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AFM 2016 runs November 2 - 9, 2016  Newsletters:    Circulation of our newsletter 122 000   Pre roll newsletter N° 1 (October  16) Pre roll newsletter N° 2 (October  28)  Opening Newsletter N°3 (November 2)  N°4 (November 3)  N°5 (November 4) ANIMATION IN FOCUS   N°6 (November 7)  N°7 (November 9)  Final wrap newsletter N°8(November 11)  ...
 

Interview with Jonathan Wolf Managing Director of AFM

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(Jonathan in Cannes) Jonathan Wolf has been Managing Director of AFM (American Film Market) since 1998. He has been a visionary and passionate independent film advocate and pivotal force in the film industry for over two decades. I interviewed him in the Dubai Pavilion at the 69th Cannes Film Festival. Here is what he had to say:   Vanessa McMahon Can you explain, for people who don't know, how important is the American Film Market in relation to the Cannes Film Fes...
 

AFM Conferences Line UP 2016

 
AFM Conferences give attendees 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. Everything is covered – from treatment to screen!     Thursday, November 3 China Conference sponsored by China Beijing Film Delegation   9:15am – 10:45am Producing in China ...
 

What Are Video on Demand Audiences Watching?

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Producers are struggling with the lack of transparency in the new distribution landscape. It is difficult to see how a film has performed in Video on Demand and there has been no significant analysis into what types of films are best suited to VOD. Until now. Pulling together data from a number of sources we have been able to look at what VOD audiences want to watch, and how this compares with other media. We have grouped films into four categories: • Thrilling, covering horror, thriller ...
 

$5 Billion of New Films and Projects at AFM !

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AFM attracts all Film Buyers: Theatrical Distributors, DVD Distributors, VOD Platforms, Cable & Satellite Channels, Broadcasters, Content Aggregators - Licensees from every media.   Buyers Page       BUYER PAGE     ...
 

Sales companies attending AFM 2016 Exhibitors List A to Z

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Check the list of sales companies exhibiting at AFM 2016 http://americanfilmmarket.com/exhibitor-list/     ...
 

AFM 2016 Screening Schedule Now Available

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More than 300 films, including 70+ world premiers and 250+ market premiers will screen at AFM 2016 from 350+ sales companies from 50+ countries. See the full schedule now.  The AFM 2016 Screening Schedule is available at TheFilmCatalogue. ...
 
 

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> AFM DAILIES & PREVIEWS  American Film Market | November 2 - 9, 

Ballad in Blood, produced by Massimo Esposti for Bell Film and distributed worldwide by TVCO premieres at AFM

 
BALLAD IN BLOOD  by Ruggero Deodato   American Premiere AFM 2016 Screening at Monica Film Center 3, Nov. 3 at 3pm Ballad in Blood, produced by Massimo Esposti for Bell Film and distributed worldwide by TVCO, marks the great return behind the camera of Ruggero Deodato, historic leading Italian horror director. His past films, like Cannibal Holocaust, just to name one, have been sold all over the world and have become "cult movies". Ballad in Blood intends to revive tho...
 

AFM 2016 OneEyedFilms Lineup

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    La Fille Aux Deux Visages / Dir Roman Serir / France / 2016  Horror Thriller Film Noir Clarisse visits Marc’s stylish mansion for the first time. Marc is a mysterious, sophisticated plastic surgeon, they are dating and Clarisse spends the night with him The following morning she if found drugged, handcuffed and Marc’s hostage.    Marc has a plan, his obsession is to...
 

Palatin Media Acquires Interest in Kinostar Filmverleih

 
Palatin Media Film- & Fernseh GmbH of Munich has taken a 25.1% stake in Kinostar Filmverleih GmbH. Palatin acquired the shares from Kinostar Theater GmbH.   In addition to acting as CEO of Palatin, Bernd Schlötterer will join the Stuttgart-based film distributor’s management team as a further managing director.   As one of the top ten independent film companies in Germany, Kinostar Filmverleih GmbH specializes in the distribution of Hollywood films, German and Turkis...
 

