Sunday, January 20, 2013

Potential Distributors

Researching independent distributors was useful in terms of deciding which of them was the most appropriate to distribute our film, a British indie.

Optimum Releasing/Studiocanal: http://press.optimumreleasing.net/press/
http://www.studiocanal.co.uk/
-Established in 1997
-It is a subsidary of the CANAL+ group
-It operates in the UK, France and Germany
-It distrubutes around 50 films a year to Europe
-It owns more than 5000 international titles
Films they've distributed include: Brighton Rock, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Attack The Block, The Awakening, In Fear, Serena, Sightseers
-It also does home entertainment distributing

SonyPictures Classics: http://www.sonyclassics.com/index.php
Sony pictures classics.png-Branch of Sony Pictures
-The art-house division
-It can't be forced by Sony to distribute any film that it doesn't want to release
-25 employees based in NY
-It distributes, produces and acquires documentaries, independent films and art films) from the United States and around the world
-Films they've distributed include: Amour, West Of Memphis, Rust and Bone, Smashed, Midnight In Paris, Persausion, Coco before Chanel, Made In Dagenham, Tamara Drewe

Intadem Film Distributors: http://www.intandemfilms.com/distribution.html
-Formed in Spring 2012
-Distributes the independent films that it makes
-Headed by the ex-directors of the 6 majors UK offices
Their list of films includes: Comes a Bright Day, Grassroots, The Kid and The Veteran

Momentum Pictures: http://www.momentumpictures.co.uk/
Momentum Pictures-White&Blue 2007 cropped.jpg-Releases around 20 theatrical films a year
-Has Twitter, Facebook and Youtube
-Many of the films they distribute are highly critically acclaimed, and in February 2011 it's films won 8 BAFTAS
-Were owned by Alliance Films
-On January the 9th 2013 Entertainment One acquired the company, and it has been renamed EOne Momentum
-Distributed films include: Amelie, The King's Speech, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation. The Young Victoria, Der Untergang, Defiance, Milk, Control, P.S I love you, The Men who Stare At Goats, Dear John, Chalet Girl, Tamara Drewe, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo foreign language series, Shame, The Woman In Black
-Have also distributed a few family films
-Also distribute for home release

Anchor Bay Entertainment: http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com/Entertainment.aspx
-Owned by Starz media
-Distributes feature films, quality children’s entertainment, original fitness programming, TV series, documentaries, anime and other filmed entertainment on Blu-ray™ and DVD formats
-Launched in December 2008
-Focuses on the US, but has started to expand into the UK, Canadian and Austrailian markets

Focus Features: http://focusfeatures.com/
-Arthouse division of NBCUniversal
-Formed in 2002 when 3 companies had a merger: USA films, Universal Focus and Good Machine
-Films it's distributed include: Hyde Park on Hudson, Anna Karenina, Moonrise Kingdom, Paranorman, Seeking a Friend For The End Of The World, Thrist, Brokeback mountain, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Lost In Translation, Pride and Prejudice, The Pianist

High Fliers: http://www.highfliersplc.com/dvd-and-bluray/coming-soon/
-Uk and Ireland

Fox Searchlight Pictures: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/
Fox Searchlight Pictures.PNG-It specializes in Independent and British Films
-Part of Fox Entertainment Group
-Films distributed: Beasts of the Southern Wild, Juno, The Tree Of Life, The Sessions, Hitchcock, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Ruby Sparks, Another Earth, Full Monty, Little Miss Sunshine , Black Swan, Napoleon Dynamite, 500 Days of Summer, Secret Life Of Bees

Revolver: http://www.revolvergroup.com/uk/article/view/about_us
-UK and Ireland
-In the past 10 years Revolver's independent spirit and flair has been awarded with 18 of the industry's top awards for marketing excellence
-Experts in youth entertainment and exploiting both physical and digital home entertainment distribution channels
-Revolver boasts over 680,000 'likes' across its recent new releases, over 9 million Youtube trailer views and over 2.5 million music video trailer views

Pathe: http://www.pathe.co.uk/
-Founded by the French Pathe brothers in 1896, who invented the newsreel that was played before a film was shown
-It produces, distributes and exhibits (owns some of it's own cinemas) as well as managing a back catalog of over 500 films
-Includes Home entertainment distributing: Chicken Run, The Skin I Live in, The Iron Lady
-It also owns 4 TV networks
-Sometimes it works with major distributors for home entertainment releases, and 20th Century Fox releases some of its films theatrically
-Films it has distributed: Bride and Prejudice, Austin Powers, Slumdog Millionaire, The Magic Roundabout, James and the Giant Peach, Adulthood, 127 hours, Centurion

NeoClassic Films: http://www.neoclassicsfilms.com/
-Distributes in Canada, UK and USA
-International disributor based in Vancouver, Canada
-Distributes films from round the world in America
-Films it's distributed include: Farewell, Conquest of Constaninopole, The Hedgehog

Entertainment Films: http://www.entertainmentfilms.co.uk/
-Funded in 1978
-UK and Ireland
-Home Entertainment, theatrical
-Distribute Films and Home Entertainment
-Films they've distributed include: Beautiful Creatures, Silver Linings Playbook, Alex Cross, The Artist, The Wedding Video, The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Gangs Of New York, 17 again, Hairspray

Sundance Film Festival:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/gallery/2013/jan/15/sundance-2013-key-films-in-pictures

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