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Film Ferrania - Developments from October 2023 onward

brbo

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As I write this post, new batches of P33 are being processed at LRF. Format 135 - 36 exp.

Processed?! I'd rather shoot them first and only then process them!

I know, I know...

Just my way of saying that it's great to hear Ferrania & P33 are alive and kicking!
 

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I've just seen the following on Film Ferrania's Instagram


"Hello FF community,
Film Ferrania is finally returning to the market. The precision coater, freshly refurbished, is once again whirring in the famous LRF building and we are proud to announce the hiring of wonderful additional chemists to add to our talented team.
This is thanks to a completely new organisation and very significant industrial investments made throughout 2025, aimed at bringing Ferrania's iconic black-and-white film back into the hands of enthusiasts like you and ensuring a steady supply for the future.
The new owners and management are now looking to resolve the final outstanding issue, which is the old company's failed Kickstarter campaign. Whilst this is a strange legacy to inherit, the new owners recognise that none of this would have been possible without the support of early backers of that original Kickstarter campaign all those years ago.
For those who did not receive their reward, it will soon be possible to register on our website and receive a voucher to use on our soon-to-open ecommerce store.
Please stay tuned for further information and have a very merry Christmas"

Odd choice of words as the Kickstarter was very successful. It raised the necessary funds to acquire the machinery and that was the only *promise* ever made.

Hopefully good news all round, including for the people who moan that they "ordered" film way back when.
 

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And this is indeed a huge deal, and I wish the new team the very best of luck.
 

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This is fantastic news! Sounds like Ferrania being under ORWO is bringing some stability, and the additional machinery could also help Filmotec and InovisCoat. Hopefully we will start seeing P30 and P33 stocked again soon. Since Freestyle already has the new P30, I wonder if they will become the new authorized distributor Stateside.

Odd choice of words as the Kickstarter was very successful. It raised the necessary funds to acquire the machinery and that was the only *promise* ever made.

Caveat emptor is in short supply I guess. If you check Reddit or similar social media platforms, any reference to Ferrania is invariably followed by at least 1-2 people, who are there only to complain loudly about how evil the company is. It's toxic for business long term, so I get why they want to finish cleaning it up.
 

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This is good news considering im an original kickstarter backer.
It also appears we might be on the brink of seeing colour film begin production too.
 

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Elsewhere the new Film Ferrania has stated they'll bring back all the B&W products they were producing a few years ago....so we can assume P30, P33 and Orto are going to come back soon.

As for colour, we just don't know how close they are. As I tried to say upthread, the fact that the old Ferrania made decent C41 colour film and E6 film means that some of the knowledge and experience may still be there. But we know it's incredibly difficult.
 

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Ah great news, P33 in 120 if continuously produced and supported would quickly become a modern classic.

All the best to the new team!
 

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People on the “photographer side” cannot fully understand how difficult the “research and production side” of photosensitive materials is.
Today more than ever before.
This truth can be demonstrated with just one example.
There is currently a very well established player on the market that has scientists, equipment and money at its disposal, but little experience with color, and the initial results from a strictly technical point of view with that type of material (enormously more complex than b/w) are there for all to see.
That should make us think...