Russian and Ukrainian film producers wanted

Filmsammler · 2006-03-15T15:45:42+00:00

Hallo, im Juli plane ich eine Reise in die Ukraine und nach Russland. Hintergrund ist, dass ich eine Artikelserie über Filmhersteller (35mm, 16mm, 8mm) aus...

Filmsammler

Hello, I’m planning a trip to Ukraine and Russia in July. The reason is that I’m writing a series of articles on film manufacturers (35mm, 16mm, 8mm) from these countries, as well as manufacturers of cameras, film cameras and film projectors. I have already written to many companies that I found through online research. These include Svema, Tasma, Krasnogorskij Zavod and others. Unfortunately, the Russians and Ukrainians don’t seem to be very good at reading emails or replying to correspondence. I would be delighted if you could post here any manufacturers in this sector that you are aware of, perhaps including a contact person, and of course what they are producing today. During my visits, I will of course mention that there is a demand for their products in Germany (I’ve read this several times here on the forum) and if anyone is willing to send goods to order, I will of course post the details here. So, please let me know of any film/photo/film camera shops you know of in these countries; I’ll visit them all this summer.

Gast

Hello, I’ve posted a list (here on the forum). Otherwise, I wonder why you don’t just give them a ring – then they’ll have to answer, even if they don’t feel like it. But what use is demand to them if no one imports their films? Greetings from Ukraine Oleksander

Gast

http://www.fotoimpex.de/forum/index.php?showtopic=1054

PhilippReichmuth

Hello film collectors, You’ll need to approach this in a focused way, so I’d suggest drawing up a plan. As Oleksander said: a phone call is always better than an email. That’s the case in Germany, and even more so in the Eastern Bloc. I assume you can speak Russian. It’ll be difficult without it. As well as the film manufacturers and optical factories mentioned by Oleksander – which you’ve already written to, even if you haven’t called them yet :) – I’d suggest getting in touch with reputable repair and tuning services for Eastern Bloc cameras, such as Gevorg Vartanyan of Arax in Kyiv ( http://www.araxfoto.com , a very nice man who replies to emails quickly and willingly) and the virtually legendary Oleg Khalyavin in Yoshkar-Ola, Republic of Mari El (900 km = one night’s train journey east of Moscow; [url="http://www.okvintagecamera.com)"]http://www.okvintagecamera.com)[/url]. Both know their way around the industry very well and can probably put you in touch with contacts at Arsenal or KMZ if you show an interest. At Arsenal in Kyiv (http://www.zavodarsenal.kiev.ua/?lan=&id=_1_3, the website is still wishing everyone a happy 8 March), you can arrange factory tours. If you do organise one, do let me know – I might be in Kyiv at the end of July and would be happy to join you if the timing works out B) Philipp

Filmsammler

Well, my Russian isn’t great, but my wife is coming along and she speaks Russian very well. I’ve started by writing to the companies by post, including a friendly letter in Russian, and I’m going to wait and see how they respond. In May, I’ll then ring the companies that haven’t replied. Thank you for the two addresses for the camera tuners; I’ll definitely include them in my report.