TriCoast Worldwide introduces THRESHOLD - Female Lead Thriller

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After the unexpected death of their adopted son, a young couple's love is put to the test. When a strange woman shows up in the middle of the night with uncanny information about their dead son and an apocal...
 

AFM 2016 FANTASTIC FILMS INTERNATIONAL Lineup

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FANTASTIC FILMS INTERNATIONAL presents the following theatrical feature films and TV series: (more details at: www.fantasticfilmsinternational.com.  Ask for your Password for ONLINE SCREENING of  completed features).   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 FRI...
 

Cast of director Fritz Mitchell’s “It’s Time,” announced

 
Mt. Philo Films announced today the cast of director Fritz Mitchell’s “It’s Time,” based on the heartwarming and true story of Roy Lee “Chucky” Mullins and Brad Gaines. Emmy-nominated Pierson Fode´ (“The Bold and the Beautiful”) will star as Brad and Sedale Threatt Jr. (“Roots”, “Hap and Leonard”) will star as Chucky, with newcomer Bradford Gaines Jr. (son of Brad Gaines) as young Brad and Timmy Richardson (Tyler Perry...
 

AFM 2016 Line up from Digital Film CloudNetwork

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    Get ahead of the competition  Search the newest available titles, request screeners, and kickstart your AFM.   Click on the images below to see the entire selection of available titles. To access the screeners, simply request access on the film profile.   ...
 

 

Evolutionary Films acquires Rights to Let Me Go

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  Evolutionary Films, the London based sales and production company, have been appointed as international sales agent to represent the feature film LET ME GO, a powerful and deeply moving drama starring BAFTA nominated Juliet Stevenson CBE (Bend it Like Beckham, Truly Madly Deeply), Jodhi May (Last of the Mohicans, The Other Boleyn Girl), Lucy Boynton (Sing Street, Life in Squares), Karin Bertling (The Bridge, Wallander) and Stanley Weber (The First Day of the Rest of Your Life, Not Anot...
 
 

Evolutionary Films acquires Rights to Let Me Go

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  Evolutionary Films, the London based sales and production company, have been appointed as international sales agent to represent the feature film LET ME GO, a powerful and deeply moving drama starring BAFTA nominated Juliet Stevenson CBE (Bend it Like Beckham, Truly Madly Deeply), Jodhi May (Last of the Mohicans, The Other Boleyn Girl), Lucy Boynton (Sing Street, Life in Squares), Karin Bertling (The Bridge, Wallander) and Stanley Weber (The First Day of the Rest of Your Life, Not Anot...
 

Devilworks has revealed its slate for the forthcoming American Film Market (Nov 2-9)

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Lin e-up includes Australian thriller The Suicide Theory and US crime film Criticsized. Genre specialist Devilworks has revealed its slate for the forthcoming American Film Market (Nov 2-9). The line-up includes Australian thriller The Suicide Theory, which the company is repping for international sales following its release on Netflix US. Directed by Dru Brown, the film follows a man who, after failing to commit suicide, pays a hitman to kill him. When that endeavo...
 

Cinestaan bows distribution unit with Busan and London tale MIRZYA

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"In MIRZYA echoes from Romeo and Juliet" The New York Times "Gulzar and Mehra cultivate the beauty that inspires love" The Guardian "Debutantes Harshvardhan Kapoor, Saiyami Kher and Anuj Chaudhary shine in action-romance MIRZYA" Forbes A Romantic Indian Drama, telling a timeless folktale about star-crossed lovers, played out in two parallel worlds, one real, one fantastical. As our lovers grapple with forces that seek to keep them apart, they discover that on...
 

TVCO Distribution exhibiting at AFM 2016

 
2 market premieres and more feature films at AFM this year.    Ballad in Blood (Sitges Film Festival, Slash Film Festival, Strasbourg Film Festival, Rojo Sangre Film Festival,  Buenos Aires)  by cult horror director Ruggero Deodato - Screening @  Monica Film Center on Nov. 3  at 3 pm    Babylon Sisters  by Gigi Roccati (Rome film festival) - Screening @ Monica Film Center on Nov. 4th at  1pm.     TVCO is exhibiting ...
 

