Distribution companies

Artificial eye
Artificial Eye is a British film distributor, specialising in foreign-language and art house films. This means that the audience is very specific, but it also means that the audience does not fit the same audience as our film. This is because our film is made to be more mainstream. So it will not be this distribution company.

Coffee films
Coffee films started by distributing independent short films across a wider audience. It is also a major production company for short films. Later it went into feature films. However the short films distribution and production is what is important as it would take our film to distribute across their website, giving a much wider audience, however it is still a smaller audience from larger companies, but it would be easier to work with them.

Renderyards
It is a short film distribution company, they have connections with love film, iTunes, Hulu etc. is means they have a massive audience and many places to distribute to. They also take in any film, so it will be easier to send them. They represent Filmmakers of Feature Films, Documentaries and Short Films, Animations and Music Videos for international movie distribution.

However these independent distributors aren't that professional. However the best out of all of them is coffee films. So that seems to be the best to send our film to distribute.

Ways to exhibit our short film

I have decided that the best way to distribute my short film is online, because by most it is free and easy. Plus there is no way of blocking the audience which can happen as not everyone can get to the cinema. When on the Internet everyone can see it, so there is a complete 100% audience access.

Youtube:

YouTube is the biggest video sharing site on the planet and is designed for users to upload video straight to the site where it can be viewed by anyone and commented on by anyone. However the site uploads footage by anyone, so the quality of certian videos are lacking. The footage and shot films uploaded to YouTube is completely free, this means it is easy to share videos. Also the vastly large audience that is on YouTube allows for a higher chance of getting the short film seen on YouTube.

 
Vimeo is a similar site to YouTube, however it caters to a much more professional market. The videos that are uploaded to Vimeo are in the most part short films by professional directors, this meanss that the users and viewers can give a profesional opinion on the short film. This makes Vimeo a much more impressive and professional website for filmmakers. Also you can donate which gets your videos higher in the search. This also means that the search is based on views and not recent. However YouTube allows for you to change the relevance and style which you can search. This can't be done on Vimeo


The BBC film network is designed to exhibit new filmmakers by showcasing their short films. Their site consists of user created short films and they are to a very high standard. However it is harder to upload a video, but it does get a more professional audience.

After looking at these three online distribution methods I will use YouTube as it is free, open, easy to upload and easy to get an audience. However BBC film network and Vimeo are more profession it is harder to upload and harder to get an audience to see it, although the quality of the feedback would be better.