Thanks!

It is for Oviedo, Asturias. Of course, you have to pay for the films for a
public screening, no matter if they are digital or prints in 16mm, that is
out of question!

2018-02-15 13:23 GMT+01:00 Esperanza Collado <[email protected]>:

> Hi Elena,
>
> Once I rented Lemon by Frampton from Anthology Film Archives, it was a
> digital file and was screened at Irish Film Institute. I think we couldn't
> get the actual print as it was already booked, so we rented that file but
> not for free of course.
>
> So, in the end it costs money too if you screen digital, and you're not
> even showing the original work. That sucks :)
>
> What city is this? Can you tell us?
>
> 2018-02-15 12:53 GMT+01:00 Elena Duque <[email protected]>:
>
>> Thanks, Pip
>>
>> I totally understand that, and I work for a festival that is very aware
>> of that ((S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico in A Coruña). Ideally, I would
>> suggest them to project in 16mm, but this is a test screening in a small
>> Spanish town, happening in a month and a half thanks to a venue they just
>> got recently. So, there is no time and no money for this edition (besides
>> of getting a projector, it would be necessary to hire a projectionist and
>> pay for the shipping of the prints), but hopefully we will be able to that
>> properly next year. So, I'm trying to do my best with what's available, in
>> a place with no avant garde screenings tradition whatsoever. It is
>> important to be aware of the context, and as much as I think that the
>> analog screening is a totally different experience, I think this is better
>> than nothing. We go little by little, trying to create a new audience that
>> does not exist now!
>>
>> Given that, thank you very much for your suggestion! I will look through
>> your catalogue and maybe I will make you some enquiries, trying to be
>> respectful to all the filmmakers involved.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> 2018-02-15 12:39 GMT+01:00 Pip Chodorov <[email protected]>:
>>
>>> Dear Elena,
>>>
>>> Many filmmakers don't want their films shown digitally. A good example
>>> is Stan Brakhage. It really denatures the intended image. Other filmmakers
>>> are more tolerant, such as Jonas Mekas. It is a big debate.
>>>
>>> At Re:Voir in Paris we have digital files for our VOD platform and
>>> DVD/Blu-Ray publishing but these are meant only for home video, and though
>>> we do get requests for screenings we always encourage programmers to screen
>>> film prints from the coops. A 16mm projector is really quite affordable.
>>> But if the programmers insist and if the filmmakers agree, we can rent
>>> files.
>>>
>>> In any case it is important to write in your screening programs and to
>>> tell the audience that you are showing electronic reproductions. Just as if
>>> you go to a museum you expect to see original paintings, not photocopies,
>>> so reproductions would be indicated on the title card. It is important to
>>> educate your audience and show them films on film!
>>>
>>> Pip Chodorov
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> At 12:28 +0100 15/02/18, Elena Duque wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am trying to put together a couple of programs as a sort of
>>>> introduction to experimental cinema for the audience of a small festival in
>>>> a small town. They don't have the possibility to project in 16mm or 35mm
>>>> (not this year at least), so I need to find digital files available to rent
>>>> and screen. I have been browsing through the catalogues of all the
>>>> cooperatives and distributors I could think of, but I am still missing some
>>>> things I consider important. For instance, Stan Brakhage and Marie Menken.
>>>> Do you know of any source, cooperative, distributor or individual, where I
>>>> can find digital "prints" to rent?
>>>>
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>>
>>
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