[Videolib] Farewell - Unsubscribe
Hi All, I'm sad to announce that I will be leaving Zeitgeist Films imminently. I've enjoyed getting to know many of you over the years and perhaps our paths will cross one day in our future endeavors. I'm going to monitor this email for a little while but please direct any personal emails to: benjamincrossleyma...@gmail.com Please unsubscribe this email from both lists. All my Best, Ben Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Theatrical Marketing Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com 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.
Re: [Videolib] NMM News
Good luck Ursula! Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Theatrical Marketing Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Apr 10, 2014, at 1:58 PM, Beverly Weisenberg wrote: > Dear Ursula, > Wishing you good fortune in your new position. You have done an exemplary > job as National Media Market director. > Bev Weisenberg > > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Ursula Schwarz wrote: > Dear videolibbers, > > Some of you have probably already heard that I have accepted a new position, > and will leave NMM by the end of the month. > > The really good news is that Jessica Hammond will be replacing me. Jessica > has been with The Video Project since 2010, has attended several Markets and > has served on the NMM Board of Directors. Jessica will bring new energy and > fresh ideas and the Market will continue to flourish with her leadership. > > It has been a pleasure to work with you over the last 10 years. I thank you > for your support and patience with the inevitable glitches and unforeseen > challenges (who can forget the broken pipes at the Mesa Hilton….) and wish > all of you the very best and huge budgets! > > Best regards, > > Ursula Schwarz > uschw...@earthlink.net > (520) 743-0280 > > > 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. > > > > > -- > > > > Bev Weisenberg > Vice President, sales > LANDMARK MEDIA, INC > 100 N. Milwaukee Ave #603 > Wheeling, IL 60090 > ph 800-999-6645 > fx 847-279-8055 > www.landmarkmedia.com > > 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.
Re: [Videolib] Distributor for DVD of King of the Gypsies?
I LOVE this film. But I can't find this of Arizona Dream on DVD anywhere except Amazon Instant Video. BCM Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Theatrical Marketing Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Jan 30, 2014, at 12:10 AM, Deg Farrelly wrote: Does anyone know of a vendor for a DVD of King of the Gypsies? Our VHS is worn out. But new VHS tapes are available on Amazon. Amazon also has a DVD, but clearly appears to be bootleg. Swank Digital Campus has it for streaming. We do not need PPR. Any leads? Thanx to the collective wisdom. deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 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.
Re: [Videolib] documentary films on radical social movements
Hello Matthew, Zeitgeist Films has a number of documentaries that might fit your proverbial bill: I'd HIGHLY recommend our latest doc: Let the Fire Burn: "On May 13, 1985, a longtime feud between the city of Philadelphia and controversial radical urban group MOVE came to a deadly climax. By order of local authorities, police dropped military-grade explosives onto a MOVE-occupied rowhouse. TV cameras captured the conflagration that quickly escalated—and resulted in the tragic deaths of eleven people (including five children) and the destruction of 61 homes." More info: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=letthefireburn Also: !Women, Art, Revolution: "An entertaining and revelatory “secret history” of Feminist Art, ! Women Art Revolution deftly illuminates this under-explored movement through conversations, observations, archival footage and works of visionary artists, historians, curators and critics." More info: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=womenartrevolution Paul Goodman Changed My Life: "Paul Goodman Changed My Life immerses you in an era of high intellect (that heady, cocktail-glass juncture that Mad Men has so effectively exploited) when New York was peaking culturally and artistically; when ideas, and the people who propounded them, seemed to punch in at a higher weight class than they do now." More info: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=paulgoodman Trouble the Water: "Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, this astonishingly powerful documentary is at once horrifying and exhilarating. Directed and produced by Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine producers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, Trouble the Water takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. The film opens the day before the storm makes landfall—just blocks away from the French Quarter but far from the New Orleans that most tourists knew." More info: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=troublethewater Hope this helps!!! My Best, Ben Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Theatrical Marketing Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Jan 24, 2014, at 1:37 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote: I predict the longest thread of titles in videolib history. On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 1:35 PM, wrote: A professor is interested in documentaries on radical, leftist social movements (not particularly mainstream), on various topics, environmental, racial, glbt, native american, economic inequality, etc. We have the following but more film suggestions in this genre appreciated: Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners A Good Day to Die Nowa Cumig: The Drum will Never Stop. Thanks, Matthew Matthew Wright Head of Collection Development and Instructional Services William S. Boyd School of Law University of Nevada Las Vegas 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 451080 Las Vegas, NV 89154-1080 (702) 895-2409; (702) 895-2410 (fax) 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. 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.
Re: [Videolib] Pervert's guide to ideology DVD
We have net issues! BCM On Nov 15, 2013, at 12:34 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote: It took you TEN minutes Ben. You are supposed to check every 3 minutes On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:31 PM, Benjamin Crossley-Marra > wrote: Ha - thanks Jessica, We have it for sale here: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=pervertsguidetoideology&mode=educational Please fee free to contact me off the listserv if you have any questions. My Best, Ben Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Theatrical Marketing Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Nov 15, 2013, at 12:23 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote: Well you we could wait 5 minutes for Ben to check his email but the answer is Zeitgeist. It is for sale now on DVD. It has just opened in theaters. On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Moshiri, Farhad wrote: Does anyone know when Zizek's "Pervert's guide to ideology" will be released on DVD playable here. I only see PAL format available. Farhad Moshiri, MLS, Audiovisual Librarian University of the Incarnate Word 4301 Broadway - CPO 297 San Antonio, TX 78209 210-829-3842 This email and any files transmitted with it may be confidential or contain privileged information and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately delete the email and any attachments from your system and notify the sender. Any other use of this e-mail is prohibited. Thank you for your compliance. 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. -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com 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. 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.
Re: [Videolib] Pervert's guide to ideology DVD
Ha - thanks Jessica, We have it for sale here: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=pervertsguidetoideology&mode=educational Please fee free to contact me off the listserv if you have any questions. My Best, Ben Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Theatrical Marketing Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Nov 15, 2013, at 12:23 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote: Well you we could wait 5 minutes for Ben to check his email but the answer is Zeitgeist. It is for sale now on DVD. It has just opened in theaters. On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Moshiri, Farhad wrote: Does anyone know when Zizek's "Pervert's guide to ideology" will be released on DVD playable here. I only see PAL format available. Farhad Moshiri, MLS, Audiovisual Librarian University of the Incarnate Word 4301 Broadway - CPO 297 San Antonio, TX 78209 210-829-3842 This email and any files transmitted with it may be confidential or contain privileged information and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately delete the email and any attachments from your system and notify the sender. Any other use of this e-mail is prohibited. Thank you for your compliance. 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. -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com 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.
