ABOUT US
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BIRD FILMS has been a family-owned and operated business serving the photographic industry since 1928.  Originally situated in downtown Regina, Saskatchewan, the company started with the basics selling Kodak cameras, film, and associated accessories.  Dick Bird, the founder of Bird Films, was a pioneer in the industry and became famous and world renown for his many exploits in the photographic field.  He became most notably known for his filming and capture of such major world events as the Spanish Civil War, Hitler Youth rallies, WW II, and famine in China.  Over the years, Mr. Bird's love for nature photography found him crossing paths with Walt Disney for whom he eventually worked with for many years.

Bird Films had many downtown locations (1928 Scarth Street location shown in photo) over the years opening a second location in Regina's first strip mall, the Golden Mile Plaza in 1961. The downtown location was closed in 1967 and was not reopened until 1985 on the Scarth Street Mall. This downtown location was forced to close in 1996 after struggling through three years of city construction on the Scarth Street Mall.  Despite this setback, Bird Films persevered and still has a thriving business in the Golden Mile Shopping Centre today.

In the late 1960's, Mr. Bird passed the business on to his son-in-law Olaf (Olie) Kaad.  Mr. Kaad ran Bird Films from 1967 through to the mid 1990's.  In the late 1990's, Mr. Kaad passed the company on to his grand-daughter, Lori and her husband Marshall Desjardins.  They have been operating the business since 1998 but Lori has actually been involved with the business since the late 1970's.

Bird Films has become a specialty photographic outlet providing a variety of cameras including digital and film models, accessories and hardware for all photographers.  For the sportsman and outdoor enthusiasts, we carry a full line of top brand name binoculars.  For those traveling abroad, passport photos are offered while you wait - no appointment necessary!

Bird Films offers a wide range of film, inkjet papers, digital camera cards, and associated accessories.  We also boast a state of the art Digital Kodak Picture Maker kiosk which enables us to print digital images from any digital camera card or CD in minutes.  The beauty of this machine is it is self-serve and extremely simple to use enabling our customers to work alone and make prints all by themselves.  We encourage our customers to come in, take a seat, and print their pictures at our kiosk at their leisure.  Of course, this machine also makes prints from prints and enlarges up to 8x10.

If you're simply looking to order digital prints from our mini-lab, feel free to come in, take a seat, relax and use one of our digital kiosk order stations.  Bring in your digital memory card, CD, or DVD and we'll help you get started.  As many of our customers know, part of the allure of Bird Films is it's intimate atmosphere and relaxed environment!  It's not uncommon for many of our customers to sit at one of our order stations, and spend an hour sifting through and selecting their favorite photos for print.

In June 2005, we launched our new on-line photofinishing service.  This new and exciting service enables customers to not only send us their digital images for printing on-line but also allows them to share their images via email with friends and family.  An additional benefit, is free storage of your many precious digital images.  Customers can undertake simple editing procedures such as cropping and red-eye. 

In October 2008, we introduced Foto Books to our online print service.  Now you can design and order a photo book from the comfort of your own home.  We have a book style for everyone's tastes and many innovative layouts to choose from.  If you need a hand to get started or simply have a few questions, please give us a call.  Many new and exciting features are on the way with our online print service, so keep on coming back!  We are confident that once you give it a try, you will find the benefits very fulfilling and useful.  It's a fun service and best of all, access is free and can be done in the comfort of your own home or office!  For customers that still prefer traditional film photography, we can now digitize and upload prints to our on-line site so they too can enjoy all of the above mentioned features and the fun and excitement that the on-line world has to offer.  If you haven't already tried it, simply click here and we will whisk you off to our site!

Bird Films is widely regarded for their photofinishing excellence.  We have been personally serving the Regina market in this area since 1985 when we purchased the city's first photofinishing mini-lab.  Our reputation in the area of picture printing is unsurpassed.  We encourage you to bring in your digital images or your traditional film rolls to try out our service and quality.  As our many customers are aware, we personally hand inspect each and every photo we print.  With film print orders, we check for dust and adjust color and density when necessary.  In the digital age, we need not worry about dust, but adjustment of color and density when required is always a must with our print technicians!  Of course, we only use Kodak's highest quality photographic paper and chemistry to ensure the best for our customers.  Our Noritsu mini-lab is spotlessly maintained and monitored daily to ensure your prints are always developed and printed correctly with the utmost care.

Bird Films staff are experts in the field and boast a combined experience in the photographic industry of over 50 years between a staff numbering only four people.  We are known for our superior customer service and expert advice.  We are also proud to be one of the founding members of the Kodak Image Check Program.  In 2005, we joined forces with Canada's largest photographic buying group of independently owned and operated dealers,  Foto Source Canada.  Today, the membership exceeds 200 stores across the country.  What this means to you, our customers, is big box purchasing power to ensure you always get the best price!  You can contact us by email: birdfilms@accesscomm.ca or by phone at (306) 586-0311.

In the beginning, Mr. Bird coined the following phrase, "Bird Service is Personal Service", a motto we are proud to say holds true to this very day.  So, if you're in the Regina area, please come in for a visit. You'll be awfully glad you did.

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