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 | |
Argentina | Buenos Aires | ||
Neglab | Australia | Kirrawee | |
Australia | Daylesford | ||
Australia | Canberra | ||
Belarus | Minsk | ||
Belgium | Kortrijk | ||
Belgium | Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse | ||
Belgium | Brussels | ||
Belgium | Brussels | ||
Brazil | São Paulo | ||
Brazil | São Paulo | ||
Canada | Indian Head | ||
Canada | Toronto | ||
Ryerson University B&W Motion Picture Lab | Canada | Toronto | |
Library and Archives Canada - Library and Archives Preservation Center (Gatineau) | Canada | Gatineau | |
Canada | Vancouver | ||
| Canada | Toronto | ||
| Canada | Toronto | ||
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 | |
China | Changchun | ||
Cinelabs Beijing | China | Beijing | |
Xi'an Film Vault of China Film Archive | China |
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China Film Co.,Ltd | China |
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Chinese Taipei | Taipei | ||
Modern Cinema Laboratory | Chinese Taipei | Taipei | |
Colombia | Bogota | ||
Klubvizija SC | Croatia | Zagreb | |
Bonton Ateliéry Zlín a.s. [a.k.a. Film Laboratory Ateliery Bonton Zlin] | Czech Republic | Zlín | |
Czech Republic | Prague | ||
Egypt | Giza | ||
Egypt | Giza | ||
Finland | Tampere | ||
France | Paris | ||
France | Saint-Denis | ||
France | Epinay-sur-Seine | ||
France | Vanves | ||
France | Joinville-le-Pont | ||
France | Lille | ||
France | Bois d'Arcy | ||
France | Paris | ||
Germany | Berlin | ||
Germany | Brühl | ||
Germany | Stuttgart | ||
Germany | Hamburg | ||
Greece | Athens | ||
Greece | Athens | ||
Hungary | Budapest | ||
Hungary | Budapest | ||
India | Mumbai | ||
India | Mumbai | ||
AVM Studio Cine Lab | India | Chennai | |
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 | |
Ireland | Dublin | ||
Italy | Roma | ||
Italy | Roma | ||
Eurolab Italia | Italy | Roma | |
Italy | Roma | ||
Italy | Firenze | ||
Italy | Bologna | ||
Japan | Osaka | ||
Japan | Tokyo | ||
Japan | Tokyo | ||
Japan | Tokyo | ||
Kazakhstan | Almaty | ||
Korea | Seoul | ||
Korea | Seoul | ||
Malaysia | Selangor | ||
Mexico | Mexico City | ||
Mexico | Coyoacan | ||
Mexico | Mexico City | ||
Labofilms S.A. | Mexico | Mexico City | |
Magnamex, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | Coyoacan | |
Mexico | Mexico City | ||
Mexico | Mexico City | ||
Netherlands | Waddinxveen | ||
Netherlands | Den Haag | ||
Netherlands | Amsterdam | ||
Netherlands | Amsterdam | ||
Netherlands | Amsterdam | ||
New Zealand | Wellington | ||
Norway | Kristiansan | ||
Norway | Mo i Rana | ||
Phillipines | Manila | ||
Poland | Krakow | ||
WFDiF - Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych - Doc Film Studio | Poland | Warszawa | |
Poland | Katowice | ||
Portugal | Lisboa | ||
Romania | Bucharest | ||
Romania | Bucharest | ||
Romania | Bucharest | ||
Conveer | Russian Federation | Moscow | |
Russian Federation | Moscow | ||
Russian Federation | Moscow | ||
Spain | Barcelona | ||
Spain | |||
Spain | Gijón | ||
Government Film Unit (GFU) | Sri Lanka | Colombo | |
Sweden | Stockholm | ||
Sweden | Sollentuna | ||
Switzerland | Zürich | ||
Thailand | Bangkok | ||
Thailand | Bangkok | ||
Fono Film | Turkey | İstanbul | |
Turkey | Istanbul | ||
ŞAFAK FILM A.S | Turkey | Istanbul | |
Turkey | Istanbul | ||
Ukraine | Kiev | ||
Ukraine | Kiev | ||
Salamandra-Ukraine | Ukraine | Kiev | |
Ukraine | Kiev | ||
United Kingdom | London | ||
United Kingdom | London | ||
United Kingdom | London | ||
i dailies | United Kingdom | London | |
United Kingdom | London | ||
United Kingdom | Dudley | ||
United Kingdom | London | ||
United Kingdom | London | ||
CineFilm | USA | Atlanta | |
USA | New Bedford (Massachusetts) | ||
USA | Angels (Pennsylvania) | ||
USA | New York | ||
USA | Rockville (Maryland) | ||
USA | Miami | ||
USA | Denver | ||
USA | Parsons (Kansas) | ||
USA | Vadnais Heights (Minnesota) | ||
USA | Dallas | ||
USA | Burbank | ||
USA | Los Angeles | ||
Plattsburgh Photographic Services | USA | Plattsburgh (New York) | |
USA | Burbank | ||
USA | Aurora (Colorado) | ||
USA | Hollywood | ||
USA | Rockville (Maryland) | ||
USA | Valencia | ||
USA | Burbank, Las Vegas | ||
USA | College Park (Maryland) | ||
USA | Culpeper (Virginia) | ||
University of California Los Angeles UCLA Film & Television Archive | USA | Los Angeles | |
USA | New York | ||
Venezuela | Caracas | ||
Futuro Films | Venezuela | Caracas | |
Giai Phong Film Studio | Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | |
Vietnam Film Institute | Vietnam | Hanoi | |
