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Global buyer attendance sees increase from Latin America and the Middle East
The 2014 American Film Market (AFM®) wrapped its 35th edition today after 7,946 attendees visited the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica for the eight day market.
The AFM again was host to a truly global market, with 1,670 buyers coming from over 70 different countries. Of the 794 registered buyer companies, 90 were new to the AFM. The market saw a 3% increase and an uptick in overall buyers fro...
Disney announces that the production company will release a new animated feature called Strange Magic on January 23rd, 2015, with an original story by George Lucas and directed by Gary Rydstrom.
Strange Magic is a madcap fairy tale musical inspired by “A Midsummer Night's Dream.” Popular songs from the past six decades help tell the tale of a colorful cast of goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their hilarious misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful...
John Sloss, and from left, Paul Davidson, Alex Fragen, Nolan Gallagher and Doug Sylvester attend the 2014 American Film Market (AFM) Distribution Conference at the Fairmont Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Invision for IFTA/AP Images)Closing this year’s AFM CONFERENCE SERIES, market attendees were invited to the Fairmont Hotel for a final session on Distribution.
The first panel “Video on Demand: 2015” was moder...
Nov 11 saw the last of this year’s Producer Forums, where the following topics were discussed with our industry elites.
Jonathan Wolf attends the 2014 American Film Market (AFM) Producers Forum at the Le Merigot Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Invision for IFTA/AP Images)
“Making Your Budget Work”
· Speaker: Jenny Hinkey, Producer, “Veronica Mars&rdq...
Richard Abramowitz, and from left, Adam Leipzig, Russell Schwartz, Sam Toles, Dylan Wiley and Nicolas Gonda attend the 2014 American Film Market (AFM) Distribution Conference at the Fairmont Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Invision for IFTA/AP Images)
The second of the two sessions addressed the topic of “DIY Distribution: Finding Your Film’s Audience and Digital Niche” with moderator Russell Schwartz, President, Domestic M...
KIX, the ultimate destination for action entertainment in Asia, announced today that it will be the exclusive regional pay TV broadcaster for Pacific Xtreme Combat (PXC), the top Filipino mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. KIX will broadcast PXC across Asia on more than 23 pay TV platforms in 7 countries. KIX will air the latest PXC event starting in December.
“KIX and PXC are a perfect match. KIX showcases the best MMA events from around the world so it is an ideal platfor...
Masika in SEEDS OF HOPE
- Seeds of Hope tells the extraordinary story of Masika and her journey to help women and children who have experienced sexual violence in conflict in eastern Congo.
- Award-winning filmmaker Fiona Lloyd-Davies takes us to ‘the most dangerous place in the world for women’ – the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo – in her film Seeds of Hope....
Likely Story’s Anthony Bregman To Produce
James Schamus and Anthony Bregman announced today that Schamus will make his directorial debut with his adaptation of Philip Roth’s best-selling novel “Indignation.” Likely Story is attached, with Bregman and Schamus producing. Avy Eschenasy and Stefanie Azpiazu will serve as executive producers for Likely Story. The film is set to shoot Summer 2015 in New York.
Set in 1951, INDIGNATION is the...
VIMEO ORIGINAL SERIES HIGH MAINTENANCE PREMIERES GLOBALLY TODAY, NOVEMBER 11th
Acclaimed Series Returns with New Episodes on Vimeo On Demand
Creators Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair / Photo by Paul Kwiatkowski
Vimeo premiered November 11 a new round of episodes of married couple Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair’s heralded series High Maintenance. Three new episodes are available now at HighMaintenance.tv, followed by another set of three in early 2015.
High Maintenanc...
"ELVIS & NIXON" STARRING Academy Award® Nominee Michael Shannon AND TWO-TIME Academy Award® WINNER KEVIN SPACEY
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Takes Multiple Territories Including Eastern Europe, Latin America, Portugal, Scandinavia, and Spain
BLOOM announced today that they have seen strong international sales on director Liza Johnson's (HATESHIP LOVESHIP, RETURN) ELVIS & NIXON starring Academy Award® Nominee Michael Shannon (MA...
The cast of INHERENT VICE walks the red carpet at AFI FEST
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FIB - VOICES AFRICA
Background
I was just 10 years when I saw the Shawshank redemption. From then on I was free. Growing up in an impoverished neighborhood in Ajegunle in Nigeria, we never visited anywhere else but the outer fringes of our “povertyhood” and what I saw and touched daily formed the hope I had for my future. Walking out of Baba Lati’s house that afternoon, I felt a rush of blood to my head, I felt a hunger to conquer my world and grow bigger than my re...
