As a filmmaker, I would be a bit ticked off if a festival gave a copy of my movie to a university who then planned to use it in their library or classroom. Why would this university then buy an institutional version of my movie if they already have a "donated" copy in their collection? As Suzanne mentioned, I'm sure many festivals keep a copy for reference and I'm ok with that (as long as they aren't copying it). I think I spent over $1500 in film festival entry fees for my last movie, so I'm pretty sensitive in how I generate income (or lose income, for that matter) from that project.
Some filmmakers enter a festival without a final sound mix, color correction, etc. I'm sure that most filmmakers in that instance aren't expecting a rough cut to be circulated anywhere outside of that particular festival. Scott Petersen http://www.mataortizmovie.com On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 11:51 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I asked the opinion of a filmmaker I'm working with, who will be in > the 2012 RIIFF next weekend....here are her comments > > ''We're in RIIFF 2012 next weekend and I'd actually have to look to > see what their release says on Withoutabox. The "agreement" is usually > just a small box on the screen that you scroll past, so I haven't been > good about recording the rights each festival wants. > > However, I do feel that more and more film festivals are asking for > the right to a library copy or to archive the film after the festival > (instead of returning the submission DVD). As a filmmaker, I think > that it is fine for the film to be archived or used for in-house DVD > viewing, but the minute anyone takes it home, they can burn a > gazillion copies, so that makes me nervous. Also, the libraries should > know that they will most likely receive a copy with a "screener" > watermark on it, so the quality won't be good enough for a projected > "educational screening". > > Separately, if the library wants to screen the film as an event, they > should DEFINITELY contact the filmmaker because if there is any > publicity or ticket sales for the film, they could inadvertently > violate the film's distribution agreements and then the filmmaker > could come after them. > > Hope that helps!'' > > > ____________ > Suzanne Harle > Founder/Executive Director > GREEN PLANET FILMS > PO Box 247 > Corte Madera, CA 94976 > 415.377.5471 mobile > > www.greenplanetfilms.org > www.greenplanetstream.org > a nonprofit organization > > > > 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. >
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