James White joins UK distributor, which will now offer restoration services to third parties.

UK distributor Arrow Films has hired James White as head of technical and restoration.

White has worked with Arrow on a freelance basis for the past 12 months.

He is currently supervising a comprehensive restoration project of the films made by Polish filmmaker Walerian Borowczyk.

As part of an expanded restoration programme, Arrow plans to offer supervised restoration services to third party companies working on their own restoration and remastering projects.

White’s previous roles include head of technical delivery for the BFI’s DVD and theatrical distribution departments.