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November 5, 2017: Los Angeles: Today the AFM hosted:
· Finance Conference II, featuring the following two sessions:
o Producing Studio Films with Independent Budgets
o The Film Finance Matrix: From Script to Screen
· The Passion of The Film: Reaching The Faith Community roundtable, which saw filmmakers revealing the essential elements of story, ministry and o...
The Russian animation studio sold the rights to its tentpole to China, Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Wizart also reports about the deal on Sheep and Wolves – the project will be soon released in the theatres of Great Britain and Ireland
The third film of The Snow Queen franchise is scheduled for...
Events
Production Conference
Time: 9:15am – 12:45pm
Location: Fairmont Hotel, Starlight Ballroom
Romania Welcomes Hollywood
Time: 11:30am &nda...
The call for Latin American projects for animated feature films and TV series in development for Animation! Pitching Sessions has broken the record this year, with 180 registrations from all Latin America.
Ventana Sur
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Principal photography has begun on location in Los Angeles this week on the heist thriller LYING AND STEALING, starring Theo James and Emily Ratajkowski, directed by Matt Aselton (Gigantic) from his script co-written by Adam Nagata.
The film also stars Fred Melamed (A Serious Man), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Girls), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (Chi Raq), Evan Handler (Sex and the City, American Crime Story) and John Gatins.
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Craig Conway will make his Directorial Debut; Production to commence in South Africa in March 2018
Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (KFD) and Goldfinch Studios announced today a partnership on the upcoming dark psychological thriller Kruger, which marks the directorial debut for actor/producer Craig Conway (Giantland). The project is fully-financed by Goldfinch Entertainment, and produced by Kirsty Bell and Craig Conway of Bird Box Pictures, a Goldfinch Studio company.
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Introducing a brand NEW production still from the highly anticipated action thriller Lucky Day directed by Academy Award winner Roger Avary (The Rules of Attraction, Pulp Fiction), starring Crispin Glover (American Gods), Nina Dobrev (Flatliners), Luke Bracey (Point Break), Clifton Collins (HBO’s “Westworld”), Clé Bennett (Jigsaw), Nadia Fares (Marseille), David Hewlett (u...
A discussion of the independent film landscape, which used case studies of specific financing models to identify a sustainable way forward for LGBTQ representation in cinema.
Lucy Mukerjee
Moderator
Director of Programming, Outfest & Newfest
Christine D’Souza Gelb
Agent, Endeavor Content
[on waiting for festival premieres to sell your film] “When you have the right distributor with the right plan, you just want to sign up right away and get everyone on...
Today the AFM hosted its annual Pitch Conference which drew an audience of more than 700 people – a full hous
· The morning started out with moderator Pilar Alessandra, Producer Cassian Elwes ane!d Virgin Produced’s Tobin Armbrust sharing practical advice and the essential rules and tools of pitching.
· The second part of the session consisted of 14+ filmmakers hitting the ...
We regret that we will not be able to share pictures of the event. Every one enjoyed meeting their peers and sharing festival stories, wines from Bernardus were amazing, thanks to our friends at Fest Forums and Vision Films we had a great time...untill we realized at the end that someone had decided to walk away with my camera and pictures.
This is the first time in afm this year that an object is reported stolen, said the security..."from all the bars in the world you had to walk ...
The American Film Market (AFM®), which opened its doors on Wednesday and runs until November 8 in Santa Monica, has seen a significant surge in participants this year with 445 exhibiting companies attending, an 18% increase over 2016. Notable growth comes from around the world, including South Korea (+13), Italy (+9), Romania (+9) France (+5) and Russia (+5). Exhibitors from India (3) participated after a three-year absence for the country.
AFM is seeing a strong contingent of...
Cardinal XD is the International Sales Agent for the zombie horde film.
Director Mark Newton's Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies, winner of "Goriest Film" at last week's FANtastic Horror Film Festival in San Diego, has been acquired by Gravitas Ventures for domestic distribution, announced Daniel Wood, Executive Producer.
"Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies has a great Southern vibe and gives a unique twist to the zombie film genre, with a ...
Charlie Sheen’s on-screen ex Jennifer Taylor (Two And A Half Men) and his real life ex Denise Richards (The World is Not Enough) star together in a new drama just picked up for international sales by NY-based sales company Glass House Distribution. Lili Bordan (The Martian) who just recently wrapped Book Club with Jane Fonda and Diane Keaton, also stars in this female ensemble driven movie, and keeping it all under one roof, the movie is executive produced by Glass House Distribu...
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Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jon Hamm (“Mad Men,” Baby Driver) is set to star in the taut supernatural thriller Off Season, it was announced today by Protagonist Pictures CEO Dave Bishop. The electric wilderness chiller is produced by Nira Park (Baby Driver, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) through her Big Talk Pictures and J. Miles Dale (The Shape of Water, Mama) under his Demilo Productions banner.
Off Season is the highly anticipated first feature from BAFTA nominated w...
Independent sales, distribution and acquisitions company SAGA FILMS today announced a multi-title deal with LIGHTNING ENTERTAINMENT for films including Freezer starring Golden Globe® winner Dylan McDermott, Craig Clyde’s Storm Rider, Australian romcom Until She Came Along starring Rachael Taylor and Josh Lawson, and Warren. P. Sonoda’s comedy Servitude.
The deal will see SAGA FILMS acquire all rights (except theatrical) for the four LIGHTNING ENTERTAINMENT signature li...
Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi presides over Thai Night AFM 2017 – Thailand Where Films Come Alive, an event of celebration of Thai cinema organized during the American Film Market 2017.
Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barna...
Synopsis
An intimate portrait of the noted contemporary photographer, Adam Fuss, shot
over a year in New York and Sussex, England. Our documentary delves into the
artist’s creative process, and the life forces that inspire it.
53 minutes, USA October 2017 Directed by Svetlana Cemin
Watch the t...
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The Stronghold fantasy feature.
The rights were pre-sold to the new territories. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives are now covered by Alfa World Movies; France and French speaking territories of Antilles, Guiana, Oceania, Polynesia, Africa, Europe, Indian Ocean – by Purple Pictures; South Korea – by Atrium Productions KFT; Kazakhstan, Moldova, Belorussia, Kyrgyzstan – by I.C. Inter-Cinema. The theatrical release in Kazakhsta...
AFM's Jonathan Wolf and Marche de Cannes Jerome Paillard together for 25 years...
American Film Market director Jonathan Wolf and le Marché du Film de Cannes'. Jerome Paillard talk to Laurie Gordon about loyalty and fidelity and respect of each other's uber prima film industry events and markets. Paillard has attended AFM for 20 years and Wolfe has attended Cannes for 25 years. AFM 2017 - Laurie Go...
The rights were pre-sold to the new territories. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives are now covered by Alfa World Movies; France and French speaking territories of Antilles, Guiana, Oceania, Polynesia, Africa, Europe, Indian Ocean – by Purple Pictures; South Korea – by Atrium Productions KFT; Kazakhstan, Moldova, Belorussia, Kyrgyzstan – by I.C. Inter-Cinema. The theatrical release in Kazakhstan is scheduled for November 9.
AFM screening of...
Call for Entries Animated Com Award International 2018 - Competition for applied animation in the field of advertising
Dear advertising filmmakers, producers, agencies and friends of animated film,
the Call for Entries for the Animated Com Award International is now open. The Award for the best applied animation in the field of advertising, in the ...
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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
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