Rhonda I checked two of these and assume the others are the same. They are Japanese Anime films that never got US distribution, my GUESS and it is only a guess based on experience is that the rights holders probably wanted more money than an American distributor thought they worth, I say this only because there is healthy market for Anime so it seems unlikely that there were no offers at all. There is no legal DVD released in the US ( though there are legal copies you can guy from I think the UK at least in one case. It is not hard to track down the rights holders since these are recent films, LITTLE FOREST is Shochiku which is one the oldest Japanese film companies again I did not look for the others but would be pretty easy through Variety reviews, festival reviews or even sometimes IMDB. As a practical matter I don't think it will help because there is basically zero chance they would agree to streaming rights for a film they have not even licensing for any US distribution. This situation comes up a lot and there is nothing much you can do beyond suggesting the instructor find a substitute title or get an imported DVD and show it in class, put on reserve etc.
Jessica On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 2:00 PM, Rhonda Pancoe <rpan...@colgate.edu> wrote: > I'm looking for screening licenses for LITTLE FOREST: WINTER/SPRING & > SUMMER/AUTUMN and THE MURDER CASE OF HANA AND ALICE. Any ideas? > > 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. > > -- 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.
