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JUVENILES starring Beau Knapp and Stephen Moyer - First Look Still

A first look still from JUVENILES starring Beau Knapp and Stephen Moyer.    Radiant Films International are handling foreign rights to the film at AFM.   JUVENILES Genre: Action thriller drama Status: Post-production Director/Writer: Nico Sabenorio Cast: Beau Knapp (upcoming Ang Lee’s BILLY LYNN’S LONG HALFTIME WALK), Stephen Moyer (HBO’s “True Blood), Martin Henderson (EVEREST), Kathleen Rose Perkins (GONE GIRL), Nick Eversman (WILD) Jessica Roth...

Jason Bateman confirmed in the cast of Peter Landesman’s historical spy thriller “Felt”. Alongside Diane Lane and Liam Neeson

Golden Globe winning actor Jason Bateman (“The Family Fang”, "The Gift, "This is Where I Leave You") has been confirmed to join the cast of Peter Landesman’s historical spy thriller “Felt”.  Alongside recently announced female lead, Diane Lane (“Man of Steel”, “Unfaithful”) and Academy Award ® nominated actor Liam Neeson (“Schindler’s List”).  Bateman will play FBI Agent and Felt lieutenan...

The Israel Film Festival becomes an official sponsor of the AFM

The 29th annual Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles is one of many sponsors at this year’s American Film Market.  The two organizations are not partners and have not joined forces, affiliations or alliances.  The Festival is simply a paid sponsor of the AFM in order to promote Israeli films to buyers and attendees of the Market, including screenings at local Los Angeles theatres and operating a Market booth, which is sponsored in part by the Jerusalem Film Fund to promote film pr...

New title from Ariztical Entertainment at AFM 2015

    Prosper     WATCH TRAILER View in Cinando HERE  Horror / USA / 93 minutes / English The daughter of a witch tried at the infamous Salem Witch trials retains her beauty and youth as she grows in power and darkness. In the sleepy neighborhood of a small Southern town, a group of teens is lured in by this strange seductress for...

Walk of Fame Entertainment releasing new Drama/Thriller called M39, looking for sales agents or BUYERS

Short Synopsis: A young entrepreneur starts a marijuana grow-up in his family’s barn in order to save his business and his father’s house from bank repossession.  As Vincent falls deeper into the world of crime, he soon realizes his situation grows more brutal and dangerous than he ever imagined.  Casting Michael Madsen   Christian de la Cortina   ...

Green-Light International to co-finance and handle foreign sales on Nick Cassavetes' thriller CAROUSE

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LA based feature film production and international sales company Green-Light International will co-finance and handle foreign sales on thriller CAROUSEL, to be directed by Nick Cassavetes (THE OTHER WOMAN, THE NOTEBOOK), it was announced today by Green-Light founders Jeff Elliott and Chad Moore.   Alan Saretsky is producing the film through his All For One, One For All Entertainment banner. Jeff Elliott, Chad Moore and President of Green-Light International Christian de Gallegos are ...

Digital Film cloud network partners with Bondit

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BondIt joins Digital Film Cloud Network’s Partner Ecosystem to both simplify and streamline film financing for filmmakers, producers, distributors, and sales agents.   Digital Film Cloud Network (DFCN), the global marketplace for film rights, announced today the release of its new Application service that enables users to easily locate and apply for financing and other services. This new DFCN service, which has been integrated with BondIt, the specialty entertainment financing compa...

Michael J. Fox's A.R.C.H.I.E. is selling for DDI

Jason Moring, president of Double Dutch International (DDI), has announced that Michael J. Fox's A.R.C.H.I.E. has been sold to the following distributors:   -       Arc Entertainment for the U.S., -       Programme Store for France, -       Jigsaw for Australia, -       California Filmes for Latin America -       Prima Cinema for I...

