Thanks Sandra... but we (www.arabfilm.com) don't currently have rights to any Turkish features, though we do carry Home Video DVD copies (no PPR) of the Turkish films distributed by Zeitgeist, Kino, First Run Features, and Strand—all of which are worth showing and would be relatively easy to get PPR for.
Alex _________________ Alex O. Williams Institutional Sales AFD / Typecast Films Seattle, WA . USA ph: 206.322.0882 x.202 | fx: 206.322.4586 arabfilm.com | typecastfilms.com On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Jackson, Sandra F. <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 > *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 *King, Diana L. > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:40 PM > *To:* 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): > <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084934/> > > > > 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 > > > > 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.
