8. Institutional Research

Films Festivals

Nowadays it has become much easier to get your film shown at well known film festivals such as Sundance, Rain-dance and BFI with sites such as "withoutabox.com" which send your submissions to over 5000 different festivals and "filmfreeway.com" with over 800 listings. However, for us a more suitable festival to exhibit our sequence at would be Cambridge Film Festival who focus more on Action, Thriller and Crime films. They've been around since the 70s and operate nationwide and they aspire to "reveal new talents" who they feel will "shape the future of cinema". An example of this is the exhibition of a short film directed by Christopher Nolan who is now well known for his role in films such as Interstellar, The Dark Knight Trilogies and Inception which have grossed a total of over $1.6billion.

Institutional research

Lionsgate mainly look for independent British films as well as American blockbusters. For example "Brotherhood" is an independent film produced by "Unstoppable Entertainment" and distributed by Lionsgate themselves. Director Noel Clarke aimed to represent London as a place of crime. We plan to have our film have similar properties to the likes of "Brotherhood", using cool tones and low contrasts to create that gritty feel.

Vertigo Films is another example of a company that would be of great help in the production of our opening sequence and would also assist us in successful distribution as they have also made a similar film to us called "The Sweeney". Similar to Brotherhood the film also aims to capture that ugly look to London being filled with foot and car chase scenes and packed full of action, explosions and violence. We want our opening sequence to be a clear representation that and be very clear our film will also be full of chase scenes and also thrills.

Working Title are one of the worlds leading production companies producing a wide array of British blockbuster films in co-operation with the likes of Universal Studios, Studio Canal and Film4. An example of one of their films is "Legend" and it is set in a less economically developed region of London with the plot being based on two of the biggest gangsters England's ever had. Working title would be a good company to produce our film as they focus a lot more on the British audience whilst still attracting a wide US audience base

Online Distribution

Distributor/Site	Filmmaker Cut	Description
Amazon Video Direct	Filmmaker Cut: Varies	For each title, customers can choose to earn royalties based on hours streamed by Prime members, a revenue share for rentals, purchases, monthly subscriptions, or ad impressions—or any combination of these options.
CreateSpace (Amazon)	Filmmaker Cut: 50%	Make your film available as a high-quality download on Amazon Instant Video. The customers can choose from Download to Own or Download to Rent purchasing options while they earn royalties from each sale.
Vimeo On Demand	Filmmaker Cut: 83%-96%	Vimeo On Demand, a totally open platform that enables filmmakers sell their work directly to their audience. Becoming a Vimeo PRO member means they can distribute their work the way they want, with all the power of Vimeo’s HD player, easy-to-use tools, and wildly passionate audience. 90% of revenue after transaction fees is kept, and we cover all delivery costs. The work of filmmakers is available online, as well as on mobile devices, tablets, and connected TVs, all in HD quality.
Youtube	Filmmaker Cut: Varies based on Google ads	Becoming a YouTube partner allows content producers to monetise videos on their channel and make money from the ad-revenue earned.