Cinegrell Ltd. 

Saatlenstrasse 261
8050 Zurich
Switzerland

Direct hire:

Opening hours:

Monday - Friday:
09:00 – 12:00
13:15 – 18:00

Welcome to Switzerland

Thank you for your interest in our services and devices. We would be happy to support you with the realisation of your project in Switzerland.

In addition to our equipment hire, post-production facilities and services are also available.

With our partners we can offer you further services such as

  • Light and stage/grip
  • Transports / Deliveries
  • Vehicles
  • Studio various sizes
  • Providing Crew
  • Providing Production Support/Service
  • Support with filming permits
  • etc...

Do not hesitate to contact us for advice or a quote.

+41 44 440 20 01
[email protected]

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Nicole Tatjana Allemann

Restoration

  • I Cannibali, 1969
    Locarno Heritage Online/Minerva Pictures
    Original Camera neg, colour, 35mm

  • Heidi & Peter, 1954
    Cinématheque Suisse
    CRI, colour, 35mm

  • 42. sky, 1963
    Cinématheque Suisse
    Camera neg, bw, 35mm

  • Together, 1956
    BFI British Film Institute
    Nitrate Camera neg, bw, 35mm

  • The fairytale forest, 1919
    German Cinematheque
    Nitrate Print, tinted, 35mm

  • see PDF for complete list

Ursula Deiss

Restoration

  • The Matura journey, 1943
    Cinématheque suisse / SRF
    Positive print, bw, 35mm

  • Sherlok Holmes - the sign of four, 1923
    BFI- British Film Institute
    Safety dublicate positive, bw, 16mm

Visual Effects & Compositing

  • The Landscape and the fury, 2024
    Production: Beauvoir Films
    Director: Nicole Vögele
    DoP: Stefan Sick

  • The tails, 2022
    Production: Turnus Film / SRF
    Director: Michael Steiner
    DoP: Pascal Walder

  • ...complete list see PDF

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Timo Inderfurth

Colourist

  • Heroine, 2025
    Production: Zodiac Pictures Ltd
    Director: Petra Volpe
    DoP: Judith Kauffmann

  • Frieda's case, 2024
    Production: Condor Films AG Director: Maria Brendle
    DoP: Hans Syz

  • Crime Scene - Ferryman, 2024
    Production: Zodiac Pictures Ltd Director: Michael Schärer
    DoP: Gabriel Sandru

  • Early Birds, 2023
    Production: Hugofilm & Netflix
    Director: Michael Steiner
    DoP: Pascal Walder

  • ...complete list see PDF.