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Photochemical lab of the Swedish Film Institute. Photo: Mark Standley

List of All Photochemical Film Labs
Operating in the World Today

As a resource for FIAF affiliates and beyond, FIAF has been working on consolidating and adding to various existing lists of film laboratories still in operation around the world with all relevant contact information, websites, country and when relevant, the formats supported. The focus of the updated list is primarily photochemical labs. This list includes commercial film labs, film archives' in-house labs, and artist-run labs. To the best of our knowledge, this list is accurate as of 1 November 2015.

This list is the result of a consolidation and revision of data from previous similar efforts by FIAF (2013 film lab survey), AMIA's Film Advocacy Task Force, Mick Newnham (Australia National Film and Sound Archive), Andrew Oran (Fotokem), Christian Richter (Kodak), and the many FIAF affiliates who responded to our request for updated information on lab closures.

Should you hear about the closure of a lab included in this list, please let us know by emailing the FIAF Secretariat, so that we can update the list as quickly as possible.

A full list of artist-run labs can be found on the filmlabs.org website.

 




Lab Name

 

Country

City

ARCO IRIS Super 8mm

 

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Neglab

 

Australia

Kirrawee

Nano Lab

 

Australia

Daylesford

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

 

Australia

Canberra

Belarusfilm

 

Belarus

Minsk

DeJonghe Film Postproduction

 

Belgium

Kortrijk

Studio Gamma

 

Belgium

Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse

Studio L'Equipe

 

Belgium

Brussels

Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique

 

Belgium

Brussels

Teleimage (Casablanca)

 

Brazil

São Paulo

Cinemateca Brasileira

 

Brazil

São Paulo

Film Rescue International

 

Canada

Indian Head

Niagara Custom Lab

 

Canada

Toronto

Ryerson University B&W Motion Picture Lab

 

Canada

Toronto

Library and Archives Canada - Library and Archives Preservation Center (Gatineau)

 

Canada

Gatineau

Cineworks Annex 

 

Canada

Vancouver

Niagara Custom Lab 

 CanadaToronto 

Film Rescue 

 Canada Toronto 

Library and Archives of Canada 

 

Canada

Ottawa 

Shanghai Film Technology Co., Ltd.-film lab

 

China

Shanghai

Shaanxi Western Movie Digital Production Co.,Ltd. 

 

China

Xi'an

Guangdong Pearl River Film Studio-film lab

 

China

Guangzhou

August First Film Studio-film lab

 

China

Beijing

Beijing Film & Video Laboratory

 

China

Changchun

Cinelabs Beijing

 

China

Beijing

Xi'an Film Vault of China Film Archive

 

China

 

China Film Co.,Ltd

 

China

 

Central Pictures Corporation

 

Chinese Taipei

Taipei

Modern Cinema Laboratory

 

Chinese Taipei

Taipei

Cinecolor Colombia

 

Colombia

Bogota

Klubvizija SC

 

Croatia

Zagreb

Bonton Ateliéry Zlín a.s. [a.k.a. Film Laboratory Ateliery Bonton Zlin]

 

Czech Republic

Zlín

Česká televize (Cezch TV)

 

Czech Republic

Prague

Egyptian Media Production City (EMPC)

 

Egypt

Giza

Studio Masr

 

Egypt

Giza

A. Alhosen Elokuvalaboratorio

 

Finland

Tampere

B-Mac

 

France

Paris

C-ae Cine-Super8

 

France

Saint-Denis

Color-City Image

 

France

Epinay-sur-Seine

Eclair - Ymagis Group

 

France

Vanves

Hiventy (Digimage)

 

France

Joinville-le-Pont

SUPER 8 FRANCE

 

France

Lille

CNC - Direction du Patrimoine Cinématographique

 

France

Bois d'Arcy

Film Factory

 

France

Paris

Andec Filmtechnik

 

Germany

Berlin

Kahl Film & TV e.K.

 

Germany

Brühl

Silbersalz Film GmbH 

 

Germany

Stuttgart

Wittner Cinetec GmbH & Co. KG

 

Germany

Hamburg

An-Mar Film

 

Greece

Athens

Sklavis Filmlab

 

Greece

Athens

Focus-Fox Studio (for Kodak Cinelabs Hungary)

 

Hungary

Budapest

Magyar Filmlabor

 

Hungary

Budapest

Ramnord Research Laboratories Pvt.LTD.

 

India

Mumbai

Filmlab India

 

India

Mumbai

AVM Studio Cine Lab

 

India

Chennai

Film and Television Institute of India

 

India

Pune

Inter Pratama Studio Laboratorium, PT

 

Indonesia

Selatan

Mitra Multi Media Film Lab

 

Indonesia

Jakarta

MVP Katana Film Laboratory Indonesia

 

Indonesia

Jakarta

Laboratoire de la NFAI [National Film Archives of Iran]

 

Iran

Tehran

DARKROOM

 

Ireland

Dublin

Augustuscolor

 

Italy

Roma

Cinecittà Studios S.p.A.

 

Italy

Roma

Eurolab Italia

 

Italy

Roma

FOTOCINEMA srl

 

Italy

Roma

Movie and Sound Firenze S.r.l.

