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| Louise Rosen Managing Director, Louise Rosen Ltd. Louise Rosen is a media executive with over 25 years experience in the international television and film business, project development, production and distribution. She has worked with a wide range of program genres and formats and set up major international co-productions. Her reputation as a talent-spotter has grown steadily, built upon her association with numerous award-winning projects. Louise was based in Europe for 8 years and has particular interest in the cross-cultural aspects of television/film. She has taken an active role in many productions; overseeing research, editorial and budgeting as well as location- and post-production. Her experience also includes management, operations, marketing and business affairs. She has been honored to have among her projects Oscar, Emmy, Sundance, Prix Italia, International Emmy and other award-winning films. In the last decade, Louise has specialized in non-fiction work. Completed films she is representing include THE PRICE OF SUGAR from Uncommon Productions (shortlisted for a 2008 Oscar nomination, selected for the 2007 IDFA, SilverDocs and IDA Docu Week, honored with the Audience Award at the SXSW Film Festival), SECRECY from Peter Galison and Robb Moss (selected for the competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival), 1000 JOURNALS by Andrea Kreuzhage (N. American premiere at AFI/Los Angeles, selected for the 2008 Berlin Film Festival), HOLLYWOOD CHINESE from Arthur Dong (winner of the Golden Horse at Taipei, selected for the 2007 Toronto Film Festival) and FTA, Francince Parker’s long-lost treasure documenting the Asian tour of Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland’s 1970s anti-war cabaret (selected for IDFA 2007). Projects in post-production include BLAST: SCIENCE HANGING BY A STRING from Paul Devlin Productions (selected for the 2007 HotDocs Documentary Forum, being produced in association with BBC “Storyville”, YLE/Finland, Discovery Canada, SVT/Sweden), EL GENERAL by Natalia Almada (a recipient of an ITVS grant, Sundance Institute grant, and a fellow of the Renew Media/Rockefeller Foundation), GOD WILLING from Vangie Griego (awarded an ITVS grant), KILLER POET by Susan Gray at Northern Light Productions and VOWS OF SILENCE: FATHER MACIEL AND THE LEGIONAIRES OF CHRIST by Jason Berry. Highlights from projects currently in production include, CRAZY WISDOM from Johanna Demetrakas and Lisa Leeman (in association with BOS/Netherlands) and JOHNNY CASH AT FOLSOM PRISON: THE MAKING OF A MASTERPIECE by Bestor Cram at Northern Light Productions (in association with C-Films/ Switzerland, DR/Denmark, ZDF-ARTE, SBS/Australia, NPS/Netherlands and YLE/Finland). Louise is also a credited co-producer on several projects, including PRODIGAL SONS (with director Kimberly Reed) about “a brotherly rivalry between a man and a woman and…Orson Welles” (in association with CBC/Canada, BBC/”Storyville”, Sundance Channel and IFC/Canada) now in post-production, SIR! NO SIR! (with director David Zeiger) on the active-duty GIs who protested against the Vietnam War, HOLY WATER-GATE: ABUSE COVERUP IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (with director Mary Healey) and CITIES OF LIGHT: THE RISE AND FALL OF ISLAMIC SPAIN (from Unity Productions Foundation). She is also co-producer of both the documentary and IMAX films on Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition, titled THE ENDURANCE and SHACKLETON’S ANTARCTIC ADVENTURE respectively. Louise is a Master Class Lecturer and Tutor each year at Discovery Campus Master School and has been a featured speaker at conferences and film festivals, including The Real Screen Summit, Toronto’s Hot Docs Doc Forum and the annual conference of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers. She has guest lectured at Emerson College in Boston and served on the board of directors of organizations such as the International Documentary Association and Women in Film & Video/Boston. In the 1970’s, Louise worked in other areas of the media including industrial and commercial film production, various aspects of the music business (with Grateful Dead Records and her own music management and booking agency) and in radio advertising sales with Westinghouse Broadcasting and others.
Louise Rosen moderating at Hot Docs Doc Forum (April 2007)
Louise Rosen co-moderating the pitch sessions at HotDocs Doc Forum Services & Fees LRL provides a wide range of services for filmmakers and producers. These include comprehensive project review and assessment, business affairs, specific budget or proposal evaluation and editorial review of cuts during post-production. For overall project review, information should be submitted in the form of one or two paragraphs via email. If we believe we can be of service, we can provide an initial consultation. This will consist of approximately 60 – 90 minutes for review of written materials and footage plus approximately two hours of discussion. The fee for an initial consultation is $900. Additional consult time is billed at $200/hour. If you are seeking several reviews of your rough/fine cut throughout post-production, a package fee can be determined. Evaluation of finished work of 60 to 90 min in length is $450 or 600 and provides editorial notes and a summary of festival suggestions and distribution possibilities, if any. If your project or film is something we would like to represent, we set up a development agreement (for projects not yet completed) or a distribution agreement (for finished work) on a commission basis that usually ranges from 15% for pre-sales to 30% for distribution of finished work. All license agreements are negotiated subject to your review and approval of terms and are directly between you and the buyer. LRL invoices you for our commission, which is payable as you receive the funds. We invoice buyers on your behalf and work closely with you to oversee contract management and delivery. A start-up fee of $500 is due at the beginning of the representation period to cover initial handling, shipping and administrative costs. After we have sent out the first 20 DVD shipments on your behalf, you will be advance billed in increments of $225 for up to another 15 DVD shipments. All other overheads are borne by LRL unless a specific expense and payment arrangement is agreed in advance by both parties. Submission Guidelines for Initial Consultation or Evaluation So that we may give the submission full consideration, we require:
For the initial consultation, we ask that we be sent these materials only. We will not read underlying source material at this stage. Materials should be sent to LRosenLtd@aol.com and/or:
To send materials, we ask that you use UPS, FedEx, DHL or USPS with tracking enabled. We cannot be responsible for materials lost in transit. We cannot proceed with the initial consultation or evaluation until the fee has been received. Fees can be paid by check or by PayPal to LRosenLtd@aol.com. If you have questions on how to send money by PayPal, we will forward step-by-step instructions. Once the fee and materials are received, we will send an email confirmation. If you have not booked a consultation date in advance, please allow up to six weeks for us to complete the evaluation and schedule the consult. Once consult time is booked, you are responsible for taking notes or recording the conversation. Upon completion of an evaluation, you will receive written comments and recommendations, as well as a summary of the project/film’s salability on the international market. If applicable, suggestions for festival submissions and/or pitching forums will also be included. If you would like the materials returned after evaluation, please let us know. If not, the materials will be erased and/or recycled within 60 days. |
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