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Edge signs acclaimed ‘Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe”

  Edge Entertainment proudly presents the acquisition of Maria Schrader’s critically acclaimed Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe. The Film World Premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, and will receive its release in 2017.  Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe follows the years in exile in the life of Stefan Zweig, one of the most read German-language writers of his time. Having to escape the Nazi regime in his homeland Austria, Zweig travels between Buenos Aires, New York and ...

ITN at AFM 2016

MOONTRAP: TARGET EARTH       90 min. Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi. HD. 2016. Complete.  Cast: Sarah Butler (I Spit on Your Grave), Charles Shaughnessy (The Nanny), Damon Dayoub (Stichers...

NANA A Transgenerational Documentary on Tolerance World Premiering at St Louis Festival

NANA  A transgenerational documentary on tolerance presented at the St. Louis International Film Festival November 6 All Rights Available - the film is ready for the festival circuit.  For more information and to request a screener :  please contact info@dyamantpictures.com | (917) 861 5035   A relevant and moving film will be making its world premiere at the St. Louis International Film Festival: NANA – a transgenerational documentary ...

EuropaCorp Joins ANEW, Nippon Television and Depth of Field to Finance and Produce ‘Shield of Straw’

  Los Angeles and Tokyo – October 24, 2016 –  EuropaCorp is partnering with the global entertainment studio All Nippon Entertainment Works (ANEW), Japanese partner Nippon Television (Nippon TV) and Chris and Paul Weitz’s production company Depth of Field, to develop, finance and produce the English-language remake of the Japanese thriller, Shield of Straw, it was announced today by EuropaCorp President Lisa Ellzey and ANEW’s CEO Sandy Climan and Senior Vice P...

AFM 2016 UDI in Santa Monica

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UDI will bring to Santa Monica Click here for full line up     in production : zombillenium by Arthur de Pins & Alexis Ducord  3D animation - france, belgium - 2017   Zombillenium is an amusement park like no other : only genuine werewolves, vampires, zombies, and other citizens of the undead community are employed there… for eternity. One day, Hector, a young compliance officer, comes to control the park's safety and threatens to shut it...

AFM 2016: Justin Chadwick/ The Exchange brings Pandas to AFM

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Brian O'Shea, The Exchange CEO, announced today that director, Justin Chadwick will be helming the epic sweeping adventure: THE LADY AND THE PANDA. Chadwick's notable credits include Sony's THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, BBC Films' THE FIRST GRADER and Weinstein's MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM and the upcoming TULIP FEVER. THE LADY AND THE PANDA is a UK / Chinese co-production, produced by Academy award nominee Laura Bickford (TRAFFIC, BEASTS OF NO NATION) and Michelle Qi, Europe C...

Pure Flix / Quality Flix introduces 'The Case For Christ' Based on a Best Selling Book

Feature film adaptation of Lee Strobel’s best selling book (10-15MM copies sold). When an atheist reporter for the Chicago tribune learns his wife has become born again, he sets out to prove Christianity is a cult by interviewing leading apologists, only to discover the truth for himself.   Mike Vogel Under The Dome, Cloverfield, The Help Erika Christensen ...

AFM 2016 Line up Fabrication Films

  Random Tropical Paradise (Comedy) Starring Bryan Greenburg (How to Make it in America, Prime, Friends with Benefits), Brooks Wheelan, Spencer Grammer, Joe Pantoliano   Synopsis: For Harry Fluder, life was working out exactly how he thought it was supposed to. He had a great job, loyal friends, and he was marrying the perfect girl. However, things go downhill fast on his wedding day when he finds his future bride and his "loyal" friend getting busy in the church just ...

AI Film announced that it will fully finance Craig Gillespie’s upcoming “I, Tonya" (Harding)

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AI Film announced today that it will fully finance Craig Gillespie’s upcoming, “I, Tonya”, with Sierra/Affinity to commence international sales at this year’s AFM. Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad, The Wolf of Wall Street) is in negotiations to star as American figure skater Tonya Harding as well as produce the edgy comedy, with Bryan Unkeless (The Hunger Games, Bright) for Clubhouse Pictures, Tom Ackerley for LuckyChap Entertainment and Steven Rogers already attached to prod...

Sales Executive Kristen Figeroid Joins BLOOM as President of International Sales & Distribution

BLOOM announced today that Kristen Figeroid is joining the team as the President of International Sales & Distribution.  Figeroid will report to Alex Walton and will oversee the international licensing and distribution of BLOOM’s growing film slate.    BLOOM’s Alex Walton said: “Kristen comes with great experience, she is a highly regarded sales agent and incredibly well-liked among buyers, producers, and agents.  She has a great eye for material and...

Neil Goetz New movie marketing company

Renowned entertainment industry research outfit Screen Engine/ASI (SE/ASI) and award winning motion picture marketing executive Neil Goetz have teamed up to launch The Engine Room as a strategic creative think tank.   The Engine Room’s initial clients include Sony, The Weinstein Company, Fox and Lionsgate. The company is currently working on a number of upcoming studio and independent feature film projects.   The Engine Room has been designed as the first resource of its kind...

Visual Effects master Paul Franklin (Inception, Interstellar) has come on to direct the action thriller Resurface

FIRST TITLE GREENLIT UNDER PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COVERT MEDIA AND BROKEN ROAD PRODUCTIONS   Visual Effects master Paul Franklin (Inception, Interstellar) has come on to direct the action thriller Resurface, it was announced today by Covert Media’s CEO Paul Hanson (District 9, W.) who is producing the film alongside Broken Road Productions’ Todd Garner (Knight and Day, True Memoirs of an International Assassin).   Written by Pete Bridges, writer of the upcoming Amblin En...

AFM 2016 Pre Roll

Follow us on the social networks and filmfestivals.com.                       Read this online I Promote Film to Festivals I Email us I Advertize in our AFM Newsletters and eBlasts I  Filmfestivals.com was established in 1995, over the years we became the premier link between film and festivals with 6.000 festivals listed, over 22 000 festival organizers conta...

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

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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

    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

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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

THRESHOLD           TRAILER       SYNOPSIS 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

  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...

AFM 2016 Lineup for Syndicate Media Group

      SYNDICATE MEDIA GROUP AFM - 2016     ...

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

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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

    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.   ...

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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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