OK guys I am going to do this for the last time since there are a lot of posts like this.
First probably 99% of films made outside of the US NEVER PICK UP US DISTRIBUTION this does NOT mean they do not have a rights holder but it means you are going to have to track them down outside the US which is tricky and often insanely expensive but to be fair there are sometimes happy stories just not a lot. This film was made in 2006 and it is clear it was never distributed in the US. I am not even clear if it ever showed in festivals. Actually the VERY first place I try is of all things ROTTEN TOMATOES for the critics reviews. This will make it clear if the film ever had US distribution in this case it did not. There are no US reviews. It does however have a Variety review which is the BEST place to get info in these situations. Variety reviews will usually list both producers, production company and SALES agent and that is where you will have to go. In this case it is listed as the HANOI MEDIA GROUP but I can't find them. In many cases you will find it may be one of the large European companies like Studio Canal, MK2, Gaumont etc and they are not the friendliest types. I don't know how librarians feel about this but since this is a request from a student group I think the onus should be on them to track it down and see if they can obtain rights and provide the school with clear documentation. Bottom line is a bitch to track this kind of stuff down and there is no right to show a film to an audience if you can't clear the rights so sometimes students or even professors will have to live with not being able to show the film. In this case I doubt one could even find a legal copy for classroom use since I don't see any overseas reviews except one relatively obscure one. Good luck On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Rhonda Pancoe <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a student group that wants to screen Au lua Ha Dong - The White > Silk Dress by Luu Huynh. Does anybody know who has the rights to this > film? > > Rhonda Pancoe > Media Acquisitions Coordinator > Colgate University > 13 Oak Drive > Hamilton, NY 13346 > 315-228-7858 Phone > 315-228-6227 Fax > [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.
