Evaluation: Question Three

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.