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Summer Hill's Newest Film for AFM: Working Man

FEATURED RELEASE: WORKING MAN (International Territories Only) Directed by Robert Jury   When the last factory in a small Rust Belt town closes its doors, an unlikely hero emerges in dutiful, quiet Allery Parkes (Peter Gerety, HBO’s “The Wire”). A career employee of the factory, the aging Allery can’t reconcile how to live a life simply sitting at home doing nothing, and against the advice and pleas of his loving wife, Iola (two-time Oscar nomine...

Elizabeth Hurley is set to star in the new romantic comedy feature film Christmas in the Caribbean

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MSR Media Producer Philippe Martinez announced today that Elizabeth Hurley is set to star in the new romantic comedy feature film _Christmas in the Caribbean_ that will start shooting this week in the islands of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis.  The star-packed ensemble also features Caroline Quentin, Nathalie Cox, Edoardo Costa, Hadar Cats, Downtown Julie Brown, and Rafael Martinez.   Written by Philippe Martinez and Nathalie Cox, Martinez (Father Christmas is Back) will als...

Welcome to the Online 2021 American Film Market

Connect with Every Part of the Film Industry     The filmmaking world is about what you know and who you know – and AFM 2021 Online delivers both. AFM will provide opportunities for sharing ideas, discovering partners and establishing the foundation for future projects.       Preview the 2021 American Film Market ...

AFM is Happening Soon, Come See Summer Hill's New Releases!

Check out new films acquired by Summer Hill Films!    AFM is coming soon! To schedule an online meeting, click the link below:     Be sure to look at our website at www.summerhillfilms.com to see all of our available films. We look forward to working with you throughout the rest of 2021 and beyond!     FEATURED RELEASE:      Escape from Area 51 Directed by Eric Mittleman ...

400+ Production & Sales Companies Now Confirmed for AFM Online 2021

Connect with production and sales companies from 35+ countries including Altitude Film Sales, Arclight Films, Artist View Entertainment, Beta Cinema, Blue Fox Entertainment, Celuloide Films, Cinema Management Group, Cornerstone, Dogwoof, Electric Entertainment, Epic Pictures Group, Fantawild Animation, Film Mode Entertainment, Film Seekers, Filmax, Films Boutique, GAGA Corporation, Gaumont, GFM Animation, HanWay Films, Hewes Pictures, Highland Film Group, Hyde Park International, Indie Rights,...

American Film Market Online 2021 Edition - Preview

THE MARKET BEAT FROM THE FILMFESTIVALS.COM TEAM! Welcome to the release of our daily newsletter from virtual Santa Monica View in your browser Promote your line up during AFM I email us for a quote FOLLOW FILMFESTIVALS.COM              Filmfestivals.com will be covering the online AFM 2021  (42 nd edition) with dailies and newsletters.  Take center stage....   We would like ...

4th Annual Production Without Borders during AFM - Online

The 4th Annual Production Without Borders Showcase during AFM (November 2, 2021 - 2 pm Pacific/5 pm Eastern) The fourth annual “Production Without Borders” event will feature a panel of some of the top names and rising stars of the worldwide entertainment industry, including: Ali Mahir Aksu is an international film producer, director and entrepreneur. He is the executive producer of several groundbreaking projects, including the first-ever Hollywood feature film to cas...

Brainstorm on Film Festival Strategy at AFM Networking Table with Bruno Chatelin

Hi I will be happy to share my festival and marketing experience with the AFM 2021 registered attendees at the AFM Networking Pavilion. Click to connect with AFM Registration.  I have reserved an open table (for six) confirmed as follows: 10 th floor with sea view, room 8, the best :-) See you there (seats limited be sure to join the queue early). One on one private sessions from 10:00 to 11:00 on demand. Email me with any questions you d like in advance if you like, shar...

SC Films @ AFM 2021!

  AFM ONLINE 2021 MARKET PREMIERE BEST BIRTHDAY EVER Family Animation Based on the Karlchen book series by Rotraut Susanne Berner, over 1m sold worldwide! BEST BIRTHDAY EVER follows Little Charlie, a small rabbit used to having his parents' full attention. All that changes when his baby sister Clara is born, leading to unexpected adventure with his best friend Monica. Voice-cast includes Jonathan Bailey (Netflix's Bridgerton) and comedian&n...

Princ Films World Premieres, Festival Favorites, Commercial Hits at AFM ONLINE 2021

World Premieres, Festival Favorites, Commercial Hits After attending MIPCOM in person we are little saddened that we will not see you at the AFM this year. But, we have developed an expertieze in virtual meetings so you will enjoy those. We have also prepared full lineup of feature films for your consideration. From romances to holiday films, from crime dramas to sci-fi flicks and from war dr...

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Magnolia Pictures International @ AFM 2021

  Magnolia pictures internationallineup below, including our new acquisitions: ULTRASOUND (Rob Schroeder) & ITALIAN STUDIES (Adam Leon)      ULTRASOUND SCI-FI, MYSTERY / US / 103' DIRECTOR: Rob Schroeder CAST: Vincent Kartheiser, Chelsea Lopez, Breeda Wool, Tund...

Supernatural Content: Johnny Gruesome, The Covenant, The Possession Diaries from Uncork'd Entertainment

SUPERNATURAL CONTENT: JOHNNY GRUESOME & THE COVENANT CATALOGUE ANNOUNCEMENT | OCTOBER 2021   JOHNNY GRUESOME 2018 | Supernatural WATCH TRAILER https:/...

