The team at FUJIFILM is finalising plans for the forthcoming Spring Fair exhibition. FUJIFILM's stand will be in Hall 3, stand D45.

The huge trade show, held at Birmingham's NEC between 6 - 10 February, is a key date in the marketing calendar for FUJIFILM and its Spring Fair exhibition partner, Epson. The companies will be launching two new Epson printers, the 17" Stylus Pro 4900 and the 24" Stylus Pro 7890 at the show. Both machines are high speed, low maintenance printers that provide high quality, professional prints.

Visitors to Spring Fair will also be able to see a demonstration of Wunderbars White, the new version of Wunderbars - the revolutionary framing system for canvas prints. For further information, go to www.wunderbars.com

FUJIFILM will also be showcasing the new version of its Easy Studio Print (ESP) software. ESP is designed to make printing large format extremely easy. The software automatically handles sizing, orientation and colour management. It ensures all media settings are correct and avoids errors saving on media and ink. It helps guarantee that you get exactly the right size and correct colour every time you print. The new version includes a host of new features including full colour editing, easy addition of text and a new 'Periscope' facility to allow for remote technical support.

Photo balloons, an exciting addition to the lucrative photo-gift market, make their Spring Fair debut on the FUJIFILM stand. These high quality photo balloons have a wide number of commercial uses from product launches, to weddings, to birthdays.

FUJIFILM will also be displaying its re-launched range of cut-sheet paper and photoboard and its latest selection of inkjet media.

Fujifilm has launched a new version of Wunderbars - the revolutionary framing system for canvas prints.

Wunderbars White is constructed of Swedish Pine and uses a slimmer profile wood (33mm x 46mm) than previous models. This means less waste is created in the manufacture, making Wunderbars White the environmentally friendly canvas wrap solution. Wunderbars White come in packs of 24 with sizes ranging from 8" right up to 30".

This new range features the same unique self tensioning corner blocks that made the original Wunderbars so popular. They ensure the canvas never sags and that the print will remain taught. This exclusive system also allows the frame to contract and expand according to the room's temperature and humidity.

Peter Wigington, Marketing Manager for Fujifilm's Photo Imaging Group explained the benefits for retailers: "Wunderbars White enables shops to still offer high quality canvas wraps but at a more economical price. Canvases have always offered great profits for retailers and the release of this new range of stretcher bars will mean even higher margins."

Wunderbars' constant tension stretcher bars are even easier than standard stretchers to construct and stretch canvas prints. Wunderbars are precision machined so there is no need to measure the frame to get it square or constantly hit the frame with a mallet to keep it square during stretching, it will always remain square. There is no requirement for complicated or overpriced stretching systems, machinery or devices, the only tool necessary is a staple gun.

Check out www.wunderbars.com for further details or email greenbox@fuji.co.uk

FUJIFILM walked away with three top prizes at the recent Pixel Awards, scooping Processing Manufacturer of the Year for an amazing fourth consecutive year, plus a first for FUJIFILM Digital Imaging Service (FDIS) in the Multiple Minilab of the Year category and a victory for FDIS lab Frosts Photo Centre in the Independent Minilab of the Year section.

Appropriately the Awards were presented by someone who knows all about hat-tricks - 1966 World Cup hero Geoff Hurst.

Peter Wigington, Marketing Manager for FUJIFILM's Photo Imaging Group was delighted with the accolades: "As the Pixel Awards are voted for by the trade this is great news for FUJIFILM! We believe we have the best product range in the market and now that belief has been re-enforced for the fourth year in a row by the key people in our industry. It was also very pleasing to see our FDIS group do so well, we are very lucky to work with such a committed group of retailers."

Island Photo Centre, the Fujifilm Digital Imaging Service (FDIS) shop in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, had an ingenious way of promoting their business via a medium not usually associated with images - the radio.

The management team at Island Photo Centre set-up a photography competition based around the theme of 'Isle of Wight in the Summer' and joined-up with local radio station, Isle of Wight Radio to promote the award.

Store manager, Chris Barton explains more: "The competition was a great success with over 100 entries being submitted. We then printed each entry and displayed them in our store, the public were then invited to call in and collect their print. This helped to increase foot-fall and also gave the shop a great temporary exhibition. The competition received regular plugs on our local commercial radio station and this really helped raise awareness of our shop. We're already planning our next photography competition."

