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Independent Michigan Film Company Launches Interactive Horror Film
Southfield, Michigan: Three people down on their luck get the opportunity of a life time. All they have to do is survive the killing grounds of six sadistic serial killers. Who will live? Who will die?
That's the synopsis for local Filmmaker Damon Merchant's upcoming horror film titled "I, Victim." The entire film was produced in Michigan with Michigan talent. This is the thrill ride you've been waiting ...
While nearly 100 painters are busy putting the finishing touches on what Beverly Hills based international sales company CINEMA MANAGEMENT GROUP (CMG) is calling the world’s first fully painted animated feature, LOVING VINCENT continues to add to its distinguished group of international distributors.
Latest territories to be sold include Russia to CD Land and Brazil including Pan Latin Pay TV to Swen. Both deals were concluded just prior to the AFM where CMG will be showing new footage ...
The inspirational fantasy film will take you on a medieval journey of two soul-mates through time, enchanting worlds, magical kingdoms and awe-inspiring dimensions of the sublime Universe.
Saga of Love is an entertaining family movie and emotionally uplifting fairy tale, designed for young audiences that appreciate similar genre pieces such as Harry Potter, Avatar, Twilight, Lord of the Rings, Thor.
Our goal is to create a film that will be commercially exploitable to a mass audience through...
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Filmfestivals.com was established in 1995, over the years we became the premier link between film and festivals with 6.000 festivals listed, over 22 000 festival organizers contacts in o...
Hong Kong Day at the American Film Market (AFM®) is set to open tomorrow in Santa Monica, United States. Stella Poon, Director, Los Angeles, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Jonathan Wolf, Managing Director, American Film Market (AFM®) welcomed the seventh edition of the event, which is jointly organised by the AFM® and the HKTDC. Hong Kong Day features events and screenings highlighting international opportunities for film production in Hong Kong.
Connecting ...
Gold Valley Films, Inc., a full service facility producing world-class family 3D animated feature films, has announced that it will open its own international sales company, Gold Valley Films International (GVFI), under the helm of industry veteran Ariel Veneziano. Veneziano will come on board as President of Gold Valley Films International, where he will oversee worldwide sales, acquisitions, distribution and marketing, from GVFI’s Los Angeles headquarters.
“This venture...
IMR International, the foreign sales company formed in Cannes between Insiders’ Vincent Maraval and MadRiver Pictures’ Marc Butan and Kim Fox, announced today that they will introduce BAFTA winner Charles Martin’s S.M.A.R.T. Chase starring Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean and Lord of the Rings franchises) to foreign buyers at the upcoming American Film Market (AFM). S.M.A.R.T. Chase is fully financed by Bliss Media, with Wei Han producing alongside 42’s Ben P...
ROCKET SCIENCE EXPANDS TEAM WITH KEY HIRES
Rocket Science, the newly-launched multi-faceted venture from Thorsten Schumacher, has today announced dual appointment of key executives in its London headquarters, as the company continues to expand its UK offering.
Claire Taylor and Chiara Gelardin will be heading International Sales of all titles on the company’s slate, with future plans to work across production, development and financing on both the film and...
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IM Global Television has signed an exclusive two year first-look TV deal with award-winning writer and producer David Goyer, it was announced today by IM Global Founder and CEO Stuart Ford and IM Global Television President Mark Stern.
Under his Phantom Four banner Goyer has extensive credits in both film and television. On the film side, Goyer most recently executive produced and Kevin Turen produced Fox Searchlight's Birth of a Nation. In addition, Goyer was the screenwriter...
Brian O'Shea, The Exchange CEO, announced today that THE EXCHANGE acquired international sales rights for the movie BEEF and attached Thomas Mann (ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL, SKULL ISLAND) as the lead.
WME is handling domestic rights.
The Exchange will introduce Jeff Lock's 2014 Black List script BEEF to international buyers at AFM'16.
Starring Thomas Mann, BEEF will be directed by John Stalberg Jr. (HIGH SCHOOL).
BEEF is also produced by Tom McNulty f...
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Covert Media is fully financing, producing and will handle worldwide sales on the feature film adaptation of the chilling YA novel Need, it was announced today by Covert Media’s CEO Paul Hanson (District 9, W.).
