Distributors

DISTRIBUTORS Canibal Networks (2014) (Mexico) (all

media) •Cinéart (2014) (Netherlands)

(theatrical) Pyramide Distribution (2013) (France)

(theatrical) StraDa Films (2014) (Greece)

(theatrical) Sundance Selects (2013) (USA)

(theatrical) Angel Films (2013) (Denmark) (all

media) Film1 (2015) (Netherlands) (TV)

(limited) Film4 (2014) (UK) (TV) Front Row Filmed Entertainment

(2014) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East, North Africa & Iran)

Kurmaca Film (2013) (Turkey) (all media)

Movies Inspired (2013) (Italy) (all media)

Rialto Distribution (2013) (Australia) (all media)

Rialto Distribution (2013) (New Zealand) (all media)

Production Process

The film had a budget of £1.4 million so it was a low budget film, and did quite well seeing that not too much money was spent.

The film was made in 2 different locations in UK, the two places were Bradford and Willington. This showed the realism of the story because it was filmed in real places, instead of just a set up studio.

Production Companies

BFI Film4 Protagonist Pictures

Exhibition

The film was shown in a load of film festivals, it was first played to the public at the Director’s Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013, where it won the Europa Cinemas award. The film mainly relied on the rewards and feedback from the audience to gain audience interest.

Marketing

'The Selfish Giant' relied heavily on good reviews, which on the most part it got. Empire Magazine described it as 'A terrific human drama about two boys about to be consigned to the scrapheap, with standout performances from it young leads- 4 stars'. Paul Bradshaw rated it 5/5 saying 'carried aloft by the remarkable performances of her two young leads’.

Good reviews and positive word of mouth promoted the film and it has also been released in DVD. This is important for marketing the film, as it is a low budget film so releasing it in cinemas and on DVD makes it more accessible to audiences.

Another marketing technique used by Artificial Eye was a trailer. This was specifically tailored to appeal to a British audience, It was rich in shots of typically British countryside and weather conveying an aspect of realism. The cast is made up of British actors but ultimately, this is a British film as it has British producers- Artificial Eye.

Facts

Genre – coming-of-age Age rating – 15, this means that because it is not too high that

there will be a large amount of people who would be able to see the film. The target audience is mainly young adults.

The film made $943,209 in the Box Office. The film won 12 awards, which is what the film most takes pride

in, and is why the poster is full up with stars instead of other words or pictures, as well as having 16 nominations.

The release date in the UK was the 25th October 2013.