American Film Market Dailies

Over 60 Exhibiting Companies from 15 Countries New for 2018

The American Film Market® announced today additional speakers confirmed for its expanded programming of Conferences, Roundtables, Workshops, and Spotlight Events.  This year’s market is taking place October 31 – November 7 in Santa Monica. 

Joining The Global Perspective Conference are Milan Popelka, COO, FilmNation, John Friedberg, President of International Sales, STX Entertainment, Sasha Buhler, Head of Acquisitions, Constantin Film, Victoria Hadida, President, Metropolitan Filmexport, Syrinthia Studer, EVP, Worldwide Acquisitions, Paramount and Jeremy Kay, U.S. Editor, Screen International.  The Wall Street Journal’s Erich Schwartzel will moderate the opening discussion with film industry leaders Jean Prewitt President/CEO, Independent Film & Television Alliance® and Charles Rivkin Chairman/CEO, Motion Picture Association of America®.

Farhaad Virani, Amazon Studios, Eric Smith, Facebook, and Jonathan King, Participant Media have joined AFM® Roundtables.  Ashok Amritraj, Hyde Park Entertainment, Miranda Bailey, Cold Iron Pictures, Scott Edel, Loeb & Loeb, and Casting Director/Producer Heidi Levitt have been added to AFM Conference sessions.  See the full schedule and speaker list at americanfilmmarket.com/programs-events/.

AFM also announced today that at least 60 companies from 15 countries will be making their AFM debut as market exhibitors.  These companies come from all corners of the globe, including Australia, Canada, China, Finland, France, Hungary, Hong Kong, Japan, Mongolia, the Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Korea, the United Kingdom and United States.  The market is set to welcome over 400 exhibitors from more than 40 countries and overall participants from more than 80 counties. 

A sampling of new exhibiting companies for this year includes; Bona Film Group, Digital Content LLC, GloriaFX, Gravitas Ventures, Loco Films, Locus Corporation, Mandarin Motion Pictures Distribution Limited, Match Point, North of Two, Pink Parrot Media, Riki Group, Tangren Cultural Film Group, Vedado Communications, Viva Communications Inc., and Youku.