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Monday, February 6th, 2023 3:33 PM

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Video made almost 20 years with footage from Eagle media who I helped make a short documentary with for the Discovery Channel

My name is Jacques Korolnyk, a Swiss living in Israel.

I saw the Youtube video "Papers, please".

With a team of volunteers, we are preparing a film for Holocaust

Memorial Day in April. The film we are producing tells the story of

a lady over 80 years old. Her family fled Zagreb. In a traumatic but

also miraculous odyssey, her parents, her 19-month-old brother and

herself almost reached the Swiss border when she was almost 2 years

old, but were discovered by German soldiers shouting: papers, please.

In her script, Frida describes the situation almost exactly as in your video.

The scenes came from:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2295359/?ref_=adv_li_tt

Is it possible to get your permission to use some sequences of your film or at least to copy some images from it.

Our production is meant as an educational film for Frida's family. Her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren live all over the world. We want them to know where they come from. This will help strengthen the family spirit... because Frida's origins are hers too.

Please get in touch with me as soon as possible. We are in the

production phase and need to know if you can comply with our request. Thank you.

Jacques Korolnyk

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2 years ago

Here my earlier correspondence with the author of the Youtube video:

> From: hab3045 <info@hab3045.nl>

> Sent: 05 February 2023 17:05

> To: Jacques Korolnyk <j.korolnyk@koro.ch>

> Subject: Re: Your movie _Papieren bitte_

> Dear Mr. Korolnyk,

> Unfortunately the video was made almost 20 years with footage from Eagle media, a company who I helped make a short documentary with for the Discovery Channel.

> I have no problem with you using the video or images from it, but I think that legally, officially, that's up to Eagle Media.

> Even though I don't think they'd mind and even though I don't think you even need permission for the purpose you want to use it, I'm not the one who gets to decide.

> I can't find any information about Eagle Media so I think the company no longer exists, so there is nobody I can direct you to to ask for permission.

> In short, I can't help you, sorry.

> Even though I don't think it will be a problem for you to use the material, it's not up to me.

> Jo

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2 years ago

I haven't received any answer and would need the video very urgently for my production. Thank you for letting me know.

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled very urgent request - please answer asap