Re: [Videolib] Rights to Momento
It's IFC - not sure who you would contact about online rights thought. Ben Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Theatrical Marketing Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Mar 18, 2013, at 10:57 AM, Lora Lennertz Jetton wrote: I am trying to get rights to use Christopher Nolan’s Momento for an online class but am having difficulties. Any ideas are much appreciated. Lora Lora Lennertz Jetton Performing Arts and Media Librarian University of Arkansas 479-575-5514 fax: 479-575-6656 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.
Re: [Videolib] Looking for recommendations on videos about ethics
Hello, We have quite a few films that could fit the bill. Examined Life: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=examinedlife Zizek!: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=zizek (Business Ethics) Something Ventured: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=somethingventured Manufactured Landscapes: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=manufacturedlandscapes Paul Goodman Changed My Life: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=paulgoodman The Corporation: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=paulgoodman And many more! Please feel free to give me a call if you have any questions. https://zeitgeistfilms.com/nontheatrical/comingsoon.php Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Theatrical Marketing Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Jan 25, 2013, at 3:20 PM, rb...@earthlink.net wrote: Good Cat In Screenland - businessmen from China in America, (Part 1) Taylor's Campaign - homelessness, poverty, city politics Going To School - inclusion and special education Hurry Tomorrow - involuntary psychiatric treatment http://RichardCohenFilms.com/ Coming: Keeps Me From Falling On Jan 25, 2013, at 11:18 AM, Peterson, Erika Day - petersed wrote: This could be ethics based decisions making broadly or something specific like medical ethics or business ethics. Any thoughts? Erika 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.
Re: [Videolib] The Story of Film
Hi Mary Lou, I actually just finished watching this series at BAM Cinemas in Brooklyn. Music Box has picked up the rights to distribute the film in the USA but have been MUM on a DVD release educational or otherwise. You should check in with them: http://www.musicboxfilms.com/the-story-of-film--an-odyssey-movies-48.php Best, Ben Benjamin Crossley-Marra Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Sep 13, 2012, at 12:34 PM, Mary Lou Neighbour wrote: I am appealing to the collective wisdom of the list. Does anyone know if “The Story of Film: an Odyssey” by Mark Cousins has been made available for sale in this country? This history of film was serialized on Channel 4 in the UK and dvds (region 2) were released in England in April of this year. There is also a companion book of the same title released in the UK in 2004 and made available in this country in 2011. The film was written up in the NYT –See this linkhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/01/movies/the-story-of-film-an-odyssey-by-mark-cousins-at-moma.html I have checked OCLC to find that only region 2 dvds have been released in the UK. Faculty are asking if we can purchase the film. Does anyone have any information on a potential release here? Any help would be much appreciated! Mary Lou Neighbour AV Librarian/Assistant Professor Montgomery County Community College 340 DeKalb Pike Blue Bell, PA 19422 mneig...@mc3.edu 215-619-7355 Montgomery County Community College is proud to be designated as an Achieving the Dream Leader College for its commitment to student access and success. 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.
Re: [Videolib] need film suggestions
Hi Sarah, I can recommend a few documentaries from the Zeitgeist catalogue: Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=manufacturingconsent The Corporation: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=corporation Afghan Star: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=afghanstar All the Best, Ben Benjamin Crossley-Marra Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Aug 30, 2012, at 12:25 PM, elizabeth mcmahon wrote: For advertising, there's the classic "Sweet Smell of Success," but my favorite quirky, indicting film is "How to Get Ahead in Advertising" with Richard E. Grant. Re: music, there's so many. "Smithereens," "Times Square" "Desperately Seeking Susan" "This is Spinal Tap." Just way too many to name. You should look in Halliwell's or the back of Time Out for subjects. Television, that semi good film with Jim Carey where he lives his life being filmed, there was another variation on that theme made a couple of years later, just cannot think of the titles. Bet you get great responses! Elizabeth From: Sarah E. McCleskey To: "videolib@lists.berkeley.edu" Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 12:13 PM Subject: [Videolib] need film suggestions Dear CW, As the beginning of the semester looms, I have received this question (below). Would love to hear your suggestions. I think she's looking for feature films. Thanks!! I am teaching a course whose theme is American Popular Culture-- Advertising, Television, Popular Music, Technology, Sports and Movies. If you could suggest 1 popular/notable film related to each of these themes I would really appreciate it---I like to enhance my syllabus with films correlated to the themes of the course for the more visual learners. Sarah McCleskey sarah.e.mccles...@hofstra.edu 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. 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.
Re: [Videolib] Just curious - National Media Market
I'm very pleased to announce that Zeitgeist Films will make our first ever appearance at the National Media Market. It will be great to catch up with those of you I've met before and I'm looking forward to meeting those I haven't had the opportunity to meet in person. See you there! Ben http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/nontheatrical/comingsoon.php Benjamin Crossley-Marra Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Aug 21, 2012, at 12:04 PM, Anthony Anderson wrote: Yours truly will very much be attending, even although it does entail having to make yet another long airplane trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. ;-) During the course of NMM will be presenting a short program on how we use LibGuides here at USC to publicize our video collections: http://libguides.usc.edu/holodoc http://libguides.usc.edu/frenchfilm http://libguides.usc.edu/silent Cheers! Anthony *** Anthony E. Anderson Assistant Director, Doheny Memorial Library University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182 (213) 740-1190 antho...@usc.edu "Wind, regen, zon, of kou, Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou." On 8/20/2012 12:18 PM, Deg Farrelly wrote: Just curious here Who is planning to attend the National Media Market this year. (September 30-October 4)? -deg 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.
Re: [Videolib] DVD Requiem for a Dream: Director's Cut
H, Well Requiem for a Dream starts out with a fake infomercial - it's part of the plot. It's odd that you can't skip to the next chapter though - is this what is occurring? Also - I know some DVDs do not have a "Play" function per say but you just play it from the first chapter. Some older DVDs have that and Requiem for a Dream was coming out right when the first DVDs were hitting the shelves. Best of luck! Ben Benjamin Crossley-Marra Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Mar 23, 2012, at 11:56 AM, Tatar, Becky wrote: Hi, all, We had a patron return this DVD in with a note that it wouldn't work. Well, I put it in the player, and it starts with something that looks like a fake informercial, and won't let you skip the section. I thought at first that someone had figured out a way to record from the television on it, especially when the phone number started with 900. When I finally was able to skip to a section, the main menu did not list Play for the movie, but had a listing that looked like a set of extras. Has anyone had this come up on this title? Becky Tatar Periodicals/Audiovisuals Aurora Public Library 1 E. Benton Street Aurora, IL 60505 Phone: 630-264-4100 FAX: 630-896-3209 blt...@aurora.lib.il.us www.aurorapubliclibrary.org 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.
