Film Distributer

When decided who to choose who would distribute my film I came to a decision that it would be distributed by the same one as the film I analysed. The film that I analysed ‘Snow White: A Tale of Terror’ was distributed by Gramercy pictures and Polygram Filmed Entertainment. Because of this, Gramercy Pictures distributed other horror movie films such as ‘Candy man 2: Farewell to the Flesh’ However Gramercy Pictures is a joint venture with Polygram Filmed Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Due to Universal acquisition by Seagrams in 1999, Gramercy was merged with October Films which briefly became USA Films. That was until it was transformed into Focus Features in 2002.

Focus Features have distributers in both Australia and the UK. Momentum Pictures is one of Focus Features distributers. I’ve chosen this because Momentum pictures is one of the leading motion picture distributers in the UK, and since my film is an independent production it fits in well especially since they have released films such as ‘Dorian Gray’, ‘Frozen’ and ‘Let the right one in’ which are connected to the horror genre.

Gramercy Pictures has been known as ‘mini- major’ distributer. This may because it does not just release low budget films that have little response. It still releases independent films but some of them have high gross revenue. For example Gramercy Pictures have taken part in films like ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’, ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ and ‘The Usual Suspects’. They are all low budgeted productions but yet have had major success.

This is maybe what I’m hoping for with my film. With the right promotion and execution, my production could possibly become international. For this it would be better to have either Total Film or Empire magazine to promote the release but I have decided to choose Sight and Sound as it promotes more independent films and that is where I’m at.

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