FILM DISTRIBUTION

HOW ARE FILMS DISTRIBUTED?

• film distributors is a company which will be

responsible for the marketing of a film, most

distribution companies will distribute the movie in

certain countries. E.g. ’71 was distributed in USA by

Road side attractions, and black label media. It was

also distributed across Europe by seven films in

Greece, ascot elite entertainment group distributed

it in Germany.

HOW FILM DISTRIBUTION WORKS

• Distribution companies will come to premiers of films

to see how the film is and if it has the potential to be

distributed and see if they will get a profit or at least

get the money they invested in distributing the film.

Rarely people who direct the films will

buy the rights to distribute the films

themselves.

FILM CASE STUDY #1

‘71 a film directed by Yann demange, who

had collaborated with film4 and warp and

was distributed by many companies, it was

mostly distributed in Europe and one or two

companies which had distributed in USA which

is uncommon, because British films don’t

generally make it hug in America because it

doesn’t appeal to Americans, but it must have

been shown in small theatres in a selected

amount of cinemas in the US.

This film was mainly distributed by Warp

Pictures, but there was 9 other distributors are

large amount of them distributed in Europe

and 3 companies distributed it outside of

Europe they distributed it America and

Canada.

FILM CASE STUDY #2

Dead Man’s shoes, directed by Shane meadows and

has been produced by Warp Films, Big

Arty Productions, EM Media and Film4

EM media was the executive producer

, it was distributed by 8 distribution

companies. Most of these distribution

companies had distributed the film a

few years after the initial release of the

film.