A film supply apparatus is provided wherein a next film is held in a waiting condition when one film is being processed and processing for the next film is automatically commenced after the processing for the one film has been completed. The film supply apparatus comprising a film holding supply mechanism 20 with a film nip section 32 which nips one film at a film waiting position, a film moving means 33 for moving the one film from the film waiting position to a film supply position and a driving means 34 for nipping and transferring the one film between it and the film moving means is provided wherein the film moving means 33 is configured to return to the film waiting position after a predetermined portion of the one film has been transferred and wherein after the film moving means 33 has returned to the film waiting position, other film is nipped using the film nip section 32 at the film waiting position to be in a waiting condition.