FILM Ferrania has announced a new black-and-white film – P33, a 160-ISO 35mm film based off a post-war cinema stock originally produced by Ferrania.
The Italian film producer teased the release of a new film earlier this week, having previously promised two films based on cinema stocks late last year.
The new film was revealed on Thursday evening (22 February) and is now in “limited stock” from Film Ferrania’s web shop.
“With a sensitivity of 160 ASA, the P33 ensures a simpler and more versatile photographic experience compared to the past,” FILM Ferrania said on the new film’s listing. “Designed to overcome the processing and printing challenges faced by enthusiasts of the P30, the P33 offers distinctive features such as fine grain and defined contrast.
“This film not only meets the needs of professionals but also makes analogue photography accessible to less experienced enthusiasts. Remaining true to the tradition of Film Ferrania, the P33 combines innovation and tradition, demonstrating the company’s ongoing evolution in the industry.”
The film is available for £9 a roll (36 frames).
There had been clues that the film being released would be ISO 160 thanks to the setting of the Leica camera a roll of film was loaded into on the teaser video earlier this week.
FILM Ferrania said last year it was preparing to release a new version of the film. It is the company’s third film since it was launched in 2013 from surviving remnants of the Ferrania film factory in northern Italy.
FILM Ferrania had initially intended to re-release Ferrania’s colour slide film off the back of its successful Kickstarter in 2013, but the film has not yet materialised.
Instead, the company relaunched P30 – another black-and-white cinema film in ISO 80 – in 35mm in. 2018. This was later followed up by a 120 version.
Last year, it released Orto, an orthochromatic black-and-white film.
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