Fox Searchlight Pictures is the most suitable distributor for the filmmaker's independent British horror film. Fox Searchlight specializes in independent and British films as well as horror, and has experience distributing low budget films that found commercial success, such as Slumdog Millionaire. As a division of 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight also has the reputation and resources to effectively distribute the film. Warner Bros, Disney and Entertainment Film Distributors were rejected as they primarily handle larger budget Hollywood productions rather than independent films.

2. A film distribution companies job is to make
the finished product available to public
viewing, they do this through P&A (printing
and advertising).
P&A is done through traditional marketing
and Viral Marketing.

3.  Traditional marketing consists of media
products like posters, newspapers and
billboards.
 Viral marketing means advertising
through the internet using email and
social networking sites like Facebook
and Twitter.

4.  Warner Bros. Pictures International is a global leader in the
marketing and distribution of feature films, operating offices in
more than 30 countries and releasing films in over 120
international territories, either directly to theatres or in
conjunction with partner companies and co-ventures.
http://www.warnerbros.com/studio/about/company-
overview.html
 Warner Bros. is such a big company conglomerate that it
produces and distributes its own films all within the company.
They also distribute other films outside of their company but
they go for big Hollywood films similar to that of their own.
They have an arm in Britain but still only distribute big budget
films

5. Warner Bros. is not suitable for
distributing my film as it deals
mainly with big budget
Hollywood films such as The
Hangover which was a $35 million
budget film and made $45 million
on the opening weekend and
grossed $467 million worldwide. It
also had deals with some British
films but they are also big budget
and therefore cant be applied to
my film.

6.  The Walt Disney Studios distributes motion pictures under Walt
Disney Pictures - which includes Walt Disney Animation
Studios, Pixar Animation Studios and DisneyToon Studios -
Touchstone Pictures and Hollywood Pictures. Walt Disney
Studios Motion Pictures International serves as the studio's
international distribution arm.
http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/overview.html
 Disney is one of the big six in America as it is a conglomerate
that produces and distributes its own films. They are well
known for their U-rated animated films but also have
companies like touchstone and Hollywood pictures that deal
with older rated films. They are all big budget films.

7. Disney is not suitable for
distributing my film as it distributes
big budget Hollywood films like
Pirates of the Caribbean: At
Worlds End which was a $300
million budget film and made
$140 million on the opening
weekend and grossed $960
million worldwide. Therefore this
company is unsuitable as my film
is an independent British film.

8.  Fox Searchlight Pictures, established in 1994, is a film division
of Fox Filmed Entertainment alongside the larger Fox
studio 20th Century Fox. It specialises in independent and
British films, alongside dramedy and horror as well as non-
English-language films, and is variously involved with the
production and/or distribution of these films.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Searchlight_Pictures
 Fox Searchlight distributes a wide range of films but mainly
independent and British films as they are a smaller company
that comes from 20th Century Fox which deals with the big
budget Hollywood films.

9. Fox Searchlight Pictures is
suitable to distribute my film as
they distribute independent
films like Slumdog Millionaire
which was a $15 million budget
film that made $360 thousand
on the opening weekend and
grossed $141 million in the USA.
This company distribute a lot of
independent British films so
therefor they are a suitable
choice.

10.  Entertainment is the UK’s leading independent distributor.
Entertainment has had success with big box office hits such
as Gangs of New York, Hairspray, Sex and the City ,Saw, 17
Again and The Final Destination franchise and British films
such as Stormbreaker, Run Fat Boy Run and St Trinian’s 1 & 2.
http://www.entertainmentfilms.co.uk/about-us
 Entertainment Film Distributors operates in the UK and in the
Republic of Ireland and distributes in theatrical, DVD rental
and retail fields as well as licensing a substantial catalogue in
both Pay-TV and Free-TV sectors. They distribute big budget
and independent British films.

11. Entertainment Film Distributors is
suitable for distributing my film
as it distributes independent
films such as Saw which was a
$1 million budget film that
made £1 million on the
opening weekend and grossed
$102 million worldwide. It also
distributes British independent
films.

12. I think that Fox Searchlight Pictures would
be the most appropriate choice of
companies to distribute my film as they
deal with independent British films as well
as specialising in the horror genre, which is
exactly what my film is. It is also a
company that is part of the big company
20th Century Fox and so have a good
reputation for distributing successful films.