Agfacolor at 90: The Race for Color and the Technology that Endured

In October 1936, “AGFACOLOR Neu” was introduced as the world's first modern single-strip color film, triggering a “photographic” arms race during WWII. It endured long after and provided the foundation for many other international color film formats after the war; its specific color tones and palette gave many Eastern European films an iconic look. On this 90th anniversary, we should remember this important part of film history.

Print ISSN

1545-0279

Electronic ISSN

2160-2492

Published

2026-10

Content type

Opinion

DOI

10.5594/JMI.2026/SOVO9428