The original American distributor says they bought the film from a company called Wild Bunch in France but does not know if they still represent it. You can try this person
Carole Baraton cbaraton@wildbunch.e <cbara...@wildbunch.eu>u On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 5:25 PM, Jessica Rosner <maddux2...@gmail.com> wrote: > OK the plot thickens. Never mind about Mindspring/Weinstein. Turns out > they only owned home video rights anyway. The film was actually released by > Kimstim and Leisure Time. I sent an email to see if either of them knows > the status. Alas my friend who knows every Iranian director ( and is one > himself) says Makhmalbaf has been moving around a lot and he has lost touch > with her. > > > On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Jessica Rosner <maddux2...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Deg Wellspring is long gone. A lot of their stuff expired and went back >> to the producer but it is possible this one is still under contract. What >> remains of Wellspring is owned by Weinstein. You can try to reach them >> directly but in theory if they had it Swank would have rights. I would try >> asking Swank to contact Weinstein and make sure they get a definitive >> answer or contact them yourself. >> >> If all of that fails email me and I will call in a favor and get you the >> directors contact info. Someone I am working with knows literally all the >> major Iranian directors and deals with them on a regular basis. >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Deg Farrelly <deg.farre...@asu.edu>wrote: >> >>> I have a faculty member looking for public performance rights >>> to Samira Makhmalbaf's film Blackboards (2000) . >>> >>> My investigation shows a different first name: Moshen >>> >>> I've emailed to the address on this page: >>> http://www.makhmalbaf.com/persons.php?p=2 >>> >>> The professor says the films were handled by Wellspring, but that the >>> phone number no longer works. Does anyone have any other leads? >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> 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.
