UK Film Distributors

To show a film at a community cinema, the film must be licensed. A license is granted by the film's distributor. Amazingly, there is no centralised system for applying for a film screening licence. Instead, the film distributor has to be identified and contacted. Most will then send a booking form and details of their fees and paperwork requirements. A list of some of the UK's film distributors is given below.

UK Film Distributors Contact List

Momentum Pictures

Artificial Eye Film Company

Paramount Pictures UK

Optimum Releasing

Universal Pictures International

Motion Picture Licensing Company

To make things slightly easier, some distributors make licences available through the Motion Picture Licensing Company (MPLC). This organisation handles the licensing process in a uniform way across the distributors, and offers standard fees.

The following distributors are know to operate under the MPLC:

Filmbank

Filmbank also offer a licensing service. There is an account application process including a £150 refundable deposit returned on closure of the account. See Filmbank.

Here is our standard email title licensing enquiry:

- Film Distributor -

Title Enquiry

Please let me know whether you could license us to screen the following titles:

Title (Year of release)

About Scrooby Community Cinema

We are a community cinema based in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire.
Each film is presented at a single showing.
We use a village hall with a premise license.
We plan for 50 people per showing.
We advertise specific films to the public.
We take money on the door and do not require membership of a club.
We use Blu-Ray or DVD.

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards

Graham Robbins
film@scrooby.net
t: 07720 509 683