No only the actual rights holder can waive fees. It is possible a producer of an indie film may have those rights, but one would have to check. If this is a film that was in fact released on theaters it is very unlikely a producer would own them. The subject of a documentary would be VERY unlikely to own any rights. That said in most cases if a producer or director asks the rights holder to waive a fee, they usually will. I would point out that unless the film is self distributed it is very rare for a director to own exhibition rights. Again most distributors will cut producers & directors some leeway for personal presentations, but they like to be asked first.
On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Karsten, Eileen <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear CW, > > Can people associated with a film waive paying PPR for a film for a public > showing? The events are not charging admission. This question came up > during a discussion with some other Librarians. Examples that were offered > were: > > 1. A film producer brings his own DVD copy of a film that has not been > released on DVD yet. He is speaking at a public library. Small indie film > shown mostly at festivals. > 2. A film director doing a series of workshops on campus uses the Library > copies of his films. He shows the films the night before the workshops. > Feature films that had been seen in theaters. > 3. The subject of a documentary brings his own copy of the film. He > introduces the film and does a Q&A afterward. Documentary had been shown on > cable. > > One and three were not paid for their time, but two was paid. > > Some of the Librarians seemed to think it was all right. Others thought > that if Swank or somebody had the rights, they should have be contacted and > paid. > > Eileen Karsten > Lake Forest College > > > > > > 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.
