It's tough to gauge exactly how many people are involved, but the filmlabs.org site[0] lists 50 artist-run labs worldwide where people are developing movie film

It's tough to gauge exactly how many people are involved, but the filmlabs.org site[0] lists 50 artist-run labs worldwide where people are developing movie film. These range from single-person operations to large non-profits with considerable funding, but were are out there! I think cost is certainly a barrier but I'm self-interested enough to let people think it's bigger issue than it is because paradoxically that attitude has led a lot people to give away equipment and filmstock for virtually free (to me). If you're looking at the used cine camera market, the cost of Bolex cameras has climbed recently and I think that's due at least in part to Kodak re-issuing Ektachrome. [0] http://www.filmlabs.org/index.php/lab/ http://www.filmlabs.org/index.php/lab/