Distribution Companies

It is very important for us to look into potential production companies who would be willing to distribute our film. We didn’t want aim for one of the most famous companies in the world and therefore looked into smaller more local companies.

We found a number of different companies that would be feasible for us to use, but the following are the ones best suited to us: Screen East, UK Film Council and First Light. We also researched into other production companies such as EM Media, Film London and Shorts International.

First Light is a part of the UK Film Council and we have decided that this smaller company would be more appropriate as our production company. I believe this because First Light offers a programme for people aged up to 19 years of age. As well as this, they offer funding which we would be eligible for, that funding figure would range from between £3,000 and £30,000. We have decided not to pitch our ideas to the UK Film Council because they usually target larger productions and we think that First Light is a company that would be very appropriate for us considering what they are looking for and what they offer to people of our age.

Screen East was another production and distribution company that we researched and looked into because they have a great reputation and are well known. Also, their company will benefit us massively. They are a company located in the East of England (counties such as Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex). They are funded by the national lottery and they also try to search for new talent in the East of England. This is a good option for us to use if for some reason we do not use First Light.