Danish film director bagged the world's first film recorded simultaneously on all Kodak film formats |
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| Written by: Rebel Films, press March 2026 | Date: 08.04.2026 |
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Danish film director bagged the world's first film photographed
simultaneously on all Kodak film formats. Most Danes know 70mm film from the
cinema, where directors such as Christopher Nolan use the format for some of
the most spectacular images in film history. The 70mm on screen is actually
recorded on 65mm film - one of the world's largest and most exclusive film
formats. At the opposite end of the spectrum is Super 8, the small handheld
format that has captured private moments and home movies for decades. In the
Danish-produced dance film "CUT"
meets these extremes - and everything in between - in the same performance,
where all four classic Kodak film formats are photographed side by side -
for the first time ever.Behind the project is Danish film director Jesper Tønnes, who created an unusual film experiment: a short dance film shot simultaneously in all four classic Kodak film formats – Super 8, Super 16, 35mm and 65mm. The film follows flamenco dancer Selene Muñoz, who walks into a film studio surrounded by cameras, lights and people. In the middle of the room, she has to dance through flashes, expectations and the space which try to hold her down. • Go to "CUT" with ARRI 765. A Unique Analogue Workshop Event • Go to Jesper Tønnes: The Formats are also part of the Storytelling The result is not only the first Danish film production ever recorded on 65mm film, but also the first film production in the world, where all four Kodak film formats are photographed simultaneously during the same performance. Behind the cameras is a team of Danish cinematographers: Manuel Claro ("Melancholia", "The House That Jack Built"), Camilla Hjelm ("Under sandet", "Lille soldat"), Anders Lindved ("Vindmøllernes Sus", "Intet Vover") and chief cinetographer Kristoffer Engholm Aabo, who in 2024 had the experimental film work "TELOS I" taken to both Cannes and the Venice Film Festival. The project was realized in collaboration with a number of players from the Danish film industry, including FilmGear and Kameraudlejningen, as well as international partners such as Kodak Motion Picture Film and ARRI Rental. Kodak supplied analog raw film for the filming, while ARRI Rental made available a rare ARRIFLEX 765 camera – a camera so large and sought-after that director Jesper Tønnes and producer Jacob Jayantha themselves traveled to Munich in Germany to collect it. The filming took place over three days (August 2023) in the studio at FilmGear, where more than 60 film people participated in the production, driven by a common passion for analog film.
Since its completion,
"CUT" has been shown at a number of
international festivals, including Odense International Film Festival, San
Francisco Dance Film Festival, Dance Camera West and InShadow Festival, each
of which have created interest in the creative possibilities of analog film
today. The film is now released online, where the public can both see the
dance film itself, but also the film about the filming, and especially the
side-by-side version, where all four film formats play simultaneously and
make the experiment visible in real time. |
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"CUT" Facts |
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 Selene
Muñoz in "CUT", photogrpahed on Kodak film 3-perf. Super 35mm,
in order to use the entire width of the film. Picture: Rebel FilmDirector: Jesper Tønnes. Producer: Rebel Pictures. Dancer: Selene Muñoz Running time: 4 minutes "CUT" • YouTube • Vimeo "CUT" - Behind the Scenes • YouTube • Vimeo "CUT" - SIDE-BY-SIDE • Kodaks Youtube kanal • film recording simultaneously on all four classic Kodak film formats • Super 8, Super 16, 35mm and 65mm film optog den samme performance på samme tid • 65mm is one of the world's largest and most exclusive film formats - known from big cinema and IMAX productions • Recording on 65mm film costs approximately 2,000 kroner per minut råfilm • Produced by Jacob Jayantha, Jesper Tønnes and Anders Lindved • Flamenco dancer Selene Muñoz appears as the film's central performer. • Fire photographer optog simultaneously: Manuel Claro, Camilla Hjelm, Anders Lindved and Kristoffer Engholm Aabo • Instructor Jesper Tønnes and producer Jacob Jayantha traveled to ARRI Rental in Munich to pick up the rare ARRIFLEX 765-kamera to Denmark • The filming took place over three days at FilmGear in København, where more than 60 film people participated in the production, voluntarily. • The project was realized in collaboration with Kodak Motion Picture Film, ARRI Rental, FilmGear, Kameraudlejningen, etc. more • The film has been screened at Odense International Film Festival, San Francisco Dance Film Festival, Dance Camera West and InShadow Festival • The film is now published online together with a bag-om-film and a side-by-side version, where all fire formats can be seen simultaneously |
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