Question 3

Which film company is most likely to distribute my film?

With my film being a gritty, realistic, stylised film I feel as if it would be better suited for one of the UK based distribution companies which has a history of achieving success with low budget independent British films.

Polygram was my first option, they have distributed films from the British gangster genre before such as Lock,Stock & Two Smoking Barrels. They have also distributed dark gritty films such as Trainspotting. At first Polygram seemed like the perfect company, they have a history of distributing films similar to mine & they are based in England. However, through extensive research I found that Polygram is as focused on low budget films as I previously thought & that their actually a pretty large global distribution company, this made me decide to go for a smaller distribution company

Vertigo Films is the company I settled on for distributing my film. The company is known for distributing independent, low budget, dark, gritty, stylised films. A perfect match for my film. Although the don't have as large of a distribution network as the other companies, the audience of their films coincides with mine & because of this I think Vertigo Films distributing my film would bring it the most possible success.



How could digital technologies offer new distribution opportunities


With the advance in digital technologies, there has been a rise in the different number of ways in which films can be distributed. Netflix is now a household name & digital streaming services are taking the film world by storm. By having services such as Netflix, a new market has been opened up, those who want to watch films but don't want to go to the cinema. With Netflix people are more likely to watch films they wouldn't see in the cinema, people take more chances with the films they will watch on Netflix because if they don't enjoy it the only thing they have lost is there time. New digital technologies helps more niche films with a smaller target audience reach a large audience &  this brings more success to smaller independent films.