In an announcement on its website, Fujifilm publicly apologized for its 35mm color negative and reversal (slide) film shortage. They anticipate that the lack of raw materials will cause things to be rather tight for a while. In its apologies, Fujifilm names a few specific films and claims that steps are being taken to help assure a steady supply of goods as soon as possible.

“Due to the shortage of raw materials, supply and demand for ‘color negative film 135 size’ and ‘reversal film 135 size’ are expected to be tight for the time being,” Fujifilm writes (translated from Japanese). “We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to our customers.

“We will continue to take measures to ensure the stable supply of products as soon as possible. We appreciate your understanding.”

The Fujifilm 35mm slide films affected by this are Fujichrome Velvia 50, Fujichrome Velvia 100, Fujichrome PROVIA 100F, and Fujicolor FUJICOLOR 100 and Fujicolor SUPERIA PREMIUM 400 color negative films.

In early April this year, Fujifilm issued a very identical alert regarding shortages with their 120 films and its Velvia and PROVIA lines. Fujifilm endeavored for a full year to keep up normal 35mm line production for those stocks, but the current raw material shortages may be too challenging to overcome.

There is now a supply shortage for the film stocks stated in Fujifilm’s most recent notice, so if you are an analog photographer who utilizes these film stocks, you may want to check your preferred film retailers and stock up while supplies last.