Came out on Blu-ray and DVD on 18th September 2017
Grand Jury Award for Narrative Feature — Joe Stephenson (New Hampshire Film Festival 2015)
Award for Best Film — Chicken (Cine A La Vista International Film Festival 2016)
The film was shortlisted for Best Director (Joe Stephenson) and Best Newcomer (Scott Chambers) by the British Independent Film Awards.
Was originally a play by Freddie Machin
£110,000 (raised through investment)
Hoping for a deal with Netflix
Currently available on Amazon Prime and iTunes for rent and purchase
Marketed the film through Facebook, Twitter and Facebook
Making the main character have learning difficulties
Film festivals – small artsy films
2003 Communications Act – allowing small production companies to create and show their films
Curran and Seaton – diverse media landscape – main character with learning difficulties, living in a caravan, a life and environment that the media doesn’t often show. Can the often reach wider audiences.
Hesmondhalgh – he didn’t make the film to make money, but instead made it to educate society.
