1. Magazine
name
Film
genres
covered
Commercial/popular
or
informative/artistic
Target
audience
Focus on
independent
or
blockbuster
films
Still in
publication
Sight and
sound
All A more reverent
publication, which
has credibility due
to its publisher- the
BFI
“Filmmakers,
students and
cinephiles”
Both Yes
Little
White
Lies
All An artistic and
creative publication
which focuses on
the art of film rather
than the commercial
side
Attracts a
niche market
of those
studying/with
a passion for
independent
film
Independent Yes
Total
Film
All Popular/ general
film
Any party
interested in
film
Blockbuster Yes
Premiere All Popular All interested
in film
Blockbuster No
Empire All Populist All interested
in film
Blockbuster
but
sometimes
‘art films’
Yes