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AFM Opens with New Buyers & Exhibitors, Panels & 400+ Screenings

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Thousands of global film industry players, including finance, production, sales and distribution executives will be in attendance for screenings, meetings, networking, panels, and to solidify deals on both completed films and thousands of projects destined to reach the audiences around the world. This marks the AFM’s 28th year in the city of Santa Monica.    The AFM will welcome at least 70 companies from 28 countries attending for the first time as buyers with the largest numb...
 

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60+ FILM COMMISSIONS, PRODUCTION SERVICES & FACILITIES SET FOR LOCATIONEXPO AT AFM NOVEMBER 3-6   LocationEXPO®, launched in 2017, will have an even bigger presence at this year’s American Film Market.  Taking place over four days of the market - November 3 - 6 - more than 60 Film Commissions, Government Agencies, Production Facilities and Services from around the globe with a combined offering of billions of dollars in production incentives, are confirmed t...
 

Updated AFM Program of Conferences

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CONFERENCES   AFM Conferences provide attendees with knowledge and insights from industry thought leaders, decision makers and experts. Access with a ticket or one of the following badges: Industry Plus, Executive Plus, Platinum or Buyer Plus.         The Global Perspective Friday, November 2     |     9:15am – 12:45pm     |   &nb...
 

Exhibitors at AFM 2018/ The A to Z

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  A24 Acort International Adler & Associates Entertainment Aegean Entertainment AFCNet (Asian Film Commissions Network) Alfred Image Works All Media Company All Rights Entertainment Altitude Film Sales AMBI Distribution American Cinema International AMP International APL Film Archstone Distribution Arclight Films Arizona Film Commission ARRI Media International Art of the Dead movie Art Pictures Studio ...
 

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Tau Tau presents her new black comedy caper NO ZUO NO DIE

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Berlin based Chinese film producer and director Tau Tau teams up with Ron Cobert at Sunscope Entertainment to bring to the market commercially viable feature films. Tau Tau is proud to present Sunscope Entertainment as a powerful distribution and marketing partner globally.
In the past a few years, Tau Tau has  has gained internationally recognition, co-producing, bringing western creative forces and Chinese elements together. Independently she produced feature films  such as Open Wound, winning multiple international awards. 

Tau Tau presents her new black comedy caper NO ZUO NO DIE in production. This original storyline is suitable for international audiences. We are accepting co-production, investment and pre-sale..

Take a meeting (November 1st and  November 5) with Tau Tau by email: tautau@originallumaxco.com
 

Terese Linden Kohn will launch her own sales agency, TALK Global Media, at AFM

 

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As an executive of numerous sales agency divisions over her career, Kohn led sales on companies’ feature film projects, acquisitions and libraries including content produced for Netflix, HBO, Showtime, Lifetime, ABC Family and The SyFy Channel.   She previously led growth and expansion of companies such as: MarVista Entertainment – where she maximized television sales revenue for a 3,000 hour library including episodic television series, animation, TV movies and feat...
 

Frontieres Finance and Packaging Forum 2019 calling for projects

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Call for Projects Now Open Frontières Finance & Packaging Forum  February 14-16 2019 Helsinki, Finland Submission Deadline:November 30, 5pm EST Ouverture de l’appel à projets Forum de financement et développement Frontières  14 au 16 février 2019 Helsinki, Finlande Date limite de soumission: le 30 novembre, 17h HNE   ...
 

Tiberius Film acquires the Thriller LAST RAMPAGE with Robert Patrick and further Film Highlights

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  Munich, October 30th, 2018. In the lead-up to the American Film Market AFM 2018 in Los Angeles, Tiberius Film gives notice of several top-class purchases. In addition to the action thriller LAST RAMPAGE starring Robert Patrick and Heather Graham, the Munich-based, independent film distributer secured the rights to Bruce Willis’ new action movie 10 MINUTES GONE, as well as the rights to the remarkable Russian motion picture T-34. The nerv-racking thriller LAST RAMPAGE tells the t...
 

