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VIDEO: the Screen party during AFM 2022

Great crowd gathered at the Annenberg Community Beach House ...

VIDEO: Film Mode party with Clay Epstein

Clay Epstein, Founder of the Film Mode sales company, celebrating the 6th year of his company with a very big crowd at the Misfit Bar in Santa Monica.  ...

VIDEO: in conversation with Doval Bacall

While focused on working with Super Stars of today, Doval Bacall told Bruno Chatelin (filmfestivals.com) how he plans to discover, manage, develop, and guide the stars of tomorrow! Discover what he had to say about the development of his new production and studio services House and the success of his Your Script Produced Competition currently wrapping year three. https://dovalbacallentertainment.com/ https://yourscriptproduced.com/   ...

VIDEO: in conversation with EVA RUIZ DE CHÁVEZ GuadaLAjara Film Festival - GLAFF

FICG in LA transforms itself and becomes GuadaLAjara Film Festival in honor of the two cities that have seen it grow. The festival’s mission is to show the best of Latin cinema and it’s creators, in order to cultivate relationships for a borderless industry. We are seeking to become the bridge that maintains the heritage’s roots and customs from each of the nations involved. Cinema has been a faithful ally and a close witness. It helps us unify and preserve our history and iden...

Photo Highlights from panels on Day 3 at AFM

The AFM Sessions continued with two big morning panels. Links to hi-res photos can be found here: https://www.dansteinberg.com/p338685816     When Films Change the World (9:30am – 11:00am)  Films have a greater opportunity than ever to inspire and empower social awareness and change on a mass scale. Those behind some of the most successful impact films discuss how to make a difference through storytelling.    Panelists Danny Gabai, Chief Content Officer,...

Highlights from panels on Day 2 at AFM

9:30am - Finance I: Risk Takers, Arcadia Stage (9:30am – 11:00am) Panelists: Jason Cloth, Founder & CEO, Creative Wealth Media Erica Lee, Partner, Thunder Road Pictures Laura Lewis, Founder, Rebelle Media Milan Popelka, COO, FilmNation Moderator: Erich Schwartzel, Film Industry Reporter, The Wall Street Journal     11:30am - Finance II: Strategies for Today’s VOD Dominated World, Arcadia Stage (11:30am – 1:00pm) Panelists: Maxime Cottray, EVP,...

MobKing Makes World Market Premiere at AFM

Ciro Dapagio (Amazon Prime’s Suitcasing) and Anthony Caliendo  “The Main Man”  with Bruno Chatelin at the after party at The Room! Bruce Soscia (The Families Feud) New Mob Thriller stars James Russo (Donnie Brasco), Ciro Dapagio (Amazon Prime’s Suitcasing), Robert LaSardo (Burn Notice), Oksana Lada (The Sopranos), Artie Pasquale (The Sopranos), Paul Borghese (The Irishman), Stelio Savante (The Sopranos), Antoni Corone (Ba...

101 Films picked up M & M Film Productions’ feature gothic drama, thriller 'Frankenstein Legacy'

UK sales firm 101 Films International, an Amcomri Entertainment company, has acquired worldwide distribution rights for M & M Film Productions’ feature gothic drama, thriller Frankenstein Legacy which is showcasing at AFM.  Directed by Paul Dudbridge (Fear the Invisible Man) and written by screenwriter Jim Griffin (The Legend of Dead Man's Gold) the thriller stars BAFTA Award-winner Juliet Aubrey (Middlemarch), Michelle Ryan (Bionic Woman), Philip Martin Brown (Tinker Tail...

Worldwide distribution rights to feature film The Shamrock Spitfire TO UK sales firm 101 Films International

UK sales firm 101 Films International, an Amcomri Entertainment company, has secured worldwide distribution rights to feature film The Shamrock Spitfire from award-winning filmmakers and digital artists Ian Higgins and Dominic Higgins, founders of Pixel Revolution Films.    2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Irish World War II hero, Brendan “Paddy” Finucane, who at the age of just 21, became the youngest ever Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force, and on...

THE ISLAND starring Michael Jai White and Jackson Rathbone: First Look Photo

MSR Media - THE ISLAND first look photo - Edoardo Costa, Michael Jai White - photo courtesy of MSR Media SKN We are sharing the first look photo from the new action film The Island starring Michael Jai White, Jackson Rathbone, Gillian White and Edoardo Costa. MSR Media International is handling worldwide rights to the film, which was shot on the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis.   THE ISLAND Status: Post-production Genre: Action-crime-thriller Director: Shaun Paul Piccinino (Lionsga...

Bad Things in the Middle of Nowhere for the first time at AFM this week

101 FILMS INTERNATIONAL TO DEBUT IRISH THRILLER BAD THINGS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AT AFM  Sales firm 101 Films International, an Amcomri Entertainment company,will be offering brand new comedy horror Bad Things in the Middle of Nowhere for the first time at AFM this week.    Currently in post-production and set to deliver in November 2022, Bad Things in the Middle of Nowhere sees a group of criminals lay low in the remote Irish countryside after pulling off an audaciou...

In conversation with Doval Bacall Your Script Produced competition founder

In conversation with Bruno Chatelin While focused on working with Super Stars of today, Doval Bacall plans to discover, manage, develop, and guide the stars of tomorrow! https://dovalbacallentertainment.com/  Doval founded three years ago the script competition closing season three: YOUR SCRIPT PRODUCED https://yourscriptproduced.com/ ...

