Question 3

What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and

why?

What is an institution?

• A media institution is an established, and usually for-profit organization.

• They deal in the creating and distributing of creating advertisements, film promotions, information and entertainment services.

Introduction

• Companies that may be interested in distributing our film may be independent distributors interested in promoting new amateur directors to give them a chance to showcase what they are capable of and how talented and able to show how they are able to direct as if they were professionals but on a small scale budget.

Independent British Film Distributors

• The company was founded in 1978 by Nigel Green, in London, UK.• They are a British distributor of independent films in the UK and Ireland for many different

production companies. • Successful films that they have distributed already are: Stormbreaker, Run Fat Boy Run and St

Trinian’s 1 & 2. • Entertainment Film Distributors operate both in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. They

distribute in theatrical, DVD rental and retail fields as well as licensing an essential catalogue in both Pay-TV and Free-TV areas or sectors.

• They also have a home entertainment division of the company and it is named “Entertainment in Video”. It releases the films that have been released by “Entertainment Film Distributors”.

• Between 1990 and 2000 they were notably recognized for distributing films that had been made by “New Line Cinema”