1. What is social Realism? Social Realism
The term ‘social realism’ is one which is often
used uncritically and indiscriminately in popular
film criticism. Genre Social Realism
Distributors
It is something of a catch- all term which
conveys an idea of a text’s content, its
concerns, and its visual style. A distributor is an individual or a business that purchases films and converts them
into cinemas or other media
What kind of media institution might distribute I am going to look at different type of social realism films, to Icon
Companies who have distributed films: Sweet Sixteen,
Fox Searchlight your media product and why? Half Nelson Axiom Films see who distributes them and who might distribute mine
Looking for Eric,
Precious, Ae
Sony Picture Classics Verve Pictures Fond Kiss
Optimum Releasing Pathe Distribution Vertigo
Artificial Eye
This is England,
Oscilloscope My target audience Blind Shaft, Dogwoof Pictures
London To Brighton,
Theatrically Tyrannosaur Channel Four Films Adulthood, Shotgun Stories
Domestically Outlaw, Rat
Last Resort,
Fish Tank, Catcher
IFC Midnight/Sundance Selects Who are they? My Name Is Joe The Arbor, Man Push Cart Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
The Son,
Tribeca Film Red Road,
My audience is The Child
Bullet Boy
targetted around the
Magnolia/Magnet Nil By Mouth
age group of 15+ A British audience
Which companies distribute British films
I have targetted my film to a young student audience
as this could relate to their life
BBC Film 4 Wrap Films Vertigo Films
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An example of a film these have distributed within this genre and do any of the issues relate to my film?
BBC
Film 4 Wrap Films Vertigo Films
Trainspotting London To Brighton This is England
Bullet Boy
Yes
Yes Yes Yes (age)