This document discusses the distribution of the film Slumdog Millionaire. It instructs the reader to research the two main distribution companies for the film, Warner Independent Pictures and Fox Searchlight, and why responsibilities were handed over from Warner to Fox. It also asks the reader to consider what it would have meant for the film if it had gone straight to DVD instead of being distributed in theaters.

1. MS4: Media – Text, Industry & Audience
FILM Case Study: Slumdog Millionaire
Read the handout on
distribution and exhibition.
Make notes on what it entails...
Research the two main
companies responsible for
distributing Slumdog Millionaire
and find out why Warner
Independent Pictures handed
over the responsibilities to Fox
Searchlights.
Distribution of a film doesn’t
necessarily affect its production Slumdog Millionaire very nearly
directly – however it obviously went straight to DVD what would
has an impact on the Marketing this have meant for the film?
and Production of the movie.