The Exchange has promoted Nathaniel McCormick to EVP Worldwide Distribution

NATHANIEL MCCORMICK  EVP THE EXCHANGE       The Exchange, a leading international film sales and finance company, has promoted Nathaniel McCormick to the position of Executive Vice President, Worldwide Distribution. McCormick reports to company founder Brian O'Shea and co-leads the worldwide distribution efforts for the company's roster of films.   McCormick has been at to The Exchange for three years with more than a decade career in the entertainme...

Buyers chase Dummie the Mummy and the Sphinx of Shakaba at AFM 2015

Dutch Features has returned to AFM with the world premiere of one of Europe’s most successful children’s franchises After last year’s significant sales results, Dutch Features Global Entertainment (DFGE) has returned to AFM this year with one of Europe’s most successful children’s franchises: AFM 2015 is the host to the world premiere of the highly anticipated second installment of the Dummie the Mummy franchise: Dummie the Mummy and the Sphinx of Shakaba. The...

Jason Statham has signed on to star in a new action/thriller tentatively referred to as "Untitled Kurt Wimmer Project"

Global action icon Jason Statham has signed on to star in a new high-octane action/thriller tentatively referred to as “Untitled Kurt Wimmer Project” - a production between Jason Statham and Steven Chasman’s SJ Pictures and China-based Road Pictures.   Written by Kurt Wimmer (Salt, Total Recall, Point Break) the movie is centered around an Ex-Pat Brit in Hong Kong who goes on the run with a high-level female Chinese agent to solve a kidnapping with global implicat...

AFM Day 3 Newsletter

  Follow us on the social networks and filmfestivals.com.                       Read this online I Promote Film to Festivals I Email us I Advertize in our Newsletters and eBlasts I  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 or...

Lost in Vietnam by cult director Jackie Kong announces cast

  This fish-out-of-water movie spoofs every War movie every made. From cult comedy/horror director Jackie Kong.  Featuring Award-winning comedy troupe - 18 Mighty Mtn Warriors- Greg Watanabe, Michael Ming Hornbuckle & John Savage...shooting 2016.   Two American Buddies encounter one hilarious obstacle after another when they go looking for a long lost mother. In the spirit of "Hangover" and "Tropic Thunder" they find themselves "LOST IN ...

AFM: Leomark Studios and Swig Media Announce Partnership

Cult Hit “Star Leaf” Will Release on New Global Distribution Platform November 5, 2015, Los Angeles, CA — Leomark Studios has announced a new strategic partnership with entertainment technology company Swig Media, creators of SWIGIT, a patent pending, groundbreaking, turnkey global monetization platform for streaming content in HD, UHD, and 4K. Both companies are based in Los Angeles. An innovator in worldwide VOD and interactive content distribution, Leomark Studios will r...

First look still from LONDON TOWN starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as The Clash’s Joe Strummer.

  Radiant Films International and Cargo Entertainment are handling foreign rights to the film and are currently showing a new promo at AFM.   LONDON TOWN Genre: Coming-of-age drama Status: Post-production Director: Derrick Borte Writers: Kirsten Sheridan, Sonya Gildea and Matt Brown (director of THE MAN WHO KNEW INFINITY) Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers (“THE TUDORS”), Daniel Huttlestone (INTO THE WOODS) Producers: Tom Butterfield, Sofia Sondervan, Christine Vachon S...

Altitude Film Entertainment licensed the UK rights to THE CARRIER from Evolutionary Films

  Hot off the back of its premiere at the Raindance Film Festival in London last month, Altitude Film Entertainment have licensed the UK distribution rights to the high-concept, sci-fi action feature THE CARRIER from international sales agent Evolutionary Films.   THE CARRIER is a smart genre movie about eight survivors who escape to the skies in a badly damaged commercial jet to avoid a pandemic that is ravaging the earth.   Nowhere is safe on the ground, but things also s...

Temple added to Inception lineup at AFM 2015

                                   INCEPTION FILM PARTNERS AFM 2015 Loews Suite 754 www.inceptionfilmpartners.com     ...