Re: [Videolib] Lifetime Streaming Rights
Elizabeth, I'm sorry you know I love Kino and appreciate all that you do but we simply disagree on this (relatively small) issue. What you just said implies that we are only in the business of generating immediate profit for rights holders regardless of the future implications or even our contractual obligations. I can't reconcile that. Zeitgeist is not exclusively in the business of selling to educational institutions and it's not my job to offer rights that we don't have simply because a customer would like that option available. We sell our films on iTUNES for personal use, not educational exhibition. It's a completely different section in the contract. All kinds of digital streaming sites - Netflix, Amazon, etc. work just fine with termination dates. I don't see why libraries can't do the same AT LEAST until we work out the language in our contracts that allows us to do this with full disclosure to the rights holders. If we were just an educational company buying lifetime rights would be a different story. But the pedigree and universality of films that both Zeitgeist and Kino distribute, in my opinion, require careful consideration about which rights we attach to our packages in accordance with our contracts with sales agents. But I have no doubt you've given this careful consideration on your end and have come to your decision as I have come to mine and we will just have to see what the future holds. I'd very much like to get a group of distributors to talk about this further, both educational and theatrical, but probably off the listserv! :) Ben Benjamin Crossley-Marra Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Mar 16, 2012, at 5:57 PM, Elizabeth Sheldon wrote: Ben, If you are 'buying exploitation rights for profit' it implies that you are in the business of generating revenue for your filmmakers, which means offering licenses that the customers not only want but will be requiring; how can a librarian catalog a stream which they do not have a permanent copy of? Perhaps a library prefers to archive a digital file on their server rather than the DVD on a shelf. It is our business as distributors to the educational market to offer our customers these choices. And digital formats change all the time. 3 years ago Flash was the universal standard for streaming. Now it is becoming HTML5 for ios compatibility. That is a recent change in digital format in this nascent market. There will be more to come. I liked Bob's analogy that a digital site license is not analogous to broadcast, but, as I originally suggested, a download. If Zeitgeist is selling films on iTunes, you are selling digital copies for the life of the file. Have a great weekend everybody. Best, Elizabeth Elizabeth Sheldon Vice President Kino Lorber, Inc. 333 W. 39th St., Suite 503 New York, NY 10018 (212) 629-6880 www.kinolorberedu.com On Mar 16, 2012, at 5:26 PM, Benjamin Crossley-Marra wrote: Bob, The likelihood of schools desiring new digital formats after the stream has been sold is still matter of conjecture at this point. They sure don't seem to be too interested in Blu Ray. Due to the nature of (our contracts) at least I do feel obligated to set a termination date on a digital file which can potentially be preserved forever. I also don't particularly agree with the philosophy of just because there's nothing in the contract that says you can't do it than it's all right. We are buying exploitation rights for profit and those rights have an end date. Just because a producer or entity may be receiving more money from a sale you're making doesn't mean that they are OK with you doing it. If they are comfortable with a distributor selling lifetime rights than there's no reason not to have that in the contract. This is especially tenuous issue with major foreign sales agents whose films are released theatrically here. We're talking about millions of dollars floating around these films of which distributors are accountable for reporting honestly and accurately. Ben Benjamin Crossley-Marra Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Mar 16, 2012, at 5:03 PM, Bob Norris wrote: I'm going to have to disagree. Selling streaming rights for the life of the digital file to a university is not comparable to a broadcast sale in perpetuity. In the former case you are selling to a single entity. Using Facets as an example, the school could pay $20 for in classroom face to face use of a DVD. But if they want to stream the school pays $500. So the producer is the beneficiary of a higher royalty. And if Facet's license
Re: [Videolib] Lifetime Streaming Rights
Bob, The likelihood of schools desiring new digital formats after the stream has been sold is still matter of conjecture at this point. They sure don't seem to be too interested in Blu Ray. Due to the nature of (our contracts) at least I do feel obligated to set a termination date on a digital file which can potentially be preserved forever. I also don't particularly agree with the philosophy of just because there's nothing in the contract that says you can't do it than it's all right. We are buying exploitation rights for profit and those rights have an end date. Just because a producer or entity may be receiving more money from a sale you're making doesn't mean that they are OK with you doing it. If they are comfortable with a distributor selling lifetime rights than there's no reason not to have that in the contract. This is especially tenuous issue with major foreign sales agents whose films are released theatrically here. We're talking about millions of dollars floating around these films of which distributors are accountable for reporting honestly and accurately. Ben Benjamin Crossley-Marra Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Mar 16, 2012, at 5:03 PM, Bob Norris wrote: I'm going to have to disagree. Selling streaming rights for the life of the digital file to a university is not comparable to a broadcast sale in perpetuity. In the former case you are selling to a single entity. Using Facets as an example, the school could pay $20 for in classroom face to face use of a DVD. But if they want to stream the school pays $500. So the producer is the beneficiary of a higher royalty. And if Facet's license expires and a new distributor picks up the title they can sell a new digital format to that school. (Believe me, formats will change.) Plus they can sell to all the other schools that never purchased the title. If a distributor sold broadcast rights in perpetuity that would lock up the whole broadcast market in that territory forever. That would not be right. The difference is you are selling a right, not a thing. iTunes does not place a time limitation on my music downloads of major recording artists. I don't think video distributors are required to set an arbitrary termination date on the use of a particular digital file either. Of course if the producer's agreement prohibits lifetime sales then Film Ideas would not grant them. Respectfully, Bob Robert A. Norris Managing Director Film Ideas, Inc. Phone: (847) 419-0255 Email: b...@filmideas.com Web:www.filmideas.com On Mar 16, 2012, at 2:54 PM, videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu wrote: 1. Re: Facets launches EDU site with streaming rights (Jessica Rosner) From: Jessica Rosner Date: March 16, 2012 2:52:35 PM CDT To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] Facets launches EDU site with streaming rights Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Elizabeth I know we have disagreed on this and I have run this by many companies that distribute foreign film in particular and all I have spoken do not believe their contracts permit the sale of lifetime streaming if they for instance have the right to sell downloads to individuals for the fixed period on the contract. I believe the closer comparison is to a TV sale. Most contracts don't permit a distributor to make a sale for a cable, Internet or other broadcast form to that would permit the companies broadcast or download the film forever. The rights are limited by the term of the contract. More specifically I have directly asked several European companies about lifetime streaming rights and they refused and some of these are the same companies Kino/Lorber has films from. I feel very strongly that if these rights were allowed they should be explicitly included in a contract because you are not selling a physical item like a print or a VHS but rights that can literally never expire in a format that can be used forever. Since again I have been explicitly told by several major overseas rights holders that their contract do not include this I think it would be unfair to have institutions in the middle. Frankly there have in fact been a number of cases in which after a contract expired a rights holder told an institution that a distributor had no rights to sell a particular item with lifetime PPR and they insisted that showings be cancelled and the film never shown. It is not common because most large overseas companies have little knowledge or interest in such things but again this should be between distributors and rights holders. Obviously if you believe your contracts cover this you should make sure the rights holders are informed and agree to this. On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Elizabeth Sheldon wrote: D