Covert’s Elissa Friedman (Ophelia), Media Content Capital’s Sasha Shapiro (Fading Gigolo, Ophelia) and Anton Lessine (Fading Gigolo, Fury) serve as executive producers of the haunting thriller.
Rising filmmaking talent Samantha Buck & Marie Schling...
Studio 100 Film will present the new CGI movie “Quixote’s - The Heirs of La Mancha” at this year’s AFM. Inspired by the world-renowned literary masterpiece “The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha” the new 3-D animation adventure tells the story of 11-year old Alfonso, the heir of Don Quixote. Together with his three imaginary and musical rabbits he joins Pancho and Victoria to save their beloved town of La Mancha from a huge storm cause...
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Young Samantha Walker (HELEN MUTCH) has been tortured by nightmarish visions for years. With the help of Dr. Hoffmann (LANCE HENRIKSEN) she faces her unknown past by taking his advice and traveling to Germany. Having been adopted in the U.S. as a baby she decides to seek out the true roots of her ancestral past. Her journey leads to “Wallenhausen”, a former German convent. Samantha’s break-in to the convent at night becomes a fight for l...
COMEDY LINE-UP FOR AFM 2016
FROM SUMMER HILL FILMS & TOMCAT FILMS
Boot the Pigeon
Comedy
Reminiscent of the screwball comedies of the 1930's and 40's, Boot the Pigeon asks the question: Can a man find true love while suing his dating service?
Watch the trailer for Boot the Pigeon
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Work-in-Progress will be pitched at AFM to secure distribution and sales for the feature.
Flirt Films, in collaboration with Byron A. Martin Productions, are proud to announce the wrap of Morning After, a bold and playful drama about sexual fluidity. The film is helmed by award-winning director Patricia Chica from an original screenplay by Kristian Hodko. Byron A. Martin and Marc Carle act as Executive Producers. Filming happened in Montreal’s Plateau Mont-Royal neighborhood this past...
NEPHILIM an animation feature film by Danny WILSON premiering at AFM
Meet Gilbert Nash during AFM
Some are born, some are made, some are chosen.Based on the comic book series, NEPHILIM is a supernatural action-thriller following an atypical young priest into a mystical world of blended realities as he is cast between the ultimate confrontation between good and evil.
Status: Completed Oct 1
Genre: Animation, Action/Adventure, 3D
Countries of production: UN...
Taking place this year from the 2nd through the 9th of November, the American Film Market (AFM) opens tomorrow for its 37th edition with 367 exhibiting companies and more than 7,500 attendees from over 80 countries expected in Santa Monica over the course of the week.
This year the market will experience a significant rise in UK exhibitors, with 38 registered companies, which marks nearly a 16% rise from last year and the highest number on record since 2009. In addition, the AFM highl...
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3Tails: A Mermaid Adventure
Family
Beloved by millions of YouTube fans, Emily, Selena and Jackie – known as The3Tails – risk it all and discover that there’s much more to being a mermaid than just enjoying their ‘special gift’.
Watch the trailer for 3Tails: A Mermaid Adventure
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ARCHSTONE DISTRIBUTION
AFM 2016, Nov. 2-8
Loews Hotel, 7th Floor, Malibu Suite
Dead Awake
FROM THE CREATOR OF THE FINAL DESTINATION FRANCHISE
Cast:
Jocelin Donahue (‘Insidious: Chapter 2’, ‘Furious 7’)
Jesse Bradford (‘Flags of our Fathers’, ‘Romeo + Juliet’, ‘Bring it On’)
Lori Petty (‘Orange is the New Black’, ‘A L...
The High Frontier / Dir Wojciech Kasperski / Poland / 98’ / 2016
Genre Thriller Action Drama
Austin Fantastic Fest Official Selection
Audience Award, Best Music, Best Actor - Koszalin Film Festival
Gdynia Film Festival Official Selection
Special jury mention - Krakow Off Camera Festival
‘’Slow-burning thriller&he...
Entertainment Industry and government representatives convened yesterday on the eve of the 2016 American Film Market to discuss U.S. Copyright Policy in the Audiovisual Sector, as well as review of EU legislative initiatives affecting Territoriality and Portability.
Maria Strong (Deputy Director of Policy and International Affairs U.S. Copyright Office), Maria Martin-Prat (Head of Copyright Unit for the European Union), Jan Nordemann (Boehmert & Boehmert LLP), ...
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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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