What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Both 28 Days Later and I Am Legend were distributed by large distribution companies and had a lot of financial backing to make sure their promotion and availability was the best it could be. I Am Legend was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. This meant the film had large amounts of money to support its distribution. 28 Weeks Later is distributed by 20th Century Fox, another large company with lots of financial backing. Our films may be distributed by these companies however our film is being made by a smaller independent film company so it is more likely that a smaller independent distribution company would distribute our film. 20th Century Fox has released films such as Avatar, Star Wars and The Simpsons. Warner Bros. has released films such as Harry Potter, The Matrix series and Terminator. However it is more likely that our film would be distributed by a company like Pathe distributors. Who have

released films like Adulthood and Chicken Run.