evaluation q3

1. Question 3: What kind of media
institution might distribute your media
product and why?
Andrew Goldman

2. What is my film?
• My film ‘Remember Me?’ is an thriller and I envision to
be one of an Independent film billing. As such I wanted
to choose a distribution company which has experience
distributing the thriller genre and has successful dealings
Independent films under its name.

3. Entertainment One Films, launched in February 2003, is an
independent film distributor and DVD label based in New York. It is
one of several subsidiaries of Entertainment One. I envision my
product to be an Independent film production and as such think that
an independent distribution company would suit, therefore I chose
Entertainment One Distribution. This company has had great success
when partnered with film companies both Independent and
Conglomerate. eOne has a distribution deal with the following
companies, whether in full or in part:
• Columbia Pictures
• DreamWorks Pictures
• Hammer Films
• Universal Pictures (some releases)
• Lionsgate
• Summit Entertainment

4. • As a result of all these partnerships, eOne have assisted or completed the
distribution of recently successful thrillers such as,
• Eye in the Sky [2015]
• Nightcrawler [2015]
• Spectre [2015]
• Riddick [2013]
• As well as successful independent films of different genres,
• The Bridge [2006]
• Man Push Cart [2005]
• The Whistleblower [2010]

5. • Due to the likelihood of a BBFC rating of 15, this attracts my
products target audience of young adult males and as such,
eOne may be more inclined to distribute my product as it
would enable them to attract new audiences that they perhaps
wouldn’t have attracted before. This creates an opportunity for
eOne as their business is run on audience interaction and their
success is based upon keeping their products fresh in keeping
up with the consumer market. Thrillers are becoming more and
more frequent as Box Office successes recently with films
such as Non-Stop (2014) which earnt $222.8 million and The
Imitation Game (2014) which earnt $233.6 million. These
figures show the demand and thus success of thrillers at the
moment and as such an independent company like eOne would
likely benefit from distributing a film of this genre.

6. Why would eOne
distribute my film?
• Overall I believe that this institution of Entertainment One would
distribute my film as they have great experience with this and my
product follows the type of films that they tend to distribute. Films of an
Independent set up are often carried through by eOne, especially if they
have a British producer as eOne favours independents of a British
production. I also feel as though, after seeing the films that they have
distributed, they are missing a film with a real action/thriller core to them
and as such believe that they would want to distribute my product as it
perhaps gives them something that would be missing in their portfolio of
films. As a result this would attract viewers and fans of eOne films as
naturally they would be drawn to a film out of the norm for this
production company. Another contributing factor would be the actual
target audience for my film being a somewhat different one to that of
eOne, therefore they would likely be willing to distribute in order to lay
foundations for a new type of audience and help future films success.