SIR by Rohena Gera: an audience favorite in festivals worldwide

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        SIR Rohena Gera After winning the GAN FOUNDATION award at the 2018 Cannes Critic...
 

Mel Gibson, Charlie Hunnam and Eiza González to star in Tim Kirkby’s (“Fleabag,” “Brockmire,” “Veep”) Waldo.

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Academy Award® winner Mel Gibson (Braveheart, Hacksaw Ridge), Charlie Hunnam (“Sons of Anarchy,” King Arthur: Legend of the Sword) and Eiza González (Baby Driver, upcoming Welcome to Marwen) are attached to star in Tim Kirkby’s (“Fleabag,” “Brockmire,” “Veep”) Waldo. The action-packed thriller follows brilliant ex-detective gone rogue: Charlie Waldo, and is based on the novel Last Looks a razor-sharp, exquisitely paced, compellin...
 

25 European Oscar­ Entries highlighted by EFP's LA Screenings

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From upper left to lower left clockwise: I Am Not A Witch (UK), Dogman (Italy), Woman at War (Iceland), and I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians (Romania). download the image here EFP's LA SCREENINGS - Oscar­ Entries From Europe will take place from November 7 - 20, 2018. For the first time, EFP (European Film Promotion) will be screening 25 European Oscar­ entries at two venues - the Dick Clark Screening Room and the La...
 

Japan Pavilion Exhibitor and Product Lineup

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  The Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO) is proud to announce the exhibitors joining us as part of our Japan Booth at the American Film Market 2018. The Japan Booth will be located on the 5th floor of Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Arcadia Ballroom A. Our diverse group of participants ranging from Japanese anime studios to independent film sales companies, guarantee a unique selection gathered all in one room for your convenience and shopping ease. Also for the first...
 

See you all at the Legacy's AFM Party?

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We at filmfestivals.com look forward to attending (so much fun) and taking some ambiance pictures! See you there! For five years, Legacy’s Annual Market Party, has attracted filmmakers with a range of fascinating trailers of TV show pilots, independent features, shorts, documentaries and animated films that are featured at the event. These trailers are shown to all in attendance during the Trailer Spotlight hour. Local southern California Filmmakers and filmmakers from abroad are able ...
 

Brand New INTL Titles from Breaking Glass Pictures@ AFM

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    *Titles below are available in most countries excluding US         BEYOND THE NIGHT           Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thr...
 

THE LONG DUMB ROAD LA Screening | Women Under The Influence by Director Hannah Fidell, stars Jason Mantzoukas, Tony Revolori

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  THE LONG DUMB ROAD will premiere in LA November 1, 2018   From writer-director Hannah Fidell (A Teacher, 6 Years ) and co-writer Carson D. Mell ("Silicon Valley," “Tarantula”) comes a comedy of transformation, discovery and maturity set on the road between Austin and Los Angeles. When college-bound teenager Nat (Tony Revolori) offers itinerant 30-something mechanic Richard (Jason Mantzoukas) a ride during a stop-over in small-town Texas, neither o...
 

Billy Bob Thornton will interview Chinese box-office sensation Xu Zheng at the U.S.-China Entertainment Summit

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Acclaimed actor and filmmaker Billy Bob Thornton has joined the line up of exceptional speakers at Asia Society Southern California”s U.S.-China Entertainment Summit on October 30th at the Skirball Cultural Center. He will partake in a highly anticipated conversation with this year’s honoree, acclaimed Chinese actor, writer, director and producer Xu Zheng. Billy Bob Thornton has been delighting audiences around the globe with his acting, writing and directing.  He won an Acad...
 

How Thailand can save you money on your next production - AFM2018

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  THAILAND - for PRODUCTION, POST-PRODUCTION and ANIMATION / VFX       Thailand's production studios are bringing some great films to AFM 2018.   But we're also bringing three Thai companies to AFM which represent the highest standards of production, post-production and animation/VFX   Question: HOW DO YOU INCREASE ...
 