Re: [Videolib] Facets launches EDU site with streaming rights
A lot of people ask me if Zeitgeist can sell them perpetual streaming/ digital site rights and the answer is "no" for the very reasons Jessica mentioned. We have not negotiated lifetime rights for any of our titles and therefore cannot offer lifetime rights, streaming or otherwise to buyers. We DO sell DVDs with public performance rights and those rights are good for the life of the disc. But we feel comfortable giving these out as the material will eventually deteriorate and we are not guaranteeing anything in perpetuity. I'm not going to judge or try to expose other companies who operate in a similar manner to Zeitgeist (distributing feature theatrical films) that are attempting to sell these rights - but as per Jessica's note I would be a little wary. If they negotiate contracts in a similar manner to us than there is absolutely nothing in these contracts stating that we/they can sell perpetual streaming or digital site licenses to institutions as of yet. I imagine most rights holders would balk at reading something like that in a contract but then again, we've also never attempted to put that in. Maybe other companies have. If and when we DO put something like that in our contract for one of our titles I will advertise as much. Ben Benjamin Crossley-Marra Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: 212-274-1989 F: 212-274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On Mar 15, 2012, at 5:51 PM, Jessica Rosner wrote: I get a little concerned when distributors offer lifetime rights on what I would describe as standard feature films, especially foreign ones. I have been working with Flicker Alley to offer their titles with lifetime streaming rights and while they are able to do this with many, but not all of their silent films, it will rarely work when major or even minor rights holders outside the US (as well as ones in the US) are involved. Before buying anything with lifetime rights I would make sure the seller certifies that have a contract with the rights holder that specifically allows them to do it. You do not want a rights holder coming back and telling that the company was not entitled to sell those rights. I believe sometimes this is a matter of interpretation, but I feel strongly that unless a rights holder specifically agrees to such sales by contract, bad things can happen in the future. Any rights holder with sense would agree, but foreign rights holder in particular seem allergic to the concept of lifetime rights. I think Facets has some special relationships with particular filmmakers, but it is a problem for the vast majority of feature films not owned by studios ( they clearly have rights on most of their titles but I don't see them offering lifetime streaming right any time soon). I don't mean to go too "inside baseball" on everyone but since this is basically a very new type of rights not previously included in existing contracts, I would just be careful to make sure there is written agreement ( even if it is just an email) between rights holders and distributors to sell lifetime rights. I am sure distributors are trying to get lifetime streaming rights but other than studios and directors I just don't see a lot of rights holders agreeing. It is likely easier with non fiction films or at least that has been my experience so far. It is going to be a bumpy ride as rights, new distribution methods and copyright laws are posing a lot of new questions and opportunities. On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 12:33 AM, Deg Farrelly wrote: I don't recall seeing anything about this on the list... maybe I missed it. But I received an announcement today that Facets has launched an educational site for selling titles with PPR and with in-perpetuity streaming rights. More information on the site here: http://www.facets.org/edu/ deg farrelly ASU Libraries Arizona State University P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 480.965.1403 From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu ] on behalf of videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu [videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu ] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 7:52 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: videolib Digest, Vol 52, Issue 29 Send videolib mailing list submissions to videolib@lists.berkeley.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/videolib@lists.berkeley.edu or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu You can reach the person managing the list at videolib-ow...@lists.berkeley.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of videolib digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: PPR Question: Where do you post your event info?
Re: [Videolib] Looking for: Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
I'm obsessed with Heaven's Gate but I've only ever seen the Final Cut film on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdcRiPLp4oU On Jan 9, 2012, at 4:08 PM, Deg Farrelly wrote: Happy new year. I have a faculty member looking for: Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate Listed in IMDB, but no listings for it in Amazon or WorldCat. NOT looking for the film Heaven's Gate… only the documentary about the film. Any leads? Thanx in advance -deg -- deg farrelly Arizona State University P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287 Phone: 480.965.1403 Email: deg.farre...@asu.edu 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.
Re: [Videolib] Zeitgeist Films - Examined Life question
Hi Jennifer, The film is absolutely not legitimately distributed through the sites that you mentioned. I know that it appears on youtube from time to time but we do try to take it down as fast as possible, I also know we have a clip on megavideo but I was unaware and unable to access a full version of the film on that site, but maybe you have to be a member. It's very hard for me to track and take down all illegal streams for Zeitgeist but I do try my best. I know Examined Life is one title that gets thrown up a lot. But thank you for pointing this out to me and I will try my best to get this down any conceivable way I can. You also might want to inform the instructor that it is fairly unethical and (ironically) against the content of the film she is having her students watch, to suggest that they go to a legally questionable uploading site for their coursework. Feel free to contact me off the listserv with any questions. All the Best, Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On 3/24/11 2:07 PM, "Foster, Jennifer" wrote: > To whoever might be able to answer this > > I have an instructor who has assigned her students to watch Examined > Life, a film from Zeitgeist Films. I found out because a student came > in to the library looking for it in the catalog. We don't own it. In > communicating with the instructor, it turns out that she is sending them > to megavideo.com to watch it. She tells me that it is readily available > on multiple public sites, but I can't find out whether or not the public > distribution of this film is legit. > > So here are my questions: > 1) Is it legitimately publicly distributed? > 2) If so, how would we know that? I see the film for sale on the > Zeitgeist Films site, so I wonder why it would be for sale if anyone can > see it on the open Internet. > > Thanks for any assistance...jen > > > Jennifer Foster > Media Librarian > Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library > 361.570.4195 > http://vcuhvlibrary.uhv.edu > > > > > 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.
