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First glimpse of what's to come this 16-24 May 2023 in the Market!

    #MDF23 is closer than ever! The BIGGEST international film market is BACK!   Get ready to experience the thrill of film & business in Cannes... ...

MIPTV 2023: more than 40 companies exhibiting at the Unifrance stand

    For its 60th anniversary, Unifrance will have a new stand at the Palais des festivals (P-1.M4), where it will welcome 44 member companies. On Tuesday, April 18, at 6:00 pm, Unifrance will host a cocktail reception to celebrate French audiovisual creation and increase opportunities for professional meetings. Panel: "French Documentary is getting serialised! Writing the next success story."     On Tuesday, April 18, from 12:30 to 1...

Major players returning to NATPE Budapest!

NATPE Budapest is proud to announce that Banijay Rights, MGM and Red Arrow Studios International are among the first exhibitors to confirm their presence at Central and Eastern Europe’s most established market, taking place June 19 to 22 at the InterContinental Hotel. Additionally, an impressive group of Turkish distributors including Kanal D, Global Agency, MISTCO, MADD Entertainment, TRT, ATV and OGM UNIVERSE have all secured their exhibitor suites. They join DARO Film Distribution, Fi...

Marché du Film 2022 Coverage with 300 articles

We very happy to return to an in person market, enjoying meeting colleagues and a film bonanza like never BEFORE. This is our full coverage of the market with  308 articles, 275 in english and 33 in french. 8 newsletters sent to 167 000 film pro subscribers The 2022 video coverage with 25 videos / Fan de cannes: 331 videos  2500 photos  (Pictured: Filmfestivals.com / FilmHedge Farewell Party to Jerome and Jonathan ) Coverage from our team...

New Europe Market will run 5-8 June 2023 in beautiful Dubrovnik

The 10th edition of the TV market with a view will welcome major and world-renowned companies!  Don't miss the perfect opportunity to meet, engage and connect with key TV industry players from innovative companies at Hotel Dubrovnik Palace 5-8 June 2023. Check out below the companies that confirmed their attendance so far. SEE ALL COMPANIES The tenth edition of NEM Dubrovnik is coming back to the Hotel Dubrovnik Pal...

The 2023 American Film Market® (AFM®) moves to Santa Monica’s Le Méridien Delfina on Pico

The American Film Market®(AFM®) has chosen Santa Monica’s Le Méridien Delfina, located at 530 Pico Blvd., as its new headquarters, replacing the Loews which closed for lengthy renovations in early March.  Though that 30-year era has ended, we are delighted that our new location means you will be returning to the same sunny beachside city for AFM 2023, to familiar places and faces, and that you will be part of this exciting n...

Unifrance confirms delegation, over 150 buyers already registered

UNIFRANCE DELEGATION BOUND FOR NATPE BUDAPEST Momentum is gathering for the 2023 edition of NATPE Budapest, returning to the banks of the Danube 19-22 June 2023, and over 150 buyers from linear TV channels, streaming platforms and distribution companies have been vetted and registered. Unifrance has also signed on as an event partner, and will be curating a French Pavilion, bringing together French companies looking to grow their reach in the CEE and beyon...

The biggest MIPTV in years returns to Cannes in a month to celebrate the 60th

  Get your Spring content and co-production deals done. Register today!   ...

EFM 2023 Market Wrap : our Video Interviews

DO NOT MISS A BIT from BERLINALE AND EFM 2023      FOLLOW US :          TAKE CENTER STAGE IN BERLIN: ADVERTISE WITH US AND PROMOTE YOUR LINE UP AND PROJECTS EMAIL US FOR A CHANCE TO BRAINSTORM AROUND YOUR BEST ONLINE OPTIONS ---------------------------------------- THE MARKET BEAT Back in Full Force: The European Film Market (EFM) Reports Positive Results for the First Post-Pandemic Edition...

VIDEO Avant Premiere opening reception

Opening speech by the IMZ team and a passionate and energetic speech from artist conductor Alondra de la Parra kickstarted the 2023 edition of IMZ Avant Premiere in person after a two year hiatus!     THE NEW SHAPE OF AVANT PREMIÈRE Taking place during the EFM European Film Market and the Berlinale, Avant Première Music + Media Market 2023 will be a fully on-site experience. In addition, the lessons learned from the last two years have led us to enhance an...

VIDEO Introducing the New Titles from Summer Hill Entertainment with Monique White from California Pictures

Enjoy the last days of the Berlinale and EFM! Check out some exciting films from Summerhill at the European Film Market and you can find us at Marriott, Stand #139, with Monique White. We look forward to meeting with you!   Be sure to check out our website at www.summerhillfilms.com to see all our available films. We look forward to working with you throughout the rest of 2023 and beyond! If you're interested in any of these titles, feel free to schedule a...

VENTURA announces the international projects to participate in its co-production forum

   Alessandro Comodin, Maureen Fazendeiro, Ognjen Glavonić, Jacqueline Lentzou, Camilo Restrepo and Ben Rivers are the directors selected, working in collaboration with producers and other professionals such as Tommaso Bertani, Stefan Ivančić, Dragana Jovović, Beli Martínez, Valentina Novati, Helen Olive, Thomas Ordonneau, Andrea Queralt and Luís Urbano. These names will be added to those of the national projects already announced to participate in the third sta...

