Distributions

Founding and Distributions

An enormous amount of feature film productions in the UK are carried out by great Hollywood companies such as...

Universal

Universal is the most common Film Production known in the UK. Our group has been looking at this to get ideas and inspiration for our own production.

Paramount

20^th Century fox

Sony Pictures

MGM

The next three distributions are more suitable for younger viewers e.g children and families.

Walt Disney

Warner Bros

Dreamworks

The British industry is relatively small, lagging behind Hollywood and Bollywood as world's main area of feature film production. The films in the UK are often co-productions with other companies, engaging with other sources such as loans and banks.

Working titles is one of the most successful British Film companies for years with it's films being distributed by Universal Pictures, they own 67% stake in the company.

Funding now aims at different feature of the British film industry:

1. Regional Investment found of England: they support 9 regional screen agencies which promote film making skills.
2. Development fund: is aiming to raise the quality of screenplays produced.
3. New cinema fund: aims to encourage diversity in the industry.

Distributions:

Film distributions describes everything that happens in between productions films are advertised in many ways and are viewed on cinemas, DVD or UMD, internet, televisions etc. Distribution involves all of the deals made to get films promoted and shown to possible viewers.