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We know it is not easy to get financing for independent films.
Over the past decades, John Sloss has succeeded. A key player for indie filmmakers. He's an entertainment lawyer, a talent manager, a film sales agent and a producer of films including Boys Don't Cry, Boyhood.
He will be in conversation with Rosa Bosch, providing a unique insight into his ability to be both a great deal maker and nurture enviable long term artistic and business relationships.
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East-West Index 2020
Which Regions are Under-Represented in Programming of Film Festivals and Why?
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In the last years China has become the leading buyer of international movies. Sales agents will discuss with leading Chinese theatrical and online distributors about the development of this commercial relationship.
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A confrontation between representatives of Chinese film companies / studios and European producers / film funds.
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An introductory overview aimed at informing international professionals on the latest developments of the Chinese market offering an understanding of figures, policies and procedures.
bridging the dragon
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Speakers
Jakob Abrahamsson Jakob Abrahamsson
CEO
NonStop Entertainment
NonStop Entertainment is a leading Nordic and Baltic distributor of great films. Since its inception in 1998 it has continously sought out new and upcoming directors and introduced them to the local market. NonStop Entertainment is particularly active as a theatrical distributor of upmarket titles like Shirley, Wendy, The Father, Grace, Farewell, Color Out...
The COVID Pandemic has impacted all aspects of the film and media industry. However, independent digital initiatives have rapidly bloomed across the world not only to deliver precious films to a stranded audience, but also to support local cinemas, distributors and producers through a range of innovative ideas.
With Filmin (Spain), Kino Now / Kino Marquee (USA) and Draken Film (Sweden), we will discuss the projects they launched to reply to this emergency, how th...
In Hong Kong, officials have made the largest shark fin seizure in the city’s history, uncovering 26 tons inside two shipping containers.
80% of the fins came from endangered species. This seizure is more than double the total amount of fins uncovered in 2019. The total value of the fins, which came from about 38,500 sharks, is equal to more than $1 million.
The two containers arrived from Ecuador in January and were opened in late April and early May. The 57-year-old owner was arreste...
Cannes 2019 Marché du Film Coverage
Dailies during Cannes about the festival / Dailies about the market
PHOTOS FROM CANNES
VIDEOS FROM CANNES
12 newsletters
THE DAILIES
Interview with 'DUKE' (2019) Actor Robert Solomon
Robert Solomon is an award-winning actor and pianist from Atlanta, GA. He started acting in high school theater before attending the Georgia Institute of Technology to study...
Dailies during Cannes about the festival / Dailies about the market
PHOTOS FROM CANNES
VIDEOS FROM CANNES
12 newsletters
THE DAILIES
Interview with 'DUKE' (2019) Actor Robert Solomon
Robert Solomon is an award-winning actor and pianist from Atlanta, GA. He started acting in high school theater before attending the Georgia Institute of Technology to study applied mathematics. In 2017, he was a member of the Shakespeare Academy @Strat...
The 2020 edition of IFP Week will take place virtually. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic we will adapt this year’s event, utilizing digital platforms to facilitate the Project Forum, conference, panels and workshops, as well as community experiences for creators, industry members and audiences. IFP Week will take place Sunday, September 20th – Friday, September 25th, 2020.
Additionally, we are launching the inaugural audio hub at IFP Week t...
Archstone Entertainment is proud and excited to be part of the first (and, we hope, last) Virtual Cannes Market
In an unprecedented show of cooperation, all of the major talent agencies and sales companies have agreed to share dates, calendars and common technologies in an effort to make this Virtual Market as smooth and easy as possible for you, our international distribution partners.
The Virtual Market will take place June 22-28, 2020. The first two days (Monday June 22 and...
When audiences are constantly seeking new entertainment content, there has never been a better time to flex your filmmaking muscles and create a short film. And what better way to cashflow your cinematic creation than through a crowdfunding campaign.
If you don’t know what crowdfunding is, what rock have you been hiding under? It’s the most engaging and inclusive approach to getting creative projects made. Gaining you not only essential funds to make your short film, but also an adv...
The 2020 Cannes Film Festival won’t look like the Cannes Film Festivals of previous years for obvious reasons. There won’t be a central gathering of thousands of people in one place, and so it won’t have the same sense of ceremony and importance that it’s had in years past. It is, however, still going ahead in one form or another - and there are still films that the festival’s artistic directors intend to highlight. Because they’ve been kind enough to share ...