Re: [Videolib] Looking for new copies of videos to purchase
The rights for Earth went back to the filmmaker (it used to be ours) You can contact me off the listerv for her contact info. Best, Ben On 2/17/11 10:23 AM, "Linda Gottesman" wrote: > China Dolls is from Filmakers Library. > > > On Feb 16, 2011, at 7:42 PM, Borden, Lisa M. wrote: > >> Hi All: >> >> A professor from one of our online courses is requesting the following films >> so I¹m trying to find vendors/distributors so our school can purchase the >> titles. I hope this listserv can help! >> >> The War Within (Australia) >> Earth (a film by Deepa Mehta) >> Floating Life [dir. Clara Law (Australia)] >> Lucky Miles (2007) [Directed by Michael James Rowland (Australia)] >> China Dolls: dir. Tony Ayres >> The American Future: A History What Is an American? >> Crossing Arizona >> Destination America >> Africans in America: The Middle Passage >> >> For this particular group of films, we¹d prefer either a DVD with PPR or >> streaming rights/services suitable for educational (academic) use. >> >> I will certainly welcome all vendor input, pricing, etc. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Lisa M. Borden >> Electronic Resource Acquisitions Librarian >> Subject Selector For: Communication & Film Studies >> The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) >> University Library >> Acquisitions Department, Room #134A >> 500 West University Avenue >> El Paso, TX 79968 (USA) >> PH: (915) 747-6709 >> FAX: (915) 747-5327 >> E-Mail: lmbor...@utep.edu >> >> 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. >> > > > Linda Gottesman > Filmakers Library, Inc. > 124 E 40th Street > NY, NY 10016 > 212-808-4980 > li...@filmakers.com > > > > > > > > > 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. Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com 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.
Re: [Videolib] Films set in Venice
Moonraker has a great scene in Venice. And The Untitled Mallory Jacobs Project On 1/21/11 9:56 AM, "Jessica Rosner" wrote: > Casanova both the recent version with Heath Ledger and the great silent > version which I don't believe is available. > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Antonella Ward > wrote: >> The Tourist (2010), with Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. Haven¹t seen the >> movie, but , I¹ve read that part of it is set is Venice. >> >> >> >> >> Antonella Ward >> Multimedia Support Librarian/Porter Henderson Library >> Angelo State University >> Member, Texas Tech University System >> ASU Station #11013 >> San Angelo, TX 76909-1013 >> Phone: (325) 942-2313 Fax: (325) 942-2198 >> antonella.w...@angelo.edu >> >> "Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or >> we know where we can find information upon it." >> (Samuel Johnson) >> >> >> >> >> >> From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu >> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Ball, James >> (jmb4aw) >> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 8:11 AM >> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu >> Subject: [Videolib] Films set in Venice >> >> I¹ll kick off the fun Friday questions today. I have a professor who¹s >> looking for films set in or featuring Venice. Any ideas? >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Matt >> >> >> >> Matt Ball >> Media and Collections Librarian >> University of Virginia >> Charlottesville, VA 22904 >> mattb...@virginia.edu >> <https://mail.eservices.virginia.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=62fe60f092584617be4c37b >> dfc2dcf42&URL=mailto%3amattball%40virginia.edu> | 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. >> > > Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com 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.
Re: [Videolib] Seeing Double
I¹m totally seeing duplicate emails although I do subscribe to both. On 1/4/11 9:58 AM, "Music Hunter" wrote: > Rec'd your reply from both lists. > > Jay >> >> - Original Message - >> >> From: Meghann Matwichuk <mailto:mtw...@udel.edu> >> >> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu >> >> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 8:51 AM >> >> Subject: [Videolib] Seeing Double >> >> >> On 1/3/2011 9:34 PM, Music Hunter wrote: >>> >>> >>> That's because someone is posting on both video news & video lib & you are >>> subscribing to both lists. >> >> As the person who started the "Quick Question re: Cataloging Media Sets" >> thread, I can say that this is absolutely not the case. I first started >> having duplicate problems with a thread that started earlier in the day with >> the subject line "Here we go again". In the afternoon I submitted a post >> ONLY to Videolib and it (and responses) began appearing on both Videolib and >> Videonews. I have long been a subscriber to both lists, but have never >> posted to Videonews. Something's broken somewhere. >> >> Best, >> >> * >> Meghann Matwichuk, M.S. >> Associate Librarian >> Instructional Media Collection Department >> Morris Library, University of Delaware >> 181 S. College Ave. >> Newark, DE 19717 >> (302) 831-1475 >> http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/ >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> Look at the from of your e-mails, the answer is right there. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Your search for sound & video ends here! >>> >>> >>> >>> Jay Sonin, General Manager >>> Music Hunter Distributing Company >>> 25-58 34th Street, Suite # 2 >>> Astoria, NY 11103-4902 >>> musichun...@nyc.rr.com >>> 718-777-1949 >>> >>>> >>>> - Original Message - >>>> >>>> From: rb...@earthlink.net >>>> >>>> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu >>>> >>>> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 8:25 PM >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: [Videolib] [Videonews] Quick Question re: Cataloging Media >>>> Sets >>>> >>>> >>>> I am receiving two emails as well. -richard >>>> >>>> www.RichardCohenFilms.com <http://www.RichardCohenFilms.com> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> 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 ser
Re: [Videolib] Sorry!!!
Sorry about those last few emails guys. My keypad on my phone is having trouble locking. :( But Happy Holidays to all! :) Ben On 12/17/10 10:04 AM, "Ben Crossley-Marra" wrote: > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -Original Message- > From: Jessica Rosner > Sender: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu > Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:42:39 > To: > Reply-To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Subject: Re: [Videolib] Long Winter's Nap > > 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. Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com 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.
Re: [Videolib] A (not quite as) cool reference question...your assistance?
