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Has Polaroid been saved?

jamie — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 08:15:47 +0000

Exciting news!

A team of Polaroid geniuses in Enschede, The Netherlands has acquired a production building and all of the machinery required to produce integral instant film directly from Polaroid. Their goal is to create a new analog integral film with new technology (and a new brand-name) for use in vintage Polaroid cameras. Many of the materials and parts used in previously produced Polaroid integral films have become expensive or unavailable. With a scaled down production facility and team, The Impossible Project hopes to find a new technology for integral film and begin production by 2010. Their film will serve a niche market with projections of producing 3 million films in the first year and 10 million films per year thereafter. Andre Bosman, CEO and Head of Production, Florian Kaps, CMO and creator of Polanoid.net, and Marwan Saba, CFO, head the Impossible Project. The team is comprised of experts in Polaroid production machinery, materials, chemistry and manufacturing. They are giving themselves 12 months to complete the process of finding a new, cost-effective, and available technology for creating integral film. Please offer your support, knowledge and expertise by visiting their website: The Impossible Project.

“Don’t undertake a project unless it is manifestly important and nearly impossible.” -Edwin Land (founder and inventor of Polaroid)

Here’s hoping!

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On a related note, I’d like to thank you for continuing to send in your Polaroids. Your continued support and passion is helping to save Polaroid. Here are the latest submissions:

The Latest Batch

jamie — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:35:13 +0000

Submit your polaroids, using the form, to see them appear in the next batch!

More Submissions

jamie — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:26:03 +0000

Polaroids continue to trickle in slowly.. I apologize if you’ve been waiting a while to see your picture show up. It takes a while to accumulate a post’s worth. I enjoy receiving them. It reminds me that there are people who care about Polaroid- people who recognize it’s transient beauty. I especially love the transfer. The artist mentioned in his email that it was his first attempt to transfer– well done!

Finally.. Photos!

jamie — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:15:18 +0000

Hello Everyone! Thank you for sending me your photos! I am finally able to get them up! I got a few photos that were in the “save the polaroid” vein and some that were just plain ol’ good memories and good times using our favorite photo format. I think it’s all great. We’re here to show our love. If anyone else would like to send me some photos I’m thinking I’d like to post about once a week (more or less, depending on volume.) Thank you for your support and dedication! Our voices are being heard! I’ll keep you updated. -jamie.

Thank you for your submissions!

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:50:47 +0000

I’ll be posting the first batch of submissions soon. Thanks to those who have sent in their shots. Keep ‘em coming!