A SEASON OF CINEMATIC GOODWILL INTRODUCTION
uring the Summer UK and Irish distributors amassed a collection of 500+ catalogue titles to aid film programmers and exhibitors Das they reopened their doors to customers. This diverse mix of films was designed to entice and excite returning audiences, acting as a strong reminder of the power that cinema possesses, whilst offering something for every possible taste. Since the Summer, cinemas in the UK and Ireland have faced further periods of closure, but hopefully there is some light ahead as we approach the festive season. In this traditionally strong period for cinemagoing we present a pleasing collection of Christmas titles currently available to book into cinemas.
This document is certainly not exhaustive, though it should serve as an easy-to-use guide to some of the great seasonal titles out there. Films are listed with running times, certificates, available additional formats, plus sales contacts by company for both the UK and Ireland. The FDA has compiled the list from multiple distributors and it should be seen as complementary to the many individual sales offers currently in the market. The films do not in any way represent a collective commercial offer, and all possible bookings and agreements should be discussed directly between individual distributors and exhibitors, in-line with recognised competition law compliance.
In what has been a tumultuous year, the cross-industry recovery efforts between distribution and exhibition stand as one of the few high points and hint at a better future ahead for our sector. With this positive, collaborative spirit in mind, we hope that you will choose well from the films listed and welcome healthy audience numbers back into your cinemas over the holidays.
Happy booking and best wishes to you and your loved ones.
Film Distributors’ Association November 2020
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Film Running time UK Cert. Irish Cert. Distributor
A Christmas Carol 96 mins Munro
A Christmas Gift From Bob 93 mins Lionsgate
Arthur Christmas *available in 3D 97 mins Sony (contact Park Circus)
Bad Santa *available in 35mm 91 mins Sony (contact Park Circus)
Bad Santa 2 92 mins eOne
The Bishop’s Wife 109 mins Park Circus
CBeebies Christmas Show Encore! Hansel & Gretel 73 mins Modern Films
Christmas with the Coopers 107 mins eOne
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, 140 mins Walt Disney The Witch and the Wardrobe
Daddy’s Home 2 97 mins Paramount
Die Hard 132 mins Walt Disney (contact Park Circus)
Dr. Seuss’ the Grinch 90 mins Universal
Elf 97 mins Warner Bros.
Frozen *available in 3D 102 mins Walt Disney (contact Park Circus)
Gremlins 106 mins Warner Bros.
The Holiday 136 mins Universal
Home Alone 103 mins Walt Disney (contact Park Circus)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York *available in 35mm 120 mins Walt Disney (contact Park Circus)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) 105 mins Universal
It’s a Wonderful Life 130 mins Paramount (contact Park Circus)
Katherine Jenkins: Christmas Spectacular 107 mins Altitude from the Royal Albert Hall
Krampus 98 mins Universal
Last Christmas 103 mins Universal
Love, Actually 135 mins Universal
Meet Me in St. Louis 113 mins Warner Bros. (contact Park Circus)
Miracle on 34th Street 96 mins Walt Disney (contact Park Circus)
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Film Running time UK Cert. Irish Cert. Distributor
The Muppet Christmas Carol *available in 35mm 86 mins Walt Disney (contact Park Circus)
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 97 mins Warner Bros.
Nativity! 102 mins eOne
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! 105 mins eOne
Nativity 3: Dude Where’s My Donkey! 109 mins eOne
Nativity Rocks! 100 mins eOne
The Nightmare Before Christmas *available in 3D 77 mins Walt Disney (contact Park Circus)
1985 85 mins no cert. Peccadillo
Office Christmas Party 105 mins eOne
Paddington 95 mins Studiocanal
Planes, Trains & Automobiles 92 mins Paramount (contact Park Circus)
The Polar Express *available in 35mm 100 mins Warner Bros. (contact Park Circus)
Royal Opera House: The Nutcracker 140 mins — More2Screen Scrooge 86 mins Park Circus
Scrooged 101 mins Paramount (contact Park Circus)
Silent Night 94 mins Dartmouth
Trading Places 115 mins Paramount (contact Park Circus)
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 91 mins no cert. BFI
White Christmas 120 mins Paramount (contact Park Circus)
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Distributor Sales Contact Website
Altitude [email protected] altitudefilment.com
BFI [email protected] bfi.org.uk
Dartmouth Films [email protected] dartmouthfilms.com
eOne [email protected] entertainmentone.com [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Lionsgate UK [email protected] lionsgatefilms.co.uk [email protected] [email protected]
Modern Films [email protected] modernfilms.com
*Ireland Sales Contact
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Distributor Sales Contact Website
More2Screen [email protected] more2screen.com
Munro [email protected] munrofilmservices.co.uk
Paramount Pictures [email protected] paramount.co.uk [email protected] [email protected]*
Park Circus [email protected] parkcircus.com
Peccadillo Pictures [email protected] peccapics.com
Sony Pictures — sonypictures.co.uk
*Ireland Sales Contact
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Distributor Sales Contact Website
Studiocanal — studiocanal.co.uk
Universal Pictures [email protected] universalpictures.co.uk [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]*
Walt Disney [email protected] disney.co.uk [email protected]*
Warner Bros. [email protected] warnerbros.co.uk [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]*
*Ireland Sales Contact
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