AS media work

1. What kind of media institution
might distribute your media
product and why?
Evaluation: Question 3 Alexandra Watt

2. British or American?
 Our film is intended to be a low budget, independent British film. Therefore, we have decided to
use a British distribution company.

3. What British film distribution companies are
there?

4. Which one is for me?
 That is only a handful of the film distribution companies that are active in the UK today. This made
choosing one for our film very challenging as we had to research into each company. Here are a
few examples…

5. Arrow Films
 Arrow Films is a UK distributor of classic, horror, and cult films on Blu-ray and DVD.
 Arrow Films was established in 1991.
 They distribute DVD and Blu-ray.
 Their aim is to "focus on high-quality presentations of classic and cult cinema".
 Headquarters is in Hertfordshire, UK.

6. Pinewood Studios
 Pinewood Studios is a British film studio and television studio located in Iver Heath,
Buckinghamshire.
 The studios have been the base for many productions over the years from big-budget films to
television shows, commercials and pop promos and is well known as the home of the James Bond,
Superman, and Star Wars sequel trilogy film series.
 Started making and producing films in the 1930’s.
 Still a popular company today, with them collaboration with YouTube creators.

7. Entertainment One (E One)
 Entertainment One Ltd., also known as eOne, is an international media corporation.
 Entertainment One specialises in the acquisition, production, and distribution of film and television
content.
 Its business divisions encompass film distribution, television and music production, family
programming, merchandising and licensing, and digital content.
 eOne began operations in 1973 in Ontario, Canada.
 eOne Films acquires film content rights and distributes these across multiple territories including
Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, the Benelux, Austalia, New Zealand and the United States.

8. Lionsgate
 Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., doing business as Lionsgate, is a Canadian–American entertainment
company.
 The company was formed on July 3, 1997, in Vancouver, British Columbia, and is headquartered
in Santa Monica, California.
 In addition to its well-known Lionsgate Films property, which generated the seventh-highest gross
revenue in North America in 2015, the company contains other divisions such as Lionsgate
Television and Lionsgate Interactive.
 Aside from home video distribution of films sub-licensed from other studios, Lionsgate's library
consists of films from the respective companies Lionsgate succeeded-in-interest, such as Trimark
Pictures, Vestron Pictures, and Artisan Entertainment, in addition to their in-house material. Their
complete ownership depends on the worldwide regions of license.

9. Our decision: Lionsgate
 We decided on Lionsgate to distribute our film as they are a highly successful company who
distribute films across the world. They would be vital in helping us to reach local, national, and
international audiences.