Chuck Sorry to say some or all of these may be difficult to impossible. It seems likely that again some or all are owned by rights holders outside the US. I looked very quickly at the first and fourth and one is long out of print and the other as far as I can tell was never released in the US. The best way to track down rights usually is to find out if the film is currently out on DVD in the US. This would be hopeful sign that at least you can track down a rights holder and that is is currently available in the US. A lot of the time the DVD distributor does NOT own the PPR rights but they will know who does (if you can get them to give you the contact is another issue). You can also check the Variety review for the original production company. The problem is that there are tens of thousands of films that have no US distributor which of course does not mean that they are in any way PD. With a little googling and possibly some phone calls I expect you might find the company that owns them ( I think Hertzog might actually own many of his films). Then you have to find someone there who is willing to license it to you. If you own a copy that was released outside the US they are likely to be upset. It is not illegal to buy a legit copy from another country but it can piss off the owner. If they are willing to license it the cost may well be high and they won't exactly be in the mood for filling out a tax form, P.O etc. Every once in a while you can luck out and find a friendly rights holder, but on the whole it is likely more trouble than it is worth. I would suggest at a minimum anyone requesting you do track down exhibition rights be limited to films that have been released in the US. It is simply unrealistic to expect to track down and license films that have not.
How long is the event anyway? Do they really need all of these films? Anyway bottom line it is going to be a bitch to track down and license these films though I think the Hertzog is the most likely. On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Chuck McCann <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a list of international films that a university department wants to > show at a recruiting / department ''awareness'' event, each title represents > a one-time showing, Swank was able to quote 4 of the 11 titles, but what > about the rest of them? > > Here they are: > > (1) Stroszek > by Werner Herzog > > (2) Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul > by Fatih Akin > > (3) A Fronteira > by R. Carminati > > (4) Stiliagi ("Hipsters") > by Valeriy Todorovskiy > > (5) l'Amerique en une nuit” > by Dany Laferriere > > (6) Speaking in tongues > by Marcia Jarmel and Ken Schneide > > ****** Swank gave quotes for remaining 4***** > > Maria Full of Grace - $375 > > The Visitor - $425 > > Zabriskie Point - $325 > > Once Upon a Time in China Part 1 – (is this the correct one?) - $325 > > > 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. > > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) [email protected]
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