Which Distributor is Best for Michael?

Potential Distributors

• Fox Searchlight• Momentum Pictures• Universal• Revolver• Entertainment Film Distributors

Fox Searchlight

• Is a sister of the Fox Entertainment Group• Specialists in both independent and British

films• One of the 6 major film studios• Films Distributed:– 500 Days of Summer (indie film)– Juno (coming of age, comedy)

Momentum Pictures

• 1 of the leading distributors in UK/Ireland• Releases approximately 20 theatrical films per

year• Films Distributed:– Amelie (Indie)– The King’s Speech (Indie)

Universal Pictures

• Based in USA but have offices worldwide, including the UK

• One of the 6 major film studios• Films distributed:– Scott Pilgrim VS The World (rom-com, teen)– About Time (rom-com)

Revolver

• UK/Ireland based film distribution company• Specialists in youth entertainment• Awarded marketing excellence for using social

media (mainly Facebook and Youtube) to attract young people

• Films distributed:– Turnout (2011) (low-budget, romance)

Entertainment Film Distributors

• UK and Ireland’s largest independent film distributor

• Founded 1978• Films distributed:– The Silver Linings Playbook (rom-com– 17 Again– St Trinian’s (comedy, British)

We chose…

We chose Universal Pictures because:•They have dealt with teen rom-com films like ours before with similar target audiences•And they have also dealt with films with a target audience of males/females 16-24•But mostly because our potential global audience can be reached because of their ability to distribute globally (Universal International)