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The domestic distributor can't be added?

on other film pages the Domestic (United States/Canada) distributor is mentioned as well as the International distributor if there are at least two of them but If the film isn't of United States or Canadian origin the North American and International distributor can't be added that is stupid. according to WP:FilmDist If there are at least two distributors one domestic and another foreign then include both of them. the film is distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros. in the United States and Canada and Pathe Internationally. Editoman (talk) 15:14, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Domestic" is relative here. This is the English-language Wikipedia, it's not the US Wikipedia. So for this British film, the "domestic" distributor is Pathé. MOS:DOMESTIC touches on this. Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 15:19, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Long text 2601AC47 (talk·contribs·my rights) Isn't a IP anon 19:04, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

OK I understand It's not an American film and that isn't why I've put down Fox Searchlight and Warner Bros. as U.S. distributor the reasons I make such edits sometimes is to avoid confusion for non-American or other foreign Wikipedia readers some films put down U.S. distributor even if it's not an american film where the film has a effect on the United States Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle though not an American film mentions the U.S. distributor and release date because it's the first foreign animated film to get an X rating in the United States. because of that It wouldn't be a bad idea for Fox Searchlight to be listed as distributor on the Slumdog because it is Fox Searchlight's highest grossing film and Searchlight Pictures says that they are known for distributing the film and came first on it's list I'm a UK citizen and I'm familiar with the film being a Pathe film when I first discovered it I Fox Searchlight and Warner Bros. logos on YouTube said to be from the film which got me confused when I looked up the film on Wikipedia it said Pathe is the distributor I that is so I thought where did the version with the Searchlight and WB logos come from? as a British person still living where I was born I actually hate films having different distributors outside the United States as it causes confusion for me I would rather be in the U.S. where it's a Fox Searchlight film I just hate how much of a reputation the American distributors have for films it just bothers me because the version I officially get has different logos on it. why would studios distribute a film in just the United States or North America or worldwide one has to have a reputation. sometimes worldwide distributors would even exclude a few countries like a UK or exclusively the UK I hate Eddie the Eagle being a Lionsgate film instead of a 20th Century Fox film and I hate Hugo not being a Paramount film in the UK. something about the UK that makes these american studios reject it for distribution. 20th Century Fox originally distributed Die Hard 3 in North America and Japan but newer Blu Ray releases from countries like Australia, Russia and South Africa are also distributed by Fox but if they go for those countries? why not the UK? sometimes I have a feeling that it's to do with the production company The Departed, The Tourist and Hugo are all Initial Entertainment Group/GK Films distributed films and Warner Bros, Columbia and Paramount did not distribute these films in UK, France, Italy and a few other eastern countries, Thirteen is distributed by Universal Pictures in the UK instead of Fox Searchlight I guess that has something to do with Working Title the film's producer because they often collaborate and are owned by Universal because it's a British film studio because they are owned by Universal did they have to have rights to the film somewhere because it's Working Title that's fucking stupid. someone on YouTube said FSP and Working Title are a strange combination is that what their fucking problem was? is there some rule that means lets not distiribute our film in the UK because of it's producer fucking assholes. Universal also distributed films like Zero Dark Thirty and The Wolf of Wall Street in the UK and other countries in Europe. why can't they have international rights rather than a few countries seeing Paramount and Columbia as distributors on these films got me confused and I think it's a stupid particularly with TWOWS Paramount is referenced alot on film pages relating to the film it feels weird while all credit goes to Paramount regarding distribution of that film the version we officially get is Universal. sometimes Independent distributors distribute films for major studios in a few countries Entertainment Film Distributors the UK distributor for The Departed and Hugo distributed Dawn of the Dead in the UK when it's a Universal produced film and their name is still credited first on UK versions it's pointless to have these independent distributors distribute it for them. Editoman (talk) 15:53, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, that was a WP:WALLOFTEXT. What I referred to is part of WP:FILMDIST, and whatever you want to propose, it can be done on Template talk:Infobox film. I really recommend being more concise in your replies.

Erik (talk | contrib) ^{(ping me)} 17:32, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OK sorry Editoman (talk) 18:24, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]