FIDA Film Distribution Journeys Dataset

This dataset complements the FIDA dashboard (https://www.crescine.eu/fida), which provides an overview of the distribution journeys of films across release windows over time. The corpus includes films distributed in Europe between 2014-2024 and for which we have information about at least two releases in different windows - altogether 18 154 films.  It uses aggregated data from the Film Industry Data Repository (FIDA), which pools European film industry information from a variety of sources. This dashboard includes data from The Movie Database (TMDB), Wikidata, Lumiere Pro, UsherU, and the World Bank.

In case of use, please reference the data paper accessible here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17829236

Explanation of specific design choices and acronyms used: the dataset is broadly representative of all films that have been in active circulation, including feature-length fiction films, animations, and documentaries. Regarding the acronyms used: EU Big 5 are Spain, Italy, Germany, France and Poland; EU Small Countries are all the rest of the EU countries; CoE Small Countries are the rest of European small countries that are the members of the Council of Europe; Turkey, UK and Ukraine form a separate group as they are the large countries next to the EU; “International” refers to all other countries. 

The overall aim of the dashboard and the dataset is to provide analytical tools for researchers, policymakers, sales agents, and cultural institutions seeking to understand how European film is distributed and the paths they follow across countries and distribution windows.