Dear Lorraine, If it's a one-time use, often a negotiation with the distributor will provide a lower rental fee -- especially if you talk with them on a continued basis. Or even being conversational with them just once.
Edith Kramer of the Pacific Film Archive had a technique of just talking for as long as it took to get the price she needed. She was a great conversationalist AND she knew that sooner or later the booker would be anxious to get to other bookings. Then again, there's only one Edith. Best regards, Dennis Doros Milestone Film & Video PO Box 128 / Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 / Fax: 201-767-3035 / Email: milefi...@gmail.com Visit our main website! www.milestonefilms.com Visit our new websites! www.mspresents.com, www.portraitofjason.com, www.shirleyclarkefilms.com, To see or download our 2014 Video Catalog, click here<http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0150/7896/files/2014MilestoneVideoCatalog.pdf?75> ! Support "Milestone Film" on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Milestone-Film/22348485426> and Twitter <https://twitter.com/#!/MilestoneFilms>! See the website: Association of Moving Image Archivists<http://www.amianet.org/> and like them on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Association-of-Moving-Image-Archivists/86854559717> AMIA 2014 Conference, Savannah, Georgia, October 8-11, 2014<http://www.amianet.org/> On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Wochna, Lorraine <woc...@ohio.edu> wrote: > Hello all, > > > > I am working with a faculty on a film series. The films below are what > she would like to screen, and I'm having a heck of a time determining who > to contact for pricing. First, do any of you know and second, is there a > simple way of determining who has the rights? I know there is no 'one size > fits all' - but any tactics would be appreciated. A few of them I think I > nailed, but your input is welcome. > > > > Thanks for your time. > > > > The Syrian Bride, Kino Lorber, $349 > > Paradise Now Warner Independent > Pictures? (avail Swank Digital Campus, $$$) > > Unveiled Wolfe Releasing? > > Sleep Dealer SubCine (via Alex R) or > TransitMedia (for institutional DVD purchase, $295) > > Children in No Man's Land New Day Films, $225 > > > > Would you recommend library purchasing Institutional DVD or trying to work > out a deal with vendors for a screening? Just curious. I guess it all > depends on how much cash we have. > > > > Thanks again for any insight. > > > > lorraine wochna > > Ohio U, Alden Library > > Athens OH > > 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. > >
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