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Director Rusty Nixon’s film CANDiLAND (2016), based on "Elizabeth Engstrom's novel, sold to international markets during this year’s AFM. Oscar nominee Gary Busey (The Buddy Holly Story, Lethal Weapon) stars in the film alongside Chelah Horsdal (Arrow, Hell on Wheels) and James Clayton (Minority Report, Down The Line). In one of his most honest performances yet, Busey plays ‘Arnie’, an ex-marine father trying to become a gentler man in order to right the wrong ...
“For more than a week, Producers, Distributors and industry professionals from 82 countries connected in Santa Monica. They presented and considered over 2,000 projects, learned from 103 speakers at 29 events, networked at dozens of parties every night, and closed over 10,000 deals worth nearly one billion dollars. We look forward to more sales announcements in the coming weeks as negotiations started at AFM are concluded.”
Jonathan Wolf
Founded in 1981, the American Film M...
This is the first film to surface from AMBI’s acquisition of the Exclusive Media Group library, which “Memento” was a part of – and comes on the heels of AMBI’s $200M fund, launched last week. They are wasting no time!
Andrea Iervolino and Monika Bacardi’s AMBI Pictures will finance and produce a remake of Christopher Nolan’s iconic, twist-laden film “Memento.”
Writer/director Christopher Nolan adapted “Memento” from a s...
R3M Productions in association with Grodnik / Aloe Productions are announcing the start of principal photography in Cincinnati for TIGER, inspired by a true story, and starring Mickey Rourke (THE WESTLER, IRON MAN 2) and Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars) and introducing Prem Singh in the title role.
Tiger is inspired by the true story of Pardeep Nagra, an Indian man, who was banned from the sport of boxing, ending his chance to fight in the Olympics for refusing to back down fr...
Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi was in attendance at the Merigot Hotel, hosted by the Department of International Trade Promotion to announce its full support for the Thailand film industry at the American Film Market 2015.
As a result of this support, more Thai companies than ever before attended AFM. These included content producers, distributors, post-production companies, CGI facilities, animation companies and Thai production service companies, all representing the hi...
THE DOCKYARD by Vikrant Chopra
After the success of the “Rise of the Krays”, the young and talented actor Simon Cotton recently signed a new and exciting project, together with Hollywood stars such as Billy Zane and Mike Tyson!
Since the beginning, English actors have always had a special place in the film industry. They’ve amazed audiences not just in Europe but also across the Atlantic. Whatever the character, they have always been able to add new dimensi...
“BENJAMIN TROUBLES” is magical realism meets urban comedy set in the streets of downtown Los Angeles. Ben Solano is a depressed and lackadaisical young man who one day finds himself sleeping on the streets. Down and despondent, Ben meets a homeless man who hands him a pair of vintage jeans; but these aren't just any jeans, these are magical ones that produce $100 bills. The film explores what one man does when given a genie in the bottle in the form of his jeans.
I interviewed...
Dubai Film and TV Commission, and Dubai Studio City held a stand at AFM this year.
Jamal Al Sharif, Chairman of Dubai Film and TV Commission and Managing Director of Dubai Studio City, was in attendance. Jamal Al Sharif is the Chairman of the Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC). In his current role, Al Sharif partners with Government of Dubai and private entities to increase media production in Dubai by developing filming incentives, nurturing growth of the local media talent pool, and market...
Steve Solot
American born Steve Solot is President and CEO of LATC (Latin American Training Center Brazil) and President of the Rio Film Commission (RFC), which is part of the Audiovisual Industry SICAV and sponsored by RioFilme, a Rio de Janeiro initiative which promotes national audiovisual and media arts.
Before moving to Latin America, Mr. Solot attained MA degrees in Economics and in Latin American Studies. After almost 25 years spent living in Brazil between Sao Paolo and Rio and working...
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Box Office record for opening day crashed by Sony France.
850 297 admissions from 902 theatres, (of which 265 461 premieres sold on the previous day) .
Spectre beats Spiderman 3' previous record (804 345) admissions first day on 850 screens in mai 2007.
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MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (March 25, 2016)
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Gia Carides,
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Liberty Global plc ("Liberty Global") (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK, LILA and LILAK), Discovery Communications Inc. ("Discovery Communications") (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. ("Lionsgate") (NYSE: LGF) today announced a transaction under which Liberty Global and Discovery Communications each have agreed in principle subject to documentation to purchase 5.0 million common shares of Lionsgate, resulting in each having an appr...
THX Ltd. today announced the appointment of industry trailblazer Ty Ahmad-Taylor to the position of CEO, effective immediately. As CEO, Ahmad-Taylor will oversee the growth and development of the core THX business as well as expand the company's reach into new business areas.
Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20151109/285389
Originally founded to convey the technical design and quality of the production studio to the cinema, over the past thirty years THX has expan...
Chinese animation industry has maintained the momentum of robust growth from 2014 on, thanks to the government's supportive policies on animation industry and booming Internet-based new media distribution channels. In 2014, the total output value of China's animation industry exceeded RMB100 billion, up 14.84% from a year earlier.
The animation industry of China characterizes the following during 2014-2015:
The production of animation declined, but box-offi...
Red Carpet Footage, Interviews & Photos From The Premiere at The Hammer Museum
In Theaters November 20, 2015
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Arab Telemedia Group has selected FilmTrack, the leading provider of intellectual property and rights management solutions for media and entertainment brands, to manage their content, rights and assets on a worldwide basis. This deal will give the Emmy Award-winning company an easy to access, streamlined platform to manage the lifecycle of the company’s sales, finance and legal functions.
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Old buildings collapsing in Mexico City, chases in the historical centre of Rome, planes crashing in the Austrian Alps: The new Bond film is staged with star-studded action scenes, where a lot of good stuff gets broken. According to estimates of the German Insurance Association (GDV), the claims in the new Bond film amount to around 600 million EUR.
While its producers had to spend around 275 million EUR...
Relativity Media LLC ("Relativity") today announced that Andrew W. Levin has joined the company as President and Chief Legal Officer. In this capacity he will oversee all of the company's legal and human resources activities and report directly to Chairman and CEO Ryan Kavanaugh.
Levin has extensive experience in the media, entertainment and telecommunications sectors. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for T-Mobile USA, Inc. where h...
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LA LA ANTHONY JOINS LENNIE JAMES, COLIN SALMON, ALEXANDER KARIM, ISAACH DE BANKOLE AND MUSTAFA SHAKIR IN ISLAND DRAMA
Producer Lisa Cortes (Precious) announced today that La La Anthony (Starz’s “Power,” A+E’s “Unforgettable,” Think Like a Man 1 and 2, soon to be seen in Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq) has joined the cast of Ernest Dickerson’s Double Play, which will begin shooting this month in Curacao. Anthony will join Lennie James (The Walking De...
TF1 has struck a deal to acquire a 70 percent equity interest in FLCP, the holding company of the Newen group.
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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
1 beachfront campus that covers it all
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