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? >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> FrameWorks mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Elena Duque Viña >> Telf: (+34) 605431072 <+34%20605%2043%2010%2072> >> http://cargocollective.com/elenaduque <[email protected]> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> > > > -- > Esperanza Collado > > > > www.esperanzacollado.net > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > -- Elena Duque Viña Telf: (+34) 605431072 http://cargocollective.com/elenaduque <[email protected]>
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