On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Jessica Rosner wrote:
> Peter
> Marilyn has a copy of the film ( put out by Anchor Bay) but she needs Public
> Performance Rights as with MANY foreign films, those rights are NOT
> currently available in the US. When companies like Anchor Bay buy video/dvd
> rights they usually do not get PPR because they are not distributing the
> film either theatrically or non- theatrically. In such cases your only hope
> is to track down the rights holders to seek their permission. This is at
> BEST a long and difficult process. Alas Goethe houses don't have such
> rights. Their collections are intended for straight classroom use.
>
> These above difficulties are why I believe PPR is MUCH MORE TROUBLE than it
> is worth in terms of a CLASS. It could take a LOT OF MONEY AND TIME to clear
> an entire syllabus and many films like say many of those by Chaplin,
> Wenders, Fassbinder would currently be totally unlicensable . PPR is useful
> for Public Programming of different kinds but virtually impossible to get
> for an entire class.
> --
> Jessica Rosner
> Kino International
> 333 W 39th St. 503
> NY NY 10018
> jrosner@kino.com
>
> > From: delin@zlb.de (Delin, Peter)
> > Reply-To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
> > Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 04:59:49 -0800 (PST)
> > To: Multiple recipients of list <videolib@library.berkeley.edu>
> > Subject: Re: Film sources "Fitzcarraldo" & "Lessons in Darkness"
> >
> > Dear Marilyn,
> >
> > the Division Educational Media and Film
> > http://www.inter-nationes.de/d/film-e.html of INTER NATIONES in
> > Bonn/Germany has told me today that all german films formerly
> > distributed by WEST GLEN go to the GOETHE INSTITUTE in New York (as
> > Jessica has already stated in this list some weeks ago). But they have
> > no evidence if FITZCARRALDO is included in this collection. If not, the
> > copy can be ordered from Bonn/Germany by the GOETHE INSTITUTE New York.
> > INTER NATIONES Bonn will furnish it to New York. Please contact GI New
> > York. Here is their website: http://www.goethe.de/uk/ney/enindex.htm
> >
> >
> > with kind regards
> > Peter Delin/Videolektorat
> > Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin
> > http://www.zlb.de/index.html
> >
> > "Delin, Peter" schrieb:
> >>
> >> Dear Marilyn,
> >>
> >> INTER NATIONES http://www.inter-nationes.de/d/film-e.html , the film and
> >> video provider for all german GOETHE INSTITUTES, has the first title in
> >> 16 mm. Try to contact one of the GOETHE INSTITUTES in the US.
> >>
> >> http://www3.inter-nationes.de/in/?MIval=fzfass_e.html&in_nr=1416
> >>
> >> But I have no information if the GOETHE INSTITUTES in the US really
> >> provide this copy for rental!!
> >>
> >> With kind regards
> >> Peter Delin/Videolektorat
> >> Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin
> >> http://www.zlb.de/index.html
> >>
> >> Marilyn Huntley schrieb:
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone know if there's a U.S. distributor with public performance
> >>> rights for these 2 Werner Herzog films? I'm hoping to find a 16mm rental,
> >>> or else just purchase a license for showing our library's own DVDs:
> >>>
> >>> Fitzcarraldo (1982)
> >>>
> >>> Lessons in Darkness, originally called Lektionen in Finsternis (1992)
> >>>
> >>> Thanks in advance for any information you can give me.
> >>> Marilyn Huntley
> >>>
> >>> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> >>> Marilyn B. Huntley, Audiovisual Assistant
> >>> Audiovisual Classroom Services
> >>> 408 Christian A. Johnson Hall
> >>> Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, NY 13323
> >>> Phone 315-859-4120; Fax 315-859-4687
> >>> e-mail mhuntley@hamilton.edu
>
>
>
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