Current Issues in Film Distribution and Exhibition

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• the range of cultural, commercial and institutional contexts within which independent film is distributed, marketed, curated and exhibited
• some of the key functions of cultural professionals involved in film distribution and exhibition

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• use a range of sources, both electronic and print, for the purposes of research
• develop self-reflective practices and self-management skills

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• critically evaluate the impact of cultural, economic, technological and political factors on film distribution and exhibition
• analyse and evaluate some key professional functions required for the distribution and exhibition of independent film

In addition to being informed about the contribution that scholarship and criticism is making to the analysis of film distribution and exhibition, you will examine, usually through case-study, the role played by professionals working in this area of the industry. You will also have the opportunity to study the effects of changing cultural, commercial and technological factors on film distribution and exhibition. You will be encouraged to develop self-reflective practices which may assist your own future professional development.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include

• tutor-led presentations to introduce key issues and topics
• student presentations and plenary discussion
• contributions from Visiting Speakers who work in relevant areas
• tutor-supported individual work

Learning activities include

• preparation and participation in group discussion on a variety of relevant topics
• completion of assignment requiring you to research and make use of a range of primary and secondary sources

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Finney, Angus, with Eugenio Triana (2015). The International Film Business: A Market Guide beyond Hollywood. Oxon: Routledge.

Jancovich, Mark, and Lucy Faire with Sarah Stubbings (2003). The Place of the Audience: Cultural Geographies of Film Consumption. London: BFI.

Iordanova, Dina, with Ragan Rhyne (eds.) (2009). Film Festival Yearbook 1: The Festival Circuit. St Andrews: St Andrews Film Studies with College Gate Press.

Kerrigan, Finola (2010). Film Marketing. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.

De Valck, Marijke, and Malte Hagener (eds.) (2005). Cinephilia: Movies, Love and Memory. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.

Baillieu, Bill, and John Goodchild (2002). The British Film Business. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Assessment strategy

Assessments designed to provide informal, on-module feedback

• tutor-supported workshops
• peer discussion/support
• consultation with your tutor in preparation for the formal assessment

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Class Exercise

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Oral feedback
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: Yes

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External