film distribution
Getting movies out
Film distribution is the business of getting movies from producers to audiences—through theaters, streaming platforms, television, and physical media.
Distributors acquire rights, manage release schedules, and coordinate marketing: The studio's distribution arm handles both domestic and international markets.
Independent films often struggle with distribution even after festival success.
- trailersTowed vehicles or film previews
- antitrust lawsRegulations preventing corporate monopolies
- revenue sharingDistributing income among stakeholders
- presalesActivities before closing deals
- licensing agreementsContracts granting usage rights
royalty payments · movie studios · vertical integration · package deals · windowing · screen · pay-per-view · profit margins · studio system · ticket · contract negotiations · licensing · territorial · foreign markets · streaming platforms · reel · independent cinema · distributor
- cinemafilms, movies, movie, cinema, directors
- film industryHollywood, Bollywood, Nollywood, box office, budget
- global connectionsflights, cables, trade routes, shipping lanes, air travel
- glamourglam, red carpet, glamour, paparazzi, glitter
- African CinemaNollywood
- British FilmBFI, British comedy, Alfred Hitchcock, Danny Boyle, Christopher Nolan
film distributionfilm production
Creating motion pictures
filmmaking · movie production · content creation · post-production · pre-production