Each person who submitted an image to the competition received a free 6" x 9" print of their entry with the main winner being rewarded with a Fujifilm F80 camera. Prizes were also available for the two runners-up. Lynn Hamp was judged to be the winner for her vivid portrait from the Isle of Wight carnival. Lynn was presented with her prize by Peter Wigington, Marketing Manager for Fujifilm Photo Imaging Group.

Peter Wigington, paid tribute to the team at Island Photo Centre: "This is just the sort of promotion that we encourage our FDIS stores to set-up. It caught the imagination of the local community and using their regional radio station to publicise the competition was a master-stroke, the radio people really got behind the award and helped make it such a success. Fujifilm is always happy to back such initiatives and it was great to see the winner's reaction when she received her prize."

If you'd like to know more about FDIS, email fisdigital@fuji.co.uk or call 01234 572107.

The Fujifilm Student Awards 2011 is now open for entries. This year's Award is run in conjunction with ChooseFilm.com, the online community dedicated to film photography.

The theme for this year's Award is 'Senses' with students being briefed to capture an image that encapsulates at least one of the five senses - sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. All images must be taken on Fujifilm Professional film and submitted via www.fujifilmstudentawards.co.uk - entry is free and students can enter as many photographs as they wish. The closing date for entries is 28 February 2011.

In addition to being named Fujifilm Student Photographer of the Year 2011 the winner will also be presented with £200 worth of Fujifilm, a trophy plus a professional quality portfolio by Genesis Imaging, together with a 20"x16" Clamshell Portfolio box. The printing will be supervised by Genesis Imaging's Creative Director, Mark Foxwell, who will also mentor the winner for a period of one year. The winner will also receive a PR package from the promoter of the awards, WPS Media.

Up to 30 Merit winner will receive 10 rolls of Fujicolor professional colour negative film. Each Merit winner will be asked to submit a print for final judging. The college or university that submits the most entries will win £200 worth of Fujifilm Professional film.

Fujifilm Professional's product manager, Gabriel Da Costa, commented on the Awards: "The Fujifilm Student Awards are a major part of the curriculum for many colleges, and tutors right across Britain see the Awards as pivotal to their students' education. I'm very grateful to Burton College who helped create the brief for this year. Many of the winners from the previous 25 years have gone on to enjoy successful careers as professional photographers."

2011 marks the 26th anniversary of the competition, making it the longest running and most prestigious student photography awards in the UK. For further details and examples of previous winners, go to www.fujifilmstudentawards.co.uk

ChooseFilm.com, the online community for film users, has undergone a complete re-design which has seen the site relaunch with many new features.

The new-look ChooseFilm.com is much more 'social' in its functionality. For example, any member can create a 'Group' and invite other members to join. Within each Group members can run Forums to discuss relevant subjects.

The new site has improved sections for both Features and News with plans to add fresh content on a regular basis. Members are being encouraged to suggest and provide editorial content by emailing info@choosefilm.com with their ideas.

The site already boasts over 5,500 members with new people signing-up each day, it's free to join and the site welcomes users of all brands and types of film.

Go to www.choosefilm.com to check out the site.

Fujifilm Professional has moved quickly to dispel rumours of an impending end to its E6 film processing service.

The partnership between Fujifilm and Leeds based pro lab CC Imaging will continue. CC Imaging  are responsible for the processing of all process-paid Sensia slide film, in addition to Fujifilm's other professional films when sent with Fujifilm's pre-paid E6 135/120 vouchers

Fujifilm Professional's product manager, Gabriel Da Costa, made this comment: "The relationship between Fujifilm and CC Imaging is as strong as ever and the lab continues to report high levels of film processing. Our range of transparency films is still very popular so I am delighted to state that Fujifilm is committed to E6 processing for the foreseeable future."

In addition to the continuation of the Fujifilm Processing Lab the company is also committed to its extended support of the Fujifilm Student Awards, Distinctions Awards and Choose Film, the online community dedicated to film photography.

For further information on the lab visit www.fujifilmprocessinglaboratory.co.uk and to find out more about Choose Film go to www.choosefilm.com