 

Italy

Firenze

Cineteca di Bologna - L’Immagine Ritrovata

 

Italy

Bologna

Imagica West Corp

 

Japan

Osaka

Retro Enterprises Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Tokyo

Toei Labo Tech

 

Japan

Tokyo

Tokyo Laboratory Ltd.

 

Japan

Tokyo

Kazakhfilm studio

 

Kazakhstan

Almaty

KOFA (Korean Film Archive)

 

Korea

Seoul

Stareast Digital Lab (SDL)

 

Korea

Seoul

Asia-Pacific Videolab (APV Media Magic)

 

Malaysia

Selangor

Cinecolor Mexico

 

Mexico

Mexico City

Estudios Churubusco Azteca

 

Mexico

Coyoacan

LaboDigital

 

Mexico

Mexico City

Labofilms S.A.

 

Mexico

Mexico City

Magnamex, S.A. de C.V.

 

Mexico

Coyoacan

New Art Laboratories, S.A. de C.V.

 

Mexico

Mexico City

Filmoteca de la UNAM

 

Mexico

Mexico City

Haghefilm Digitaal

 

Netherlands

Waddinxveen

Super8 Reversal Lab

 

Netherlands

Den Haag

Bakker Media Center

 

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Parallaxe

 

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Super Sens

 

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Archives New Zealand. Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

 

New Zealand

Wellington

Filmtek AS

 

Norway

Kristiansan

The National Library of Norway

 

Norway

Mo i Rana

SQ Film Laboratories Inc.

 

Phillipines

Manila

Alvernia Studios

 

Poland

Krakow

WFDiF - Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych - Doc Film Studio

 

Poland

Warszawa

Silesia Film Institut

 

Poland

Katowice

Cinemateca Portuguesa - Museu do Cinema

 

Portugal

Lisboa

Cinelabs SRL

 

Romania

Bucharest

National University of Theater and Film (UNATC)

 

Romania

Bucharest

Arhiva Nationala de Filme / Romanian Film Archive

 

Romania

Bucharest

Conveer

 

Russian Federation

Moscow

CineLab Color

 

Russian Federation

Moscow

Mosfilm

 

Russian Federation

Moscow

Deluxe Barcelona

 

Spain

Barcelona

Retrolab Cinema

 

Spain

 

FOTO-R3.com

 

Spain

Gijón

Government Film Unit (GFU)

 

Sri Lanka

Colombo

STOPP/STHLM

 

Sweden

Stockholm

Svenska Filminstitutet - SFI Laboratory Rotebro

 

Sweden

Sollentuna

Cinegrell GmbH

 

Switzerland

Zürich

Film Archive (Public Organization)

 

Thailand

Bangkok

G2D Co.ltd.

 

Thailand

Bangkok

Fono Film

 

Turkey

İstanbul

Noyan & Noyan

 

Turkey

Istanbul

ŞAFAK FILM A.S

 

Turkey

Istanbul

Sinefekt

 

Turkey

Istanbul

Cinema Production Complex (CPC)

 

Ukraine

Kiev

Kinotur Company, Digital Intermediate Lab

 

Ukraine

Kiev

Salamandra-Ukraine

 

Ukraine

Kiev

Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre

 

Ukraine

Kiev

CPC

 

United Kingdom

London

BlueCineTech

 

United Kingdom

London

Cinelab Film & Digital 

 

United Kingdom

London

i dailies

 

United Kingdom

London

The Widescreen Centre

 

United Kingdom

London

Gauge Film

 

United Kingdom

Dudley

British Film Institute

 

United Kingdom

London

Imperial War Museum

 

United Kingdom

London

CineFilm

 

USA

Atlanta

Cinelab

 

USA

New Bedford (Massachusetts)

Cinema Arts, Inc. / John E. Allen, Inc.

 

USA

Angels (Pennsylvania)

Cineric, Inc

 

USA

New York

Colorlab

 

USA

Rockville (Maryland)

Continental Film and Digital Labs

 

USA

Miami

dr5-CHROME

 

USA

Denver

Dwayne’s Photo

 

USA

Parsons (Kansas)

Film & Video Services

 

USA

Vadnais Heights (Minnesota)

Filmworkers Collective / Sanitary Lab

 

USA

Dallas

FotoKem

 

USA

Burbank

Gotham Photochemical

 

USA

Los Angeles

Plattsburgh Photographic Services

 

USA

Plattsburgh (New York)

Pro8mm

 

USA

Burbank

Rocky Mountain Film

 

USA

Aurora (Colorado)

Spectra Film & Video

 

USA

Hollywood

Video & Film Solutions

 

USA

Rockville (Maryland)

Yale Film and Video

 

USA

Valencia

YCM Laboratories

 

USA

Burbank, Las Vegas

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

 

USA

College Park (Maryland)

Library of Congress

 

USA

Culpeper (Virginia)

University of California Los Angeles UCLA Film & Television Archive

 

USA

Los Angeles

Alpha Mobile Lab

 

USA

New York

Bolívar Films

 

Venezuela

Caracas

Futuro Films

 

Venezuela

Caracas

Giai Phong Film Studio

 

Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam Film Institute

 

Vietnam

Hanoi