The Asylum Line-up at AFM 22

    The Asylum will be attending AFM on November 1st - 6th. To arrange your in-person meeting or to receive avails/screeners prior to the market, please email Courtney Kensington at ckensington@theasylum.cc. DC DOWN 1 x 90 min. Disaster     ...

Kino Lorber acquired MHz Networks /streamer MHz Choice

  Award-winning international film distribution company Kino Lorber announced today its acquisition of global media company MHz Networks, parent of streamer MHz Choice, the leading North American SVOD service dedicated to international television series.   The newly combined company, Kino Lorber Media Group LLC, now has over 5,000 critically acclaimed titles comprising more than 10,000 hours of programming under license, making it the leading North American destination for high qual...

AFM 2022 - Roxy OPENING Pöff´s Tallinn Black Night Critics Pick

  ROXY  has been selected and will be opening at  PÖFF TALLINNN BLACK NIGHTS the new section Dark Comedy - Thriler  - Screening AFM - Friday 4 Nov, Laemmle 2 at 11:30 am Director: Dito Tsintsadze                                                                             ...

PurpleDOG Post Production @ AFM

PurpleDOG Post Production and LightVAULT Digital Media Services are attending this year’s American Film Market in Santa Monica, California and is looking forward to this significant opportunity to network, build new connections and discuss professional goals as we grow together.   VISIT OUR WEBSITE  I Instagram         ...

Film Mode Entertainment Boards Manifest West and Screens for the First Time to Buyers at AFM

  New Thriller Starring Lexy Kolker (Freaks, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.),  Annet Mahendru (The Walking Dead: World Beyond, The Americans), Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge, Clawfoot), Michael Cudlitz (Clarice, The Walking Dead), and Tim Heidecker (Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Us) Makes AFM Market Premiere Just Ahead of North American Theatrical and Online Platform Release   Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment announces the AFM market premiere and screenin...

Sincere congratulations to our festival friend Eugene Hernandez moving from Film at Lincoln Center to Sundance

We spotted and picked up this message from Eugene to his facebook friends and feel proud sharing it with our audience. Eugene has had such a brillant carreer in the independent film world building Indiewire then as the director of digital strategyat the Lincoln Center where he started then Director of the New York Film Festival and Publisher of Film Comment at Film at Lincoln Center where he served as Deputy Executive.   He was named Sundance's festival director in 2022...

It's good to be back ...at AFM 2022 Newsletter N°3

THE MARKET BEAT FROM THE FILMFESTIVALS.COM TEAM! Welcome to the release of our daily newsletter from Santa Monica View in your browser NEWSLETTER 1 I 2 I 3 I 4 I 5 I 6 I 7 Promote your line up during AFM I email us for a quote FOLLOW FILMFESTIVALS.COM              Filmfestivals.com will be covering AFM 2022 running November 1 - 6  November, 2022  ...

Silk Road Entertainment @ AFM : Summoning The Spirit, Firenado, War on the Diamond

Silk Road Entertainment will be attending AFM from Nov 1-5, 2022 Loews 721. AFM '22 Lineup includes Natural Disaster Flicks, Sizzling Sport/Political Docs and more www.silkroadentertainment.com   SUMMONING THE SPIRIT Creature, Occult, Supernatural (Rough Teaser, No Key Art)   TRAILER  https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/765972513/935d81dfcd   A couple moves from the city to a remote area to escape the hust...

First look from Protagonist Pictures 'The Outrun' with Saoirse Ronan

Sales agent and executive producer Protagonist Pictures today unveiled the first look at Academy Award-nominee Saoirse Ronan in director Nora Fingscheidt’s highly anticipated adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s best-selling memoir The Outrun. Fingscheidt wrote the adaptation in collaboration with Liptrot. Protagonist Pictures is handling worldwide sales and is co-repping North American sales with CAA Media Finance.   The Outrun was optioned by Brock Media’s Sarah Bro...

Cinelytic Acquires RightsTrade

 We are excited to announce that RightsTrade, the #1 global marketplace for film and TV, has been acquired by Cinelytic, the #1 content intelligence platform powering decision making in the entertainment industry. Read more in Screen Daily:     The powerhouse combination of Cinelytic and RightsTrade provides Film & TV professionals the best-in-class tools, c...

Lauren Lyle of Outlander stars in Mercy Falls- new trailer

Available Worldwide- Loews 547 presenting Mercy Falls starring Lauren Lyle  as seen in the Outlander series, as the title character in ITV's Karen Pirie, and just announced in Studiocanal's upcoming shark thriller Something In The Water ­ ...

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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
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Our AFM Newsletters run each day with three bumper pre roll editions and a wrap edition:  

2019 Complete Coverage

2018 FULL HIT STORY TOLD IN 8 EPISODES

Pre roll newsletter N° 1 
Pre roll newsletter N° 2  
Opening Newsletter N°3 
N°4 (November 2) 
N°5 (November 3)

N°6 (November 4)  
N°7 (November 6) 
N°8 (November 8) Closing

AFM 2017 Wrap & global  I N°8 I N°7 I N°6 I N°5 I N°4 I  OPENING N°3 I  Preview N°2 I N°1

AFM 2016Pre roll N° 1 I Pre roll N° 2 Opening Newsletter N°3 I N°4 N°5 I N°6 Focus on ANIMATION  I N°7 I Final wrap
AFM 2015:   Newsletters N° 1 I N°2 I N°3 I N°4 I N°5 I N°6  N°7 I N°8N°9 I N°10
AFM 2014:   Newsletters  N°1 N°2 N°3 N°4 N°5 N°6 N°7 N°8

 


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