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Exclusive Media has renewed their film output agreement for a further four years with Middle East’s Front Row Filmed Entertainm

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EXCLUSIVE MEDIA RENEWS FILM OUTPUT DEAL WITH FRONT ROW FILMED ENTERTAINMENT   Exclusive Media has renewed their film output agreement for a further four years with Hisham Al-Ghanim and Gianluca Chakra of the Middle East’s Front Row Filmed Entertainment, it was announced today by Alex Walton, Exclusive Media’s President of International Sales and Distribution.   The deal will encompass all of Exclusive Media’s new titles until 2017, and titles currently with F...

AFM Day 4 – Pitch Conference November 9, 2013 Highlights & Photos

California Congresswoman Judy Chu, Amy Lemisch, Paul Bales, Lisa Romanoff & IFTA CEO Jean Prewitt at the AFM The American Film Market (AFM®) presented the Pitch Conference at the Fairmont Hotel and kicked-off the inaugural AFM Producers Forum at the Le Merigot Hotel today, Saturday, November 09, 2013 in Santa Monica.  The AFM Pitch Conference provided attendees a first-hand account to the essential rules and tools of pitching from the experts. Moderated ...

The “FINANCE CONFERENCE” presented at The American Film Market (AFM®) on Nov 8

The “FINANCE CONFERENCE” presented at The American Film Market (AFM®) took place November 08, 2013 at the Fairmont Hotel in Santa Monica . Entitled “Current Issues in Film Finance”, the conference series brought leading CEOs, filmmakers, financiers and executives together to explore the state of independent film financing, emerging trends, where the money is and what the future holds. Moderated by P. John Burke, partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, pane...

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Exclusive Media has completed major sales on DARK PLACES starring harlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Chloë Grace Moretz...

    Producer and co-financier Exclusive Media has completed major sales on DARK PLACES, the film adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s best-selling novel of the same title starring Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Chloë Grace Moretz, Emmy Award nominated actress Christina Hendricks and Drea de Matteo, it was announced by Alex Walton, President of International Sales and Distribution for Exclusive Media.   All rights deal were completed with&...

ScreenLaunch spices things up at American Film Market

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Australian innovative film sales and distribution company, ScreenLaunch, today announced it is working with award-winning American indie filmmaker Christina Beck on financing a new US film Dig Me, a sex comedy and representing Beck’s first completed feature Perfection, a love story about society’s plastic surgery addiction.   The LA-set film Dig Me, in pre-production, is a retro-vibed modern-day romp about a woman and her younger magician husband who go to see a hillbilly sex ...

Joseph James Films ~@ the American Film Market will exhibit two feature films entitled The Freemason and Templar Nation

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Joseph James Films is attending the American Film Market exhibiting two feature films entitled The Freemason and Templar Nation; the company is also aiding independent filmmakers with distribution.   Joseph James Films is attending the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California exhibiting two feature films entitled The Freemason (starring Sean Astin, Randy Wayne, and Alex McKenna) and Templar Nation (starring Erik Estrada, Richard Dutcher and Joseph James). The Freemason wa...

Carnaby International presents PANZER 88 at AFM 2013 for worldwide sales.

  CARNABY INTERNATIONAL TEAMS WITH THE OSCAR NOMINATED PRODUCERS OF STAR WARS, ALIEN AND BLADE RUNNER TO BRING ACTION FANTASY ‘PANZER 88’ TO BUYERS AT AFM.   Teaming with the producers of Academy Award winning Star Wars, Alien and Blade Runner, Carnaby International makes its major market debut with the $40 million dollar action fantasy film written and directed by cinematographer Peter Briggs - the screenwriter of Hellboy. "I'm deliriously pleased with the w...

ARCHSTONE DISTRIBUTION adds the final chapter of the incredibly successful Human Centipede franchise, THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE III

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ARCHSTONE DISTRIBUTION adds the final chapter of the incredibly successful Human Centipede franchise, THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE III for sale at AFM (The American Film Market).  This final episode of Tom Six’s trilogy stars Eric Roberts, Robert LaSardo, Tommy “Tiny” Lister, Bree Olsen, Tom Six, Dieter Laser and Laurence R. Harvey.   This final installment includes a 500+ person centipede in this 100% politically incorrect film.       ...

AFI FEST NOW – It’s Opening Night with SAVING MR. BANKS

John Lee Hancock returns to the director’s chair following his Oscar®-winning THE BLIND SIDE (2009). After studying law, Hancock co-founded Legal Aliens Theatre Company in Los Angeles and has worked as a screenwriter (A PERFECT WORLD, MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL) and producer (MY DOG SKIP, THE ROOKIE, THE ALAMO). When Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make an adaptation of their favorite book, P.L. Travers’ “Mary Poppins,” he made them a promi...

Princess of Thailand in Hollywood to celebrate a record year for the Thai film industry

Her Royal Highness Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya Sirivadhana Barnavadi was in Hollywood to preside over Thai Night 2013, a pre-AFM gala event held in Santa Monica, California as part of the Thailand Film & Animation Business Alliance roadshow. Organized by the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) of the Thai Ministry of Commerce, the initiative organized on the eve of the American Film Market was aimed at promoting the Thai film industry in the U.S., and fostering greate...

