I agree that IMDB is not ideal, but it can be a starting point when you can't find a company mentioned anywhere else for a fairly obscure foreign film. Sometimes you have to do research on six companies listed on a films IMDB listing before you find the right one that actually owns the rights.
I also agree that festivals and other theaters can be good resources. If someone else has played the film, they likely still have the contacts. I've had luck with this method, too. Thanks, Sandra Sandra F. Jackson Film Program Coordinator Lumina Theater & Sharky's Box Office Department of Campus Life The University of North Carolina Wilmington Phone 910.962.7971 Fax: 910-962-7438 jackso...@uncw.edu http://www.uncw.edu/lumina NOTICE: Emails sent and received in the course of university business are subject to the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. §132-1 et seq.) and may be released to the public unless an exception applies. From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Jessica Rosner Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 2:13 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: Re: [Videolib] PPR for Turkish films I find IMDB a terrible source for accurate info on owners, but I agree with the rest. Per previous email, original Variety review is probably the best source I can think of or if you can find it, info from festivals it may have shown in which often list sources. On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Jackson, Sandra F. <jackso...@uncw.edu<mailto:jackso...@uncw.edu>> wrote: If Swank, Criterion or the independent distributors of foreign films in the US do not have the title you need, look online at Variety or IMDB to find the company associated with the film. Then, search for that company's website online. You can use Google Translate to view the website in English. If the company is in Turkey, you may wish for one of the students who speak that language to make a phone call to the company. Or you can write a letter and ask one of the students to translate it before you e-mail it to the company. UNCW has succeeded in purchasing PPR to foreign films this way, but it can take some time and patience. On a few, rare occasions, the copyright owners provided free PPR (get this in writing!). http://www.arabfilm.com/ may have Turkish films, but I have not used this site. Thanks, Sandra Sandra F. Jackson Film Program Coordinator Lumina Theater & Sharky's Box Office Department of Campus Life The University of North Carolina Wilmington Phone 910.962.7971 Fax: 910-962-7438 jackso...@uncw.edu<mailto:jackso...@uncw.edu> http://www.uncw.edu/lumina NOTICE: Emails sent and received in the course of university business are subject to the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. §132-1 et seq.) and may be released to the public unless an exception applies. From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu> [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu>] On Behalf Of King, Diana L. Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:40 PM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu<mailto:videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> Subject: [Videolib] PPR for Turkish films Hello, I'm querying the collective wisdom of the list to see if there are any thoughts on the best way to approach this. A Turkish student group asked me recently about the rights issues connected to screening some films (all features from Turkey) just on campus (no charge). These aren't titles in the collection-they are available mostly in some very specific video stores and from online sellers. They are all region 2 DVDs or PAL VHS, and seem to have no U.S. distributor. An example is Yol (1982): The group really does want to do the right thing and obtain the rights to show the films outside the classroom, but I've reached the extent of my knowledge about this since it isn't a regular part of my job. We've checked a lot of the major U.S. sources like Swank, etc., and there's no indication that any of the titles they are interested in are covered by an American vendor. What would be the best advice for them on this? Thanks for any insight, Diana Diana King Librarian for Film, Television and Theater UCLA Arts Library |1400 Public Affairs Building | Box 951392 | Los Angeles, CA 90095-1392 Telephone: 310-206-4823 | Fax: 310-825-1303 | Email: dik...@library.ucla.edu<mailto:dik...@library.ucla.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. -- Jessica Rosner Media Consultant 224-545-3897 (cell) 212-627-1785 (land line) jessicapros...@gmail.com<mailto: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.
