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	The '''Cohen Film Collection''' is a [[film archive]] currently held by Cohen Media Group. Containing several hundreds of rare and classic movies spanning from the [[silent film]] era to the present day, it was previously referred to as the '''Rohauer Library''' prior to Cohen Media Group's ownership in 2011.		The '''Cohen Film Collection''' is a [[film archive]] currently held by Cohen Media Group. Containing several hundreds of rare and classic movies spanning from the [[silent film]] era to the present day, it was previously referred to as the '''Rohauer Library''' prior to Cohen Media Group's ownership in 2011.

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The '''Cohen Film Collection''' is a [[film archive]] currently held by Cohen Media Group. Containing several hundreds of rare and classic movies spanning from the [[silent film]] era to the present day, it was previously referred to as the '''Rohauer Library''' prior to Cohen Media Group's ownership in 2011.

==History==
The American film programmer [[Raymond Rohauer]] had acquired several films of the actor [[Buster Keaton]] in the 1950s through forming a partnership with the actor;<ref name="Yarrow">{{cite news | first=Andrew L. | last = Yarrow | url =https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/19/obituaries/raymond-rohauer-archivist-of-classics-from-silent-film-era.html | title = Raymond Rohauer, Archivist of Classics From Silent Film Era | work = [[The New York Times]] | date = November 19, 1987}}</ref> during Rohauer's career, he acquired several films through several ways; he formed similar partnerships, such as with [[Douglas Fairbanks Jr.]] for films produced by [[Douglas Fairbanks]], according to preservationist Tim Lanza,<ref>{{cite book |last1= Lanza|first1= Tim|last2= Adler|first2=Leslie |date=2012 |title=Cohen Film Collection |location= New York|publisher=Cohen Film Collection, LLC |isbn=978-0-615-69865-6 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024182528/http://www.cohenfilmcollection.net/pdf/Cohen-Film-Collection-Catalog-Book.zip |url=http://www.cohenfilmcollection.net/pdf/Cohen-Film-Collection-Catalog-Book.zip|archive-date= 24 October 2013|via= Internet Archive}}</ref> bought story rights of films based on novels, and distribution rights thereafter, as well as making contracts.<ref name="Everson">{{cite journal|last=Everson|first=William K.|url=http://www.brentonfilm.com/articles/raymond-rohauer-king-of-the-film-freebooters-by-william-k-everson|title=Raymond Rohauer: King of the Film Freebooters|journal=Grand Street|date=Summer 1994|issue=49|pages=188–196|doi=10.2307/25007765|jstor=25007765}}</ref><ref name="king">{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2013-feb-14-la-et-mn-cohen-films-20130214-story.html |title=Famous cache of vintage films headed to homes and screens |last=King |first=Susan |date= 14 February 2013|website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> Several instances of Rohauer's acquisitions would become the basis of his collection, which is usually referred to as the Rohauer Library.<ref name ="ebert">{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/features/cohen-media-group-brings-classic-and-vintage-films-to-a-21st-century-audience |title=Cohen Media Group Brings Classic and Vintage Films to a 21st Century Audience |last=Liebenson|first=Donald|date= 15 January 2014|website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |publisher= Ebert Digital LLC |access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/liz-mackiewicz-joins-cohen-media-group/5048786.article |title=Liz Mackiewicz joins Cohen Media Group|last=Kay|first=Jeremy|date= 7 November 2012|website=[[Screen International|ScreenDaily.com]] |publisher= Media Business Insight Limited|access-date=26 June 2021|quote = "the Cohen Film Collection, formerly known as The Rohauer Library"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/daniel-battsek-named-president-cohen-401488/ |title=Daniel Battsek Named President of Cohen Media Group|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|date= 12 December 2012|website=hollywoodreporter.com |publisher= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> Rohauer, through his collection, reissued and released the films for theatrical distribution. The rights to the films were occasionally challenged by means of litigations, alleging that the acquired films were not licensed, only to end with settlements.<ref name="Yarrow"/><ref>{{caselaw source|case=''Raymond Rohauer and Cecil W. Hull, Plaintiffs-appellees, v. Killiam Shows, Inc., et al., Defendants,killiam Shows, Inc., and Educational Broadcastingcorporation, Defendants- Appellants, 551 F.2d 484 (2d Cir. 1977) ''|justia=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/551/484/43786/}}</ref>

