Attending the Kick Off Day event will give you early access and discounts to the Film Forever weekend programming.

Tickets for the weekend programming have not yet been released and please note the weekend programming is still in the works — more events will be added.

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Friday 5/29

VALOI CAFÉ SCANNING SESSIONS Get hands-on experience with the VALOI camera scanning workflow with the easy35 and easy120. Bring your 35mm or 120 negatives, and VALOI will guide you through scanning your first roll and achieving the conversions you want. Don't have negatives on hand? No problem. Join us anyway as we scan and sip. The VALOl team will be available to answer questions, advise on setups, and provide real-time scanning demos. WHEN Friday 11am - 4pm WHERE NYC Film Lab (Williamsburg)
USEDPHOTOPRO USED PHOTO® ORC GEAR GARAGE UsedPhotoPro will be on-site at CRC Vista to turn your pre-loved camera gear into cash. It's your chance to sell all those dusty cameras you no longer use. Hang & chat with film photographer, Caleb Knueven and get your film photography questions answered. WITH CALEB KNUEVEN WHEN Friday 12pm - 3pm WHERE CRC Vista
REVOLOG CREATE YOUR OWN SPECIALTY FILM Join Michael from revolog and dubblefilm to create your own specialty film. Get creative by designing your own template and using it to manipulate your film. WHEN WHERE Friday 12pm CRC Vista
BIRGIT & SISSI BS PHOTOTIME LIVE Join Birgit & Sissi in Brooklyn Film Camera's backyard for a live recording of their podcast BS Phototime with special guest Hilary Freed from ILFORD / HARMAN photo. Ask questions & chat all things photography. WHEN Friday 1pm WHERE Brooklyn Film Camera
Penumbra Foundation is an arts non-profit located in the heart of Manhattan dedicated to an expansive view of the photographic medium and the advancement of historic photographic processes. Join us for a tour of Penumbra's facilities-including darkrooms, exhibition spaces, a northlight studio, scanning and digitization stations, and a library housing a rare collection of historical manuals and photobooks-and learn more about how you can get involved in Penumbra's vibrant community. WHEN WHERE Friday, 2pm Penumbra Foundation

Saturday 5/30

DARKROOM PRINTING A CONTACT SHEET In this introduction to the darkroom, we'll teach you to print a contact sheet from a roll of B&W film. After a tour of the Gowanus Darkroom, we'll provide instruction on the basic darkroom processes and teach you to print your own contact sheet. Paper and chemistry will be provided. *Bring your negatives from 1 or 2 rolls of B&W film. WHEN WHER Saturday 10am Gowanus Darkroom
VALOI CAFÉ SCANNING SESSIONS Get hands-on experience with the VALOI camera scanning workflow with the easy35 and easy120. Bring your 35mm or 120 negatives, and VALOI will guide you through scanning your first roll and achieving the conversions you want. Don't have negatives on hand? No problem. Join us anyway as we scan and sip. The VALOl team will be available to answer questions, advise on setups, and provide real-time scanning demos. WHEN Saturday 11am - 4pm WHERE NYC Film Lab (Williamsburg)
DARKROOM PRINTING A CONTACT SHEET In this introduction to the darkroom, we'll teach you to print a contact sheet from a roll of B&W film. After a tour of the Gowanus Darkroom, we'll provide instruction on the basic darkroom processes and teach you to print your own contact sheet. Paper and chemistry will be provided. *Bring your negatives from 1 or 2 rolls of B&W film. WHEN WHER Saturday 12pm Gowanus Darkroom
USEDPHOTOPRO GEAR GARAGE UsedPhotoPro will be on-site at CRC Vista to turn your pre-loved camera gear into cash. It's your chance to sell all those dusty cameras you no longer use. Hang & chat with film photographer, Caleb Knueven and get your film photography questions answered. WITH CALEB KNUEVEN WHEN Saturday 12pm - 3pm WHERE CRC Vista
REVOLOG CREATE YOUR OWN SPECIALTY FILM Join Michael from revolog and dubblefilm to create your own specialty film. Get creative by designing your own template and using it to manipulate your film. WHEN WHERE Saturday 12pm CRC Vista
ON MATERIAL PRACTICE: MARTHA NARANJO SADNOVAL Martha Naranjo Sandoval's long-term projects use 35mm film as a diaristic and intimate tool, building personal archives that examine migration, memory, sequencing, and the emotional weight carried by everyday images. WHEN Saturday 1pm WHERE NICE Film Club
SEEING AMERICA: THE PEOPLE, ETHICS, AND THE OPEN ROAD Nat and Ben talk about their shared love for the physical image, from darkroom prints to large format polaroids, and how they each approach documenting America and Americans today Get inspired and test out the new NONS instant backs for the Hasselblad 500cm or Mamiya RZ67 while you re there. WHEN WHERE Saturday 1pm Brooklyn Film Camera
DARKROOM PRINTING A CONTACT SHEET In this introduction to the darkroom, we'll teach you to print a contact sheet from a roll of B&W film. After a tour of the Gowanus Darkroom, we'll provide instruction on the basic darkroom processes and teach you to print your own contact sheet. Paper and chemistry will be provided. *Bring your negatives from 1 or 2 rolls of B&W film. WHEN WHER Saturday 2pm Gowanus Darkroom
LET THERE BE LIGHT FLASH ON FILM Learn different use cases for three types of on-camera flashes (the KEKS manual type flash, a traditional thyristor type "auto" flash, and built-in flashes like point and shoots). Review advantages and disadvantages of each type and learn techniques for achieving sharp, well-exposed images in a variety of scenarios. WHEN Saturday 3pm WHERE Singers
MEETUP BEERS & CAMERAS Join us and many of our special guests from the Film Forever Weekend for our final highlight on Saturday — The Beers & Cameras Meetup! You know the drill: Bring your favorite cameras, have a drink, chat with fellow film photographers and have a good time. WITH SPECIAL GUESTS WHEN Saturday 6pm WHERE Strong Rope Brewery, Red Hook

Sunday 5/31

ON MATERIAL PRACTICE: ISAIAH WINTERS Isaiah Winters' interdisciplinary practice merges archival and contemporary imagery, exploring how photographs function as cultural records and how meaning shifts through recontextualization and visual research. WHEN Sunday 11am WHERE NICE Film Club