Flame Node at AFM 2018

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  Flame Node Entertainment Ltd. will be at the American Film Market from Tuesday, October 31st to Tuesday, November 6th to make an appointmen...
 

Archstone Distribution lineup in AFM

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    Archstone will be located at LOEWS hotel, 7th Floor, Malibu Suite  ...
 

AFM Blood Bags Trailer from Devilworks

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        AFM (EXCLUSIVE) BLOOD BAGS&...
 

Film Eagle Without Wings With A Woman At the center of the story!

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Today when having women in films is more important than ever we bring to AFM Eagle Without Wings, inspired in the life of Tawana Williams, better known the Hope Coach, with an already important established niche audience. This is a film about a heroine at the center of the story.   Based on the book “UNarmed But Dangerous”, Eagle Without Wings, combines all the key elements of a commercial drama: perseverance, determination, betrayal, racism, disability, passion, love and re...
 

Oscar® Nominee Dev Patel (Lion, Slumdog Millionaire) will direct and star in action revenge film MONKEY MAN.

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Endeavor Content is handling worldwide sales and will present the project to buyers at AFM. Developed with the assistance of S’ya Concept, the script is written by Patel, Paul Angunawela. and John Collee (upcoming Hotel Mumbai, Happy Feet, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World). Basil Iwanyk (John Wick, Sicario) of Thunder Road is producing along with Xeitgeist’s Joe Thomas (The Man Who Knew Infinity, upcoming Hotel Mumbai), Samarth Sahni (associate producer of Hotel Mum...
 

Studio 100 Film brings a varied line-up to this year’s AFM: With the movie “ON THE EDGE”

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Studio 100 Film brings a varied line-up to this year’s AFM: With the movie “ON THE EDGE” the international sales agency presents a brand-new project with substance and a strong message. During AFM 2018 Studio 100 Film can be found at Loews Hotel, Office #653.   In the animal world, everyone has heard of the BIG FIVE, but until now almost no one has heard of the Weird Five – the endangered animals the movie ON THE EDGE tells us about. The ...
 

2018 Korean Story & Webtoon in America to host a reception November 7

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15:00 ~ 20:00, Wednesday, 7th November 2018, InterContinental Los Angeles Century City. ★★ RSVP is mandatory for business meeting arrangement and participation.     ...
 
 

Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles (Nov 6-20) Announces Programming, Actors, Filmmakers

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The 32nd Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, the largest showcase of Israeli cinema in the United States, will present from November 6th – 20th over 40 Israeli narrative films, documentaries, short films and television series as well as in-person appearances from more than 25 of today’s leading Israeli filmmakers and talent.  Along with hosting U.S. and west coast premiere showings, the Festival programming will include filmmaker tributes, its first ever co-presentation with ...
 

Screen Media has picked up international rights Sci-Fi/Action/Thriller:STRAY

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   Screen Media has picked up international rights to a high-energy Sci-Fi/Action/Thriller with huge production value:STRAY   STRAY begins as a seemingly standard homicide investigation, bringing Detective Murphy to discover a family with secret supernatural powers, and culminating in an action-packed finale. The film will have a Day-and-Date release in North America in Spring of 2019. It is ready ...
 
 

Seth Rogen and Michael Keaton set to star in King of the Jungle, a comedy to be directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa

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Seth Rogen (This is the End, The Disaster Artist) and Academy Award® nominee Michael Keaton (Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Spotlight) will star in King of the Jungle, a comedy to be directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (I Love You Phillip Morris) from a script by Golden Globe® and Emmy® Award winners Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. The film is based on a true story first published in Condé Nast’s Wired magazine by Joshua Davis. The film is...
 

Ariztical Entertainment Line Up at AFM

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  Ka Bodyscapes   WATCH TRAILER   Drama, LGBT / India / 99 minutes / Malayalam   Three young people, Haris, ...
 

WIDE AFM Line-up

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The Sixth Annual Cinema at the Edge Independent Film Festival returns to Santa Monica November 1- 4, a break from the AFM?