Hi Scott, Have you heard of our film: The Horse Boy? More info on it here: http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=horseboy Order Here: http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=horseboy&mode=education al Feel free to contact me with any questions! Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On 11/1/10 2:41 PM, "scott spicer" wrote: > Collective minds, > > I'm looking for some films that deal with children and spirituality. It's for > a Nursing course, so I am guessing this inquiry tends more towards holistic > health and beliefs than simply participation in organized religion. > > Best, > Scott > > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 12:36 PM, wrote: >> Send videolib mailing list submissions to >> video...@lists.berkeley.edu >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> >> https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/video...@lists.berkeley.ed>> u >> >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> videolib-requ...@lists.berkeley.edu >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> videolib-ow...@lists.berkeley.edu >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of videolib digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Cool reference question...your assistance? (Darby Orcutt) >> 2. Re: Cool reference question...your assistance? (Mike Tribby) >> 3. Re: Cool reference question...your assistance? (Anthony Anderson) >> >> >> -- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:18:31 -0400 >> From: Darby Orcutt >> Subject: Re: [Videolib] Cool reference question...your assistance? >> To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu >> Message-ID: <4ccef667.2030...@ncsu.edu> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Gary, >> A fun project, indeed. My first thought was the way the credits >> sought to preserve some modesty in the opening sequence of /Barbarella/. >> Best, >> Darby >> >> Darby Orcutt >> Assistant Head of Collection Management >> North Carolina State University Libraries >> Box 7111 >> Raleigh, NC 27695-7111 >> 919/ 513-0364 >> 919/ 513-1108 fax >> darby_orc...@ncsu.edu <mailto:darby_orc...@ncsu.edu> >> >> >> >> On 11/1/2010 11:43 AM, ghand...@library.berkeley.edu wrote: >>> > Hi all >>> > >>> > An ex-Berkeley faculty friend has posed a very cool reference question...I >>> > can use your help: >>> > >>> > I'm looking for examples of films that do interesting >>> > things with words, either written or spoken, or (at the other extreme) try >>> > to do without words. I've got lots of silent films with title cards I can >>> > use, but I am looking for others. Some that come to mind include The Man >>> > with the Movie Camera, My Dinner with Andre, and Koyaanisqatsi. Any >>> > further suggestions? I'm interested in credits, subtitles, words on sets, >>> > dialogue, voiceover, etc. >>> > >>> > >>> > I've come up with Bob Dylan's lyric cards for Subterranean Homesick Blues >>> > in "Don't Look Back"; the "meta" credits from the movie Stranger Than >>> > Fiction; Buster Keaton in Samuel Beckett's "Film"(1965); and--oddly >>> > enough--two Steve Martin Films (LA Story's sentient freeway sign and C.D. >>> > Bales' [i.e. Cyrano's] hilarious put-down speech: "Let's start with... >>> > Obvious: 'scuse me, is that your nose or did a bus park on your face? ") >>> > >>> > I think Adaptation might have some relevant stuff, but I can't quite >>> > remember. >>> > >>> > What do you say? >>> > >>> > Gary Handman >>> > Director >>> > Media Resources Center >>> > Moffitt Library >>> > UC Berkeley >>> > >>> > 510-643-8566 >>> > ghand...@library.berkeley.edu >>> > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC >>> > >>> > "I have always preferred the reflec
Re: [Videolib] Doing Business in China?
H, That¹s very specific, but I would recommend taking a look at the trailers for Manufactured Landscapes and Up the Yangtze. Manufactured Landscapes: http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=manufacturedlandscapes&; mode=educational Up the Yangtze: http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=uptheyangtze&mode=educa tional Also our new film Last Train Home hits on this issue a bit. Coming to theaters next Friday!! http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/lasttrainhome/ Remember all our educational titles now come with streaming rights automatically. :) Best, Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On 8/27/10 2:59 PM, "Elizabeth Stanley" wrote: > Hello, Deborah, > > Bullfrog Films offers "China Blue" DVD, that links the power of the US > consumer market to the daily lives of a Chinese factory owner and young > factory workers. > It provides a rare glimpse at China's rapid transformation into a free market > society. See link and trailer below. > > CHINA BLUE http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/china.html > > "China Blue offers an illuminating window onto the normally hidden worlds of > global production. It provides unparalleled access to the everyday lives of > garment workers in China, giving them voice, and giving a face to the reality > underlying China's emergence as the factory floor to the world. For those > interested in globalization, economic development, or current controversies > around sweatshops, China Blue is an excellent introduction to the experiences > of workers from developing countries - even those supposedly 'winning' through > globalization." Dara O'Rourke, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Environmental and > Labor Policy, University of California at Berkeley > > Elizabeth Stanley > Bullfrog Films > www.bullfrogfilms.com <http://www.bullfrogfilms.com> > > > > > > > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu > [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Deborah Benrubi > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 12:41 PM > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Subject: [Videolib] Doing Business in China? > > hi everyone > > Do you have any recommendations for something current in video for students of > international business regarding the difficulties that western businesses may > encounter when doing business in China: i.e. different business practice > "norms", cultural and/or communication differences? > > Thanks! > Deborah Benrubi > * > Associate Librarian > Gleeson Library|Geschke Center > University of San Francisco > 2130 Fulton St. > San Francisco, CA 94117 > email <mailto:benr...@usfca.edu> > phone 415-422-5672 > FAX 415-422-2233 > > 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.
[Videolib] Zeitgeist Films Announces: The Sun Behind the Clouds
Zeitgeist Films proudly announces it's latest title available for Institutional and Educational Purposes: THE SUN BEHIND THE CLOUDS: A film by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam ³A provocative and potent look at The Dalai Lama¹s ceaseless struggle for justice and recognition for the Tibetan people, The Sun Behind the Clouds focuses on the pivotal and particularly tumultuous events of 2008. From Buddhist monks' protests in Lhasa on the 50th anniversary of the Chinese invasion and the four-month march of exiled Tibetans through India to the Tibetan border, to the Beijing Olympics and the raucous talks the between the Dalai Lama¹s representatives and the Chinese government, the film uncovers the growing rifts between younger Tibetans and their most respected spiritual leader.² Visit the website here: http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/thesunbehindtheclouds/ Order the film here: http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=sunbehindtheclouds&mode =educational Praise for the film: ³This film not only shows the situation in Tibet, the confrontation between the police and monks, the confrontation between the police and the public, but it also shows what is happening in the hearts of the Tibetan people.² Vaclav Havel, former president of the Czech Republic, while presenting the film with the Vaclav Havel award at the One World Film Festival in Prague ³This is a riveting film, unlike any other one is likely to see on Tibet anytime soon. It¹s a film from the inside, one that explores the real, wrenching debates going on within the Tibetan community over the policies that the Dalai Lama has been advocating, policies which have seemingly had no effect on Chinese rule in Tibet.² Elliot Sperling, Professor, Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University About Zeitgeist DVD Institutional Editions: *A Streaming License for a term of three years from the date of the invoice is included with the purchase. License is limited to a single secure server with a password protected connection. Rights must be properly limited to users affiliated with your organization. Streaming rights can be renegotiated with Zeitgeist once lapsed. Zeitgeist retains the right to terminate this agreement at any time. *Public Performance Rights are also included when you purchase videos or DVDs from Zeitgeist at the institutional price. These permit screenings to group of fewer than 50 people when no admission is charged. Kind Regards, Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com 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.
