Name

1–50 characters

The name of the Distributor. This is displayed on Reports.

For example: Paramount Pictures.

Description

1–50 characters

A description of the Distributor.

Short Name

1–8 characters

A short name used for the Distributor when the full Name is too long.

Address

1–30 characters per line

The address of the Distributor. This may be a physical address or a postal address.

Contact person

1–30 characters

The name of the primary person of contact at the Distributor.

Phones

1–15 characters

The contact phone numbers for the Distributor.

Fax number

1–15 characters

The fax number for the Distributor.

Email

Any configured Email

The contact email address for the Distributor.

HO (Head Office) code

1–10 characters

A code that links Distributor records at Cinema Manager and Head Office together.

Tax Code

1–20 characters

This is the Distributor's GST number. This can be used for generating invoices through Film Hire.

General ledger account

Any general ledger account already configured

Overrides the general ledger account selected on ticket types. All revenue for this distributor's films will be posted to this general ledger account instead.

Account payable identifier

1-20 characters

A code to link this distributor to an accounting system or software.

Maccs code

Any MACCS External Distributor Code

This field allows your organisation to enter a MACCS External Distributor Code against each Distributor record. This code is downloaded from Head Office to Cinema Manager. The code value is included in the eBOR extract generated by the MACCS Box Office Returns export task.

Government code

1–50 characters

A unique code allocated by a regulatory body of films (such as SARFT, or ICAA) to identify a specific distributor.

Report codes

1–15 characters

Report Codes can be used to create custom extracts of figures for a 3rd-party system.

Default distributor

Selected

Cleared

If the checkbox is selected, the Distributor will be the default Distributor assigned to new Film records.

Only one Distributor record can be configured as the default.

Major distributor

Selected

Cleared

If the checkbox is selected, then films assigned this distributor will be grouped together with other Major Distributors on the Release Schedule in Film Manager. 

If the checkbox is cleared, then films assigned this distributor will be grouped together with Independent distributors on the Release Schedule in Film Manager.

On the Release Schedule in Film Manager, Major Distributors are listed above Independent distributors.

Films with a Major Distributor are also grouped above films