2. What is the FDA
• Film Distributors' Association Ltd. (FDA) is the
trade body for theatrical film distributors in the
UK - the companies that release films for UK
cinema audiences.
• Originally established in London in 1915, FDA
liaises and works with many individuals,
companies and organisations. FDA's Council, or
board, comprising a senior representative of each
member company, normally meets six times a
year and considers only matters of generic
interest to film distributors.
3. FDA is a voice for UK film distribution
• The FDA represent a distribution stance in regular
representations to and consultations with the UK
Film Council, and other trade organisations in the
film industry.
• They are also the founders of All Industry
Marketing for Cinema (AIM), a generic marketing
body which works to increase and broaden the
UK cinema audience across the board.
• They are also represented on the (BSAC), a forum
for the discussion of policy issues affecting the
audio-visual industries.
4. Digital film
• Practically since the birth of cinema at the end of the 19th
century, films have been produced, circulated and screened
on celluloid stock.
• Yet across the world, the standard format for presentation
remains 35mm celluloid, which delivers superb quality to
audiences.
• Digital film has broadened over time and a lot in the last
few years.
• FDA welcomes and supports an initiative by the UK Film
Council, to invest up to £13 million of National Lottery
funds in what will become the world's first digital screen
network, placing the UK at the forefront of D-cinema.
