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FILMAKERS LIBRARY
As a producer, you've labored long and hard over your film. Now that it's finished, you want to feel that it will get the broadest exposure and earn income. You want to feel confident that the distribution rights are with people who will put their best efforts into promotion, respect your views, and give you your fair share of the profits. Let us introduce you to Filmakers Library.
PROFILE
As an organization, Filmakers Library has been in business for over 35 years, selling outstanding documentaries in the education market. We have now expanded our services to include broadcast and cable television sales in the United States and internationally. Our strongest customers are the college/university, library, community group and health markets. We market throughout the United States by direct mail, direct sales calls,telemarketing and over the internet. A network of regional sales representatives provide personal sales calls on school systems and major buyers throughout the United States.
Some of the internationally known producers with whom we have developed long-term relationships are: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, The National Film Board of Canada, KCTS/Seattle and others. In addition to U.S. independents, producers from Australia, Great Britain, Canada, France, Denmark and the Netherlands are represented in our collection.
Good relations with filmmakers is very high on our agenda. We are responsive to the ideas of producers in creating promotional material and marketing strategies.
Our catalogue, widely regarded by educators for its clarity and interesting offerings , and is distributed to more than 30,000 educators. We supplement this with brochures on focused subjects, such as Anthropology, Global Issues, Multiculturalism, Women's Studies, Psychology, and Social Issues.
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Catalogue Listing: A detailed description of each program appears in our annual catalogue with excerpts of reviews from major publications and a complete listing of festival awards and showings. The catalogue is mailed to well over 30,000 educational and institutional film-users.
Direct Mail Flyers: Annually, we produce mailing pieces for direct mail campaigns targeted to special interest groups. We acquire mailing lists to supplement our own extensive in-house mailing lists. Experience has shown that coupling new releases with classic programs not only extends the life of the classics, but provides extended markets for new releases.
Festivals and Conferences: All new releases are entered in the most important and appropriate film and video festivals and programmed at educational conferences. At many of these events, Filmakers Library representatives are in attendance at an exhibition booth.
Press and Publicity: We arrange for timely press coverage and copies for review to all appropriate publications. We also prepare press releases to solicit additional press exposure.
Publicity Materials: We work with the filmmaker in creating press and publicity material, which may include study guides, video jackets, leaflets, mailing pieces, advertisements,etc.
Customer Service: We provide a full-range of services in getting your program out to users. Through preview cassettes, rentals and direct sale materials, Filmakers Library will cover all your needs.
Web Site: Our attractive website gives information on all our films and is linked to other sites. You can access our site at www.filmakers.com.
SUBMITTING YOUR FILM FOR DISTRIBUTION CONSIDERATION
If you have a new film, please write or call us with information. If it is potentially interesting, we will request an evaluation cassette. You will hear from us promptly if it fits our acquisition needs. Please feel free to contact us with further questions.
Linda Gottesman, Co-President
Sue Oscar, Co-President
Andrea Traubner, Dir., Broadcast Sales
Filmakers Library was founded by Sue Oscar and Linda Gottesman who first met while working in publishing. Sue’s educational background is in history and library science; Linda spent several years in publicity at the Metropolitan Museum, haunting the galleries before the crowds arrived. John Tebbetts, our office manager, has been with us for many years, doing his best to juggle customer requests, inventory control, and royalty payments. Andrea Traubner, former Director of Program Acquisitions at Thirteen/WNET in New York (PBS) has been keeping our standards high for the last six years (not to mention keeping good relations with customers and producers). Dan Weltsch, our orders processor and on-site go-to technology man, rounds out the team.
As a producer, you've labored long and hard over your film. Now that it's finished, you want to feel that it will get the broadest exposure and earn income. You want to feel confident that the distribution rights are with people who will put their best efforts into promotion, respect your views, and give you your fair share of the profits. Let us introduce you to Filmakers Library.
PROFILE
As an organization, Filmakers Library has been in business for over 35 years, selling outstanding documentaries in the education market. We have now expanded our services to include broadcast and cable television sales in the United States and internationally. Our strongest customers are the college/university, library, community group and health markets. We market throughout the United States by direct mail, direct sales calls,telemarketing and over the internet. A network of regional sales representatives provide personal sales calls on school systems and major buyers throughout the United States.
Some of the internationally known producers with whom we have developed long-term relationships are: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, The National Film Board of Canada, KCTS/Seattle and others. In addition to U.S. independents, producers from Australia, Great Britain, Canada, France, Denmark and the Netherlands are represented in our collection.
Good relations with filmmakers is very high on our agenda. We are responsive to the ideas of producers in creating promotional material and marketing strategies.
Our catalogue, widely regarded by educators for its clarity and interesting offerings , and is distributed to more than 30,000 educators. We supplement this with brochures on focused subjects, such as Anthropology, Global Issues, Multiculturalism, Women's Studies, Psychology, and Social Issues.
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Catalogue Listing: A detailed description of each program appears in our annual catalogue with excerpts of reviews from major publications and a complete listing of festival awards and showings. The catalogue is mailed to well over 30,000 educational and institutional film-users.
Direct Mail Flyers: Annually, we produce mailing pieces for direct mail campaigns targeted to special interest groups. We acquire mailing lists to supplement our own extensive in-house mailing lists. Experience has shown that coupling new releases with classic programs not only extends the life of the classics, but provides extended markets for new releases.
Festivals and Conferences: All new releases are entered in the most important and appropriate film and video festivals and programmed at educational conferences. At many of these events, Filmakers Library representatives are in attendance at an exhibition booth.
Press and Publicity: We arrange for timely press coverage and copies for review to all appropriate publications. We also prepare press releases to solicit additional press exposure.
Publicity Materials: We work with the filmmaker in creating press and publicity material, which may include study guides, video jackets, leaflets, mailing pieces, advertisements,etc.
Customer Service: We provide a full-range of services in getting your program out to users. Through preview cassettes, rentals and direct sale materials, Filmakers Library will cover all your needs.
Web Site: Our attractive website gives information on all our films and is linked to other sites. You can access our site at www.filmakers.com.
SUBMITTING YOUR FILM FOR DISTRIBUTION CONSIDERATION
If you have a new film, please write or call us with information. If it is potentially interesting, we will request an evaluation cassette. You will hear from us promptly if it fits our acquisition needs. Please feel free to contact us with further questions.
Linda Gottesman, Co-President
Sue Oscar, Co-President
Andrea Traubner, Dir., Broadcast Sales
Filmakers Library was founded by Sue Oscar and Linda Gottesman who first met while working in publishing. Sue’s educational background is in history and library science; Linda spent several years in publicity at the Metropolitan Museum, haunting the galleries before the crowds arrived. John Tebbetts, our office manager, has been with us for many years, doing his best to juggle customer requests, inventory control, and royalty payments. Andrea Traubner, former Director of Program Acquisitions at Thirteen/WNET in New York (PBS) has been keeping our standards high for the last six years (not to mention keeping good relations with customers and producers). Dan Weltsch, our orders processor and on-site go-to technology man, rounds out the team.
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