Marché du Film
22-26 June 2020
Registration for the Marché du Film Online is now open!
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DON'T DELAY AND ENJOY OUR
EARLY BIRD RATE - UNTIL 29 MAY
A standalone market with live and real-time screenings, events and meetings
The Marché du Film Online will recreate the market experience in Cannes offering creative alternatives to facilitate business and networking for film industry professionals from all over the world. The online market will take...
filmcapital.io’s First Project is Feature COVID-2021, co-produced with BC Entertainment Group, by Director Bob Cook, and Starring Robert Carradine (Lizzie McGuire, Revenge of the Nerds), Diane Delano, Barry Godin, Darby Hilton, Rudy Ramos (Yellowstone, Resurrection Blvd.) and Felissa Rose
Created to address a pressing need within the independent film finance space, the co-production platform FilmCapital (filmcapital.io) has officially opened its doors, the announc...
The 20 up-and-coming producers from 20 different European countries selected by EFP (European Film Promotion) for the 21st edition of PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE met digitally for the first time on Monday (11 May). The extensive programme of the networking platform - which is including speed meetings, roundtables and case studies - will run until Friday, 15 May.
The first item on the agenda of the PRODUCERS ON THE MOVE's first ever digital edition was the kick-off introduction meeting on Mo...
The Multimedia Online Virtual Exhibition (MOVE) is the ‘first-ever’ online virtual exhibition with comprehensive database of a wide range of information on Thai film, animation and digital content sources.
Whether you are looking for exciting new content, co-production partners, or to find a high-quality outsourcing supplier, Thailand can meet your requirements.
MOVE will host special events from May 25th – 27th, 2020. Visi...
Among the eccentrics and cult personalities in the stranger-than-fiction world of big cat owners, few stand out more than Joe Exotic, a mulleted, gun-toting polygamist and country western singer who presides over an Oklahoma roadside zoo. Charismatic but misguided, Joe and an unbelievable cast of characters including drug kingpins, conmen, and cult leaders all share a passion for big cats, and the status and attention their dangerous menageries garner. But things take a dark turn when Carole B...
BKK DOC, the Bangkok based International documentary festival is on th right path. Launch online with the support of FIlmFreeWay, DocFilmDepot and FilmFestivals, BKK DOC aims at bringing documentaries from all over the world to Thailand, and South East Asian documentaries to the attention of professionals from other part of the world.
Stephane Lambert, BKK DOC founder and festival director explains:
"All submitted films will be screened by a selection committee welcoming actors, director...
ROSKINO, the Russian film body dedicated to promoting Russia’s motion picture art around the world, today announced they will be hosting the first national digital market to connect buyers, producers and distributors from around the world to showcase the diverse range of Russian content both completed and in post-production. The Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition will run from 8 June and aims to bring together the film industry and build relationships, facilitate business and share ...
Many great things came out of the 90s. The Tamagotchi was a hit around the world, as people fought to keep their digital pets alive.
Beanie Babies became a craze, with people spending absurd amounts of money in the hopes of selling them for even more in the future. AOL’s dial-up internet was how millions of people connected to the internet, being serenaded to the harsh tones of their modem as it connected.
People started wearing their baseball caps backwards, Appl...
https://www.docfilmdepot.com/
WE HAVE IMAGINED A FUN, SECURE, AND WELL ADAPTED TOOL TO THE ENVIRONMENT FOR DOCUMENTARY CINEMA.
Docfilmdepot is a platform that allows directors, producers and distributors of documentary films to manage their call for entries at several festivals. It allows you to create an account, to register one or more films whatever the genre to which they belong, to download the corresponding files, then to submit them to the festivals of your choice, partn...
Marché du Film
22-26 June 2020
As you may already know, we have made the unprecedented decision to transport the Marché du Film 2020 to the digital sphere.
We are aware of the challenges at stake and we are doing our utmost to offer film industry professionals from all over the world creative alternatives to facilitate business and networking. The Marché du Film Online will therefore recreate the market experience in Cannes, with live and real-time screenings...
Slamdance co-founder Jon Fitzgerald & filmmaker Justin Giddings break down the insider secrets to getting your film screened - on a budget!
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Hey, filmmakers!
It's common knowledge that the success of an indie filmmaker can be heavily influenced by whether or not a film has a successful festival run.
If your film makes even the tiniest of splashes, it can lead to distribution, sales, financing, representation, connections...
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