2. WHAT IS A FILM DISTRIBUTOR?
A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for releasing
films to the public either theatrically or for home viewing.
You can get major or independent companies which are very different and
tend to distribute different film types.
3. WHAT IS A MAJOR DISTRIBUTION COMPANY?
A major film studio is a movie production and distribution
company that releases a substantial number of films
annually and consistently commands a significant share of
box-office revenues in a given market.
5. FILMS DISTRIBUTED BY MAJOR COMPANIES.
20th Century Fox
Universal A-Team, The
Jaws, Jurassic Chronicles of Narnia,
Park, American Avatar, Night at the
Pie, Bourne Identity and Museum,
Fast and Furious Transporter and
Warner Brothers Cheaper by the
Inception, Sex and the Dozen.
City, The Hangover, Harry
Potter, Invictus and The
Dark Knight
Paramount
Puss in Boots,
Columbia Kung fu Panda,
Men in Black, The Girl Captain America,
with the Dragon Tattoo, Shutter Island
The Karate Kid and 2012. and Iron Man
6. WHAT IS AN INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION
COMPANY?
• An Independent film is a professional film production resulting
in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside
of the major film studio system.
• Independent films are sometimes distinguishable by their
content and style and the way in which the filmmakers'
personal artistic vision is realised.
7. • Usually, independent films are made with considerably lower film
budgets than major studio films.
• Independent films are often screened at local, national, or
international film festivals before distribution.
• An independent film production can rival a mainstream film
production if it has the necessary funding and distribution.
8. EXAMPLES.
THE FOLLOWING STUDIOS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST PREVALENT OF THE MODERN INDEPENDENT
STUDIOS
-Film4
-Entertainment One
-IFC Films
-Fox Searchlight Pictures
9. FILMS DISTRIBUTED BY INDEPENDENT COMPANIES.
IFC Films
Film4 Human
Shaun of the Dead, Centipede, Strang
127 Hours, ers, Chalet Girl
Inbetweeners Movie and My Big Fat
This is England
Greek Wedding
Fox Searchlight
Entertainment One Juno, Black
The Bridge, Swan, (500) Days
Our Brand is Crisis and of Summer, Whip
The Official Story. It, History Boys
and Napoleon
Dynamite.
11. OUR DECISION...
When asked what institution might distribute our media
product, we had a long discussion about it and after
our research we decided that we would want an
independent distribution company to issue our final
media film.
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WHY?
• more creative control
• more of an overall profit
• low budget
• target a niche audience
• more rewarding process
