W H AT K I ND OF M E D I A I NST I T U T I ONS M I G H T D I S T R I B U T E YOU R M E D I A P ROD U C T A ND W H Y ?

F RA N K A D L I N GTON - S TR I N G ER

M I RA M A X

M I RA M A X I S A N A ME R I C A N C O MPA N Y W H I C H WA S AC QU I R E D BY D I S N E Y I N 1993 , M I RA MA X I S K N OW N F OR F O R E I G N F I L M S A N D

T H R I L L E R MOV I E S . A S MY F I L M I S A N E N G L I S H T H R I L L E R T H I S I S W E L L S U I T E D T O M I RA M A X W H O L I K E T O A DOP T F I L M S F R O M O T H E R C O U N T R I E S . M I RA M A X I S OW N E D BY D I S N E Y A N D T H E R E F OR E H A S A

LO T OF M ON E Y A N D C A N T H E R E F O R E F U N D M Y F I L M W E L L . H OW E V E R I N 2010 M I RA MX WA S S O L D BY D I S N E Y T O F I L M YA R D H O L D I N G S .

I N V E S T OR S P U T I N $200 M I L L I O N I N C A P I TA L W H I L E RA I S I N G $400 M I L L I O N I N L I A B I L I T I E S . T H E S A L E , E S T I M AT E D A R O U N D $663

M I L L I O N , I N C LU DE S 700 F I L M T I T L E S , A S W E L L A S 90 BO OK R I G H T S , 300 DE V E LO P M E N T P R O J E C T S A N D T H E " M I RA M A X " N A ME . M I RA MA X C A ME W I T H $50 M I L L I ON I N C A S H , $10 M I L L I ON I N A D J U S T E D F E E S

A N D A F E W F I N I S H E D F I L MS R E A DY T O D I S T R I B U T E . F I L MYA R D I S C U R R E N T LY C ON T E N T W I T H MO S T LY G E N E RAT I N G R E V E N U E O F F

M I RA M A X 'S F I L M L I B RA RY A N D T H E R E F O R E W OU L DN 'T B E I N T E R E S T E D I N I N V E S T I N G I N T O A U N K N O W N F I L M A S I T H A S N O I N T E N T I O N S O F E V E N I N V E S T I N G I N T O A U N R I S KY A N D A L R E A DY

P R OV E N F I L M .

L I O N S G AT E

L I O N S G AT E F I L MS ( F O R ME R LY C I N É P I X F I L M P R O P E RT I E S ) I S A C A N A D I A N -A ME R I C A N F I L M P R ODU C T I O N A N D D I S T R I B U T I ON S T U D I O A N D A D I V I S I O N OF L I O N S G AT E E N T E RTA I N ME N T. I T I S T H E L A R G E S T

A N D M OS T S U C C E S S F U L M I N I - MA J OR F I L M S T U D I O I N N O RT H A ME R I C A . I T F O C U S E S O N F OR E I G N A N D I N DE P E N DE N T F I L M S A N D

H A S D I S T R I B U T E D VA R I O U S C OM ME RC I A L LY S U C C E S S F U L F I L M S E R I E S , I N C LU D I N G T H E T W I L I G H T S A G A, T H E H U N G E R G A M E S, T H E D I V E R G E N T S E R I E S, S AW A N D T H E E X P E N DA B L E S. I T H A S A N U MB E R OF S U BS I D I A R I E S A LON G S I DE I T U N DE R T H E M OT I ON P I C T U R E U MB R E L L A I N C LU D I N G G R I N DS T O N E E N T E RTA I N ME N T

G R O U P , PA N T E L I ON F I L M S, R OA DS I DE ATT RAC T I ON S, S U MM I T E N T E RTA I N ME N T A N D C O DE B L AC K F I L M S . H OW E V E R A L L O F

T H E F I L M S I H AV E ME N T I O N E D S O FA R A R E A ME R I C A N A N D E V E N T H OU G H I T DOE S F OC U S ON F OR E I G N A N D I N DE P E N DE N T F I L M N O N

H AV E E V E R B E E N PA RT I C U L A R LY S U C C E S S F U L . L I ON S G AT E C OU L D B E T H E R I G H T O P T I O N F OR M E A S I T T R I E S T O I N V E S T I N I N DE P E N DE N T A N D S MA L L F I L MS , I T H A S T H E P OW E R T O P R O MO T E A N D P R O DU C E

M Y F I L M .