Re: [Videolib] Picking the collective brain - kid's lit to film
Yes! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089908/ My trippy childhood nightmare and Walter Murch's one and only film as a director. On 7/15/10 11:33 AM, "Chris McNevins" wrote: > Wizard of Oz variants also comes to mind: > > Muppets Wizard of Oz: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422778/ > > > > -Original Message- > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu > [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of > ghand...@library.berkeley.edu > Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 11:26 AM > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Subject: [Videolib] Picking the collective brain - kid's lit to film > > I've always found time/zeitgeist shifting in kidlit film remakes sorta > interesting. > > e.g. Freaky Friday, Parent Trap, Doctor Dolittle > > The original is very often true to the book as far as setting and time; > the remake seldom is...probably an attempt at "relevancy" > > > Charlie and the Choc Factory/Willy Wonka...interesting (and at the same > time disappointing) for it's rather botched addition of Freudian > foolishness...something neither the book nor the original vaguely hint > at. > Tim Burton seems to dig this kinda psychofluff stuff (cf the latest > Alice) > > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > ghand...@library.berkeley.edu > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > 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. Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com 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] Zeitgeist Films Announces: The Oath
Zeitgeist Films proudly announces it's latest title available for Institutional and Educational Purposes: THE OATH: A film by Laura Poitras ³From the director of the Oscar-nominated My Country, My Country, The Oath is a spectacularly gripping documentary that unspools like a great political thriller. It¹s the crosscut tale of two men whose fateful meeting propelled them on divergent courses with Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, 9/11, Guantanamo Bay Prison and the U.S. Supreme Court.² Order the film here: http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=oath&mode=educational ³FASCINATING! Poitras¹s movie digs deep; it hints at the violently conflicting drives that an intelligent human being may be liable to.² -David Denby, THE NEW YORKER ³ASTONISHING AND ESSENTIAL! Both intimate and epic, mysterious and clear-eyed!² - Scott Macaulay, FILMMAKER MAGAZINE About Zeitgeist DVD Institutional Editions: *A Streaming License for a term of three years from the date of the invoice is included with the purchase. License is limited to a single secure server with a password protected connection. Rights must be properly limited to users affiliated with your organization. Streaming rights can be renegotiated with Zeitgeist once lapsed. Zeitgeist retains the right to terminate this agreement at any time. *Public Performance Rights are also included when you purchase videos or DVDs from Zeitgeist at the institutional price. These permit screenings to group of fewer than 50 people when no admission is charged. Kind Regards, Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com 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.
Re: [Videolib] Movie License question
Same for Zeitgeist although we do sell PPR DVDs to Action! library media services, BUSCA Inc., Follett Media Services (sometimes) and Yankee Book Publishing (YBP a division of Baker and Taylor). But NEVER Midwest Tape! Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On 6/9/10 4:40 PM, "Brock, Shawn" wrote: > Good question, glad you are asking. I can say for our programs we are > definitely the only source for a PPR license -- Midwest Tape cannot provide > these rights on our behalf when they sell any of our programs. > > Regards, > Shawn > > Shawn Brock > Director, Education Sales > Consumer Products > A&E Television Networks, LLC > shawn.br...@aetn.com > Tel: 203-353-7217 | Fax: 203.353.7339 > > <http://www.aetncsg.com/esignatures/redirect.php?code=aetn> > > > > > From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu > [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of S Urwiler > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 4:35 PM > To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu > Subject: [Videolib] Movie License question > > Hi everyone - > I just started work at a public library which has not purchased a PPR license > to show movies to the public. They were told by Midwest Tape that it was not > necessary to purchase a separate license; that by buying movies from Midwest, > they were also purchasing the right to show the movies. > > Has anyone heard this before? Is it correct? It was my understanding it was > necessary to purchase a license from Swank (or others) unless PPR were > specifically included in the purchase of the film. > > Thanks > > Sheila Urwiler > > > > 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.
Re: [Videolib] End of semester larks! Your help needed.
Man, You left every film out that stars my wife! Béatrice Dalle: Betty Blue Trouble Every Day Inside Also, High Tension? BCM On 5/17/10 3:53 PM, "ghand...@library.berkeley.edu" wrote: > Hi all > > As a way of decompressing after the end of the semester, I'm putting > together a goofy videography of UCB video holdings entitled: > > Vamps, Tramps, Hookers, Femmes Fatales and Kick-ass Gurrrls: Transgressive > Women in the Movies > > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/transgressivewomen.html > > This is admittedly a real grab-bag: includes women crossing sexual > boundaries, sundry violent babes, revenge narratives, madwomen, riot > guls, super-heroines, what have you... > > What have I left out (besides catwoman from Batman Returns and Lisa > Simpson)? I'm mainly looking for films in which the transgressive woman > plays a central or leading role. > > Have fun! > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > ghand...@library.berkeley.edu > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > 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. Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com 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.
Re: [Videolib] Pricing of DVDS (was Filmmakers are not your enemies)
At Zeitgeist we try (as best we can) to find a middle ground. It's $139 for public schools and libraries (and other special cases) and $195 for private institutions. Plus, they come with BOTH a 3-year streaming license and PPR. I know that's still not doable for some librarians and I understand. But because we distribute a lot of activist films, and most of them need to recoup their initial investments, I try my best to sell them at that price. Also, I offer FREE replacements on all of Zeitgeist DVDs that are damaged. Ask anybody. Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On 5/13/10 2:02 PM, "Janice Woo" wrote: > I agree completely with Tom. $250 and up is just too much to pay for > a DVD unless it's something really special (that ends up in a special > collection of some sort). > > Why not change the pricing to $100 for institutions and $50 for > individuals? The potential number of individual buyers is several > orders of magnitude higher than institutions -- that is, of course, if > the film is something people actually want to watch, as opposed to > being assigned to view for homework. > > And while I'm at, why are public libraries and community colleges > sometimes charged less than colleges? Seems like circulation of a DVD > in a public library would be much higher than at a educational > institution. > > And, yes, I understand that the economics of being an independent > filmmaker/artist can be difficult. That's why they've printed up the > bumper sticker "Real musicians have day jobs." > > Regards, > Janice Woo > > > > Quoting tom.i...