Abstract
My paper will explore the home video market for documentaries in the UK, drawing on my experience
as both a filmmaker and a distributor.
My first feature documentary RFK Must Die (2007)grew out of a short film for BBC Newsnight and was
released on DVD by distributors in the UK, US and Australia in 2008. Learning from this experience, I
set up my own distribution label E2 Films to release my second feature Children of the Revolution
(2011). When this film was released in Japan last summer, I did a press tour in Tokyo for the Japanese
distributor.
How do you distribute a documentary in the UK? Who are the gatekeepers, how do you gain visibility
and how does the DVD supply chain work? My paper will provide a general overview of setting up and
running a niche distribution label, a case study of a recent documentary I have released and insight
into the current home video market for documentaries in the UK.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 23 May 2015 |
| Event | Distributors, discs and disciples : exploring the home media renaissance - Worcester, U.K. Duration: 23 May 2015 → 23 May 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | Distributors, discs and disciples : exploring the home media renaissance |
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| Period | 23/05/15 → 23/05/15 |
Keywords
- Communication, cultural and media studies