Then go for the Variety review and see what it says on company & producers.
Good luck. Worth noting New Yorker has a problem because it does not have access to a lot of the old records but most companies do and you need to be polite but a little pushy to get them to dig out who they bought it from if they no longer own it. On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Junior Tidal <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks! I actually got in contact with Linda and she referred me to the list. > > The IMDB page was just used to identify the film, not to find the rights. > > Junior Tidal > Assistant Professor > Web Services and Multimedia Librarian > New York City College of Technology, CUNY > 300 Jay Street > Brooklyn, NY 11210 > 718.260.5481 > > http://library.citytech.cuny.edu > > >>>> Jessica Rosner <[email protected]> 10/5/2011 5:02 PM >>> > The film was distribute in the US by New Yorker but that was a long > time ago and it is doubtful they still have rights. However check with > Linda Duchin there and see if they have any info on who it was bought > from. Alas since the company went under but is now back, their records > may be spotty. > > General word of advice. IMDB is a TERRIBLE source for PPR rights. > First place to try is NY Times review assuming it had one. That will > tell you at least who owned when it was released in the US. If you > dead end there , get the Variety review which should have info on > overall production/sales company. > > On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Junior Tidal <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Would anyone know where I can get a PPR copy of A Mongolian Tale? Here is >> the film's IMDB page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116511/ >> >> thanks, >> >> Junior Tidal >> Assistant Professor >> Web Services and Multimedia Librarian >> New York City College of Technology, CUNY >> 300 Jay Street >> Brooklyn, NY 11210 >> 718.260.5481 >> >> http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >> >> >> >> 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] > > 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. > -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) [email protected] 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.
