• It is of interest to discuss options, necessary actions and, most importantly, the most useful infrastructure for film archives (e.g. an ontology for audiovisual media which is adapted to the requirements of film heritage institutions), it seems advisable to discuss options in a workshop dedicated to this topic. The workshop brought together experts in the field of film archiving, information specialists and computer scientists. This report summarizes the proceedings of a workshop held in Berlin in February 2018, organized by the FIAF Cataloging and Documentation Commission (CDC).