Distributor

Optimum Releasing has partnered with Film4 in films such as Four Lions and Donkey Punch. In relation of being inspired with Film4 productions, I have chosen Optimum Releasing as a distributor because the films that are distributed are marketed at a niche market. Also the films that are distributed by these companies also have films that are against the norm and sometimes involve twists . However, due to recent change Optimum Releasing has been taken over by studio canal

Optimum Releasing's first film was The Third Man in 1949, this film was based on Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, post-war Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend. This film is under the thriller genre. I like this idea of a film has it has a twist which is like our film. This means that Optimum would know how to market our film. Also This company has distributed films like "The Bling Ring" (Studio Canal). This film which is about teenagers who track celebrities to rob their homes. This film is against the norm as it is quite controversial.

Why should we use Optimum Releasing/ Studio canal

Our film is a very niche market film because  a mainstream distribution would not like to promote a film that shows the drama of murder and the different storyline we have. Usually a company like Warner Brothers use a funny or happy story line, a thriller with such a dark ending could possibly affect the companies reputation as parents may not feel safe letting their young children watch a film that as a relationship with a film about suicide, however it is only implied. Also in our film there is likely to be a small budget as there is really not big explosions or special effects as most of the scenes done will just use make up for characters and normal costumes so this will not really affect the budget for an independent company. However, using a mainstream distributor could help with funding good actors but this could affect the realism of the film.

Angel Heart

As our film is similar to Angel Heart using a distributor from the UK that worked with Angel heart which was Columbia- Canon Warner. However, this company has not distributed any film in about 20 years this could imply that they have stopped distributing films.