Digital Bedrock is proud to partner with Indie Collect (https://indiecollect.org/) to present a free workshop guiding filmmakers on how to “future-proof” their films—whether shot on celluloid, video, or digital—so that they can be used in the future. The workshop, which takes place Friday, September 12, 2025, 10AM – 1:00PM – PST, will include case studies (horror stories & happy endings) and DIY strategies. Many filmmakers and media professionals have already suffered disasters: fire, floods, hard drives that don’t mount, cloud storage that goes “poof,” vinegar syndrome, mold. Learn how to avoid these and other plagues before it’s too late.
You’ll come away from this session inspired and equipped with specific protcols for protecting your work. This event is hosted by IDA and co-presented by Women In Film, Outfest, and NewFilmmakers Los Angeles.
The panel will take place in person on Friday, Sept 12th at the IDA Office (3600 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1810, Los Angeles, CA 90010). For those who cannot attend in person, it will also take place on Zoom. This event is free and open to the public.
To sign up for the in-person workshop (seating is limited):
IDA: https://myida.documentary.org/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F23003
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles: https://www.newfilmmakersla.com/events/event/are-your-films-future-proofed-get-the-low-down-before-its-too-late-workshop-panel-discussion/
To sign up for the Zoom event (Note: Zoom information will be sent out to registered attendees at a later date):
https://myida.documentary.org/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F22641
Speaker Bios
Sandra Schulberg has devoted her career to producing, distributing and saving indie films. Founding director of the IFP (now Film Independent), she also co-founded First Run Features. Movies she co-financed include Sundance Grand Prize-winner Waiting for the Moon, Camera d’Or-winner Northern Lights, Oscar-nominated Quills, and many others. A decade ago, she launched the IndieCollect campaign to rescue, restore and re-release important American indie films that are at risk of going extinct. IndieCollect has since restored about 90 films and secured high-profile showcases (Academy Museum, Museum of Modern Art, New York Film Festival, Cannes Classics, SxSW, etc.) so they can be re-discovered by the press and attract new audiences and distributors.
Linda Tadic is Founder/CEO of Digital Bedrock, a managed digital preservation service that preserves the works of independent filmmakers, studios, museums, artists, and archives. Her over 35 years’ experience includes positions at HBO, the Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, and Pacific Film Archive. Linda is also a filmmaker; her films are in the collection at Pacific Film Archive. Linda strongly believes in sharing information and knowledge on film, video, and digital preservation, and has taught in graduate programs at UCLA and NYU.