FILM DISTRIBUTION!!PAUL HAGAN.

What is a film distributer and what do they do? In the film industry ‘distribution’ refers to the marketing and

circulation of movies in theatres and for home entertainment e.g. DVD.

The main objective for a film distributer or distribution company e.g. Revolver Entertainment is to get a film exhibitor(e.g. showcase cinemas) to book or rent a film and have it shown on one of their screens. Fundamentally their job is to get exhibitors interested in the film and get it the biggest cinema and dvd releases possible in order to generate the most revenue from the film. They also organise film advertising material to drum up the most interest in the film and allow exhibitors to make maximum ticket sales. All advertising is aimed at the target audience!!

The general process:

Distribution in the UK and who would distribute my film?? My film will be a low budget independent English

film. This means that my film would be limited in terms of

distribution companies available. Companies that would potentially distribute a film like mine

would be: DNA Films Film 4 Vertigo films These are all distribution companies in the UK that have dealt

with low budget films such as mine.

Example: DNA Films

This distribution company was set up in 1997 and is independent. It has produced a relatively small number of films that have been very successful:

28 Days Later (2002)

28 Weeks Later (2007)

The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Sunshine (2007)

DNA films have a distribution agreement with Fox Searchlight, a subsidiary of 20th Century Fox which specialises in independent and British films this works in mutual benefit as Fox gets kudos for working on more edgy productions and DNA benefits from Fox’s funds and world wide distribution channels an example of SNERGY!

This would be good for distribution of my film as it would allow it to be distributed worldwide and the distribution company would have more funds and means to distribute my film.