What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why? Genre Social Realism What is social Realism? The term ‘social realism’ is one which is often used uncritically and indiscriminately in popular film criticism. It is something of a catch- all term which conveys an idea of a text’s content, its concerns, and its visual style. Social Realism Distributors A distributor is an individual or a business that purchases films and converts them into cinemas or other media I am going to look at different type of social realism films, to see who distributes them and who might distribute mine Optimum Releasing This is England, Blind Shaft, Tyrannosaur Axiom Films Half Nelson Artificial Eye Last Resort, Fish Tank, The Son, The Child Icon Sweet Sixteen, Looking for Eric, Precious, Ae Fond Kiss Verve Pictures The Arbor, Red Road, Bullet Boy Pathe Distribution Adulthood, Outlaw, Rat Catcher Vertigo London To Brighton, Shotgun Stories Dogwoof Pictures Man Push Cart Channel Four Films My Name Is Joe Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Nil By Mouth Companies who have distributed films: Theatrically Domestically Fox Searchlight Sony Picture Classics Oscilloscope IFC Midnight/Sundance Selects Magnolia/Magnet Tribeca Film My target audience Who are they? My audience is targetted around the age group of 15+ A British audience I have targetted my film to a young student audience as this could relate to their life Which companies distribute British films BBC Film 4 Wrap Films Vertigo Films Enter text here Enter text here Enter text here These all distribute social realism films An example of a film these have distributed within this genre and do any of the issues relate to my film? BBC Film 4 Vertigo Films Wrap Films Bullet Boy Yes Trainspotting Yes London To Brighton Yes (age) This is England Yes