Wild Bunch is a pan-European film distribution company that was established in 2002 by former StudioCanal employees. They distribute around 7-8 films per year, primarily dramas and romances. While they have distributed films across genres, they do not currently distribute in the UK. The document analyzes why Wild Bunch would be a suitable distributor for the writer's film, as they support young talent and niche films, and the writer's LGBTQ+ romance genre appeals to shifting societal openness.

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

2. Distribution Company – WILD BUNCH

3. HISTORY: WILD BUNCH
• Wild Bunch are a pan European distribution company who were
originally a division of StudioCanal but was estabilished in 2002 by
fromer StudioCanal employees. The founders seed the company with
2.3 M€
• In July 2014, senator entertainment and wild bunch announced their
joining together to launch a distribution and production group.

4. Genre
• Wild bunch tend to distribute 7/8 films a year, mainly in France or
worldwide.
• Wild bunch’s main distribution genre is drama or romance, with films
such as “The Kings speech” and “I, Daniel Blake”

5. location
• As Wild bunch is co-owned by two companies, they have two head
quarters. One in berlin and one in Paris

6. Key personnel
• Vincent Grimond – Founder/CEO
• Brahim Chioua – Founder/COO
• Vincent Maraval – Founder/CCO
• Alain de la Mata – Founder
• Markus Maximilian Sturm – CFO

7. films

8. Hole in portfolio?
• Whilst wild bunch have distributed films across most genres, they
have a hole in their portfolio in a different respect. They don’t
distribute in the UK, so for my film I would make sure that the UK is
their main target.

9. Why I chose Wild Bunch
• I chose wild bunch, primarily because they support young talent and
films in a niche market.
• Shifts in society mean that the public are more open to seeing things
such as same sex relationships
• There is therefore an appeal for my genre because it is new, it is fresh,
and the majority of the public like it.