American Film Market Dailies

Introducing NEW animated and family titles: NOVEMBER 10th; SLICK RICK; AJISAKA; MASK MAN; LUGGY, DEX HAMILTON AND THE DOOMSDAY SWARM; AROUND THE WORLD ON A FLYING WINDMILL; THE CUSHION; BIGI AND FRIENDS (TV series); as well as our action and mystery thrillers: THE BROKEN KEY (name cast); LAZARAT BURNING (name cast): ROAR: TIGERS OF THE SUNDARBANS (award winning effects) and NESHIMA.  We will also introduce a few more animated and live action features at the market.

At AFM 2016, we are located at the LOEWS Hotel, atrium suite # 602, mobile # 1-310-560-9577.

To schedule a meeting contact: Roxane Barbat, roxane@ffimail.com or Fred deWysocki, fred@ffimail.com

THE BROKEN KEY – mystery thriller - Italy - COMPLETED (Click poster for NEW TRAILER)

Cast: RUTGER HAUER, MICHAEL MADSEN, FRANCO NERO, CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT, WILLIAM BALDWIN, GERALDINE CHAPLIN, MARIA DE MEDERIOS

In the tradition of The DaVinci Code, THE BROKEN KEY is an exciting mystery thriller, set in the near future and grounded by actual historical facts.  A series of murders and clues will bring Arthur, an English academic, to partake on a twisty trail marked centuries before by Dante and the painter Hieronymus Bosch.  Arthur must investigate the complex universe of symbology and overcome his deepest fears, in order to shed light on seven ritual murders that were inspired by the Seven Deadly Sins.  Arthur discovers the killers are members of an ancestral secret society guarding an ancient secret for eternal life on Earth.

NOVEMBER 10th – 2D animation, action, family - Indonesia - COMPLETED (Click poster for NEW TRAILER) 

Set during World War 2 (on Nov. 10, 1945), Musa, a brave 13 year old shoe shiner disguises himself as a courier so that he can secretly deliver letters to the Indonesian soldiers, as well as the families of the soldiers. The story is about gaining friends, losing loved ones, and how Musa and his friend Yumna experience the greatest adventure of their lives in a time of war.

Awards: Grandprize (SICAF); Best Animation (Noida Int’l); Gold Remi (WorldFest)

AJISAKA – animation, action, family - Indonesia - COMPLETED (Trailer coming soon) 

Saved from death, a young man with a great destiny stands up against the King of Raks, who wants to overrule the world into slavery through fear and intimidation. Revived by the ancient magic of the Vatra, Ajisaka is the chosen one for immortality and possess the power of god.

SLICK RICK – animation, action, family, 3D - India - COMPLETED (Click poster for NEW TRAILER) 

Slick Rick is a regular auto rickshaw (Tuk Tuk) driver who falls in love with a regular girl and has the regular dreams of making money and keeping his love happy. Seeing a way to make quick buck, Slick Rick bumps into a criminal gang planted in India to foil PISRO's Man on Mars Mission which gets Slick Rick in a delicate position when his girl friend finds out and informs Slick Rick's friends.  Stuck between love and friends and the money - what will Slick Rick do?  A no dialog feature in the vein of "Tom and Jerry", this feature does not require any dubbing. 

MASK MAN – animation, action, family - India - COMPLETED (Trailer coming soon) 

Mask-Man is an exciting, action adventure, superhero story.   Dr. Saxena, discovered a formula
that gave superpowers to Mask-Man, is kidnapped by the extraterrestrial Rocket Men.  As Mask-Man sets out to save the doctor, he is attacked by various evil villains and aliens including Electric Girl, who generates deadly electric currents; the Sky Bikers, who will destroy everything in their path with missiles and the Snake-Man, a fire spewing monstrosity.  Mask-Man finds the lair of the aliens and discovers they kidnapped the doctor to use his formula to rule over mankind.   A thrilling battle of good versus evil then ensues with the world at stake.

LAZARAT BURNING – action thriller - US/Albania - PRE-PRODUCTION (Trailer coming soon) 

Cast: Name cast to be announced soon

A 10 year old boy loses his parents as riots errupt following the collapse of a criminal pyramid scheme that sinks Albania.  A police officer takes the boy in and as years pass, trains him to be the leader of an ultra-elite squad of plain clothes cops, who work in the shadows targeting the heads of organized crime and foreign gangs.  Filled with intense action, this thrilling story is based on true life events about the war against the police in the Albanian drug village of Lazarat.

DEX HAMILTON AND THE DOOMSDAY SWARM – animation, action, family - Canada - COMPLETED (Click poster for NEW TRAILER) 

The most fearsome, destructive insect in the galaxy has come to Earth, and famous swashbuckling entomologist Dex Hamilton is on the case. But he's not trying to stop it. He's trying to save it -- from the remorseless exterminator Hartley Hunter, whose life's mission is to see all bugs in the galaxy wiped out. It's a rollicking animated sci-fi adventure with legs as Dex Hamilton is all that stands between the forces of evil and the most incredible insect species the galaxy has ever known....Based on the hit TV series that sold in over 60 countries

LUGGY – animation, adventure, family - Iran - COMPLETED (Click poster for NEW TRAILER)

Luggy is a music bag on her way to a music festival with her bag partner Lily.  At the airport, while waiting for their flight, they get invited to hear a bag band play.  Discovered by a cleaning crew, they are caught and thrown into a lost luggage jail.  Luggy and her new friends must now find a way to escape or they could be trapped and forgotten, never to play music again.  A fun, family adventure with unique characters and great music.

