Distribution is the process by which a film is made available to audiences through a film distributor who decides on the marketing and release medium such as DVD, cinema, or television, as well as the release date. The document discusses potential UK distributors for a low-budget British horror film, such as Left Film Distribution and Arrow Films, which specialize in independent and horror cinema. Word of mouth on social media and film festivals are suggested as low-cost marketing strategies. Self-distribution through organizations like Quad Cinema is also presented as an option.

1. What is distribution?
•Distribution is the process of making a
movie available for viewing by an audience,
it is done by a professional film distributor
who decides on the marketing, the media of
how the film is going to be released like
DVD, cinema or television, and also decides
on the release date.

2. List of UK distribution companies
• 20th Century Fox Film
• Alpha Films Ltd
• Columbia Pictures
• Artificial Eye
• Film 4
• Pathe
• Diffusion Pictures
• Lions Gate UK

3. • The film we have produced is a low budget, British horror
film. Our film is like the horror/thriller film ‘Hush’ which is an
independent British film, which was distributed by many
distributors such as Pathe Pictures International and Optium
Releasing and more.
• I think Left Film Distribution seems like a distributor that will
be interested in distributing our film as it mainly distributes
independent horror films for the UK, such as films like Devils
Crossing and Cowboys Vs Zombies. I also think Arrow Films
will be interested as the specialise in cinema and horror
films, like films like The Hunt.

4. Our film is mainly going to appeal to a British audience
as it is a British film with British actors, but we are
aiming for a wider appeal outside of UK, either USA or
even worldwide, but we know we will find this difficult
to process as it is a low budget film, so it will be hard to
find a distributor that can make it worldwide that is
within our budget, but hopefully it could appeal to an
audience outside the UK as it is a horror film which is a
very popular genre.

5. •For our marketing strategies I think a good way
to market our film is word of mouth by using
social media as a lot of people use it, such as
sites like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and
Tumblr which are very popular and to start a
trend for our film by using hashtags, this is a
good way as it is suitable for our low budget.
Another way we could promote our film if by
entering it in a film festival.

6. •Self distribution is also possible for our film
as we can be offered opportunities from
‘quadcinema’, which organises press
releases and shows screenings and is also
free, and we can also use film festivals such
as The Film Festival Circuit.

7. Shifty
Metrodome is a company based in the UK,
which makes ‘Shifty’ a well fitted film to be
chose as it is a British film, instead of it
becoming an American film.