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My film is most definitely an independent British film and so i started to research into what Uk distributors would be likely to distribute my film
https://stephenfollows.com/who-dominates-uk-film-distribution/
according to this article, StudioCanal distributes 37% of independent UK films, more than any other independent distributor (see right)

StudioCanal http://www.studiocanal.co.uk/ as well as a host of British independent films, they have also distributed films like Paddington, Macbeth and Legend which are all based upon some form of British culture and therefore appeal to a British audience like my own film.

A different type of film distributor i could consider using is BBC films http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms. Unlike StudioCanal however, they distribute a lot less films and are therefore quite selective, so its less likely they'd distribute my film. Despite all of their films being British and heavily based on British culture, they are all quite light-hearted and wouldn't feature anything as serious as my film because of its focus on death and
conflict

Therefore i think because of StudioCanal's statistics, their history with both independent and major british films as well as the unlikelihood of bbc films and major distributors selecting my film, i think studiocanal would be the best institution for the distribution of my film