Hi All, I'm at it again, looking for PPR for The Gods Must Be Crazy just as I did on this same day last year. As it turned out, the folks wanting to screen it last year decided to use a different movie so I didn't follow up with your suggestion Jessica to try tracking down the rights holders. Before I do that, I just thought I'd check and see if anyone knew if, in the intervening months, someone had acquired the rights.
Cheers, Matt ________________________________________ Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | 434-924-3812 ________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Ball, James (jmb4aw) [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] PPR for The Gods Must Be Crazy Okay, thanks Jessica. Matt From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] PPR for The Gods Must Be Crazy It looks like Fox's rights expired. My best guess is Sony ( TriStar) bought home video and other rights but not theatrical or non theatrical ( not umcommon these days) which means you have to track down the actual rights holder likely in SA. Have fun. Best clue would be to try to get Sony ( which has the more current contract) to cough up contact info but studio lawyers are not known for their helpful nature. On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Ball, James (jmb4aw) <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Thanks Jessica. I tried Criterion too, no luck. At least not on their website. I’ll shoot ‘em an email and see what they say. Cheers, Matt From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:09 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Videolib] PPR for The Gods Must Be Crazy Not it is FOX. Try Criterion Pictures USA. I can't say if Fox still owns but it but it was their cash cow for many years On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Ball, James (jmb4aw) <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi All, Does anyone know who is handling licensing for The Gods Must Be Crazy? It’s a Tristar film but I didn’t see it listed on Swank’s page. Thanks, Matt ______________________________ Matt Ball Media and Collections Librarian Clemons Library University of Virginia [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 434-924-3812<tel:434-924-3812> 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.
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