What to Buy and Where Below you can find a number of suppliers of film equipment and supplies. Repair facilities which I have come across are listed under Repair Shops. I've also listed a number of filmclubs and reference books. A number of them in dutch, but you can not have it all...

From personal experience I can tell you that the ones I have contacted till now have proven to be very helpful and quick in delivering the goods.

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Suppliers

FOMApan R100 B&W Reversal Film Sources

Foto Guy Meurs bvba, Belgium
DS 8mm for EURO 9 per roll.
Milan Skoda
Vodickova 36
Praha 1-11568
tel.: 24217129 or 24215365
fax : 24237025
Double8 7.5 mtr. roll sells for EURO 4.50, 16mm 30 mtr. roll sells for EURO 13. FomaDon LQR reversal developer also available.

Fuji Single-8 Sources
Fuji still produces fresh Single-8 stock. Reportedly the Japanese home market still consumes substantial amounts of Single-8 film. Here's an overview of addresses to keep your Fuji and other Single-8 cameras shooting. Where can you get Fuji film in Europe?
Kinotechnik Rinser
Seinsheimstrasse 19
81245 München
Tel:089-880681
Fax:089-887979
The Widescreen Centre
48,Dorset Street
London W1H3FH
GB
Tel:+44 171 9352580
Fax:+44 171 486 1272
E-Mail : Wscreen@wscreen.demon.co.uk
Henry Bohlmann
Birkenstieg 21
22359 Hamburg
Tel:040-6033226
Fax:040-6035491

Processing Laboratory in Canada

THE LOCAL LAB Film Services Ltd.
#6 3800 19th Street NE
Calgary, Alberta Canada T2E 6V2
Phone/Fax: (403) 277-3092
Email: locallab@shaw.ca
Website: Local Lab
7240 & B/W Reversal processing: 11.50/cart.($CAN. w/GST) 10.75($CAN)/cart. to US clients
E160 (Process EM-26): 13.50/cart. ($CAN.w/GST) 12.65/cart. ($CAN) to US Clients
Full price list on request

Processing Laboratories in the Netherlands

Super8 Black/White processing

Offers film processing for Super8 black and white films. Using a continuous processor a constant development quality is offered. Developing Mailers can be purchased in quantity at SuperSens in Amsterdam.

'Super8 Reversal Lab NL'

Offers film processing for various stock inclusing Fujichrome, Revuechrome and Agfachrome as well as other services.

Processing Laboratories in Belgium

Offers B/W processing in Buxelles.
ADF-Video
Brandwhitlock 148
1200 Brussel
+32 (0) 2 7329363

Processing Laboratories in Germany

ANDEC FILMTECHNIK

Mr. Draser speaks english. ANDEC is a well known and established processing lab in Berlin. What I have seen from them until now is good. Fast turn-around times of one week with no extra charge and capable of doing all kinds of processing incl. push/pull processing. Ask them for their price list.

Kahl Media Art Film

Sells and processes various filmformats including Double8. Also offers equipment like new camera's and development tanks including the required chemicals.
There are mixed feelings on their processing quality. My experiences are not that good, others claim good results on developed rolls.

Equipment, Services and Various

Bolex Eyecup

Andrew Alden
118-120 Upper Clough Road
Linthwaite, Huddersfield, West Yorks
HD7 5PQ
England
Andrew Alden

Classic Home Cinema UK
Mr. Phill Sheard informs me that his company sells cameras, projectors, lenses, films and offers repair services. They also offer a sound striping service.

MARTIN W. BAUMGARTEN

---> Your Source for Super 8mm & Regular 8mm Film Services <--- as he likes to put it himself. He is an invaluable source of information and posts regularly on the Super8 Newsgroup. Also sells a lot of different items. My questions on details were answered by him well and promptly.

Bavaria Production Services

Expanding their business quickly, Bavaria Production Services took over the activities from RITTER FILM+VIDEOTECHNIK GmbH. Most important, they do the Beaulieu service and representation in Germany and other countries. In Europe a well known production studio for the "big" work, Bavaria Production Services decided a year ago to create a small gauge services company for Super8 and 16mm productions. They are launching a Super8 colour negative service "Cine8 High Quality System". Drop them a note and ask for their catalogue. It's worth it.

Olexandr Kalynychenko

Mr. Kalynychenko sells Russian movie equipment and materials from the Ukraine. He is also able to deliver self-development gear like the LOMO tanks. He now has 16mm SVEMA material again. He hopes that he can get Super8/Normal8 B/W reversal film from SVEMA again.
I have shot one roll of SVEMA film myself. The cassette was inside a brand new, 20 year old, LOMO 214 Super8 camera and I gave it a try. Coming back from the Berlin ANDEC lab I had a beautiful B/W toned film in my hand. A little bit grainy though. Would love to get more of these SVEMA cassettes. For more detailed information visit my page on Russian cine equipment.