WHO WE ARE
The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) is an offshoot of the Africa Film Academy. It was created in 2005 by Ms. Peace Anyiam-Osigwe.The Academy, founded on the best film tradition, is geared towards research, training and propagating filmmaking in Africa.
Established in 2005, AMAA aims to facilitate the development and relevance of African film & cinema by providing a rewards & recognition platform for film makers on the continent. African film makers work ha...
Cult Film Director Jackie Kong is bringing to AFM her new slate of films.
Her latest film, “CoExistence”, a Romeo and Juliet thriller love story with Vampires, and a surprise at every turn. This heart racing supernatural modern version of Shakespeare's classic will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Teen Stars, and Veteran actors - Rutger Hauer, John Savage, and Daryl Hannah are certain to make it another Jackie Kong classic.
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Tuesday, November 11 3:00 - 4:00 PM - Two Concurrent Sessions:
1. Making Your Budget Work
2. Pre-pre Production: Building Independence by Finding Your Audience First
Jenny Hinkey, Producer, “Veronica Mars”, “Annabelle”, “500 Days of Summer”
Max Silverman, Operations Czar, Seed&Spark
4:30 - 5:30 PM - Two Concurrent Session...
Second Session - DIY Distribution: Finding Your Film's Audience and Digital Niche
What every producer needs to know before bypassing distributors and aggregators. Platforms and filmmakers take the audience through the range of options and reveal how to find and select the distribution channel that will deliver the most enthusiastic audience for every film.
Moderator:
Russell Schwartz, President, Domestic Marketing, Relativity Europa Distrib...
Distribution Conference sponsored by iQIYI
First Session - Video on Demand: 2015
VOD could soon be the primary source of revenue for independent filmmakers. Many see a future where all films are available worldwide and every film finds its audience. Leading aggregators and distributors come together to separate fact from fiction - exploring who is making money, how they are doing it and what the future holds.
Moderator:
Alex Fragen, Glob...
AFM Events
9:15am - 12:45pm
Distribution Conference sponsored by iQIYI
Fairmont Hotel - Starlight Ballroom
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Producers Forum
• Making Your Budget Work
• Pre-pre Production: Building Independence by Finding ...
AFM Day 6 – Finance Conference & AFM Events (November 10, 2014)
Mickey Meyer, and from left, Natalie Bruss, Anne Zeiser, Alan Beard and Clay Dollarhide attend the 2014 American Film Market (AFM) Marketing Conference at the Fairmont Hotel on Monday, Nov. 10, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Invision for IFTA/AP Images)
As part of this year’s AFM CONFERENCE SERIES, attendees were invited to the Fairmont Hotel to a session on ‘CREATING EFFECTIVE SOCIAL MED...
Gary Foster, and from left, Marian Koltai-Levine, Jill Jones, Dana Archer and Chris Day attend the 2014 American Film Market (AFM) Marketing Conference at the Fairmont Hotel on Monday, Nov. 10, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Invision for IFTA/AP Images)
The second of the two marketing sessions Nov 10 addressed the topic of ‘THE ROLE OF THE PUBLICIST AND WHY YOU NEED ONE’ with moderator: Gary Foster / Producer and panellists: Dane Archer / DDA Publi...
Alissa Miller attends the 2014 American Film Market (AFM) Producers Forum at the JW Le Merigot Hotel on Monday, Nov. 10, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Invision for IFTA/AP Images)
Nov 10, late in the afternoon during the Producers Forum, attendees chose from two concurrent sessions: speaker Ted Hope spoke about “Protecting Your Rights: The Producer’s Guide to Distribution Contracts and Chain of Title”; and speaker Alissa Miller spoke about “Working ...
Ted Hope attends the 2014 American Film Market (AFM) Producers Forum at the JW Le Merigot Hotel on Monday, Nov. 10, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Alexandra Wyman/Invision for IFTA/AP Images)
Late in the afternoon during the Producers Forum, attendees chose from two concurrent sessions: speaker Ted Hope spoke about “Protecting Your Rights: The Producer’s Guide to Distribution Contracts and Chain of Title” while speaker Alissa Miller spoke about “Working with ...
Director Phil Gorn from Wonderphil Entertainment, LLC with star Vivica A. Fox promoting her latest project GIBBY.
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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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