Possible Distributor Research

Lionsgate
Researching into horror film distributors, the first company I came across were a mainstream company 'Lionsgate' who have produced a range of horror films and are quite well known. This company has distributed films such as :

1)The last exorcism
2)Cabin in the woods
3)saw
4)possession




Although this is a very good distributor of horror films its aimed at a much wider audience because its main stream, so therefore would be a good choice but due to our paranormal horror film this distribution company is mainly a distributor to gore films.

Hammer Films
Furthermore, another distribution company in which I found is a distributor of British horror films. Hammer films are more of an independent company as they distribute only to the British audience where as company's like Lionsgate distribute nationally. Hammer films have distributed films such as;



1)Woman in Black
2)Let me in
3)Wake Wood
4)Dracula






This company wouldn't really be a good distributor for our film because the film we are creating is a paranormal horror and this company doesn't really distribute paranormal horror apart from one recent one they have done woman in black. So we would want a company which is known for paranormal horror.

Paramount Pictures
Paramount pictures are another common distributor of horror films and have distributed a range of horror films including films such as;

1)paranormal activity
2)The haunting
3)The ring
4)Friday 13th





This would be a suitable distributor of our film because it has released films with a similar sub genre for example paranormal activity and although it is mainstream I believe that our film is suitable for a wider audience and not just aimed at a British audience.

Universal Pictures
Universal pictures is a mainstream company and is one of the biggest in the world due to the success or the distributed films. This company has distributed films such as;

1)insidious
2)Sinister
3)Mama
4)Devil





This would be the main company to distribute our film because they have successfully distributed a range of paranormal horror and also has distributed a similar film to ours which is Devil and this got great reviews. So therefore the distributor we would choose to distribute our film would be universal pictures.