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Housed at the Edgemar Center for the Arts, nestled in the Frank Gehry designed complex on bustling Main Street in the beach town of Santa Monica, California, the Sixth Annual Cinema at the Edge Independent Film Festival presents films of all genres that feature a distinct vision, a unique voice or a challenge to what is expected and accepted in the medium. The larger film festivals all too often rally around a small group of films in a given season, and many high quality projects that don&rsqu...
 
 

 

Filming underway for WILDFIRE from Irish Director Cathy Brady

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Filming is underway on WILDFIRE, the highly anticipated feature debut from award-winning Irish director Cathy Brady (Morning, Small Change, Wasted) and a multi award-winning team of producers:  Tempesta Films’ Carlo Cresto-Dina (The Wonders -Cannes Jury Grand Prix, Happy As Lazzaro -  Cannes Best Script), Cowboy Films’ Charles Steel (Oscar and BAFTA-winning The Last King of Scotland, Marley) and Samson Films’ David Collins (Oscar and Sundance winner Once, Float Like A...

Vision Films at AFM with nex Line-Up

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2018 Media Access Awards Honors Media & Entertainment Trailblazers Advancing Disability Awareness & Inclusion

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 AGT Finalist & Comedian Drew Lynch & Actor Logan Browning to Co-Host Nov. 1st Ceremony, the Ultimate Annual Celebration of Diversity & Disability Inclusion   Easterseals will present this year’s Media Access Awards for the first time as the event moves its gala breakfast Nov. 1 to The Beverly Hills Hotel. The awards broaden the definition of inclusion and this year’s event marks the beginning of a new era for the annual ceremony, which pays tribute to entert...
 

Animated feature WAR OF THEIR WORLDS from SC Films to launch sales at AFM

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  Gnome Alone and The Nut Job director Peter Lepeniotis will direct WAR OF THEIR WORLDS. Stephen Meier (Around the World in 80 Days: Reef 3) has written the screenplay. The film is set for delivery late 2020.  SC Films has worldwide sales rights. Producer Simon Crowe, CEO of SC Films said of the film, "This is an action-adventure with lots of hum...
 
 

Two films from top Thai studios available for pre-sale at AFM 2018

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  NEW FILMS FOR AFM 2018 Today, we feature two films from top Thai studios that are eagerly awaited in Thailand, and now available for pre-sale internationally.     ...
 

First look image released from Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s NORMAL PEOPLE, starring Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson

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The first look image has been released from Lisa Barros D’Sa and Glenn Leyburn’s NORMAL PEOPLE, starring Lesley Manville and Liam Neeson, based on the script by celebrated Irish playwright Owen McCafferty. NORMAL PEOPLE is a Canderblinks Films and Out of Orbit production, produced by the BAFTA award-winner and BFI Vision Awardee 2016, Brian J. Falconer for Out of Orbit, David Holmes for Canderblinks Films and Piers Tempest for Tempo Productions.   Joan and Tom have been marrie...
 
 

'Filming in Thailand' - The latest news on international production in Thailand

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  FILMING IN THAILAND       Latest issue out now!   The latest news of what's happening in Thailand!   How to get hold of the new 'Filming in Thailand' guidebook.   The Thailand Inbound Roadshow - Come and ...
 

FSS for 18 European films / 13 companies at the EUROPE! UMBRELLA

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EUROPE! Ready for Business at the AFM 2018   100 Things starring German box office champions Matthias Schweighöfer and Florian David Fitz (Picture Tree International) EFP (European Film Promotion) is highlighting European cinema at the upcoming American Film Market (31 October - 7 November) by granting FILM SALES SUPPORT (FSS) for the promotion and marketing of 18 European films totalling more than €51,000 and by running the EUROPE! UMBREL...
 
