[Videolib] advice on streaming feature film situation - FOLLOW UP Q

2013-08-01 Thread Wochna, Lorraine
Hello again everyone,

Thank you so much for your advice on streaming films for an online cinema 
studies class.  The Asst Deans here at Ohio U  agree that we should provide the 
streaming access to the list of titles that the faculty has chosen.  Some of 
the titles are available via MEF, some titles I can get through Swank Digital, 
but there are 4 titles that are not available for streaming (using 
canistreamit.it or gowatchit.com).  

Just curious if we have to deal with these 4 titles on a title by title basis?  
Or is there an 'organization' or third party that can negotiate these remaining 
titles?  While I'm at it, let me send you the 4 titles I am having difficulty 
with, perhaps some of you know who we contact to discover if streaming is an 
option:

Alejandro G InárrituBabel (2006) OWN ON DVD 
AVAIL FOR STREAM VIA VARIOUS VENDORS
Anayansi Prado   Maid in America (2004)  OWN ON DVD 
Contact filmmaker: Anayansi Prado impactofi...@hotmail.com 
Courtney HuntFrozen River (2008) OWN ON DVD 
NOT AVAIL FOR STREAM
Nancy Savoca  Dirt (2003) OWN THE 
DVDcontact filmmaker:  Nancy Savoca n...@cine-si.com

Thanks again, for all your wonderful insight.
Best,
lorraine wochna


lorraine wochna
Alden Library, Ohio University
Instruction Coordinator
Subjects:  African American Studies | English | Film |Theatre
T: 740 597 1238
http://libguides.library.ohiou.edu/profile/lorraine




VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.


Re: [Videolib] advice on streaming feature film situation - FOLLOW UP Q

2013-08-01 Thread Jessica Rosner
This is the big problem with streaming especially for feature films. There
are a huge number that are not available especially foreign and indie
films. You basically have to track them down one by one and to be honest I
strongly suspect on the foreign ones the rights holder will say no or
simply want an insane amount of money. Streaming is of course a specific
right in a contract and you will often find cases where the company that
has the film on DVD does not have the streaming rights.

As a practical matter not every film and not even remote majority of films
made are going to be available for streaming. I would do your best to track
down the rights holders but again they may well say no which is not as mean
as it sounds. If you are asking a rights holder in France to stream a movie
they have not even sold rights for in the US to stream it for a college
they are pretty likely to say no. Indie filmmakers may be more friendly but
quote a high price. Sometimes the professor is just going to have to find
another title

Confused re BABEL. You say multiple venders but can't get streaming? It was
a Paramount Vantage release. Paramount titles are now at Criterion Pictures
USA but I think they can't do streaming yet. Also the rights may have
expired and reverted back to the original owner in Europe but I would check
with Criterion.


On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Wochna, Lorraine woc...@ohio.edu wrote:

 Hello again everyone,

 Thank you so much for your advice on streaming films for an online cinema
 studies class.  The Asst Deans here at Ohio U  agree that we should provide
 the streaming access to the list of titles that the faculty has chosen.
  Some of the titles are available via MEF, some titles I can get through
 Swank Digital, but there are 4 titles that are not available for streaming
 (using canistreamit.it or gowatchit.com).

 Just curious if we have to deal with these 4 titles on a title by title
 basis?  Or is there an 'organization' or third party that can negotiate
 these remaining titles?  While I'm at it, let me send you the 4 titles I am
 having difficulty with, perhaps some of you know who we contact to discover
 if streaming is an option:

 Alejandro G InárrituBabel (2006) OWN
 ON DVD AVAIL FOR STREAM VIA VARIOUS VENDORS
 Anayansi Prado   Maid in America (2004)  OWN ON DVD
   Contact filmmaker: Anayansi Prado impactofi...@hotmail.com 
 Courtney HuntFrozen River (2008) OWN ON DVD
   NOT AVAIL FOR STREAM
 Nancy Savoca  Dirt (2003) OWN
 THE DVDcontact filmmaker:  Nancy Savoca n...@cine-si.com

 Thanks again, for all your wonderful insight.
 Best,
 lorraine wochna


 lorraine wochna
 Alden Library, Ohio University
 Instruction Coordinator
 Subjects:  African American Studies | English | Film |Theatre
 T: 740 597 1238
 http://libguides.library.ohiou.edu/profile/lorraine




 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
 issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
 control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
 libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as
 an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of
 communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
 producers and distributors.

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.


Re: [Videolib] advice on streaming feature film situation - FOLLOW UP Q

2013-08-01 Thread Jo Ann Reynolds
You should contact Women Make Movies to see if they have the streaming rights  
for Maid in America.

Jo Ann
Jo Ann Reynolds
Reserve Services Coordinator
University of Connecticut Libraries
369 Fairfield Road, Unit 1005RR
Storrs, CT  06269-1005
jo_ann.reyno...@lib.uconn.edu
860-486-1406
860-486-5636 (fax)
http://classguides.lib.uconn.edu/mediaresources 



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Subject: [Videolib] advice on streaming feature film situation - FOLLOW UP Q

Hello again everyone,

Thank you so much for your advice on streaming films for an online cinema 
studies class.  The Asst Deans here at Ohio U  agree that we should provide the 
streaming access to the list of titles that the faculty has chosen.  Some of 
the titles are available via MEF, some titles I can get through Swank Digital, 
but there are 4 titles that are not available for streaming (using 
canistreamit.it or gowatchit.com).  

Just curious if we have to deal with these 4 titles on a title by title basis?  
Or is there an 'organization' or third party that can negotiate these remaining 
titles?  While I'm at it, let me send you the 4 titles I am having difficulty 
with, perhaps some of you know who we contact to discover if streaming is an 
option:

Alejandro G InárrituBabel (2006) OWN ON DVD 
AVAIL FOR STREAM VIA VARIOUS VENDORS
Anayansi Prado   Maid in America (2004)  OWN ON DVD 
Contact filmmaker: Anayansi Prado impactofi...@hotmail.com 
Courtney HuntFrozen River (2008) OWN ON DVD 
NOT AVAIL FOR STREAM
Nancy Savoca  Dirt (2003) OWN THE 
DVDcontact filmmaker:  Nancy Savoca n...@cine-si.com

Thanks again, for all your wonderful insight.
Best,
lorraine wochna


lorraine wochna
Alden Library, Ohio University
Instruction Coordinator
Subjects:  African American Studies | English | Film |Theatre
T: 740 597 1238
http://libguides.library.ohiou.edu/profile/lorraine




VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues 
relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, 
preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and 
related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective 
working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication 
between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and 
distributors.