Market screenings program released

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Cannes’ Cinando announces partnership with Germany’s AG Kino - Gilde

  Cinando is proud to announce the extension of its partnership with Germany’s Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kino – Gilde deutscher Filmkunsttheater eV (AG Kino - Gilde) for the second year in a row. The AG Kino - Gilde video library is hosted twice a year on a custom platform, powered by Cinando, notably during the AG Kino screening event coinciding with the Berlinale, allowing exhibitors that represent the arthouse cinemas in the AG Kino - Gilde network to watch films seeking distrib...

EFM Program of Events and Panels

The full version of the EFM Event Schedule is displayed here if you are registered for the EFM with an (Online) Market Badge and logged into your account. Events are constantly added and updated up until and during the market   Consultation / 17 Happy Hour / 9 Networking / 1 One-on-One / 6 Pitch / 4   Podcast / 6   Presentation / 21   Revive / 1   Rough Cut Presentation / 1...

"Shift Happens", the EFM Industry Sessions : the film industry programme of the European Film Market

European Film Market From February 16 to 22, under the heading “Shift Happens”, the EFM Industry Sessions – the film industry programme of the European Film Market – will be providing impulses for reconsideration, innovative ideas, and involvement in the creation of the film and media industry’s future. Key themes of the discussions, talks, think tanks and various workshop formats are Sustainability, Audience & Distribution, and Diversity & Inclusion....

The Universe Multicultural Film Festival FILM MARKET will return in 2023

After a three-year hiatus due to the global pandemic, the Universe Multicultural Film Festival Film Market returns this year and will be held in South bay area of Los Angeles from April 14 to April 16 (11am-5pm). The venue for this film market will be the Promenade PV Shopping Center (550 Deep Valley Dr, Suit 163; Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274).Promenade PV is a shopping mall integrating leisure activities, catering and shopping. Convenient facilities and beautiful environment will definitel...

Figures from Ventana Sur 2021 hybrid edition

Ventana Sur 2022 will be held from November 28th and December 2nd VENTANA SUR 2021 WRAP FIGURES Due to Covid-19, the 13th edition of Ventana Sur took place in a hybrid format. The market activities were organized online and onsite, including screenings, meetings, networking events, pitchings sessions and conferences. In 2021, Ventana Sur provided buyers with digital screenings of more than 200 Latin-American films, 15 of which were also shown in local theatres. ...

5th Annual “Production Without Borders” Showcase – A Global Success, featuring Cannes Jury Prize Winning Producer Eileen Tasca

On the afternoon of November 6, 2002,  Gotham Chandna, founder, Cloud 21 International (www.cloud21.com) and Nicole Goesseringer Muj, founder, Kultura PR International (www.kulturapr.com) presented the fifth annual Production Without Borders Showcase, a special event held each year during the American Film Market. The by-invitation-only, hourlong panel, held at Threshold Entertainment Studios in Santa Monica, featured a lively discussion, moderated by&n...

VIDEO: Film AlUla hosted their first party at AFM

Filmfestivals.com team attended the AFM party for the Film ALULa where Bruno Chatelin met Masha Motamedi on the red carpet. Masha runs the marketing and publicty for Film AlUla (after a successfull run in festival marketing for Dubai Fest and RSIFF). Film AlUla is the film agency of The Royal Commission for AlUla established to promote and support international film and TV production in the County of AlUla located in the northwest of Saudi Arabia. Our aim is to position AlUla as a filming ...

Film Mode Entertainment premiered its new Crime Heist Comedy THREE DAY MILLIONAIRE at AFM

  Three Day Millionaire production still Samuel Dore  Film Mode Entertainment (FME) is excited to announce the AFM world market premiere of the new crime heist comedy THREE DAY MILLIONAIRE. The film stars Colm Meaney (Star Trek: Deep Space 9, Layer Cake,), Jonas Armstrong (Edge of Tomorrow), Robbie Gee (Snatch, Small Axe), James Burrows (This is England) & Lauren Foster. The cast is further bolstered by actors, Meli...

101 Films picked up M & M Film Productions’ feature gothic drama, thriller 'Frankenstein Legacy'

UK sales firm 101 Films International, an Amcomri Entertainment company, has acquired worldwide distribution rights for M & M Film Productions’ feature gothic drama, thriller Frankenstein Legacy which is showcasing at AFM.  Directed by Paul Dudbridge (Fear the Invisible Man) and written by screenwriter Jim Griffin (The Legend of Dead Man's Gold) the thriller stars BAFTA Award-winner Juliet Aubrey (Middlemarch), Michelle Ryan (Bionic Woman), Philip Martin Brown (Tinker Tail...

Worldwide distribution rights to feature film The Shamrock Spitfire TO UK sales firm 101 Films International

UK sales firm 101 Films International, an Amcomri Entertainment company, has secured worldwide distribution rights to feature film The Shamrock Spitfire from award-winning filmmakers and digital artists Ian Higgins and Dominic Higgins, founders of Pixel Revolution Films.    2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Irish World War II hero, Brendan “Paddy” Finucane, who at the age of just 21, became the youngest ever Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force, and on...

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