Terror is no joke... THE JOKESTERS at AFM from !TomCat Films

TomCat Films is proud to present: THE JOKESTERS!     Four friends prank a Cabin in the Woods nightmare on their friend’s honeymoon so well that it actually becomes The Cabin in the Woods horror in real life.   Watch the trailer here The Jokesters is ready for immediate delivery! Available worldwide, except North America. Screeners available upon request.   AFM 2015 Full Line Up for TomCat Films/Summer Hill Films         &n...

PHOENIX WORLDWIDE ENTERTAINMENT has picked up CAPSULE a sci-fi movie based on a real life events

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PHOENIX WORLDWIDE ENTERTAINMENT has picked up CAPSULE a sci-fi movie based on a real life events for world sales which is being introduced to buyers at the American Film Market. The movie is in post and will is ready for delivery by the end of November.   Edmund Kingsley (Stonehearst Asylum, Jekyll and Hyde), the son of Ben Kingsley, a rising British international star, is the lead of Capsule with Lisa Greenword (The Hour). The film is the debut feature of writer-direc...

AFM 2015 Line Up for American Cinema International (ACI)

American Cinema International (ACI) is taking the rights on an exciting slate of films to AFM. ACI, a foreign sales, finance, and distribution company specializing in high quality entertainment, will be in attendance at AFM from Nov. 4-11. ACI recently announced the formation of ACI Inspires to provide audiences with inspiring stories that are family friendly which encourage the entire family to sit down and watch together. Co-founder and CEO George Shamieh, and co-founder and President Chevon...

ANDROID - Olga Kurylenko set to star

Olga Kurylenko (OBLIVION, QUANTUM OF SOLACE) is set to star in the sci-fi thriller ANDROID, to be directed by Niall Johnson (KEEPING MUM, screenwriter for WHITE NOISE), who co-wrote the script with Matt O’Reilly, it was announced today by producers Trademark Films’ Ivan Mactaggart (MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, upcoming LOVING VINCENT), Infinite Studios Singapore’s Mike Wiluan and Lindsey Martin (HBO Asia’s “Halfworlds,” upcoming EQUALS, HITMAN: AGENT 47) and Magnet...

Tiberius Film acquires new John Travolta movie and other international highlights

In the framework of the American Film Market 2015, the German independent film distributor Tiberius Film announces top-class purchases. In addition to the thriller CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES with Hollywood Superstar John Travolta, Tiberius Film acquires highlights of the horror and documentation genre.  In the suspenseful thriller CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES four young men get involved in a dubious deal with gangster boss Eddie (John Travolta). John Travolta (“Pul...

AFM 2015: Coming up today November 6

COMING UP TOMORROW, DAY 3 (NOV 6): 9:15 AM- 10:45 AM    AFM CONFERENCE SERIES Location: Fairmont Hotel- Starlight Ballroom- 101 Wilshire Blvd                                     Finance Conference                         ...

AFM Day 1 Video ambiance Hong Kong Day and parties

Hong Kong Day at the American Film Market (AFM®) opened today, November 5th. The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) Regional Director of Americas, Ralph Chow, and AFM® Managing Director Jonathan Wolf welcomed the sixth edition of the event, which is co-organized by the AFM® and the HKTDC. The day featured events and screenings highlighting international opportunities for film production in Hong Kong. HONG KONG ROUNDTABLE: THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR PRODUC...

Interview with Fina Torres for LIZ IN SEPTEMBER (2015) Starring Patricia Velasquez

Patricia Velasquez (The Mummy franchise, Arrested Development, The L Word) stars in the feature LIZ IN SEPTEMBER (2015), an adaptation of the play 'Last Summer at Bluefish Cove', about a terminally ill womanizing lesbian celebrating her last birthday on a Caribbean beach. Liz has cancer and seeks to live her last days to the fullest with her friends and new love interest. The Spanish-language romance-drama is entirely shot on the stunning beaches of Venezuela tackling such topical...

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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

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Opening Newsletter N°3 
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N°6 (November 4)  
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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
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