Kodak Professional Motion Imaging

No further explanation needed. Check their Super8 site for news.

KINOTECHNIK RINSER

Drop them a note and get an impressive catalogue with things they have for 8, 16 and 35mm filmmaking. My experiences with them are good.

Film Stock Site by John Schwind

John Schwind offers a range of filmstock including Double8 and the new 16mm Czech FOMAPAN R200 black and white reversal film. His prices are fine and delivery from the USA is prompt. His CINE-X ASA 50 B/W Double8 film is recommended. Good contrast, good tone values and fine grain.

The Widescreen Centre

Check their site for a complete overview. They do have a lot, although the prices are high.

Daniel Wittner-Kinotechnik

Wittner-Kinotechnik offers you an Internet based shop for 8, 16 and 35mm equipment items. Used equipment, supplies and a catalogue send to you via e-mail. Worth to check this one out!
Bekkoppeln 2
D-22395 Hamburg
Germany
Tel.: +49 40 6040986

Online-Shop for Cine-Film 8 und 16mm

Wittner-Kinotechnik offers you an Internet based shop for 8 and 16mm filmstocks. Check their summer-sale for K40 S8mm at 20,- DM a roll. Fresh up to 11/2002.

Simply Cine's Home Page

News from the cutting room floor: It was a sad day when Kodak decided to kill off striped film stock. However we at Simply Cine have a rather ambitious plan, because we are thinking of putting S8 sound back into production within 3 years, this means that by 2003 S8 sound should be available again. Mail to Simply Cine if you have any question.

JOVANOVIC

They have a BIG catalogue with a lot of Super8 gear. What I have bought there was fine, but a bit expensive. Drop them a message and get the catalogue.

Repair Shops

GK-Film

GK-Film GmbH now does a NIZO, BAUER, EUMIG and BEAULIEU repair service!
The company that markets and developed the new Super8 cartridge pressure plate is now expanding its services. GK-Film now offers a professional repair service for NIZO, BAUER, EUMIG and Beaulieu cameras and projectors. The director, Mr. Klose, has been able to secure a huge spare part stock including measurement and adjusting equipment. Ask them for more details and shipping services at GK-Film GmbH or send an e-mail to GK-Film, Brandenburgerstrasse 10, D-33602 in Bielefeld, Germany
Marcel Schivy
UHER Reparatur
Birkenstrasse 13
D-40233 Düsseldorf tel.: +49 (0)211 23 96 851
fax: +49 (0)211 23 96 852
If you use UHER recording equipment for (sync) sound recording, this is the place to be for getting very good service on these UHER gems. I've found a 35 year old UHER 4000 on a flea market with a completely worn out magn. head. They had the original spare part at a very moderate price. My workhorse 4400 Report Monitor was serviced by them well. Recommended.

Filmclubs

The Prague Superosma Filmfestival

Just have a look there and find out about a very vivid small gauge fan community, screening Super8 and other productions.

Beaulieu Cine-Filmclub International

From what I read from the flyer, they are a filmclub for all 8 and 16mm filmers, regardless the brand of equipment in use. Members are welcomed from all over the world.

The filmclub of which I am a member myself. A small group of 16 people, but dedicated in making cine movies although a number of our members are now using digital video as well. We are member of the regional and national filmmakers associations the LOVA and the NOVA.

Klaas Hulshof

A dutch club of 16 and 8mm filmmakers of some 80 members. Four times a year a meeting is organised and an important part of the day is spend on screening productions from members. Quite a few contest winners are found here.

Magazines & Books

Schmalfilm Magazine

This is one of the very few magazines dedicated to 8 and 16mm filming. It's bi-monthly, exists for I think 5 decades and is a wonderful source of information. Subscription is around Euro 70,- per year. You have to read german though.

This is a fine dutch book for the serious amateur moviemaker who wants to know the basic and advanced issues of the Art of Filmmaking. Well explained and using lots of photos, the author walks the reader through composition, scenario, action line and continuity to name a few. Recommended.

If you are new to filming like I was not long ago, this is THE reference book. Well written I think it covers all the issues you want to know about the Technology of making movies. It does not cover the Art of making films that well. A lot of other books are published on that topic. The 16mm worker is predominant, although Super8 and Double8 are covered.

Lipton must have thought that he can repeat the relevance of "Independent Filmmaking" and I think he did, but now purely for Super8 productions. Again it covers all subjects you want and in an easy readable style. Recommended, but hard to get. I found my copy in a second hand bookshop in Santa Monica, CA. Both books are long out of print, but try Amazon.com and place a search order there.

If you can read french or at least get the drift, this is a magnificent book on Super8 filmmaking. It covers both Techniques as wel as Art. Orientation towards french equipment.

A thorough german book covering Art and Techniques with a taste for the german products in the Super8 realm.

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