From: Ezee Money (email suppressed)
Date: Tue Feb 27 2007 - 15:16:30 PST
PLEASE participate in the action to support Light
Cone! They are an invaluable resource for artists'
films. They have given us so much over the years - it
is time to give back to them now.
John
--- Nicolas Rey <email suppressed> wrote:
> 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
>
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