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9.5 mm film is an amateur film format introduced by Pathé in 1922 as part of the Pathé Baby amateur film system. It was conceived initially as an inexpensive format to provide copies of commercially made films to home users, although a simple camera was released shortly afterwards.
The production and development of 9.5mm film did resume after the War, but the 1950s saw the introduction of yet another narrow gauge rival, the 8mm film. Also, much like cinema in the 1950s, 9.5mm had to compete for viewers with television.
May 23, 2019 · 9.5mm Film - One of Cinema's Forgotten Formats. Getting movie making into the hands of amateurs was a serious market in the early 1900's, but Kodak wasn't the only company pioneering...
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The 9.5 mm gauge was popular in Europe yet occasionally you find reels in family collections in North America. Many titles were distributed in 9.5mm for entertainment at home so not all the 9.5mm films you find will be unique home movies.
This event aims to reflect on the diverse use of 9.5mm film throughout its 100 year history and create space for scholars, archivists and curators to explore and share new research in the field while opening up new avenues for inquiry.
Thus was born 9.5mm, that was to become the first real amateur film gauge. The film was launched by Christmas 1922. Nine metres (30ft) of the new film was loaded in cassettes. The Pathé trademark was a chick emerging from a shell and the slogan was "Le Cinema Chez-soi" ("Home Cinema").
9.5 mm film is a format used mainly by amateurs and was manufactured in 1922 by Pathé Frères as part of the system. It was a budget film format with the aim of providing copies of commercially made film to home users. Shortly afterwards, a 9.5mm cine camera was manufactured.
