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The Other Story The Israel festival opener is breaking records in Israel. Director Avi Nesher received the hommage from the festival Nov 6th at the 2018 Opening Night Gala of the 32nd Israel Film Festival in Beverly Hills Saban Center Cinema.
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Below please find notable quotes from industry figures that spoke in the last 24 hours during AFM’s Production and Distribution Conferences, as well as its Documentary Roundtable:
PRODUCING FOR THE PRE-SALES MARKETPLACE
Elisabeth Costa de Beauregard, President of Global Sales & Distribution, Storyboard Media, LLC
“What you need is a good marketing hook.”
“It’s tough out there but there are these gems. The smartest thing to do is be a smart f...
Bruno Chatelin greeted by Festival Founder Meir Fenigstein.
The Other Story which opened the festival is breaking records in Israel. Director Avi Nesher was in town to receive the hommage from the festival and introduce his film Nov 6th at the 2018 Opening Night Gala of the 32nd Israel Film Festival in Beverly Hills Saban Center Cinema.
Director Avi Nesher Accepting his award.
Jason Blum acceptance speech triggered roaring boos when he started his anti...
The first annual French Riviera Film Festival (FRFF) will recognize and celebrate short-form content created for film, television, Web and all digital platforms. In the glamorous South of France setting, FRFF invites filmmakers from around the globe to participate in the two-day festival that includes screenings, VIP receptions, awards ceremony and closing gala party. FRFF will place the spotlight on the best short-form filmed content during the time period of the annual Festival de Cannes. A pr...
"Production Without Borders” special event was held during the 2018 American Film Market on November 5, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Laemmle Film Center in Santa Monica, CA (1332 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401).
The by-invitation only event was produced by Nicole Muj and Gotham Chandna.
The panel featured the top names in the industry, including:
Michael Benaroya, Founder, International Film Trust
Michael Benaroya is a producer and founder of Internation...
Yesterday the cast and crew of THE DIVIDE was honored in Beverly Hills with a packed Red Carpet LA premiere of the Divide screening at Laemmle Ahrya Fine Arts Theater followed by a reception at Saddle Ranch on Sunset with the .
Filmfestivals.com Guy Kennedy and Bruno Chatelin were in town to celebrate and cover.
Some fences are hard to mend. Set in drought-plagued Northern California in 1976, The Divide chronicles the story of Sam Kincaid (Perry King), an aging rancher with a failing...
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Distribution Conference
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The Independent Film & Television Alliance® (IFTA®) today announced the results of its annual elections to select the Board of Directors.
The following new board members have been elected to serve for the 2018-2020 term as part of IFTA’s 20-person Board:
Alison Thompson (Cornerstone Films)
Nat McCormick (The Exchange)
Gene George (Lionsgate)
Frederick Tsui (Media Asia)
Pierre David (Reel One Entertainment)
Anna Marsh (StudioCanal)
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Working with the U.S. Guilds
Tuesday, November 6 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm | AFM Studio, Loews Hotel
DGA, SAGindie and WGAW representatives explain how to secure talent agreements for directors, actors and writers and make your project signatory to the guilds’ agreements.
Presenters
Darrien Michele Gipson, Executive Director, SAGindie
Cynthia Tollett, Assistant Executive Director, Directors Guild of America
Kay S. Wo...
Success Factors of Korea CG/VFX and Korea-Global Co-Production
Monday, November 5 | 10:00am – 11:30am | AFM Studio, Loews Hotel
Overview the latest technology from Korean CG/VFX which is growing sharply and rapidly. Also check out the current works of leading Korean CG/VFX companies and explore the secrets of rapid success through a Q&A session.
Buyer Business Meetings will take place in Escondido...
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West Coast Premiere of Award-Winning Documentary Family in Transition and
The Cakemaker, Israel’s Official Entry for 2019 Academy Awards for Best Foreign Film
The critically praised and award-winning LGBTQ themed films The Cakemaker and Family in Transition will each screen at the 32nd Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, taking place November 6th – 20th. The Cakemaker, which had its U.S. premiere at last year’s Festival, will have encore screenings th...
