Ukrainian student received the rights to film adaptation of the story of Stephen King
19-year-old Ukrainian student Valentin Lavrenyuk signed with a cult writer Stephen King a contract giving him the right to film the story “Exercise Bike.” Writes about this ZN.UA.
The contract was signed as part of the Dollar Baby project, for the rights to film adaptation, the Ukrainian paid only $ 1.
Under the terms of the Dollar Baby program, King shares the rights to film adaptation of his works with schoolchildren and students for only $ 1. Rights are granted for a year and are valid provided that the short film cannot be uploaded to the network or broadcast on television. It is possible to release the tape in wide rental only after the personal consent of the writer.
From 5 to 10 contracts are concluded per year.
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“I like that I have the opportunity to lend a helping hand to newcomers in the same way that they once extended it to me,” King himself comments on the project.
"The Exercise Bike" is a story about artist Richard Sifkitz, who wants to lose weight and rides on a machine in the basement of his New York City home. The more he loses weight, the more often he experiences strange visions.
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