[Reader-list] A little work for public Domain

[Vishal Rawlley]

I totally empathise with Iaha. There are many scoundrels out there who do
not have any respect for young talent and hard working people. I have
personally faced such problems and learned the hard way. There is very
little an individual can do in such cases except cry himself/ herself
hoarse. Since such dealings are largely based on good faith and often there
are no signed agreements and contracts, it his hard to fight the issue
legally. And for a young individual in their early career it can be very
demoralising. It is the passionate artist who is the most easy target of
such exploitation, since they are so excited about making their film or art,
they tend to ignore other mundane aspects such as contracts and payments.

However the names of people and organisations that indulge in such
exploitation must be brought out and publicly shared so that we can all know
the truth about them.

I would advise Laha to put the facts out in a clear and calm way to as many
people as possible. Once we all know the truth, these people shall atleast
be shamed and hesitate to repeat such a thing in future.

And the other thing is not to lose hope Mr Iaha. You are probably very
talented and hence provoke insecure people from acting against you. Keep up
your passion, only remember to also watch out for the crocodiles.

Do post your correspondence with Pankaj to all of us. Dont let these people
get away so easily!




On 10/17/06, Syed Yunus <delhi.yunus at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> ...there have been many such programs now days who trying to catch
> young idea champions...can any body help our dear friend Mr. laha
>
> Qoating laha......
>
> I am Rrivu Laha,
> a second year cinematography student from film & television
> Institute of India, Pune.
> I responded to the advertisements posted by Pankaj Rishi Kumar,
> KUMAR TALKIES inviting proposals from young/debut filmmakers for a
> series of 5 short films on the theme of 'CONFLICT'
> (around 5 1/2 min each; fiction, documentary or animation)
> for the Public Service Broadcasting Trust ( www.psbt.org)
>
> My proposal was selected,
> and I was given to make a film with a Handycamera, not much other
> equipment.
> Since I was keen, I went ahead with my making and submitted a rough
> cut.
> Although I heard that PSBT and kumar talkies approved my rough cut,
> no formal letter of communication has been made to me yet.
>
> I had several student exercises and a shoot to attend,
> returning from my shoot yesterday I am finding the news of telecast
> of my short film on Doordarshan without my name or biography with
> it.
>
>
> if it is my proposal and my rough cut that has been approved by the
> PSBT and KUMAR TALKIES, how come my name is not there against my
> film?
> How come I am not informed of its telecast?
>
> I maybe a young and debutant filmmaker, but can my commissioning
> editor decide to telecast or publicize my film without my name or my
> knowledge?
>
> What are my rights?
> Where do I stand in this whole gamut of commissioning?
> Who is the commissioner?
> What are my rights against his?
> Who is the funder?
> Who has approved the telecast?
>
> Where do I stand?
>
> No payments have been made to me yet, my expenses haven't been
> covered except a sum of Rs. 4500/- against research for the film,
> and no notification of telecast has been given to me.
>
> I wish clarification before any further publicity or telecast is
> made of my film.
>
>
> Rrivu Laha.
>
> 2nd year Cinematography
> Film & television Institute of India
> Law College Road,Pune
>
> Phone : 09372446397
>
>
>
>
>
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>
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