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KARACHI: Some Pakistani film producers, especially Karachi-based ones, have been facing difficulties in engaging Bangkok-based postproduction houses that are reportedly refusing to entertain their work because of a controversy involving the failure of payments.
Pakistan Film Producers Association Chairman Saeed Rizvi has accused Mubashir Luqman, the producer and director of Pehla Pehla Pyar, of failing to pay Technicolor (Thailand) Limited, a Bangkok-based postproduction house. For his part though, Luqman has denied the charges and instead accused the Thai-based laboratory of failing to honour a previous commitment.
According to a letter from Technicolor studios received by Daily Times from Rizvi, Mubashir Luqman Films failed to clear outstanding dues worth close to $80,000. In the notice of non-payment that Rizvis office received, Technicolor has said that the negatives of the movie are still with them in their storage. The letter also said that the amount of $79,711.41 should be cleared otherwise the company will take legal action against Mubashir Luqman films. The letter is dated April 17, 2006 and has warned that legal action will be proceeded with if the dues were not cleared by April 28, 2006 at 5:00 p.m.
Further, we will begin to charge you storage costs for your negatives at $500 per month from the time the first notice of completion of work until such time as payment is made and the negatives are collected from us, the letter stated, and added that the company will dispose of the negatives if they are not collected by May 1, 2006. The letter has been addressed by Dusit Kananond, senior director sales and marketing.
Source: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006/06/19/story_19-6-2006_pg12_6
Pakistan Film Producers Association Chairman Saeed Rizvi has accused Mubashir Luqman, the producer and director of Pehla Pehla Pyar, of failing to pay Technicolor (Thailand) Limited, a Bangkok-based postproduction house. For his part though, Luqman has denied the charges and instead accused the Thai-based laboratory of failing to honour a previous commitment.
According to a letter from Technicolor studios received by Daily Times from Rizvi, Mubashir Luqman Films failed to clear outstanding dues worth close to $80,000. In the notice of non-payment that Rizvis office received, Technicolor has said that the negatives of the movie are still with them in their storage. The letter also said that the amount of $79,711.41 should be cleared otherwise the company will take legal action against Mubashir Luqman films. The letter is dated April 17, 2006 and has warned that legal action will be proceeded with if the dues were not cleared by April 28, 2006 at 5:00 p.m.
Further, we will begin to charge you storage costs for your negatives at $500 per month from the time the first notice of completion of work until such time as payment is made and the negatives are collected from us, the letter stated, and added that the company will dispose of the negatives if they are not collected by May 1, 2006. The letter has been addressed by Dusit Kananond, senior director sales and marketing.
Source: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006/06/19/story_19-6-2006_pg12_6
