Hello CW, I have a faculty member who made a film and is trying to get distribution. It's been in festivals, and he has it for sale on Amazon, but he was hoping to get a bit more play out of it with universities, libraries, museums because it hits so many disciplines.
My thoughts were getting distributors that focus on schools that purchase educational films, such as Kino, Docurama, maybe Microcinema. Also, contacting each one of the more independent distributors. Here is the link, so you can see what I'm talking about http://humanities.case.edu/media/eventGuides/191_Frederick_Lewis_Guide.pdf Reading this may lead you to think he 'should' know what he's doing, but I think this particular film is his baby, and he wants it to get more play. I realize we are not distributors, but I wondered if you had any sage or even unsage advice you could offer. It would be greatly appreciated. Please let me know if I overstepped my bounds here. Thanks a lot lorraine 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.
