Film Industry: Insitution

Institution: Distribution.

dis·tri·bu·tion

Noun The action of sharing something out among a number of recipients. The way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area. The role of distribution is a very important one. A distributor markets the film and attracts audiences to see it. They are the final stage in the production of a film. They have the task of deciding the films USP and what will make people come and see the film.

An example of a distributor: Momentum Pictures

Momentum Pictures is a very successful distributor. It was founded in 1996 and is one of the leading motion pictures distributors in the UK and Ireland.  They distributed movies such as:

·         The Woman in Black

·         The King's Speech

·          The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

·          The Spy Next Door 

·           Dear John