«there is no time and no money for this edition» :)

Gracias, Elena.

2018-02-15 13:33 GMT+01:00 Elena Duque <[email protected]>:

> Thanks!
>
> It is for Oviedo, Asturias. Of course, you have to pay for the films for a
> public screening, no matter if they are digital or prints in 16mm, that is
> out of question!
>
> 2018-02-15 13:23 GMT+01:00 Esperanza Collado <[email protected]>
> :
>
>> Hi Elena,
>>
>> Once I rented Lemon by Frampton from Anthology Film Archives, it was a
>> digital file and was screened at Irish Film Institute. I think we couldn't
>> get the actual print as it was already booked, so we rented that file but
>> not for free of course.
>>
>> So, in the end it costs money too if you screen digital, and you're not
>> even showing the original work. That sucks :)
>>
>> What city is this? Can you tell us?
>>
>> 2018-02-15 12:53 GMT+01:00 Elena Duque <[email protected]>:
>>
>>> Thanks, Pip
>>>
>>> I totally understand that, and I work for a festival that is very aware
>>> of that ((S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico in A Coruña). Ideally, I would
>>> suggest them to project in 16mm, but this is a test screening in a small
>>> Spanish town, happening in a month and a half thanks to a venue they just
>>> got recently. So, there is no time and no money for this edition (besides
>>> of getting a projector, it would be necessary to hire a projectionist and
>>> pay for the shipping of the prints), but hopefully we will be able to that
>>> properly next year. So, I'm trying to do my best with what's available, in
>>> a place with no avant garde screenings tradition whatsoever. It is
>>> important to be aware of the context, and as much as I think that the
>>> analog screening is a totally different experience, I think this is better
>>> than nothing. We go little by little, trying to create a new audience that
>>> does not exist now!
>>>
>>> Given that, thank you very much for your suggestion! I will look through
>>> your catalogue and maybe I will make you some enquiries, trying to be
>>> respectful to all the filmmakers involved.
>>>
>>> Cheers!
>>>
>>> 2018-02-15 12:39 GMT+01:00 Pip Chodorov <[email protected]>:
>>>
>>>> Dear Elena,
>>>>
>>>> Many filmmakers don't want their films shown digitally. A good example
>>>> is Stan Brakhage. It really denatures the intended image. Other filmmakers
>>>> are more tolerant, such as Jonas Mekas. It is a big debate.
>>>>
>>>> At Re:Voir in Paris we have digital files for our VOD platform and
>>>> DVD/Blu-Ray publishing but these are meant only for home video, and though
>>>> we do get requests for screenings we always encourage programmers to screen
>>>> film prints from the coops. A 16mm projector is really quite affordable.
>>>> But if the programmers insist and if the filmmakers agree, we can rent
>>>> files.
>>>>
>>>> In any case it is important to write in your screening programs and to
>>>> tell the audience that you are showing electronic reproductions. Just as if
>>>> you go to a museum you expect to see original paintings, not photocopies,
>>>> so reproductions would be indicated on the title card. It is important to
>>>> educate your audience and show them films on film!
>>>>
>>>> Pip Chodorov
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 12:28 +0100 15/02/18, Elena Duque wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I am trying to put together a couple of programs as a sort of
>>>>> introduction to experimental cinema for the audience of a small festival 
>>>>> in
>>>>> a small town. They don't have the possibility to project in 16mm or 35mm
>>>>> (not this year at least), so I need to find digital files available to 
>>>>> rent
>>>>> and screen. I have been browsing through the catalogues of all the
>>>>> cooperatives and distributors I could think of, but I am still missing 
>>>>> some
>>>>> things I consider important. For instance, Stan Brakhage and Marie Menken.
>>>>> Do you know of any source, cooperative, distributor or individual, where I
>>>>> can find digital "prints" to rent?
>>>>>
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