Meet Face-to-Face in the AFM ONLINE Networking Pavilion

Join live video discussions, up to 25 every day, in the Networking Pavilion, AFM’s most interactive experience for attendees to meet. Discover small groups that share your vision, passion and goals. The Networking Pavilion schedule was just posted – check it out! The Networking Pavilion is where everyone meets face-to-face! In the Lobby and Mezzanine, bump into friends and connect with others in-between sessions, meetings and screenings. On floors 3 &nda...

Cardinal XD New Titles for AFM Online 2021

Cardinal XD is a worldwide film and television packaging agent, distributor and production company engaging in the following services: Packaging; Pre-sales; North American/Foreign/Worldwide film and television acquisitions; North American/Foreign/Worldwide film and television distribution; Production; Management. Worldwide sales agency, management and production company providing distribution, sales, financing (pre-sales) and management support tailored specifically to the goals of our conten...

Roger Kumble is set to write and direct the latest YA adaption from Voltage Pictures Beautiful Disaster

Roger Kumble (Cruel Intentions, After We Collided) is set to write and direct the latest YA adaption from Voltage Pictures, Beautiful Disaster, starring Dylan Sprouse (After We Collided, Banana Split), Virginia Gardner (Halloween, Marvel’s “Runaways”), Austin North (“Outer Banks”) and Libe Barer (“Sneaky Pete”), it was announced today by President and COO Jonathan Deckter.   Ethan Embry (Sweet Home Alabama, Empire Records) and Rob Estes (the Aft...

Check out Summer Hill's Newest Releases!

  IN EXILE  By Nana Boachie A 25-year-old man who isn’t the most intelligent person in the world. Honest, hardworking Kofi Jones is always ducking and diving to help the family survive, his luck changed for the worse when an incident in his village meant he had to flee from his hometown leaving both sisters to fend for themselves. His luck changed when he won the lottery jackpot, but he decides that prison is the best place to get peace of mind to think clearly about his ...

Great Wolf Entertainment, announces the completion of an extensive transformation of its beloved woodland characters

  GREAT WOLF ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS NEW LOOK FOR FAMED WOODLAND CHARACTERS, READY TO STAR IN THEIR FIRST ANIMATED PROJECT “THE GREAT WOLF PACK”     Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.’s newly launched entertainment umbrella, Great Wolf Entertainment, completed an extensive transformation of its beloved woodland characters and is preparing to bring them to life in multiple new and exciting ways. The newly updated characters will welcome a new generation of fans as par...

KOAN will be at AFM 2021

We've got new movies that we know you'll be interested in.   CLICK ON EACH POSTER TO WATCH TRAILERS Currently on           Premiering on           Currently on     ...

Filming confirmed on 108 Media co-production 'Performing KAORU’s Funeral'

      Thursday 14th October, London: 108 Media and PKFP Partners LLC have announced that the shoot for their co-production of tragicomedy ‘Performing KAORU’s Funeral’ will begin in January 2022 with an anticipated 4-week shoot in Japan. Directed by Noriko Yuasa (‘Coming Back Sunny’ and ‘Girl, Wavering’), the film tells the story of Jun Yokotani, bound by obligations of death to honour his estranged ex-wife Kaoru’s...

Studio 100 Unveils Pre-AFM Sales For Upcoming Movie "Quixotes"

At this year’s AFM Online, Studio 100 Film will be presenting “Quixotes – The heirs of La Mancha”, which is currently in production.  Available at the end of 2022, the movie is an Argentinian-German co-production between Studio 100 Media GmbH, GF Films (Argentina) and M.A.R.K.13 – COM (Germany). “Quixotes” is an adventure-comedy film that revisits one of the most popular books of all time: The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, by Migue...

AFM Announces Initial Exhibitors, Speakers, Programming & Sponsors

Speakers To Include Executives From Arclight Films, Blackbear Pictures,  Bleeker Street, Endeavor Content, Roku and XYZ Films   The American Film Market today announced initial details for AFM 2021 Online which will commence on November 1 and run for five days through November 5.  AFM 2021 Online will take place on the proprietary interactive campus AFM built in 2020 – presenting an engaging and effective environment for discovery, education, deal making, ne...

Legion M Partners with StartEngine for Next Funding Round

LEGION M PARTNERS WITH STARTENGINE FOR NEXT FUNDING ROUND AMID MAJOR MILESTONES Round opens with news that the company has packaged and sold a TV series to a major streamer, financed and started shooting feature film THE MAN IN THE WHITE VAN, and made its first foray into Broadway with DARKNIGHTS AND DAYDREAMS       Legion M, the world’s first fan-owned entertainment studio, announced today that the company has partnered with StartEngine to open its latest round of fu...

Ultra Media & Entertainment Group forays into Producing Marathi Feature Films in different genres

In total Ultra will roll out 10 films in the next 1 year   Mr. SushilKumar Agrawal,CEO,Ultra Media & Entertainment Group      Mumbai:  Ultra Media & Entertainment Group forays into Producing Marathi Feature Films in different genres. In total Ultra will roll out 10 films in the next 1 year. The Company has set up a Separate Business Unit for the same & it will be driven by a core team who have the requisite expertise & are well versed with the M...

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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

Pre roll newsletter N° 1 
Pre roll newsletter N° 2  
Opening Newsletter N°3 
N°4 (November 2) 
N°5 (November 3)

N°6 (November 4)  
N°7 (November 6) 
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
AFM 2014:   Newsletters  N°1 N°2 N°3 N°4 N°5 N°6 N°7 N°8

 


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