@unlv.edu: > >> Hi Curtis, >> >> First, welcome to the crazy world of video librarians. >> >> Second, I think it's safe to say that most of us who find ourselves >> working in media libraries are quite passionate about film and, in an >> ideal world, would love to spend our money with independent filmmakers. >> Unfortunately, we all have limited budgets to work within and these days >> many of our budgets are shrinking at an alarming rate. And in many >> libraries, the media collection does not get the type of budget and >> attention it deserves to begin with. What that means is that we have >> difficult decisions to make. >> >> Without the option of buying the home version, my decision goes from >> buying the institutional version or the home version to buying the >> institutional version or not buying it at all. And with my budget as it >> is, I'm doing a lot of not buying of things I would love to have in my >> collection. There are sellers on this list who can attest to the fact that >> 2 years ago, I bought many many films from them and now I'm buying a >> handful of titles at best. I don't like it because their content is still >> as great as ever, but I just don't have the money and our collection >> suffers because of it. Difficult decisions indeed. >> >> This is a topic that comes up on this list, so no worries about alienating >> anyone. I think we're all sensitive to the issue and would love to be in a >> position to be more financially supportive. MY moral objective is to >> provide the best media collection for our patrons given the limitations of >> my budget. If that means I have to sacrifice one good $250 documentary to >> purchase ten good $25 documentaries that will support more students, then >> I have to go with the later. >> >> Tom >> >> _ >> Tom Ipri, MS >> Head, Media and Computer Services >> Lied Library >> University of Nevada, Las Vegas >> 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy >> Box 457035 >> Las Vegas, NV 89154-7035 >> 702-895-2183 >> tom.i...@unlv.edu >> >> >> >> From: >> Curtis Chin >> To: >> videolib@lists.berkeley.edu >> Date: >> 05/13/2010 09:51 AM >> Subject: >> [Videolib] Filmmakers are not your enemies >> Sent by: >> videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu >> >> >> >> I know I am a newbie here and at the risk of alienating folks, I need to >> speak up for the filmmakers perspective. >> >> Trust me when I say, we filmmakers are not trying to get rich off our >> projects. We just want to make a living and to be fairly compensated for >> our work. Often times, we embark on our films because they are subjects >> that personally matter to us, in my case, it was a family friend
[Videolib] Zeitgeist Films Announces: Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Suss
Zeitgeist Films proudly announces it's latest title available for Institutional and Educational Purposes: HARLAN: IN THE SHADOW OF JEW SUSS "Though almost forgotten today, Veit Harlan was one of Nazi Germany¹s most notorious filmmakers. Millions all across occupied Europe saw his films, the most perfidious of which was the treacherous anti-Semitic propaganda film Jew Süssrequired viewing for all SS members. An unrepentant and blindly obsessive craftsman, no figuresave for Leni Riefenstahlis as closely associated with the cinema of the Holocaust years as that of Joseph Goebbels¹ top director." Order the film here: http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=harlan&mode=educational Also, pick up the latest FILM COMMENT for an extensive article on the film by Kent Jones! About Zeitgeist DVD Institutional Editions: *A Streaming License for a term of three years from the date of the invoice is included with the purchase. License is limited to a single secure server with a password protected connection. Rights must be properly limited to users affiliated with your organization. Streaming rights can be renegotiated with Zeitgeist once lapsed. Zeitgeist retains the right to terminate this agreement at any time. *Public Performance Rights are also included when you purchase videos or DVDs from Zeitgeist at the institutional price. These permit screenings to group of fewer than 50 people when no admission is charged. Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com 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.
Re: [Videolib] Differential pricing on Amazon
It's funny, I just rejected an offer from Amazon to do something similar. Not only does it defeat the purpose of having a non-theatrical relationship with the consumer it's also giving a vendor like Amazon the right to sell and discount PPR which is something I'm not comfortable with at all. But are you telling me that this distributor on Amazon is not even announcing that these titles come with PPR? They're just blatantly telling organizations that this is the price the have to buy it at? As long as I'm snowed in my office I have to say that's crap. Just FYI I've never coerced a teacher or librarian into saying they NEED to buy PPR with our DVDs. But have explained that if student groups would like to take it out and hold their own screenings with our films then it's definitely a good idea! (I know different libraries have radically different policies on this) I had a teacher come to me yesterday telling me her librarian said she needed a public license to show Manufactured Landscapes in her classroom as part of her course. I told her to tell the librarian to review the DMCA. I don't think it's wrong for us to sell DVDs a two different prices. A lot of non-library groups I sell to like churches, YMCAs, JCCs, non-profits, community groups etc. like the editions with PPR because then they don't have to come back to me every time they want to put on a free public screening. I often even adjust the PPR and price according to what the group needs. But that's never something Amazon should get involved in. Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On 2/10/10 4:12 PM, "ghand...@library.berkeley.edu" wrote: > Hi all > > This is really addressed to the distributors on this list about an issue > which comes up periodically. I just encountered a situation is which a > distributor is selling videos on amazon with two different prices: a home > video-ish price and an institutional price. I assume that the higher > price might include public performance rights, but I'm not certain. > > I need to point out once again that institutions that do not require PPR > are under no contractual or legal obligation to buy the higher priced > version of a video in a mass market venue such as amazon. If distributors > wish to seriously differentiate pricing, they should definitely not put > their wares in a mass marketplace. Any time I can score a title at home > video pricing, I will. > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > ghand...@library.berkeley.edu > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > 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.
Re: [Videolib] Behavioral Treatment of Autistic Children / Focus International
Hey There Kim, Have you checked out our film The Horse Boy? It sounds perfect for your class: http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=horseboy Also, Billy the Kid might be up your ally: http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com/film.php?directoryname=billythekid Call me if you want more info on how I do streaming rights. Good Luck! Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com On 2/1/10 12:32 PM, "Stanton, Kim" wrote: > I¹m looking for contact information for the possible rights holder of the film > ³Behavioral Treatment of Autistic Children² ; Focus International (Huntington, > N.Y.); 1988. I¹m guessing Focus International is gone their phone number is > no longer accurate. > > Alternatively, does anyone have a suggestion for a newer film specific to > behavior therapy/ behavior modification of autistic children? This would be > used in an online course, so we¹re looking for digital rights. > > > Thanks! > Kim > > Kim Stanton > Digital Media Librarian > Media Library > University of North Texas > kim.stan...@unt.edu > P: (940) 565-4832 > F: (940) 369-7396 > > > > 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.
Re: [Videolib] Abbas Kiarostami films
Yes at one point in time we had Where Is the Friend's Home, And Life Goes On, and Close-Up but the prints (I'm 90% sure) went back to Mongrel (the Canadian company) after we lost them. All we have now is 10 and 10 on 10. Very sad :( BCM On 1/7/10 11:49 AM, "Jessica Rosner" wrote: > Well at one point I think Zeitgeist had the first two but they were > possibly on loan from a company in Canada but Ben can tell you. > Through the Olive trees was a sad ugly story involving Miramax not > giving a rats ass and trying to bury the film. It may be that the same > Canadian company had a print too but Miramax managed to lose not only > the original prints but a new one made later. > > Good luck > > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Rhonda Pancoe wrote: >> Does anybody know where I can find 35mm prints of Abbas Kiarostami films? >> I'm looking for Where Is the Friend's Home (1987), And Life Goes On (Life >> and Nothing More) (1992), and Through the Olive Trees (1994). >> >> Rhonda Pancoe >> Media Acquisitions Coordinator >> Colgate University >> 13 Oak Drive >> Hamilton, NY 13346 >> 315-228-7858 Phone >> 315-228-6227 Fax >> rpan...@colgate.edu >> >> 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. Benjamin Crossley-Marra Director of Non-Theatrical Distribution Zeitgeist Films Ltd. 247 Centre St, 2nd fl New York, NY 10013 P: (212) 274-1989 C: (607) 765-7511 F: (212) 274-1644 http://www.zeitgeistfilms.com 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.
