The Industry’s “Gold Standard”

MacGillivray Freeman Films is passionately committed to bringing films of the highest quality and the most advanced technical standards to audiences all around the world.

The MacGillivray Freeman Films Distribution Company has more than 75 years of experience in specialized film distribution and is committed to promoting the growth and success of the giant screen format. With a collection of more than 40 award-winning films from internationally renowned directors, the Distribution Company offers the largest independent giant screen film library in the world.

In 1999, the Company established the Great Adventure Film Network comprised of over 50 of the most prestigious and successful giant screen theatres in the world. This network has made the Company the industry’s most successful distributor ever since.

The Distribution Company has a reputation for customer service and innovative marketing and has earned five Giant Screen Cinema Association Best Marketing Campaign by a Distributor Awards—more than any other film distributor in the giant screen industry—for Everest (1998), Dolphins (2000), Journey Into Amazing Caves (2001), Mystery of the Nile (2004), Hurricane on the Bayou (2006) and Grand Canyon Adventure (2008).

In response to the growing popularity of special venue films around the world, some of our 15/70mm films are available in 8/70mm, 10/70mm formats and digital cinema formats. In every format, we’ve established a reputation in the industry for producing superior quality prints and soundtracks. That quality reputation now extends to DVD, HDDVD, and HDTV releases.


Giant Screen Film Sales Expertise

The following items detail how our Distribution Company contributes unsurpassed value to your high quality film.

• We are the largest independent film library in our industry, offering an exciting range of programming options for theatres. The size and quality of our library ensures you a long and aggressive representation for at least 20 years, regardless of industry changes, thereby maximizing your return. Further, because MacGillivray Freeman Films releases one to two films each year, we can assure a powerful negotiation position with theatre clients, thus achieving the highest lease fees and percentage of box office possible. Film after film, everywhere in the world, we have for the past fifteen years commanded the highest return for the films we represent.
  
  
• Our Distribution Company’s sales and marketing team is the most experienced in the industry. Two ten-year veterans cover film sales to the world’s theatres. Our Director of Marketing has worked with MacGillivray Freeman Films for 20 years. Our sales and marketing staff know very well the theatres and theatre directors, their programming and marketing needs, and have established a give-and-take relationship from which everyone benefits. Their distribution efforts are supported by full-time staff with vast experience in post-production, development, partnership and production services.
  
  
• We have been honored with five industry Marketing and Creativity (GSCA) Awards for Excellence in Distribution and Marketing, more than any other company. These are especially meaningful because they were awarded to us by our clients, theatres, and peers.
  
  
• We support film releases with a comprehensive array of marketing, public relations and educational services. Our Distribution staff works with time-tested experts in education, graphic design, publicity and marketing, so that each film is approached uniquely and in ways that seek to maximize the opportunities and potential of that project.
  
  
• We have close relationships with the 100 most successful giant screen theatres worldwide, over half of which are members of our Great Adventure Film Partnership.
  
  
• We are proactive in developing new media outlets (DVD, HD, etc) and we have led the industry in dollars returned from new media (ancillary income). In the future, we will be at the forefront of new technology because of our leadership position, past and future, in this industry. Other high-tech companies come to us first when they need product. And, because we are a small company and can make decisions quickly, we are able to keep well ahead of and maximize the ancillary opportunities for significant income.