Hello! Even though I select films to show at my medium-sized public library outside of Chicago, I'm getting a little out of my depths with this new demand: Showing newer Polish films. For our "new releases" (in English) movies, we have MPLC and Movie Licensing USA which covers pretty much anything we want to show. But, I've mostly exhausted all of those two licensing companies' Polish selections (NOT MANY!). I have tried to contact individual distributors that I've found through specific Polish films I'm interested in showing but they either never get back to me or do not want to deal with a public library.
Does anyone know of a good Polish film distributor/licensing company who is willing to work with libraries? Or at the very least, a good foreign film distributor that might have access to more than just one or two newer Polish films? Money is not necessarily the issue here. We have a decent programming budget. It is more the obstacle that I really do not know where to turn next. Everything I try seems to be a brick wall. The librarian who would be hosting these works part-time but, if need be, she does speak, read and translate Polish. Thanks much, Cecilia Cygnar Adult Services Librarian Niles Public Library District 6960 Oakton Street Niles, IL 60714 847-663-6616 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Views expressed by the author do not necessarily represent those of the Trustees or Staff of the Niles Public Library District
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