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Screen Media is thrilled to announce the theatrical expansion of Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer to over 100 cinemas nationwide for a one day only matinee event on December 1, 2018, giving families everywhere a chance to watch the miniature horse with big dreams save Christmas on the big screen. Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer features the voices of Josh Hutche...
Evolutionary Films are excited to announce that multi award winning UK singer-songwriter Tulisa Contostavlos has boarded their next production ‘Diva’ in the lead role of ’Sista C’.
Sista C is an international pop sensation. But when her younger sister is murdered in a brutal gangland killing in London, she must put her fame to one side and leave her home in Los Angeles to try to uncover the truth about what happened to her.
With apparently little suppo...
Events
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Production Conference
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Tony Hall is one of the key figures in the UK’s media and arts industry. As Director-General, he is the BBC’s editorial, operational and creative leader. He oversees all the BBC’s services across the UK and around the world, both public service and commercial. He joined the BBC as a news trainee in 1973, and after a 20-year career as a senior journalist and editor, he became Chief Executive of BBC News and Current Affairs. In 2001 he left the Corporation to become Chief Execu...
Screen Media has acquired North American rights to Deep Murder, the comedy horror directorial debut of Nick Corirossi, starring Jerry O’Connell, Christopher McDonald, Chris Redd, Katie Aselton, Quinn Beswick, Josh Margolin, Jessica Parker Kennedy and Stephanie Drake. The film was written by Quinn Beswick, Josh Margolin, Benjamin Smolen and Nikolai Von Ke...
Tax rebate can be more fun in Louisiana!
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While the AFM was buzzing at Loews, Merigot, Fairmont and all other hotspots, filmfestivals.com took a break from the market to attend the closing of Cinema at the Edge Independent Film Festival.
It was in full swing yesterday Nov 4th with another full day of screenings wrapping with an awards ceremony and reception at the Edgemar Center at 7pm.
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Cloud21 International (www.cloud21.com) and Kultura PR International (www.kulturapr.com) host a "Production Without Borders” panel alongside the 2018 American Film Market on November 5, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Laemmle Film Center in Santa Monica, CA (1332 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401).
Speakers at the panel include industry powerhouse professionals: founder of International Film Trust Michael Benaroya, Roskino Moscow Film Commission CEO Katya Mtsitouridze, E! founder and president ...
Storyboard Media will handle worldwide sales on award-winning writer/director Rohit Karn Batra’s crime thriller Line of Descent starring Brendan Fraser, Abhay Deol, Ronit Roy, Neeraj Kabi, and Max Beesley. Line of Descent follows an established Indian mafia family after the death of their patriarch. Things brew to a boiling point as his three sons go to war over the future of their criminal enterprise, while an accomplished cop (Indian star Abhay Deol) conducts an undercover operation amid...
Yesterday’s Programming included:
Finance Conference
PRODUCING STUDIO FILMS WITH INDEPENDENT BUDGETS
Panellists:
§ Ashok Amritraj, Chairman & CEO, Hyde Park Entertainment
§ Miranda Bailey, CEO, Cold Iron Pictures
§ Jeffrey Greenstein, President, Millennium Media
§ Gary Michael Walters, CEO, Bold Films
Moderator:
§ Richard Botto, Founder & CEO, Stage 32
THE FILM FINANCE MATRIX...
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About American Film Market Dailies
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(IFTA) The AFM is not a festival - it is the largest motion picture market in the world. 8,000 industry attendees, including producers, distributors, directors, agents, writers, lawyers & bankers. Over 540 films screened, most world or U.S. premieres.
$US3 Billion spent annually by participants to produce films
8,000+ industry professionals
2,000+ new films and projects
1,000+ production companies
400+ distributors
540+ films screened
100+ world premiers
70+ countries represented
50+ thought leaders speaking
7 days of networking activities
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