Research into distributor

RESEARCH INTO DISTRIBUTOR

The film distributor in the process of film is marketing it to the audience. This is an essential part in the entire process, and can often make of break a film. This means choosing the distributor for our film is incredibly important and has to be done correctly.


A suitable distributor for our film I have found is Gramercy Pictures. Formed in 1992 as a joint venture of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Gramercy was the distributor of PolyGram movies in the United States and Canada, and also served as Universal's art-house division. After Seagram's buyout on PolyGram, Gramercy, along with October Films, was merged by Barry Diller, to form USA Films in 1999. Their first film was released in 1992, the Mario Van Peebles western Posse, in May 1993. Several Gramercy releases of the 1990s have grown in stature to become cult classics in the present day: The Big Lebowski, Fargo, Dazed and Confused, Clay Pigeons and Mallrats, as well as 1995's The Usual Suspects, which went on to win two Oscars.

The releases of Fargo, The Big Lebowski and The Usual Suspects are especially significant as they mean this distributor is perfect for our project. These three films mentioned are all successful, independent crime films, so using Gramaecy Pictures as our distributor could potentially mean our film could have similar success.