> DSR, Inc is looking for new titles and would like to encourage anyone
> that holds the copyright of an African title to send us a VHS to
> review and see if it will fit in with our selection. Currently we
> distribute about 70 titles, and have sold 17-18,000 videos and films
> over the last ten years. We pay royalties of a few dollars per video
> sold -- from the first video -- and cover all up-front costs of
> getting a master for DSR, and developing packaging, etc.
> Distribution
> reports and checks always go out every January and July. But the
> main
> reason to consider us to distribute your title is getting it out.
> Our
> motto is a video is only as good as the number of people that see it.
>
>
> We prefer dramatic videos over documentaries, but carry both. We
> prefer videos made in Africa, by Africans, but they must be designed
> for African audiences. We require reasonable technical quality, and
> we insist on completely following international copyright
> regulations.
> Our focus is titles with messages on health issues, womens rights,
> social development issues, as well as a few cultural videos. We
> don't
> go for sex and violence videos. Our customer base is mostly African
> non-profits, churches, universities, and other agencies; and we also
> sell to western universities, individuals and agencies in North
> America and Europe. We sell directly and via a number of
> sub-distributors.
>
> If you have a video that you think would be good for DSR to
> distribute, or if you would like a copy of our film catalog to get an
> idea of the type of videos we distribute, please contact me at:
> DSR, Inc
> 6679-P Santa Barbara Rd
> Elkridge, MD 21075, USA
> tel: 410 540 4008 (direct)
> 800 875 0037 x 108
> fax: 410 579 8412
> ssmith@dsr-inc.com
>
> regards, Steve Smith
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