Some guy I know just waited until the lab went under and brought the whole lot at scrap prices from the liquidators.... About 1/10 of what the lab was asking for before...
2016-03-28 8:56 GMT-04:00 Nicholas Kovats <[email protected]>: > Very happy for all concerned that 101% financing was achieved! > > On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 6:00 AM, Esperanza Collado > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Friends, > > > > Our colleagues in Berlin need a last push to make it. Please help if you > > can. Only 2 days left! > > > > Thank you very much to all that have already donated but now we come to > you > > in full panhandler mode. We've raised over 23,000 but we need one last > push. > > We have two days left. So check your pockets, your spare change bowl, and > > the inside of your shoes. Steal some from the collection tray in church > or > > swindle the kid with the lemonade stand. Remember, you can't take it with > > you when you die. Anything you give us goes to the Film Gods. May they > > shower you with silver halide and gelatin riches. > > > > Click here > LABORBERLIN 2.0 - FILM AIN'T DEAD > > > > Thank you, good bye. > > > > Love, > > Juan + Anja > > > > *if you don't know what we're talking about read below.* > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 10:20 PM, Juan David Gonzalez Monroy > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear friends and lovers of film, > > > > As we hope you've already heard, 2 weeks ago, LaborBerlin, the > independent > > artist-run film lab that we're a part of, launched a new crowd- funding > > campaign called LaborBerlin 2.0 - FILM AIN'T DEAD. > > > > If you have no idea what we're talking about, here it is in a nutshell: > > > > We are raising funds to purchase professional processing and printing > > equipment from Film16, a small German lab that recently closed. > > > > Why? (Lofty goals) Most professional film labs around the world are > closing > > and we want to protect analog film technology and ensure the future of > > motion picture art. > > > > Why? (Practical reasons) The machines are small and perfectly suited for > our > > space and processing needs. > > > > Why? (Brass tacks) We want to keep making films and this is the the way > > we've found we can make them. Without the lab and the people there, none > of > > the films we've made so far would've been possible. We want to make more > and > > we want our friends in Berlin to make more. That's why we're asking for > > help. > > > > We have already received a great deal of support so far (23% of our goal > at > > the time of this message + 2000€ external donations ). If you've already > > helped us out know that we're infinitely grateful. However, we still > have a > > ways to go so please take a few minutes to look at our campaign page: > > LABORBERLIN 2.0 - FILM AIN'T DEAD > > > > When you click, you'll see that we also have a lot of stuff you can take > > with you as a reminder of your good deed. We have bags, shirts, and if, > you > > have a bookshelf or a dvd player, stuff to put on or into those and if > you > > have walls, and we hope you do, some stuff to hang on them. For those > that > > have kept your film projector clean and lubricated, we also have some > nice > > 16mm prints (from Jodie Mack and Margaret Rorison) for you to take home > and > > screen over and over again (no ticket, no festival pass needed). And > finally > > for those that want to get their hands dirty we have workshops where you > can > > learn to make your own films to screen when, where and with whoever you > > please. > > > > So take a look, give us a hand and thank you for listening. > > > > All the best, > > Juan + Anja > > > > -- > > Esperanza Collado > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > www.esperanzacollado.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > FrameWorks mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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