diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3ad36e5..bc943af5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
     apt-get install git subversion mercurial \
             python-setuptools python-pip python-virtualenv ipython \
-            python-dev python-imaging python-numpy python-psycopg2 \
+            python-dev python-pil python-numpy python-psycopg2 \
             python-geoip python-html5lib python-lxml \
             postgresql postgresql-contrib rabbitmq-server \
             poppler-utils mkvtoolnix gpac imagemagick \
diff --git a/pandora/archive/extract.py b/pandora/archive/extract.py
index 919180fc..148eb655 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/extract.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/extract.py
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ from distutils.spawn import find_executable
 from glob import glob
 
 import numpy as np
-import Image
 import ox
 import ox.image
 from ox.utils import json
 from django.conf import settings
+from PIL import Image
 
 img_extension = 'jpg'
 
diff --git a/pandora/document/models.py b/pandora/document/models.py
index 5527f50a..35e6cb16 100644
--- a/pandora/document/models.py
+++ b/pandora/document/models.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from django.db.models import Max
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.db.models.signals import pre_delete
 
-import Image
+from PIL import Image
 import ox
 
 from item.models import Item
diff --git a/pandora/item/timelines.py b/pandora/item/timelines.py
index 58897bcd..861ee1df 100644
--- a/pandora/item/timelines.py
+++ b/pandora/item/timelines.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import math
 import os
 import re
 
-import Image
+from PIL import Image
 from ox.utils import json
 
 
diff --git a/pandora/item/views.py b/pandora/item/views.py
index 0b772572..e083caec 100644
--- a/pandora/item/views.py
+++ b/pandora/item/views.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from urlparse import urlparse
 from urllib import quote
 import time
 
-import Image
+from PIL import Image
 from django.db.models import Count, Sum
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseForbidden, Http404
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect, render
diff --git a/pandora/sequence/extract.py b/pandora/sequence/extract.py
index fd06c979..bbaa8418 100644
--- a/pandora/sequence/extract.py
+++ b/pandora/sequence/extract.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division
-import Image
 import os
 
+from PIL import Image
+
 ZONE_INDEX = []
 for pixel_index in range(64):
     x, y = pixel_index % 8, int(pixel_index / 8)
diff --git a/scripts/item_icon.pandora.py b/scripts/item_icon.pandora.py
index 7a3cafa6..26584d92 100755
--- a/scripts/item_icon.pandora.py
+++ b/scripts/item_icon.pandora.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ root_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file_
 activate_this = os.path.join(root_dir, 'bin', 'activate_this.py')
 execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
 
-import Image
+from PIL import Image
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import sys
 
diff --git a/scripts/list_icon.pandora.py b/scripts/list_icon.pandora.py
index eba0e5de..14be7692 100755
--- a/scripts/list_icon.pandora.py
+++ b/scripts/list_icon.pandora.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ root_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file_
 activate_this = os.path.join(root_dir, 'bin', 'activate_this.py')
 execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
 
-import Image
-import ImageDraw
+from PIL import Image
+from PIL import ImageDraw
 from optparse import OptionParser
 from ox.image import drawText, wrapText
 import sys
diff --git a/scripts/poster.0xdb.py b/scripts/poster.0xdb.py
index 83211d1f..1bb5df12 100755
--- a/scripts/poster.0xdb.py
+++ b/scripts/poster.0xdb.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ root_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file_
 #activate_this = os.path.join(root_dir, 'bin', 'activate_this.py')
 #execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
 
-import Image
-import ImageDraw
+from PIL import Image
+from PIL import ImageDraw
 import json
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import ox
diff --git a/scripts/poster.arsenalberlin.py b/scripts/poster.arsenalberlin.py
index 22a19d2d..28d80417 100755
--- a/scripts/poster.arsenalberlin.py
+++ b/scripts/poster.arsenalberlin.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ activate_this = os.path.join(root_dir, 'bin', 'activate_this.py')
 execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
 
 import hashlib
-import Image
-import ImageDraw
+from PIL import Image
+from PIL import ImageDraw
 import json
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import ox
diff --git a/scripts/poster.indiancinema.py b/scripts/poster.indiancinema.py
index 64d39f50..79edc01c 100755
--- a/scripts/poster.indiancinema.py
+++ b/scripts/poster.indiancinema.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ root_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file_
 activate_this = os.path.join(root_dir, 'bin', 'activate_this.py')
 execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
 
-import Image
-import ImageDraw
+from PIL import Image
+from PIL import ImageDraw
 import json
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import ox
diff --git a/scripts/poster.padma.py b/scripts/poster.padma.py
index b7e7b8b9..292a8020 100755
--- a/scripts/poster.padma.py
+++ b/scripts/poster.padma.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ root_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file_
 activate_this = os.path.join(root_dir, 'bin', 'activate_this.py')
 execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
 
-import Image
-import ImageDraw
+from PIL import Image
+from PIL import ImageDraw
 import json
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import ox
diff --git a/scripts/poster.pandora.py b/scripts/poster.pandora.py
index ff7b1321..0d439a26 100755
--- a/scripts/poster.pandora.py
+++ b/scripts/poster.pandora.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ root_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file_
 activate_this = os.path.join(root_dir, 'bin', 'activate_this.py')
 execfile(activate_this, dict(__file__=activate_this))
 
-import Image
-import ImageDraw
+from PIL import Image
+from PIL import ImageDraw
 import json
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import ox
diff --git a/vm/pandora_install.sh b/vm/pandora_install.sh
index a7312279..3d36a996 100755
--- a/vm/pandora_install.sh
+++ b/vm/pandora_install.sh
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ apt-get install -y \
     python-setuptools \
     python-pip \
     python-virtualenv \
-    python-imaging \
     python-dev \
-    python-imaging \
+    python-pil \
     python-numpy \
     python-psycopg2 \
     python-pyinotify \