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Studios May Compromise On Screener Ban
10-17-03
Keavin
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The great screener controversy of 2003 may
be heading for a compromise. Directors, actors and independent film makers
made an uproar when the MPAA announce that in order to curb piracy they
would not being issuing screener videos and DVD this year to voting members
of the Academy. (see
story)
Inpendent film makers cried foul since
the ban would leave a lot of them out of Oscar contention.
It now looks like the MPAA is willing to
compromise. MPAA president Jack Valenti held a teleconference yesterday(Oct
16) with the heads of the major studios to discuss the issue and there
are indications that they are willing to compromise.
However, just what that compromise would
entail is not yet known, if it has been worked out at all. One idea being
tossed around is that screener videos for films that received a limited
release would be issued but members would have to see larger released feature
films in theatres.
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