PROTESTA CONTRA CINÉPOLIS

A ver, renegados. ¡Aprestad el bridón!

Puesto que uno de los dueños de cinépolis se negó a exhibir el documental de Luis Mandoki sobre el fraude electoral, creo que va siendo hora de darle a Cinépolis una probadita de resistencia.

Para empezar, esta es la dirección de contacto de Cinépolis:

contacto@cinepolis.com.mx

También hay una dirección para enviar quejas en este link:

http://cineticket.com.mx/quejas_web/registra?incidente=1

Todos a escribir cartas de protesta. Como siempre, NO USEN GROSERÍAS NI AMENAZAS, pero sí dejen claro que mientras Alejandro Ramírez, dueño de Cinépolis, se niegue a mostrar la película, no volverán a ir a un Cinépolis.

Por teléfono:

A continuación la información de contacto de Cinépolis según la lista de contactos de IMAX:

Mexico
Guadalajara
Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Plaza Galerias
52 33 35 40 90 90
Call Theatre for Information
www.cinepolis.com.mx

Mexico
Mexico City
Cinepolis IMAX Theatre
52 55 21 22 60 60
Call Theatre for Information
www.cinepolis.com.mx/Asp/Otros/MicrositioIMAX.asp

Mexico
Monterrey
Cinepolis IMAX Theatre Valle Oriente
52 81 28 55 55
Call Theatre for Information
www.cinepolis.com.mx

Mexico
Santa Fe
Cinepolis IMAX Theatre
55 5290 3848
Call Theatre for Information
www.cinepolis.com.mx

Mexico
Universidad
Cinepolis IMAX Theatre
52-55-56-04-86-63
Call Theatre for Information
www.cinepolis.com.mx


Todos a llamar y a exigir hablar con el gerente (el que esté) y a exigir una respuesta sobre POR QUÉ el dueño de Cinépolis, ALEJANDRO RAMÍREZ, se negó a exhibir el documental de Luis Mandoki sobre el fraude electoral de 2006. Insistan hasta obtener respuesta. Si no les dan respuesta, pidan hablar con un supervisor y de nuevo a reclamar. Acaben diciendo que quieren que les quede claro que debido a que se niegan a proyectar el documental de Mandoki perdieron un cliente, y que le dirán a más gente que no vayan a las salas Cinépolis en consecuencia.

OJO para los renegados del DF. Como hay 3 números de contacto para el DF, llamen a uno, reclamen, y cuando terminen de reclamar (o les cuelguen, lo que ocurra primero) síganse con el que sigue.

Por cierto que estos son los datos de contacto de IMAX:

IMAX Corporation
2525 Speakman Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
L5K 1B1, Canada

Phone: 905 403 6500
Fax: 905 403 6450

Email: info@imax.com

Para los que quieran protestar. Como siempre: NO usen groserías ni amenazas. Simplemente protesten. Esta podría ser una carta de protesta:

To whom it may concern,

I'm writing you in regards to the recent news in Mexico pointing to the fact that one of the owners of Cinepolis theater chain, which carries IMAX screens in Mexico, named Alejandro Ramírez, reportedly refused to show at Cinepolis's screens Mexican director Luis Mandoki's documentary showing the electoral fraud of the 2006 elections in Mexico.

According to this report, Warner Brothers Mexico learned that Alejandro Ramírez claimed he is a "close friend" of Felipe Calderon, who was appointed as president of Mexico after the electoral fraud of 2006, and because of this he would not show in his theaters anything that questioned Calderon.

Is this the kind of companies IMAX REALLY does business with? Doesn't IMAX has some sort of standard of respect for freedom of expression?

What a shame that a Canadian company is doing business with companies that don't respect freedom of expression. Specially if we consider the fact that when an American company--Walt Disney--refused to distribute Michael Moore's documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, it was a Canadian distributor, Lion's Gate Films, the one that had the courage to distribute it and this uphold the right to freedom of expression.

I encourage you to address this issue with Cinepolis. Because I want you to know that as a result of this refusal to show Mr. Mandoki's movie, I have no intention to go to the movies again at Cinepolis. And I as long as IMAX continues to do business with companies that do not respect freedom of expression, I will not view any movies on IMAX screens either.

Sincerily,
(FIRMA)

A protestar entonces.