New art work for our horror film "Harbinger" from TomCat Films/Summer Hill Films

 
We are proud to present you the new art work for our horror film "Harbinger". Harbinger has been successful in several film festivals such as San Antonio Film Festival 2016, Cine Las Americas International Film Festival and has won the Silver Remi award at the 49th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival.  See also a TV interview of the Director Cody Duckworth here. Harbinger is availab...
 

Diane Keaton Will Receive The 45th AFI Life Achievement Award

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Actress, icon and legend Diane Keaton — one of the most beloved leading ladies in American film — will be the recipient of the 45th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film. The award will be presented to Keaton at a Gala Tribute on June 8, 2017, in Los Angeles, CA. ...
 
 
 

FilmStruck, Turner's first domestic subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service, launches on October 19.

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  Turner's New Subscription Service Features  the Largest Streaming Library of Contemporary & Classic Arthouse, Indie, Foreign & Cult Films   The Criterion Channel Premium Add-On Tier Offers Unlimited Access to the World-Renowned Criterion Collection   Three Different Subscription Plans Available for a Film-Lover's Paradise  On Amazon Fire TV, Web, iOS & Android Devices     Global media company Turner announced...
 

AFM 2016 Halloween titles from Amadeus Entertainment 

 
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AFM 2016 Free Stone Productions Lineup

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First Run Features announced today the acquisition of Garrett Zevgetis’ documentary Best and Most Beautiful Things

 
Film to be released in theaters, December 2016     First Run Features announced today the acquisition of Garrett Zevgetis’ documentary Best and Most Beautiful Things, a unique coming-of-age story that celebrates outcasts everywhere. Produced by Zevgetis (A Mercenary Tale), Ariana Garfinkel (Trumbo), Jeff Consiglio (Twinsters) and Jordan Salvatoriello (Graceland Girls), the film is executive produced by K...
 

Tricoast brings ShoreBreak

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If Sports and Lifestyle documentaries interest you, check SHOREBREAK with you - both the feature documentary and the TV series (which can be licensed separately). The doc centers on daredevil photographer Clark Little, an icon in the surfing community for his stunning "shorebreak" photography (1.8 million Instagram followers). It's a heart pounding plunge into the waves - and the life of the man who best captures them. ...
 

SC Films International - Current Slate atAFM

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AFM 2016 SC Films will be attending American Film Market 2016 from November 2nd - 9th, Loews #650. P  We will be screening four films, animation titles: BIG FISH & BEGONIA (3D/Chinese BO smash $85,000,000), John H. Williams CHARMING (3D/Featuring original music from Demi Lovato and Sia), OZZY (Disney Spain release) plus sci-fi action...
 

Top 10 Reasons to Attend AFM 2016

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American Film Market | November 2 - 9, 2016 | Santa Monica         There are many reasons 8,000+ filmmakers, producers, writers and other industry professionals from 80+ countries converge at AFM every November. We have prepared a list of the top 10 – check it out by clicking link below.           &...

 

What Are Video on Demand Audiences Watching?

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Producers are struggling with the lack of transparency in the new distribution landscape. It is difficult to see how a film has performed in Video on Demand and there has been no significant analysis into what types of films are best suited to VOD. Until now. Pulling together data from a number of sources we have been able to look at what VOD audiences want to watch, and how this compares with other media. We have grouped films into four categories: • Thrilling, covering horror, thriller ...
 

$5 Billion of New Films and Projects

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AFM attracts all Film Buyers: Theatrical Distributors, DVD Distributors, VOD Platforms, Cable & Satellite Channels, Broadcasters, Content Aggregators - Licensees from every media.   Buyers Page       BUYER PAGE     ...
 

Sales companies attending AFM 2016 Exhibitors List A to Z

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Check the list of sales companies exhibiting at AFM 2016 http://americanfilmmarket.com/exhibitor-list/     ...
 

AFM 2016 Screening Schedule Now Available

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More than 300 films, including 70+ world premiers and 250+ market premiers will screen at AFM 2016 from 350+ sales companies from 50+ countries. See the full schedule now.  The AFM 2016 Screening Schedule is available at TheFilmCatalogue. ...
 

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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

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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
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