Distribution

 There are many options for how our film can be distributed, for example, different distribution companies such as Warner Brothers, A24, Universal, 20th Century Fox, etc. all have different styles of films, for example, some may distribute higher budget movies while some distribute lower budget movies, some may specialize more in horror while others specialize more in comedy, etc. For this reason, finding the best option is important to make sure that the film gets the audience that is intended. For our film, we have first decided to premiere our film at the Sundance film festival, where it has a chance to gain praise from critics, awards, recognition from other parts of the world or other filmmakers, etc which could improve our chances of getting other distribution companies to distribute our film. However, the production company we have chosen, Blumhouse Productions, has a 10 year 'first look' deal with Universal Pictures, stating that for every film that Blumhouse produces, Universal will get the first look and opportunity to be the distribution company. In the case that Universal doesn't give approval to the film, our next choice would be A24 Studios, which is both a production company and a distribution company, which has distributed movies similar in budget and genre to what we are going for. For example, films such as 'The Witch' (2015) and 'Hereditary' (2018), which are both in the same general area of the genre of our film, as (as discussed before), horror and thriller are two very similar genres that overlap a lot. These films had a very similar budget to what we are requesting ($5M USD), as 'Hereditary' had a budget of $9 Million USD and 'The Witch' had a budget of $4 Million USD. These films were both successful too, with 'Hereditary' making a gross income of 44 Million USD compared to their 9 Million USD budget. For this reason, we feel they are very liable and suit our movie best.













Sources
- https://www.screendaily.com/comment/whats-the-purpose-of-film-festivals-in-the-21st-century/5108598.article
- https://www.thewrap.com/blumhouse-prods-signs-10-year-production-deal-with-universal-pictures/