UPDATE:

Nos mandan el siguiente e-mail:

Hola Victor, he encontrado en el internet las direcciones de email de Warner Bros. de los encargados de nuevas exhibiciones la lista es esta:

Feature Films
Warner Premiere
Andrea Marozas
andrea.marozas@warnerbros.com

Warner Independent Pictures
James Lewis
james.lewis@warnerbros.com

Feature Film, International
Lance Volland
lance.volland@warnerbros.com

Studio Facilities
Stacey Hoppe
stacey.hoppe@warnerbros.com

Telepictures Productions
Laura Mandel
laura.mandel@warnerbros.com

Television Group
Television Production
Domestic Cable Distribution
Domestic Television Distribution
International Television Distribution
Studio 2.0
Warner Horizon Television
Sharan Magnuson
sharan.magnuson@warnerbros.com

El nombre del director general es Barry M.Meyer, aunque de el no viene la direccion electronica.

Por otra parte, Cinepolis tiene una pagina de contacto para quejas, ya puse una quejandome por la decision de no exhibir la pelicula de Mandoki.

A lo mejor seria bueno redactar una carta nueva para los de la Warner y enviarsela, como ves?

Me parece bien. Va:

To whom it may concern,

Recently it was revealed in Mexico that Warner Brothers Mexico, under pressure from Televisa-Videocine, backed down from a verbal agreement through which Warner Brothers would distribute Mexican director Luis Mandoki's documentary on the electoral fraud of the 2006 presidental elections in Mexico.

Your representative in Mexico, Juan Manuel Borbolla, claims this is a business decision and not a political decision. But this is contradicted by the fact that Warner Bros. Mexico actually developed promotional materials for the film, offered an 200 thousand dollar advance for the film (claiming it may make 2 milllion dollars in Mexico), and by the fact that Mr. Borbolla told director Luis Mandoki and producer Federico Arreola that if Emilio Azcarraga and Bernardo Gomez, president and vicepresident of Mexican media quasi-monopoly Televisa, respectively, were removed from the film, Warner Brothers would distribute the film.

The Televisa connection, of course, comes from the fact that Warner Brothers Mexico distributes its movies through Videocine, which is owned by Televisa.

To make things worse, Mr. Borbolla claims that documentaries don't make money in Mexico. And that the only documentary that has made any money is Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11. This was reported in La Jornada newspaper from Mexico City:
http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/09/05/index.php?section=politica&article=012n1pol

Does Mr. Borbolla realize the type of contradiction he's falling into? Michael Moore's film on the Bush administration essentially suffered the same fate Luis Mandoki's film--which questions the electoral process of 2006 much like Moore questioning the legitimacy of George Bush's presidency--is suffering now: censorship from a distributor based on a political agenda. Because, as you may recall, Michael Moore accused Disney of backing down on the distribution for the film, forcing Mr. Moore to seek a canadian distributor.

Now, while I understand you may or may not care for such issues as freedom of speech, freedom of expression, or freedom in general, I also understand that you do care for business. Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 became a blockbuster, it is the biggest money-making documentary in history, and it earned Lion's Gate Films MILLIONS of dollars that Disney, through Miramax, simply threw away because of politically motivated censorship.

Think about it this way: since the movie is already made. All Warner Brothers has to do is make a few copies of the film and send it to a few hundreds of movie theaters, and promote it. Really, peanuts for a distributor such as WB. In return, WB will get MILLIONS of dollars.

How do I know this? Because Mr. Mandoki's earlier documentary on Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and the Mexican elections sold over 2 million copies. And that was through simple word of mouth and a home-made distribution on DVD--AND that's without taking into account the thousands, if not millions, of copies sold through piracy.

Again, while I understand you may or may not give a flying hoot regarding such issues such as democracy and freedom of speech, I'm sure you do care for the bottom line. And the bottom line is you are allowing you distributor in Mexico to censor a film that can earn you MILLIONS just so ONE person in Televisa is happy. How can you, one of the most powerful media corporations in the world, allow such a short-sighted decision to be actually used to conduct business?

Because, quite frankly, if anyone should know that political media sells and it sells big. That's why you distributed Michael Moore's Roger and Me, and his book "Dude, where's my country?"

Please do not allow politically-based censorship to be the guiding principle in your business dealings in Mexico. The effect this is having on the Mexican consumer is simply this: WE, as consumers, will simply start rejecting and BOICOTING Warner Brothers's products. Over 15 million people want to see this documentary in theaters in Mexico. That's A LOT of lost revenue for Warner Brothers once people realize why Warner Bros. backed down from distributing Luis Mandoki's documentary.

Because, quite frankly, we have no reason to conduct business with you, as consumers, if Warner Brothers is not capable of respecting the principle of freedom of speech.

Sincerily,
(FIRMA)

A seguir protestando.


Una razón más para apoyar al peje en el 2007.