Ross LIPMAN (USA) is a film archivist and independent filmmaker. He is best known for his work at the UCLA Film & Television Archive, where he was a Senior Film Restorationist for many years. He worked on countless restorations of films by famous directors, such as Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles, John Cassavetes, Robert Altman and Kenneth Anger. Lipman's own films have been screened internationally and are collected by well-known filmarchives all over the world. He also writes essays on film history, restoration, technology and aesthetics, published in Artforum and Sight and Sound, among others.
International Film Festival Rotterdam
