Manuela Padoan joined Gaumont in 1982 and for many years was in charge of the Archives at the Cinémathèque Gaumont. She was entrusted with the conservation, restoration and marketing of the newsreel archives which consist of around 15,000 hours of 20th century history. Uploading the digitized archives online, computerizing the databases, restoring the nitrate supports, and conserving and marketing the material have all been important projects for the development and availability of this priceless collection.