Motion picture, television, stage and radio rights for our Authors works are handled by Ian Polonsky, whose mandate is to ensure that every book has a fair chance at reaching an audience in additional media, as well as to seek new talent to add to our roster.
In addition to several film and theatrical productions under development and a current roster of nearly 100 projects under option, our most recent successes include: P.T. Anderson's adaptation of the Upton Sinclair novel OIL! as THERE WILL BE BLOOD, nominated for eight Academy Awards including wins for Best Actor (Daniel Day Lewis) and Best Cinematography (Robert Elswit); a feature-length animated, international co-production of Minfong Ho's celebrated novel SING TO THE DAWN; new operatic stage adaptations of John Steinbeck's THE GRAPES OF WRATH and Sinclair Lewis' ELMER GANTRY, both of which opened to rave reviews (including a New York Times Art Weekend cover story for ELMER GANTRY), with performances scheduled throughout the country over the next several years; and Elizabeth Spencer's LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA, winner of six Tony awards, continues to enjoy a national theatrical tour.
Translation Rights Department
With subagents in almost every territory in the world, McIntosh & Otis, Inc. aggressively markets our clients' works on the global market. In addition, agency members attend both the Frankfurt and Bologna book fairs each year to pitch our clients' work directly to foreign publishers. Since May of 2005 we have completed over four hundred translation licenses.
Permissions Department
Permission to republish excerpts from our clients' works may be obtained by submitting a written request by mail, fax, or by email (permissions@mcintoshandotis.com). All requests for permission must be in writing. Please note that we receive a high volume of requests so it is important to apply as far ahead of your deadline as possible.
Information needed to process your request:
your name and contact information
author and title of the book
copyright year
exact material, including page number, for which permission is requested
total number of contributions in which the material will appear
author and title of the work in which the material will appear
publisher and publication date of the work in which the material will appear
format/media of the new work
print run of the new work
territory and languages in which the new work will be distributed
