Motion picture distributors are companies or individuals who release films to the public, either theatrically or for home-viewing (DVDs, etc). It is also the distributors job to ensure enough prints of the film are made to service all contracted exhibitors, ensure that the film arrives at each exhibitor’s theatre before the opening date and returned to the distributor by the contracted ending date and ensure it is being shown in the right theatres at the right times. However, this physical film print and its delivery around he world is slowly being replaces by digital distribution.
As well as all of this, it is also the distributors job to manage the creation (if the products aren’t provided) and distribution of film advertisements, such as posters, trailers and articles.
In order to get my film out to the public’s eyes, I would need to select the right film distributor.
Columbia Pictures is an American film production and distribution company. The company is one of the leading film distributors in the world, and released such films as The Da Vinci Code and Casino Royale. Although they are a particularly strong distribution company, they would not be the distribution company I would select to distribute my film, as they do not typically release films of a similar genre to mine, and so I would rather select a distributor with more experience with zombie-horror production, especially in terms of the advertisement distribution.
The production company I chose to distribute my film is Paramount Pictures. Paramount is also an American giant in the long list of distribution companies, as well as being the third oldest film studio in the world. The reason I chose Paramount pictures is because they have released many successful films of a similar genre, such as Paranormal Activity and The Ring. Also, they will be the company to release the highly anticipated zombie-horror film, World War Z.
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