Fotomat was an American retail chain of photo development drive-through kiosks located primarily in shopping center parking lots.

Usually positioned in a large parking area, such as a supermarket or strip mall, the Fotomat huts required a minimal amount of land and were able to accommodate cars driving up to drop off or pick up film.

In addition to photo developing, Fotomat was one of the first companies to offer movies for rent on videocassette—a new concept then—starting in December 1979.

Fotomat also offered lesser-known titles from smaller distributors such as Brandon Chase's Group I Releasing and VCI from Tulsa, Oklahoma (one of the first independent video labels at the dawn of the format), but these releases would not be prominently credited to these sources as the Paramount titles.

In addition, a Fotomat logo accompanied by a four-tone sound would play before the start of each movie.

[12][13] On March 4, 1980, Walt Disney Home Entertainment began offering their first videos for rental through Fotomat.