 
 

Katie Holmes to Star in STXFilms / Lakeshore Entertainment's New Horror Thriller Feature THE BOY 2

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KATIE HOLMES TO STAR IN STXfilms / LAKESHORE ENTERTAINMENT’S NEW HORROR-THRILLER FEATURE, “THE BOY 2”,   The sequel will follow on from the 2016 hit, ‘The Boy’    STXfilms, a division of STX Entertainment, and Lakeshore Entertainment have today announced their latest joint venture, The Boy 2, a follow up to the successful horror-thriller feature The Boy (2016), which starred Lauren Cohan and Rupert Evans. Katie Holmes (Batman Begins, Phone Booth...
 
 

4K titles from House of Films at the AFM

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      In addition to 4K titles, our line up also includes: Oscar qualified films Commercial films, thrillers, action, horror ★Star cast, including 2018 Emmy winning Best Actor Darren Criss & Cannes winning&...
 

Magnolia Pictures International - AFM Lineup 2018

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Dear Friends and Colleagues,  Magnolia Pictures International is Attending AFM Lorna Lee Torres - Head of International Sales Catalina Ramirez Chaves - International Sales Manager Oct 31- Nov 6, 2018 Loews Santa Monica - Office 547       ...
 

Reel Suspect from a distance

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We are not attending AFM, but if you are reading this text, you would probably be interested in our end of the year titles and in our Festival Favorites of 2018. Our newest acquisitions will drive you crazy.        USA / 2018 / DRAMA / 91 MIN   A beautiful actress struggles to connect with her disfigured co-star on the set of a European auteur's English-language debut. DIRECTED BY : Aaron Schimberg CAST : Jess Weixler, Adam Pearson, ...
 
 

Rupert Friend will star in Separation, directed by William Brent Bell and written by Nick Amadeus and Joshua Braun.

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 SEPARATION Produced by Yale Productions and Rainmaker Films Rupert Friend will star in Separation, directed by William Brent Bell and written by Nick Amadeus and Joshua Braun.  The film is produced by Bell together with Yale Productions’ Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, Russ Posternak and Jesse Korman, and RainMaker’s Clay Pecorin and Russell Geyser.   Executive producers are Seth Posternak and Dennis Rice.  Yale Productions’ Jon Keeyes serves a...
 

Steven Berkoff to star in a 21st Century take on Goethe's 'Faust'

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Steven Berkoff Announced as star of The Last Faust, Goethe’s Epic Play Re-Imagined for the Big Screen by Pop-Expressionist Artist, Philipp Humm  Berkoff stars in The Last Faust as 'Dr Goodfellow'   teven Berkoff will be starring in The Last Faust, Goethe’s epic play re-imagined for the big screen by pop-expressionist artist, Philipp Humm. Berkoff will play Faust's successor, Dr Goodfellow, whose narratorial perf...
 

LATC Announces New International Opportunities in Los Angeles for Audiovisual Industry Professionals

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This year, in addition to its traditional and updated Global Film & TV Program in Los Angeles, the Latin American Training Center announces a new International Representation Office at the American Film Market-AFM, the world’s most prestigious audiovisual market.  The LATC Representation Office will offer huge international visibility for films, documentaries, TV series and projects in development seeking sales, licensing, distribution and coproduction at the AFM, which...
 

Cental Partnership Sales House 2018 AFM Line Up

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  BABA YAGA: TERROR OF THE DARK FOREST  a new horror from Oscar-nominated producers and the director of   THE BRIDE and THE MERMAID. LAKE OF THE DEAD Horror, Mystery | Q3 2019 Post-Production  A young family move into a new apartment on the edge of town and hire a nanny to look after their newborn daughter. After gaining the trust of the young parents, the nanny begins scaring their young daught...
 

