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Rights
Our clearance reports alert you to the need for obtaining many types of
permission (e.g. use of music, photos, products, footage). Should you
need a supervisor for the considerable paperwork tracking involved in
rights requests and an experienced negotiator for them, we recommend the
services of Ann Mayall, a trusted colleague in the clearance industry.
Ann Mayall began in film and television in 1977 apprenticing under twice
Oscar-nominated filmmakers Pen Densham and John Watson at the original
Insight Productions. Before
pursing copyright as a specialty, Ann served in capacities varying from
Production Manager to Co-Producer on over four dozen productions, including
"Twist", by critically acclaimed filmmaker Ron Mann, prime time series
for NBC, dramas for HBO, and a radio show syndicated across Canada. In
1997-98, Ann developed and co-produced a film on the history of American
disc jockeys entitled "Rock'n'Roll Invaders" for the U.S. based Bravo
Network.
Since 1981, Ann has done clearance on over one hundred productions for
virtually every kind of copyright, from music, footage and stills to plays,
text and "likeness" permissions for such legends as Judy Garland, Julie
Andrews, Jimmy Stewart, Johnny Carson and Kermit the Frog! Ann's particular
expertise is in music, having cleared over a thousand songs from countries
all over the world. Particularly challenging assignments include Ron Mann's
films, renowned for their extensive music soundtracks, and the NFB production
"Bollywood Bound", requiring negotiations with publishers and record companies
in India and the United Arab Emirates.
Over the last year, Ann has been hard at work on a documentary that requires
negotiating with the SAG, WGA and DGA unions, and getting permissions
from every major cast member in all five incarnations of "Star Trek",
including Leonard Nimoy and Patrick Stewart. Currently, Ann is working
on six productions based out of Calgary, Toronto and Montreal.
Ann also has experience in film distribution (attending at international
film festivals, distributor liaison, press releases), research and writing
(historical & current data, proposal packages), and public presentations
on panels at various film schools and workshops.
Ann Mayall can be contacted at:
Cranberry Cottage
4638 Leo Lake Road
Kingston, Ontario K0H 2N0
ph: 613-387-2323
fx: 416-239-4469
e: ann@mayall.ca
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