1. WHAT IS A FILM DISTRIBUTOR?A film distributor is a company or individual responsible for releasingfilms to the public either theatrically or for home viewing.You can get major or independent companies which are very different and tend to distribute different film types.

2. WHAT IS A MAJOR DISTRIBUTION COMPANY?A major film studio is a movie production and distributioncompany that releases a substantial number of filmsannually and consistently commands a significant share ofbox-office revenues in a given market. 3. EXAMPLES.-Universal-Columbia-20th Century Fox-Warner Bros.-Paramount 4. FILMS DISTRIBUTED BY MAJOR COMPANIES.20th Century FoxUniversalA-Team, The Jaws, JurassicChronicles of Narnia, Park, AmericanAvatar, Night at the Pie, Bourne Identity andMuseum, Fast and FuriousTransporter and Warner BrothersCheaper by the Inception, Sex and theDozen. City, The Hangover, Harry Potter, Invictus and The Dark Knight Paramount Puss in Boots, ColumbiaKung fu Panda,Men in Black, The Girl Captain America,with the Dragon Tattoo,Shutter IslandThe Karate Kid and 2012. and Iron Man 5. WHAT IS AN INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTIONCOMPANY? An Independent film is a professional film production resultingin a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outsideof the major film studio system. Independent films are sometimes distinguishable by theircontent and style and the way in which the filmmakerspersonal artistic vision is realised. 6. Usually, independent films are made with considerably lower filmbudgets than major studio films. Independent films are often screened at local, national, orinternational film festivals before distribution. An independent film production can rival a mainstream filmproduction if it has the necessary funding and distribution. 7. EXAMPLES.THE FOLLOWING STUDIOS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST PREVALENT OF THE MODERN INDEPENDENTSTUDIOS-Film4-Entertainment One-IFC Films-Fox Searchlight Pictures 8. FILMS DISTRIBUTED BY INDEPENDENT COMPANIES. IFC FilmsFilm4Human Shaun of the Dead,Centipede, Strang 127 Hours,ers, Chalet GirlInbetweeners Movie and My Big Fat This is England Greek WeddingFox SearchlightEntertainment OneJuno, Black The Bridge, Swan, (500) Days Our Brand is Crisis and of Summer, Whip The Official Story. It, History Boys and Napoleon Dynamite. 9. RESEARCH 10. OUR DECISION...When asked what institution might distribute our media product, we had a long discussion about it and after our research we decided that we would want an independent distribution company to issue our final media film. 11. Click on speaker icons for explanationsWHY? more creative control more of an overall profit low budget target a niche audience more rewarding process 12. SUMMATIVE