Dominic Case Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I know that the lights are now all but turned off (or is it on?) all over Australia/NZ as far as labs are concerned, and I see on this forum that there are only a couple operating in the UK still. Just to help with something I'm writing, it would be great if people could let me know if they still have labs (and which ones) still providing a commercial negative processing service in their part of the world. And how that compares with (say) a couple of years ago. This might also prove useful to other people on this forum. Thanks in anticipation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Sponsor Robert Houllahan Posted April 9, 2013 Site Sponsor Share Posted April 9, 2013 USA: Cinelab Tech/Deluxe NYC NFL Films Cinema Arts Colorlab VFS Lab Cinefilm Cineworks Continental Filmworkers FotoKem Spectra Pro8mm Alpha Cine Yale Tech/Deluxe LA Maybe more. -Rob- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heikki Repo Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Finland: A. Alhosen elokuvalaboratorio http://alhoslab.fi (super-8 and 16mm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen Murphy Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 In the Uk you have iDailies and Bucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Salim Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 There's Alvernia Studios in Poland.... http://www.alvernia.com/chemical-laboratory John S :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavan Deep Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 The big labs; Technicolor - London [ECN2] [about to close] I Labs - London ECN2 Bucks Media - London [ECN 2] Prestech Film Labs - London [black and white] Film and Photo - London [E6 and Black and white] Smaller labs; No.w.here - London [black and white] Gaugefilm - Dudley [black and white and E6 16mm and Super 8] SPS - Birmingham [super 8 only special order] There maybe a few more. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Roessler Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 In Germany this would be ARRI, Munich (of course) CinePostproduction/Geyer, Berlin ARRI Schwarzfilm, Berlin (afaik) TF Cinenova, Wiesbaden (previously ABC & Taunusfilm) Andec Film, Berlin Did I miss any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Pritchard Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Film and Photo also process ECN2 Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Pritchard Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 There is also Deluxe. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Cooper Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 There is also Deluxe. Brian I thought Deluxe had an arrangement where Techncolor did their processing for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Jeremy Cavanagh Posted April 10, 2013 Premium Member Share Posted April 10, 2013 Nanolabs in Victoria in Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Palmer Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I thought Deluxe had an arrangement where Techncolor did their processing for them? Someone from Deluxe UK told me today they are currently very busy (presumably processing but I didn't ask). And even taking on more staff :rolleyes: Doug http://www.filmisfine.co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg MacPherson Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Nanolabs in Victoria in Australia I think Nanolabs only do 8mm, 16mm up to 100' rolls in hand tanks. They don't use continuous processors. Read that on thir website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Steven Beverly Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 (edited) http://www.movielab.com/ Up, running and cheap! AND they do prints! Edited April 12, 2013 by James Steven Beverly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Salim Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Film and Photo also process ECN2 Brian Are they actually still in business then Brian ? Their website hasn't changed for ages, their price list is 2 years old and their 'items for sale' page is 8 years old. I emailed them about a year ago and never got a reply so assumed they'd shut down. John S :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Eric Pettersson Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Hello everyone, I´m new here but have been reading the Forum posts for quite some time and now felt compelled to chime in. In Sweden there´s STOPP, a Postproduction house with their own in-house ECN2 processing and 2 or 4K scanning. They do beautiful work and the lab is run by industry veteran Ali Boriri. http://www.stopp.se/ I believe this is pretty much what´s left as far as commercial film labs go in scandinavia. :-( About twenty years ago there were three labs still up and running in Stockholm alone. One folded and the two remaining got official permission to merge (since this meant virtual monopoly). About two years ago, this last big lab was shut down. Up until the very last day of operation they produced beautiful 35mm prints for the cinemas here. Happily, during the shutting down process, the Swedish Film Institute were wise enough to provide a new home for a handful of staff members and some machinery, who are now able to do preservation work with these machines. So technically there are two film labs here, but only one open for commercial customers. Best Wishes Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Pritchard Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Hello John Yes they are still in business. They work with a very small staff; I go in occasionally to help with grading and sensitometry. Brian Are they actually still in business then Brian ? Their website hasn't changed for ages, their price list is 2 years old and their 'items for sale' page is 8 years old. I emailed them about a year ago and never got a reply so assumed they'd shut down. John S :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 It amuses me that Film & Photo ended up in a Colville Road like the former Filmatic. Just in W3, not posh W11. Is this the same company that was Film & Photo Design 30-odd years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Will Montgomery Posted April 15, 2013 Premium Member Share Posted April 15, 2013 Filmworkers in Dallas is still processing 16mm and 35mm negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Pritchard Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 It amuses me that Film & Photo ended up in a Colville Road like the former Filmatic. Just in W3, not posh W11. Is this the same company that was Film & Photo Design 30-odd years ago? Yes, it is. It is also odd that Filmatic was the first lab I worked at and Film and Photo will probably be the last! Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) We came to FPD once (only once) for some cheap rushes when I was at LCP and they were rather pink! Went straight back to Filmatic after that, and hang the expense. They may have been one-light but it was a very good light. That was probably you then, 1980-82. Edited April 15, 2013 by Mark Dunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Pritchard Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 We came to FPD once (only once) for some cheap rushes when I was at LCP and they were rather pink! Went straight back to Filmatic after that, and hang the expense. They may have been one-light but it was a very good light. That was probably you then, 1980-82. I left Filmatic in 1981 to become Technical Director at Humphries. I will assume the excellent quality was entirely down to me! :D Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 (edited) Well this lighting cameraman appreciated your efforts. Filmatic was pretty popular. We were still sending classified VNF there from MoD Shoeburyness in the late 80s until we got our own machine.. Edited April 16, 2013 by Mark Dunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen Murphy Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 In the UK Deluxe have just partnered up with idailies which is great news for those of us trying to shoot on film! http://www.screendaily.com/5053929.article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Holland Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Hey film lives ! how many "K" is that . ^_^ and a P.S i think Technicolor should now change their name to the parent company name Thomson , insult to the history of Technicolor as they have no interest what so ever in film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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