Film Distributors Research

• A film distributor is an independent company, a subsidiary company or occasionally an individual which acts as the agent between the film production company and a film exhibitor (cinema), eventually securing the placement of the producer's film on the film exhibitor's screen to be viewed by the public. The distributor is not involved in the production of the film, but is used for the marketing and circulation of them in theatres and for home viewing.
• I have researched into the distribution company's of a number of thriller films, which will allow us to select which company will be most appropriate for the thriller film we are producing. It will also allow me to research some of the individual companies in more depth, finding out how they operate and what types of films they are interested in representing.
  
  Jaws- Universal Pictures
  Taken- 20th Century Fox
  The Silence of the Lambs- Orion Pictures
  Flightplan- Touchstone Pictures
  Psycho- Paramount Pictures/ Universal Pictures
  What Lies Beneath- 20th Century Fox
  Fight Club- 20th Century Fox
  The Birds- Universal Pictures
  Paranormal Activity- Icon Film Distribution (UK)
  The Butterfly Effect- Icon Film Distribution (UK)

We were planning on 20th Century Fox representing our production due to them previously distributing a number of successful thrillers such as "Taken" and "What Lies Beneath", however we then realised we would need to invent our own distribution company to avoid any issues of copyright. We decided to call this company "Genesis Pictures", as we noticed that most distribution companies had quite random names rather than being named after people themselves.