Voltage Pictures will be handling foreign sales on Guy Nattiv’s Skin starring Jamie Bell, Vera Farmiga and Danielle McDonald

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Voltage Pictures will be handling foreign sales on Guy Nattiv’s Skin starring Jamie Bell, Vera Farmiga and Danielle McDonald, it was announced today by company President and COO Jonathan Deckter. The film premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival where it won the FIPRESCI Price and received strong reviews (currently 100% on Rotten Tomatoes), as well as awards buzz for Bell. A24 / DIRECTV acquired the film for North American distribution.   Inspired by true e...
 

mk2 films - Focus: Catherine Deneuve

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Voltage Pictures Boards International Sales on Maven Pictures and Oren Moverman's "SKIN"

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  VOLTAGE PICTURES BOARDS INTERNATIONAL SALES ON MAVEN PICTURES AND OREN MOVERMAN'S “SKIN”   GUY NATTIV’S TIFF AWARD WINNING FILM STARS JAMIE BELL, VERA FARMIGA AND DANIELLE MCDONALD Voltage Pictures will be handling foreign sales on Guy Nattiv’s Skin starring Jamie Bell, Vera Farmiga and Danielle McDonald, it was announced today by company President and COO Jonathan Deckter. The film premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film ...
 
 

LATC Announces its Film, TV Series and Project Line-up for American Film Market 2018

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This year LATC is pleased to announce a highly-diversified, international film, TV Series and project line-up for the 2018 American Film Market-AFM in Los Angeles.  Content originates from Australia, Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Italy, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Spain and the US, and may be viewed on The Film Catalogue. The LATC Representation Office generates huge global visibility for producers, writers and directors seeking sales, licensing, distribution, coproduction or ...
 
 

First trailer and poster for Howard J Ford's 'Adventure Boyz', speeds it's way to AFM!

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In the vein of 'The Goonies', meets 'Home Alone' with the additional thrills of speedway racing, BMX, criminal gangs and more, 'Adventure Boyz' is a family film like no other!   From Multi Award winning Director  HOWARD J FORD   whose previous film's include National Film Award Winner ‘Never Let Go’ (Sony Pictures, US, Icon Film Distribution UK), and global success in horror (‘The Dead’, & 'The Dead 2, In...
 

Geena Davis and Joan Chen have joined the cast of Voltage Pictures and Freckle Films’ Eve, starring Jessica Chastaing

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Joan Chen(Judge Dredd, Lust Caution) and Academy Award-winner Geena Davis (The Accidental Tourist, Thelma and Louise) have joined the cast of Voltage Pictures and Freckle Films’ upcoming feature EVE. The character driven action-drama stars Academy Award-nominee Jessica Chastain, and is being directed by Tate Taylor (The Help, The Girl on the Train).   In addition to Chastain, Chen and Davis join Golden Globe-winner Colin Farrell (The Lobster, Seven Psychopaths, Minority Report),...
 
 

Monarch Films, Inc. Official AFM Slate

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Ann Huang Line Up for AFM

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Ann Huang "Over the past few years, my production studio, Saffron Splash Media , made three award-winning experimental shorts, as well as a fourth currently in post-production. The short films are based on surrealist poems inspired by my dreams which I wrote and published. These films have an intricate and intrinsic relationship with meta-cinema. As many film enthusiasts are aware, the use of meta-cinema in film is analogous to metafiction in literature.
 

Embracing Meta-Cinema through Experimental Short Films by Ann Huang

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When I was young, the idea of connecting meta-cinema with my dreams felt like an impossible task. Over the past few years, I made four experimental shorts. My short films are based on surrealist poems I’ve written which were inspired by my dreams. It wasn’t until these films were completed that I became confident enough to talk about the relationship between meta-cinema and my dreams. Recently, I began embracing meta-cinema through my experimental short films.
So what is meta-cinema?...

 

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About American Film Market Dailies

Prewitt Jean
(IFTA)

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
8,000+ industry professionals
2,000+ new films and projects
1,000+ production companies
400+ distributors
540+ films screened
100+ world premiers 
70+ countries represented
50+ thought leaders speaking
7 days of networking activities
1 beachfront campus that covers it all

Our AFM Newsletters run each day with three bumper pre roll editions and a wrap edition:  

2019 Complete Coverage

2018 FULL HIT STORY TOLD IN 8 EPISODES

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
AFM 2014:   Newsletters  N°1 N°2 N°3 N°4 N°5 N°6 N°7 N°8

 


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