FUNCTIONS OF THE FEATURE FILM DISTRIBUTORS


1.	Development Money--In some instances, provide development funds;

2.	Production Funding--A significant source of production money financing;

3.	Distribution Expenses--Provide prints and ads financing (distribution expenses);

4.	Approval Rights--In conjunction with the above various levels of film finance
distributors often require and assert numerous film element approval rights relating
to the script, producer, director, lead actors/actresses, budget, final editing,
lenders and/or completion guarantors.

5.	Marketing/Publicity--Marketing campaign and publicity; planning and implementing
the marketing campaign; targeting key entertainment contacts such as film critics,
stars, directors and other influential people with timely mailings; preparation
of invitations to screenings, press releases, announcements and other promotional
correspondence.

6.	Bookings--Activities relating to the scheduling of a motion picture for exhibition
in a theatre on a given date;  the recording of information needed to exhibit a
film in theatres pursuant to wide pattern, regional, selected, test distribution
or other release patterns; maintain records of each film title, theatre booked,
buyer, shipping depot, ADI code (Area of Dominant Influence) and booker; calculating
and generating reports on box office performance and film rentals due (incorporating
current terms, minimum guarantees, house allowances, floors, 90/10 deals, other
deal types, terms, percentages, special one-time deductions and settlement arrangements).

7.	Shipping--Prepare labels for print canisters and log sheets for each depot based
on title and exhibition date; receive and monitor reports notifying the distributor's
shipping department of all engagements that are either being held over by a theatre
of coming off the next week; transfer of prints to the next regional theatres; develop
the credit status of exhibitors and current balances due the distributor to determine
(prior to actual release) eligibility for shipping the next film.

8.	Collections--Control the cash receipts process; develop engagement summary statements
and provide to film buyers on a regular basis in order to improve collections; calculate
and record guarantees, advances, film rentals and other miscellaneous cash receipts;
prepare reports for analysis of a picture's overall performance by ADI, selected
city, targeted circuit and other criteria; develop information regarding theatre
payment patterns, co-operative advertising excesses and settlement tendencies for
credit decision purposes.

9.	Co-operative Advertising--single and multiple campaigns in newspaper, television,
radio and other media; daily rates for newspaper buys; reservations for targeted
cities prior to actual bookings; calculations of theatre contributions and distributor
shares.

10.	Performance Monitoring--Develop and maintain up to date reports on the performance
of each film being distributed in all markets and media.

11.	Sub-Titling--Providing sub-titles for foreign language films.

12.	Editing--Editing for MPAA ratings, censorship and other purposes authorized
in the distribution agreement.

Source--A significant portion of the above descriptions of distributor functions
is based on the Jaguar Entertainment Industry computer software for domestic theatrical
distribution.