From: Nicolas Rey (email suppressed)
Date: Sat Feb 24 2007 - 05:38:57 PST
Just to mention all the attached documents that can't be sent on the
list will be on line monday on Light Cone's web site.
Nicolas Rey
Le 24 févr. 07 à 13:34, Christophe Bichon a écrit :
> Dear members of Frameworks,
> first hello to all the members of this mailing list. This is my
> first post
> on this forum.
>
> I would like to inform you about the actual situation of Light
> Cone. The
> french cooperative is really passing through a hughe identical and
> economical crisis.
>
> I just received the english translation of the letter to the
> programmers
> and to the audience, of the international petition.
> All the instructions to support Light Cone are explained.
> Please, sign and circulate the international petition and write us
> a letter
> of support.
>
> Best regards
> Christophe Bichon
>
> -------------------------
> Light Cone
> 12, rue des Vignoles
> 75 020 Paris
> France
> Tel : 01 46 59 01 53 // 00 33 146 590 153
> Fax : 01 46 59 03 12 // 00 33 146 590 312
> URL : http://www.lightcone.org
>
>
>
>
> Light Cone
> http://www.lightcone.org/petition
> email suppressed
>
>
>
>
> To Light Cone's programmers and services users
>
> To the public of experimental film screenings
>
>
> This year Light Cone will celebrate its 25 years of distribution of
> experimental cinema, artist's films and media work. Its international
> standing and the richness of its collection make it on of Europe's
> most
> important distributor of this type of work. Today, however, this
> position
> is under threat, due to diminution of public funding and the end of
> certain
> subsidised employment schemes. Today, the survival of the
> organisation is
> at stake.
>
> A series of measures have already been taken by the Administrative
> Committee, the filmmakers and the rights holders during an exceptional
> general meeting that took place on the 3rd of February 2007. To
> ensure the
> continuation of Light Cones activities and create a new base for our
> activities the following measures were decided:
>
> - to lower the royalty percentage to 50% for both parties instead
> of 70%
> going to the rights holder. This percentage change took effect from
> the 1st
> of January 2007.
> - to reduce the number of staff from 5 to 3 person.
> - to move as soon as possible, before January 2008, to a new less
> expensive
> location in Paris or its near suburbs.
> - to ask the filmmakers to donate all or a part of their royalties
> due to
> support LC.
> - following the resignation of the three members of the Board of
> Directors,
> the new Administrative Committee immediately elected a new Board :
> Miles
> McKane, president, Gisèle Rapp-Meichler, secretary and Emmanuel
> Lefrant,
> treasurer.
>
> We need the support of those of you who think that Light Cone as a
> circulating film library is an important resource, with its wide
> range of
> historical or contemporary works.
>
> It is for this reason that we ask to help and support us, to
> continue this
> work, by the following actions that we will collate and use to add
> weight
> to our demands to our present and future financiers. (see attached
> document)
>
> * sign and circulate the international petition, in your name, that
> of your
> structure, group or institution (see attached document
> PetitionLC_en.pdf).
> It can be done directly on line at http://www.lightcone.org/
> petition or by
> post to Light Cone, 12, rue des Vignoles, 75020 Paris, France.
>
> * write us a letter of support by e-mail at email suppressed
> or by
> post, underlining the importance of Light Cone as a partner or
> resource
> center for your work as a programmer or as a member of the public.
> We need
> support from the film and arts communities, in the form of letters or
> e-mails to enable us to added weight to our negotiations with our
> current
> and future funding bodies. (see attached document Lettersupport.pdf)
>
> * if you are able to make a donation to the association, you can
> send a
> cheque or a bank transfer to :
>
> Light Cone, Société Générale, Agence F (SG Paris Charonne)
> code banque 30003 compte chèque bancaire N° 00050524271
> code guichet 03070, clé RIB 40 ; 166 Boulevard Voltaire, 75011 Paris,
> France.
>
> Internationale identification:
> IBAN : FR76 30003 03070 00050524271 40
> BIC-ADRESSE SWIFT : SOGEFRPP
>
> Please indicate the reason as : versement de soutien
>
> We are working to ensure that this crisis allows LC to evolve in its
> working to provide an efficent and pertiant service adapted to the
> needs of
> todays programmers and public.
>
> You can write to us at the following address email suppressed
> or by
> letter.
>
> Kind regards,
> The Administrative Committee
>
> Patrick Bokanowski, filmmaker
> Cécile Dazord, patrimonial conservator
> Emmanuel Lefrant, filmmaker
> Miles McKane, filmmaker, programmer, co-fonder of Light Cone
> Gisèle Rapp-Meichler, filmmaker
> Claire Renier, programmer
> Nicolas Rey, filmmaker, programmer
>
>
> Light Cone
>
> 12, rue des vignoles 75020 Paris
>
> Tel: 01 46 59 01 53 Fax : 01 46 59 03 12
>
> http://www.lightcone.org
>
> email suppressed
>
>
> Please forward this appeal to your colleagues and other concerned
> persons
> in your network.
>
> Attachments : this same document in pdf format, the petition, a
> document
> asking for letters of support
>
>
> __________________________________________________________________
> For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.
>
>
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For info on FrameWorks, contact Pip Chodorov at <email suppressed>.