AROUND THE WORLD ON A FLYING WINDMILL – family, fantasy adventure - Lithuania - COMPLETED (Click poster for NEW TRAILER)

After his uncle’s plane disappears while transporting an ancient relic, explorer Gustav and the Professor set out in a search that turns into a fantastic and unforgettable adventure around the world.  Along the way they meet a number of well known characters who do their best to provide some help.   Their journey takes them to the mysterious forest where Tiny Ben has his secret radio station.  They dive to the depths of the sea, where mermaids provide entertainment in the restaurant of the Titanic.  They find Baron Munchausen stuck in the belly of a giant fish. They must escape from the Nautilus, Captain Nemo’s interplanetary space submarine.  They crash land onto Robinson Crusoe’s desert island where he’s been quite busy creating his own paradise.  They travel on flying windmills, boats and trains through northern seas and America’s Wild West - across the world, and even to space!

ROAR: TIGERS OF THE SUNDARBANS – action thriller - India - READY FOR DELIVERY (Click poster for a TRAILER)

An award winning, thrilling action adventure, where Uday, a photojournalist rescues a white tiger cub caught in a poacher’s trap. He brings the cub to a local village, causing the villagers to panic until the forest warden takes the cub away. The cub’s mother, a white Tigress, enters the village at night and when she can’t find her lost cub, she unleashes her wrath on Uday and disappears with his dead body. Uday’s brother puts together a commando team and a local tracker on a do-or-die mission to recover his brother’s body and kill the white Tigress. The team's quest leads them deep into the dangerous Sundarbans. An exciting hunt ensues, as the white Tigress not only eludes them every time but also manipulates them into her territory. Adding to their predicament, a villainous poacher schemes a plan to use the remaining group as bait to trap the white Tigress for himself. One after another, the hunters become the hunted.  FICCI AWARDS: Best VFX in a motion picture and Best VFX shot of the year

THE CUSHION – animation, family - Iran - POST-PRODUCTION (Click poster for NEW TRAILER)

Kooshkin the Rooster decides to retire his signature cock-a-doodle-doo. The residents of Gargor Lake anticipate his son Joojoo to take over. But Joojoo’s voice isn’t powerful enough to get the town out of bed. So Gargor Lake’s amphibious residents start sleeping in.  A curious young frog named Sabzak devises a plan to fix the abandoned grandfather clock downtown that hasn’t worked for years. If he can find a way to repair the clock and get its bell running, there won’t be any need for a cock-a-doodle-doo in the morning.  But Sabzak doesn’t know anything about clocks until he encounters a mysterious crow who has magic pumpkin seeds.  The magic seeds can give Sabzak the ability to get the grandfather clock working again. But Joojoo catches wind of Sabzak’s plans and joins forces with the town’s nefarious sheriff to foil them and save his job. Just as the frog and the rooster begin to square off for the future of Gargor Lake, the effects of the magical pumpkin seed start to wear off. Can Sabzak muster the courage and ability to outwit his feathered foe?

BIGI AND FRIENDS – animation, family, TV series - Iran - READY FOR DELIVERY (Click poster for NEW TRAILER)

Bigi is a little blue hippopotamus with a big heart. Partnering up with his trusty companions—a chimp, a cheetah, a squirrel, and a mole—they make a pretty darn good team of explorers. Bigi and Friends lets viewers tag along with their favorite hippo and his buddies as they scour an island paradise in search of adventure—and learn a thing or two about teamwork and friendship along the way.  A slapstick series in the vein of "Tom and Jerry", this TV series does not require any dubbing.  [65 Episodes x 7 minutes TV series: 455 Minutes Total]

NESHIMA – fantasy action - USA - READY FOR DELIVERY (Click poster for TRAILER)

A warrior tribe is waiting for their Goddess Sita to reincarnate and lead them to their home, Neshima. They guard a fragment of the crystal key she will use to open the portal to paradise. When barbarians raid their village and steal the fragment, Princess Lakshmi, her brother and their friends follow the barbarians into the desert. They steal back the fragment and find the missing piece, completing the key. However the barbarians attack the group, capture Lakshmi and kill her companions. The crystal key leads the barbarians to the fabled guardian, who they attack. Lakshmi kills several barbarians and saves the guardian. He takes her to Neshima and shows her that she is the reincarnation of Goddess Sita. She returns to Earth to lead her people home, only to discover the remainder of the barbarian tribe blocks their entrance to Neshima. Knowing what must be done, she leads her people into one final battle.

Also AVAILABLE and READY FOR DELIVERY:  >> Click TITLE for Poster, Synopsis & Trailer <<

AGENT CRUSH - animatronics action/family - UK

BATTLE OF THE KINGS – animated action/family - Iran

DOGS OF CHINATOWN - action - USA

KAPTARA - animated action thriller - USA

MATCHMAKER MARY - family - USA

MAX MAGICIAN and the LEGEND OF THE RINGS - fantasy adventure/family - USA

OTHER WORLD - sci-fi thriller - Australia

RAPTURE - sci-fi thriller - USA

SAM STEELE and the CRYSTAL CHALICE - family adventure - USA

SAM STEELE and the JUNIOR DETECTIVE AGENCY - family adventure - USA

SHE WOLF RISING – horror - USA

THE LAST KUNG FU MONK - martial arts action - USA

Z-BAW - animated adventure/family - Mexico (also available in 3D)