WA R N E R BR O T H E R S

WAR N E R B R OS E N T E RTA I N ME N T I N C I S AN AM E R I C A N C OMPA N Y MA K E S F I L M , T E L E V I S I ON A N D M U S I C E N T E RTA I N ME N T. A S ON E OF T H E M A J OR F I L M C OMPA N I E S , I T I S A S U BS I D I A RY OF T I ME

WAR N E R W H I C H H A S S E V E RAL S U BS I D I A RY C OMPA N I E S , I N C LU D I N G WA R N E R B R OS P I C T U R E S . WAR N E R B R OS OW N S

H AL F OF T H E C W T E L E V I S I O N N E T W OR K . T I ME WA R N E R I S ON E OF , I F N OT T H E B I G G E S T , F I L M P R OD U C T I ON C OMPA N Y

A R OU N D. WA R N E R B R OT H E R S H AVE P R ODU C E D S OME OF T H E MOS T S U C C E S S F U L F I L MS E VE R H OW E V E R , W H E N H E Y DAY F I L M S A N D J . K R OW L I N G T OOK H AR RY P OTT E R T O T H E C ON G LOME RAT E

T H E Y WAN T E D T O S E T I T I N T H E S TAT E S A N D H AV E I T A N I MAT E D . AS AN A ME R I C A N C OM PA N Y I T DOE S N ' T H AV E T H E

B E S T I N T E R E S T S OF B R I T I S H F I L MS AT H E A RT , N OR I S I T I N T H E F I L M M AK I N G I N DU S T RY F OR A RT OR T H E LOV E OF MA K I N G F I L M B U T T O H AV E T H E B I G G E S T S TA R A N D T H E B I G G E S T P R OF I T S . I

DON ' T T H I N K T H AT W OR K I N G W I T H WAR N E R I S I N T H E B E S T I N T E R E S T S O F M Y F I L M .

WA R P F I L M S

WA R P A R E A S M A LL I N D EP EN D EN T F I LM C OM PA N Y BA S ED I N M ATLOC K I N EN G L A N D , T HEY W OULD TA K E ON THE I D EA S

A N D BEA UT Y OF F I LM M A K I N G Y ET EV EN T HOUG H T HEY HAV E HA D S UC C ES S ES I N F I LM S S UC H A S F OUR L I ON S

THEY D ON ’ T HAV E T HE F I N A N C I A L S TR EN GT H TO S UP P ORT A F I LM BY THEM S ELV ES . F OUR L I ON S F OR EXA M P LE WA S P R OD UC ED A N D D I S T R I BUT ED BY F I LM 4 P R OD UC T I ON S,

W I LD BUN C H, WA R P F I LM S, OP T I M U M R ELEA S I N G, D RAFTHOUS E F I LM S. TH I S M EA N S THAT A L A R G E

P ERC EN TAG E OF THE P R OF I T S A R E G I V EN AWAY. HOW EV ER , THE F I LM W I LL N OT BE I N T ER F ER ED W I TH BY A B I G G ER C OM PA N Y A N D T HE PA S S I ON FOR I T W OU LD BE S HOW N .

F I L M C OM PA N Y

I TH I N K T HAT I W OULD C HOOS E E I THER WA R P F I LM S OR L I ON S G AT E A S THEY W OULD R ES P EC T THE I N T EG R I TY OF THE F I LM A N D I T S I D EA S . L I ON S G AT E HAV E M OR E M ON EY

A N D W I LL G I V E M Y F I LM T HE F UN D I N G THAT I T N EED S A N D THER EF OR E I W OU LD P R OBA BLY L I K E T HEM T O P R OD UC E

A N D D I S T R I BUTE M Y F I LM .