Studio 100 Media's New Movie "Maya The Bee" Finds A Home in Germany

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STUDIO 100 MEDIA’S NEW MOVIE ‘MAYA THE BEE’ FINDS A HOME IN GERMANY     ·            Company Secures a Four – Movie - Agreement With Universum Film     Munich, November 08, 2013 – Studio 100 Media GmbH, the German entity of the global family entertainment group Studio 100 which is responsible inter alia for production and international sales, has signed a major deal with Univers...

New to our AFM line-up, Echo Bridge brings you Sunken City and Hamlet & Hutch.

Please visit us in Suite #721 at the Loews Hotel. Contact us today to schedule an appointment from the 6th of November until the 12th. Emilia Nuccio enuccio@ebellc.com +1 914 502 1288 Gilda Demirtas gilda@ebellc.com +49 17 61 02 75 461   Sunken City   Comedy, Crime / 108 Min. / 2013   Nick Terry used to be a hotshot detect...

Events & Activities at AFM 2013

AFM Events & Activities include seminars, orientations, receptions, etc.  Information will be posted as announced on this page, AFM’s Facebook page, and MyAFM. AFM Conference Series Friday, November 8 - Tuesday, November 12 Wednesday, November 6 4:00pm - 5:30pm How to Work the AFM wi...

2013 AFM Conference Series

The AFM Conference Series gives attendees tremendous knowledge, insight, access, value and a rare opportunity to hear from the industry’s global thought leaders, decision makers and experts who all converge annually at the AFM. The AFM Conference Series will take place Friday Nov. 8 – Tuesday Nov. 12, from 9:15am – 12:45pm daily and will include Conferences on Finance, Pitching, Production, Marketing and Distribution. From treatment to screen, it’s all c...

Craze Digital would like to request a meeting with you at AFM 2013

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  Craze Digital is a digital distribution company. So what you will say? I’ve already been approached by many companies doing digital distribution and got very little out of it? We want to offer you a way to distribute your movies which is different from anyone else's offerings. For example: For a very nominal fee we can upload your movies to the “Cloud”. You don’t have to do a thing, and you do NOT have to license us your product and worry...

AFM: Download THR's Dailies DAY 2

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AFM: Download THR's Dailies DAY 1

In day 1 of THR's AFM daily, Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Caine team for "Harry and the Butler," director Justin Chadwick discusses bringing "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" to the big screen and Bona's Yu Dong says ...     ...

GERMAN ANGST celebrates the return of cult director Jörg Buttgereit

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GERMAN ANGST, which celebrates the return of cult director Jörg Buttgereit (NEKROMANTIK) after a twenty-year absence from horror filmmaking.   GERMAN ANGST (2014, pre-production) is an extreme horror film collaboration between Germany’s most shocking directors: Jörg Buttgereit – Andreas Marschall - Michal Kosakowski   GERMAN ANGST – OFFICIAL TRAILER (short version) GERMAN ANGST - NEW TEASER - SHORT VERSION from Michal Kosakowski on Vimeo. h...

"Hunting the Phantom" hits FAM from "MG Production"

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"MG Production" is a film company producing each year a range of full-length feature films, TV serials, documentaries, etc.  This year we're releasing an action film "Hunting the Phantom" (IMDB page -  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1880313/?ref_=rvi_tt ). Its premiere screening will be at the Berlinale 2014.  This is a new film, and its final post production with english dubbing will be completed by the December, 2013.  At...

FLAME NODE ENTERTAINMENT line up of animation at AFM 2013

  We will be presenting new films in Suite 324 at the Loews To schedule a meeting please email  fengyi@flamenode.com     ...

HOUSE OF FILM presenting Only Rich Men Get Girls With Great Breasts, and Oscar-contender Halima's Path

In the tradition of "Koyaanisqatsi"  and "Samsara" Filmed in 20 countries. 20 years in the making. A stunningly filmed portrait of life. Richard Wawman's unique film mesmerizes and transports us to the most remote areas of the world, untouched by civilization, exploring the deep and intimate relationships between gender and sex, family, death, food, rituals and the rhythm of life that is universal. With no voice-over or direction for the viewer, the experience...

International Film Trust has completed major sales for YOUR VOICE IN MY HEAD starring Emma Watson, written by Emma Forrest

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 SONY PICTURES WORLDWIDE ACQUISITIONS PICKS UP MAJOR TERRITORIES   International Film Trust has completed major sales for director Francesca Gregorini’s YOUR VOICE IN MY HEAD starring HARRY POTTER’S Emma Watson and written by acclaimed novelist Emma Forrest adapted from her New York Times Bestseller.  The announcement was made today by International Film Trust’s (IFT) Head of Sales Christian de Gallegos.   IFT has sold all rights to Sony Pictures Worldw...

Origin Releasing AFM line up of 12

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Presenting twelve new titles. The production/distribution company has been on the film festival circuit for months now, including stops at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and La Femme Film Festival in Hollywood.   Origin recently acquired several films, including two animated features for North America and just signed a distribution deal/ co-production agreement with UFO International for four SyFy films in North America.  This week at AFM, the company will showcase the...

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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.

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