Q3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Film distributors such as 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures and Paramount are extremely vital for releasing films to the public; whether it is theatrically or for home viewing (DVD).

The focus on this question is particular on British films and British distributors that release films into the UK. Recently, Oscar-winning film, "The King's Speech" was funded by the UK Film Council, and the company also does distribution as well. UKFC have also funded films such as "Nowhere Boy" starring Aaron Johnson and "Man On Wire", also an Oscar-winning film.

However, on 31st March, UKFC closed and many of it's working functions were passed onto the British Film Institute (BFI), located in Southbank, London.

The top ten British films that the UKFC have funded are:

• The King's Speech
• The Arbor
• Another Year
• Made in Dagenham
• Brighton Rock
• Africa United
• Streetdance 3D
• Tamara Drewe
• Neds
• Son of Babylon

Particularly similar to our genre out of the ten is "Tamara Drewe" starring Gemma Arterton (St. Trinian's, Quantum of Solace) which is about a young newspaper writer who returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale. This film is rated "15" and could be more watched by young female adults, similar to our target audience for Turning Point.

Alternatively, another British film production company/distributor is Film4. They have helped fund and distribute many films, ranging from 127 Hours, The Lovely Bones, The Last King of Scotland and Slumdog Millionaire.

Similar to Turning Point's rom-com genre, there is How To Lose Friends & Alienate people, starring Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) and Kirsten Dunst (Spider-man films, Marie Antoinette) and Megan Fox (Transformers, Jennifer's Body). It is about a British writer struggling to fit into a high-profile magazine environment in New York. It was based on British writer Toby Young's memoir with the same name. Although the protagonist is male, I think there are similarities in the concept of this film and Turning Point as both people involved are comical people.