Due to a lack of raw materials, Fujifilm has stated that it would no longer accept new domestic orders for various color negative 35mm film and reversal film in the 35mm and 120 formats. The company says it is halting production of nine different types of the film until further notice and will be taking steps to try and ensure a stable supply of the materials required to make these products as soon as possible. Nonetheless, it must stop accepting new domestic orders for these nine film types. At least in Japan, the impacted film types will probably become harder to find.

The production halt affects three different varieties of color-negative 35mm film—Fujicolor 100, Superia Premium 400, and Superia X-TRA 400. Production of the reversal films Velvia 50, Velvia 100, and Provia 100F in the 35mm and 120 format sizes will be suspended. Reversal films, often known as slide films or transparency films, fall under this category.

Fujifilm did not specify which specific raw materials it finds difficult to obtain, nor did it give an estimated time frame for when it could begin manufacturing. The firm did not say whether the problem will affect the movie’s accessibility outside of Japan.

Although interest in analog photography is rising, finding the supplies needed to continue the pastime is becoming harder. Fujifilm warned that several of their 35mm films would likely be in low supply “for the time being” last year. The business had issued a similar alert in 2022 over 120 film shortages that similarly impacted the Velvia and Provia brands.