40 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS.
For the past 50 years, Augustus Color has been committed to creating visually captivating film experiences, delivering flawless images and exceptional audio editing services. In addition to film processing, development and final delivery, we are also committed to film preservation and restoration.
Not only passion for our work, but also an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Our staff combines expertise with decades of direct experience. We value our long-standing presence in our field, both at home and abroad.
We strive not only to integrate cutting-edge technology into our work, but also to rethink our workflows to continuously optimize our performance.
Originally founded in 1972 by Giacomo and directed today by his sons
Augustus and Alessandro Pelliccia (CEO and Head Colorist,
respectively), Augustus Color is one of the most important
post-production industries in Europe.
Located on Via Tivoli, a short drive from the legendary Studios of
Cinecittà, the family-run company has for 50 years been a constant
presence in the market of film and European, North African and Middle
Eastern television production, maintaining consistently a focus on
quality and attention to detail.
Today, Augustus Color employs a team of more than 100 people in its
photochemistry laboratory, archives, restoration and conservation,
post-production and studio operations. It is the only post-production
laboratory still capable of developing film film in Italy.
The company has regularly supported and co-produced Hollywood films
medium- and big-budget films shot in Italy, such as "To Rome with
Love" by Woody Allen, the James Bond 007 film "Spectre," Ridley
Scott's "Exodus: Gods and Kings" by Ridley Scott and the adaptation of
"Across the River and Into the Trees" by Hemingway directed by Paula
Ortiz Álvarez.
In addition, with the resurgence of film as a production format cinema
for art-house films, Augustus Color has recently provided
photochemical processing services to many acclaimed films such as Luca
Guadagnino's "Call Me By Your Name" and "Suspiria," "A Ciambra" and "A
Chiara" by Jonas Carpignano and "Hannah" by Andrea Pallaoro, all
awarded in festivals such as Cannes, Film Festival Venice and/or by
Oscar juries.
Augustus Color was also the first film lab in Italy to be certified by
Netflix as suitable for its strict HDR digital standards and has been
collaborating with the streaming platform since since its arrival in
Italy. Having been in the film industry for five decades, Augustus
Color has accumulated an inventory of more than 6,000 titles, some
dating back to the 1930s, including films in nitrate cellulose and
cellulose acetate, diacetate and triacetate, stored in a specialized
temperature controlled just outside Rome.
The company is also involved in preservation, analog and digital
restoration of historical films. Among the films restored in Augustus
Color, there are cult films and Oscar-nominated classics such as
"Seven Beauties" by Lina Wertmüller, "Nostalghia" by Andrei Tarkovsky
and the early films of Nanni Moretti. Augustus Color has also recently
begun working on a number of films shot by three-time Oscar-winning
cinematographer Oscar winner Vittorio Storaro, including Francis
Ford's "Apocalypse Now." Coppola and Bernardo Bertolucci's "The
Sheltering Sky."