After Rohauer died in 1987, the Rohauer library was briefly owned by distributor Alan Twyman,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/shenrharper_a09ea8.htm|title= 'She' (NR)|last=Harper|first=Marla |date= 27 August 1989|work= [[The Washington Post]]|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> before the film company The Douris Corporation acquired it in 1995.<ref name ="Guardian">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/feb/13/filmnews.mediabusiness|title=Classic movie collection up for sale|last=Allen|first=Katie|date= 13 February 2008 |website=theguardian.com |publisher= [[The Guardian]]|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/block-of-buster-pix-1117903438/|title=Block of Buster pix|last=Guider|first=Elizabeth|date= 18 April 2004|website=variety.com |publisher= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> The library was estimated to have 700 feature and short films in the catalogue at the time of the acquisition.<ref name = "ebert"/><ref name ="Guardian"/> During the Douris Corporation's ownership, films from the Rohauer Library were distributed by [[Kino International (company)|Kino]] for home videos.<ref name = "Cotenas">{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdcompare.net/review.php?rid=6071|title=Our Hospitality [Blu-ray]|last=Cotenas |first=Eric |date= 21 November 2019|website=dvdcompare.net |publisher=DVDCompare.net|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> In 2008, The Douris Corporation went into receivership and sought licensing deals and liquidation of the library.<ref name ="Guardian"/> By 2011, The Douris Corporation sold the library to real estate developer [[Charles S. Cohen]], who incorporated the acquired assets into his film distribution company Cohen Media Group. Initially distributed by [[Entertainment One]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/entertainment-one-cohen-media-group-322559/|title=Canada's Entertainment One to Release Cohen Media Group Titles on DVD, Blu-Ray|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|date= 9 May 2012|website=hollywoodreporter.com |publisher= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> The Rohauer Library has since been renamed the Cohen Film Collection and continues to add various films from filmmakers, such as [[Ken Loach]], [[Claude Chabrol]], and [[Patrice Chéreau]], to its catalogue.<ref name=cfc>[http://www.cohenfilmcollection.net/ Official Cohen Film Collection website]</ref><ref name="king"/> In October 2020, the Cohen Media Group renewed a deal with Kino (now known as Kino Lorber) to distribute their titles for home video and digital releases, which includes the Cohen Film Collection.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kinolorber.com/news/article/id/94|title=COHEN MEDIA GROUP AND KINO LORBER SIGN HOME ENTERTAINMENT DISTRIBUTION DEAL|date= 27 October 2020|website=kinolorber.com |publisher= Kino Lorber Inc|access-date=26 June 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/kino-lorber-artsploitation-clairevoyant-my-tender-matador-release-dates-nantucket-events-gotham-shorts-1234759326/|title=Kino Lorber Acquires Artsploitation|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date= 21 May 2021|website=deadline.com |publisher= Deadline Hollywood|access-date=26 June 2021 | quote = Kino Lorber handled ancillary media distribution for ... a third-party label, as it continues to do for the likes of ... Cohen Media Group }}</ref>

==Organization==
The Cohen Film Collection is based in [[Columbus, Ohio]]. It is part of the [[Cohen Media Group]], based in [[New York City]].<ref>[http://www.cohenfilmcollection.net/Contact.aspx Cohen Film Collection.net: Contacts]</ref>

==Preservation==
After Cohen Media Group's acquisition in 2011, Charles S. Cohen and preservationist Tim Lanza invested in restoring the films for theatrical, home and digital releases.<ref name=cfc/><ref name="ebert"/>

==See also==
*[[Film preservation]]
*{{C|Film archives in the United States}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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==External links==
*[http://www.cohenfilmcollection.net/ Cohen Film Collection website]

[[Category:Film archives in the United States]]
[[Category:Film preservation organizations]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Columbus, Ohio]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2011]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in the United States]]

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