Topics in Super 8 #16

Developing Super 8 Yourself

Filmomat, JOBO, Vintage Visual—they all offer equipment for developing Super 8 film. Black-and-white development is possible with minimal effort and low cost, but color is more complicated—and more expensive. We compare the options.

The 250,000-Dollar Project

A feature film on Super 8? Absolutely, said American Eric Player, and shot a thriller on 240 Kodak Vision3 cartridges. The 76-minute film HARMLESS is now heading to its first festivals and theaters. It will also be available via streaming services later. We spoke with the producer.

Rehberger – the man from the workshop

His name is synonymous with quality repairs across Europe. Manfred Rehberger, who worked for many years at the German company Ritter Filmgeräte in Mannheim, has made a name for himself with Beaulieu repairs. What few people know: For years, he also worked for Olympus. An interview about his life’s work.

Weiterstadt: 50 Years of the Film Festival, 30 Years of the Super 8 Competition

This time, two articles focus on the milestone anniversary of the Weiterstadt Open Air Film Festival. This event has been taking place in the Hessian countryside for 50 years now. In an interview, film program curator Andreas Heidenreich reflects on unexpected successes and an uncertain future. Filmmaker Dagie Brundert, who has won quite a few awards there, wrote an ode to the German Woodstock.

Climate Satire on Super 8: Holler my dear

Funk-rock-folk—this was the mix the film group IFMA was tasked with using to create a music video for a climate satire on Super 8. Over 10,000 fans on YouTube have already watched the result featuring the group Holler my dear. How did the project come about?

New reloadable Super 8 cartridge

Edmund Ward from the British company on8mil is nearing completion of his prototype, a reloadable Super 8 cart. He plans to market it with a film subscription. More about the invention—and what Kodak has to say about it—in the new Super 8 Magazine.

Kodak in Coburg?

Rochester—of course. Stuttgart—obviously. Lausanne—the final years of Kodachrome in Europe. But who knows that Kodak used to produce and develop film in Coburg? Over 2,000 people worked there, though not in Franconia, but in Australia. Our photo story shows 8mm and 16mm development near Melbourne.

Digital Super 8 Cartridge

Time and again, there are attempts to replace the real film cassette with a digital one. Following NoLab, Patrick Steemers from the Netherlands has now made progress with his idea. If only there weren’t a huge catch...