Media AS, Group task 16- Research into distribution companies. By Fin Moores

1. RESEARCH INTO
DISTRIBUTION
COMPANIES
GroupTask by Fin Moores

2. What is a distribution company?
A film distributor is responsible for the marketing of a film.The
distribution company is usually different from the production company.
Distribution deals are an important part of financing a film.
Film distribution is the process of making a movie available for viewing by
an audience. ... For commercial projects, film distribution is usually
accompanied by film promotion.When a film is initially produced, a
feature film is often shown to audiences in a movie theater.
The distributor has activities which may be organised on the different
markets of the commercial rights of films (theatrical cinemas, video on
DVDs, video on the internet, television, international sales).The exhibitor
presents the film to the audience while the distributor manages the
commercial rights, in accordance with a contract signed with the
producer.

3. Blockbuster Distribution companies
Here are a few of the main
Distributing companies that
mainly distribute blockbuster
films.These Distributing
companies are very successful
as they are very popular. Films
they distribute are; Frozen
(disney), Harry Potter (Warner
Bros), Pitch perfect (Universal),
Skyfall (Columbia), Shrek
(Dreamworks)

4. Independent distribution companies
Here is a few
independent distribution
companies. They
distribute films such as;
The theory of everything
(Focus Features), Get out
(Blumhouse), Chicken
Run (Pathe), Ratter
(Vertical Entertainment)

5. Distribution company that would
distribute my product
• I believe that the distribution companiesVertical entertainment
and Blumhouse Productions would distribute my product as they
have both distributed Movies (Get out and Ratter) so therefore it
would please the same targeted audience when released. I don’t
think any Blockbuster distribution company would distribute my
product as those companies like to input their own intentions and
ideas into the movies.

6. Evaluation
•After researching Distribution companies I have
found out lots more about them such as the
films each on company has distributed as well
as their preference when choosing which movie
to distribute.