Kodak sealed the deal for motion picture film this week, announcing that it had signed agreements with the six largest Hollywood studios that will keep all parties in the celluloid business for at least a few more years.

20th Century Fox, Walt Disney, Warner Bros. Entertainment, NBC Universal, Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures have all entered "film supply agreements" that will have Kodak continuing to provide motion picture film for movie and television production, Kodak announced. Kodak did not reveal terms of any of the agreements, including duration, but Kodak reps tell us the contracts are "for multiple years." 

Word that a Hollywood coalition was forming to keep film alive first got out last summer, when Warner Bros., Universal, Paramount, Disney, and The Weinstein Co. were reportedly discussing multi-year buying agreements that would keep Kodak's film production lines moving. Some observers worried that the movement had fizzled out by autumn, when Kodak announced more job cuts at its Rochester headquarters where film stock is made and one analyst told StudioDaily in October that only Disney had stepped up to sign on the dotted line.

Now that the deals are official, Kodak said that it will continue to supply the industry with camera negative, intermediate stock, and archival and print stock. "Film has long been—and will remain—a vital part of our culture," said Kodak CEO Jeff Clarke in a prepared statement. Kodak has also launched its #filmworthy campaign, urging filmmakers and audiences to consider that some projects "demand film."

Features currently being shot on film include Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens, Mission: Impossible 5, Batman v. Superman – Dawn of Justice, Jurassic World, Ant-Man, and Cinderella.

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