As our media product is an independent Art House film,
an institution that would distribute it would have most likely
already worked with independent film producers.
Although, this would depend on where our product
would be distributed to.It’s the type of product that, if it did well at a film
festival, it would do well theatrically. But otherwise,
we don’t feel that it would do particularly well in
large cinema complexes. It would probably be more
successful if it were to be shown on a terrestrial
television channel; most probably Channel 4 or ITV. In this instance, a suitable distributor would be
Optimum Release. Optimum have previously
released indie films that are similar in theme to
our film opening. They could also be a good
distributor for our film if it was released solely
onto home entertainment platforms. Another distributer which may be interested in our
film would be Wild Bunch international sales.
Wild Bunch are well known for their international
sales and aim to distribute a broad artistically
diverse selection of international cinema. This
would be convenient to us because our film is
based on an Austrian event. Also, Wild Bunch
are known for distributing challenging and
controversial films to film festivals. This would
be ideal because the subject of our film is very sensitive. We also considered that Pathe might be a good
candidate to distribute our film. They have a major
presence in the UK film industry and not only
distribute films but also produce them. This vertical
integration gives them an advantage. Pathe may find
our film too controversial compared to existing films
they have distributed. Their film credits include
Slumdog Millionaire and 127 hours. Both of these
films are independent which shows that Pathe are
interested in distributing this style.
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