Film distribution involves all activities between a film's production and its exhibition, including securing screen time from exhibitors and marketing the film to audiences. Major film studios have the most control over distribution, deciding which films get distributed and implementing appropriate marketing strategies targeted at each film's audience to ensure the film makes a profit at the box office in its first three days of release. Some major film distributors in the UK include 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Lionsgate UK, and Paramount Pictures.

1. FILM DISTRIBUTION

2. FILM DISTRIBUTION
Film distribution is everything that takes place
between a film production company and exhibition
of the film. Film distribution needs to secure a place
on the exhibitors screen.
Film distribution is all about the marketing of a film.

3. MARKETING
Major film company's have the most control over film distribution.
They can decide what films can get distributed.
The marketing strategies of films are very important and they need to
be appropriate to the target audience of the film. Marketing needs to
insure that when the film is released that they make enough money in
the box office to gain profit (the film should gain about 30% more
than it cost to make, in the first 3 days!)
Marketability- how a film
can be promoted to a particular
audience
Playability- how the film performs in
the market

4. MAJOR FILM DISTRIBUTORS IN THE
UK20th Century fox
Columbia Pictures
Universal Pictures
Lions gate UK
Paramount Pictures