Saturday 19 March 2016

Evaluation Question 3: What Kind of institution might distribute your media product and why?

Which institution would make your film, based on your film idea as a whole?


"LIONSGATE FILMS"

As a group, we chose the Lionsgate Films Studio as the institution to produce our entire feature film. Lionsgate is the largest and most successful mini-major film studio in North America. It has one of the biggest teen audiences of all the studios which is ideal for releasing a thriller that is especially directed at young-men.

"With its blockbuster Hunger Games and Divergent franchises leading a broad portfolio of films, Lionsgate has generated an average of $2 billion at the global box office each of the past three years, ranking among the major studio market share leaders.  In addition to its annual slate of approximately 15 mainstream wide releases, the Company has expanded its motion picture portfolio to encompass more than 40 films a year across multiple labels."
https://www.lionsgate.com/movies/
"Lions Gate is an ideal platform for launching rapid and exciting growth in the independent filmed entertainment world. We are a nimble and entrepreneurial young company that will opportunistically target and consolidate fresh assets, grow our core businesses and become the first new independent mini-major in years. Instead of competing directly with the major studios, we intend to capitalize on the competitive vacuum in the mini-major arena by creating edgy, provocative and distinctively independent content in our films, television programming and new media initiatives."
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/lions-gate-entertainment-corporation-history/


Which institution would make your film based on what you actually made?


"Slingshot Studios"

This is a recently formed, UK, production and distribution company that specialises in low-budget brit and foreign-language films, directed at younger adults.

"Founded in 2006 by Arvind Ethan David and Arts Alliance Ventures. Slingshot raised private equity, strategic multi-picture investment from public bodies (BBC Films, Screen West Midlands, UK Film Council) and structured an output relationship with "Pathe" through which to distribute its movies.Described as one of the most interesting players in the UK production and distribution scene” (Variety, 2007), Slingshot was one of a new vanguard of British film companies working to reinvigorate the industry and launch a new generation of talent.  Slingshot now functions as the producing vehicle for Arvind Ethan David and Cavan Ash, including projects set up at BBC Films, Lionsgate UK and the BFI."

http://slingshot-studios.com/

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