AFM Newsletter November 8
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Distribution Conference 9:15am – 10:45am Working with Sales Agents To reach the global audience, an independent producer’s best ally is their international Sales Agent. Our panel of experts will discuss how to find and work with the right Sales Agent. Moderator Clay Epstein, President, Film Mode Entertainment Initial Panelists David Lancaster, Producer, Rumble Films Douglas Mankoff, Producer...
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AFM Finance Conference II Quotes: Producing Studio Films with Independent Budgets
PRODUCING STUDIO FILMS WITH INDEPENDENT BUDGETS– QUOTES: Paul Hanson CEO, Covert Media PreviousNext Close Paul Hanson, CEO of Covert Media “There’s a lot of doom and gloom but our experience has been that if we have something that’s real and its rational in terms of the pricing and budget, then yes, we’re still getting business done. There’s a great thirst at international distribution level for high q...
AFM Finance Conference II Quotes: The Film Finance Matrix: From Script to Screen
Joe Chianese, EVP of EP Financial Solutions, Brian O’Shea, CEO of The Exchange, Shirley Davis, Senior Vice President of Physical Production at Alcon Entertainment, Stefan Lutje, Partner at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, and Adrian Ward, SVP & Division Manager of Entertainment Industries Division at Pacific Mercantile Bank, arrive at the American Film Market Finance Conference II: The Film Finance Matrix: From Script to Screen at the Fairmont Hotel on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in Santa M...
AFM Conference Quotes: Working With Talent Agents
Mark Ankner, Partner of Global Finance & Distribution at WME, Jessica Lacy, Partner/Head of International & Independent at ICM, Kevin Iwashina, Founder & CEO of Preferred Content, Rena Ronson, Partner/Head of Independent Film Group at UTA, and Maren Olson, Agent at CAA, arrive at the American Film Market Production Conference: Working with Talent Agents at the Fairmont Hotel on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision for IFTA/AP Images) &n...
AFM Conference Quotes: Producing for the Pre-Sales Marketplace
Eric Brenner, President of ETA Films, Tamara Birkemoe, President & COO of Foresight Unlimited, Tannaz Anisi, President of 13 Films, Paul Bales, Partner & COO of The Asylum, Caroline Couret-Delegue, Managing Director of Truffle Pictures, and Paul Hertzberg, President & CEO of CineTel Films, Inc., arrive at the American Film Market Production Conference: Producing for the Pre-Sales Marketplace at the Fairmont Hotel on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Pho...
American Film Market Roundtable - Distributing and Monetizing Feature Documentaries
Lise Romanoff, Managing Director/CEO Worldwide Distribution of Vision Films, Mike Runagall, Managing Director of Altitude Film Sales, and Kevin Iwashina, Founder & CEO of Preferred Content, speak at the American Film Market Roundtable - Distributing and Monetizing Feature Documentaries at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision for IFTA/AP Images) Lise Romanoff, Managing Director/CEO Worl...
The High Frontier the new survival thriller from OneEyedFilms
The High Frontier / Dir Wojciech Kasperski / Poland / 98’ / 2016 Genre Survival Thriller Austin Fantastic Fest Official Selection Audience Award, Best Music, Best Actor - Koszalin Film Festival Gdynia Film Festival Official Selection Special Jury mention - Krakow Off Camera Festival ‘’Slow-burning thriller… fabulous use of hostile natural environment… a powerf...
Mankoff, Producer...
The NAFCA (Nollywood African Film Critics Award) LA Nov 19
NAFCA Awards are prestigious awards for achievements in the film industry and The NAFCA Honors are awarded to recognize outstanding individuals whose professional careers have been marked by extraordinary personal and professional accomplishments. Honorees and winners are awarded the NAFCA Trophies, officially the Award of Merit that is much better known by its nickname NAFCA. The award was first presented in 2011 to President Nelson Mande...
Did you miss Covert Media poolside soiree at the Viceroy on Friday night
Covert Media hosted the second edition of its annual cocktail party at the Viceroy on Friday night ( Nov 4th) . CEO Paul Hanson and President of International Liz Kim Schwan greeted the 250 guests at the swinging event. The poolside soiree was attended by MCC’s Sasha Shapiro, actor Stephen Moyer, producer Michael Corrente, director Mitja Okorn, directors of Covert's upcoming YA thriller NEED Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann as well as buyers from many...
IM Global Television and IDW Entertainment will co-develop and co-produce action drama LD50
IM Global Television and IDW Entertainment will co-develop and co-produce action drama LD50, it was announced today by IM Global Television President Mark Stern. Created by Scott Dacko, who will executive produce and write the script, LD50 is an expansive, thought-provoking character-drama set in a world in which a virus has decimated the male population and created a tenuous balance between a small pocket of healthy people and the infected women who surround them. IDW Publishing, one of t...
Film Mode Entertainment Releases Their First Major Feature Film, ALLEYCATS
Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment debuts distribution-arm with the North American release of action-thriller, ALLEYCATS, on December 15, starring Eleanor Tomlinson, John Hannah, Sonoya Mizuno, John Lynch and Sam Keeley Click here to view the trailer Film Mode Entertainment is thrilled to announce their acquisition and release of ALLEYCATS, the new, adrenaline-pumped action-thriller produced by UK-based The Fyzz Facility and Misfits Entertainment and fe...
Quotes from the annual Pitch Conference
Quotes from the annual Pitch Conference, seeing a host of volunteers pitch their projects to a panel of experts including Virgin Produced’s Tobin Armbrust, and Independent Producer/Agent, Cassian Elwes. Producer Cassian Elwes, Pilar Alessandra, Instructor/Consultant of On The Page, and Tobin Armbrust, President of Virgin Produced, arrive at the American Film Market Pitch Conference at the Fairmont Hotel on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Dan Ste...
Film Constellation @ AFM with DOUBLE DATE
Meet innocent Jim, terrified of girls, and on a reluctant quest to prove his manhood the night before he turns 30. He and his cocky friend Alex think they’ve hit the jackpot when they meet the beautiful siblings Kitty and Lulu, who seem up for anything on a wild party-fuelled night. But little do they know that the femmes fatales want to make Jim lose much more than just his virginity… Getting laid has never been so bloody difficult. ...
Drama Line up from Summer Hill Films & TomCAT Films at AFM
DRAMA LINE-UP FOR AFM 2016 FROM SUMMER HILL FILMS & TOMCAT FILMS Canvas Drama Canvas is the story of an artist struggling to find a coherent aesthetic and balance his love for art, a woman, and his brother. Inspired by Vincent Van Gogh’s letters to his brother Theo, it is an epistolary piece set in modern day Chicago. Watch the trailer for "Can...
Production Conference sponsored by .film 9:15am – 10:45am Producing for the Pre-Sales Marketplace Pre-Selling to territorial Buyers is key to financing most independent films. What are they looking for? Which genres and talent? How do you set a budget that will reflect the marketplace? Discover which projects are most likely to sell globally before they are made. Moderator Paul Hertzberg, President &...
Andrew Lauren Productions (ALP) has partnered with Alcatraz Films, Pandora Film Produktion, The Apocalypse Films, and Madants to produce and finance "High Life”, the English-language debut of acclaimed French filmmaker Claire Denis. The film, which stars Robert Pattinson, Patricia Arquette and Mia Goth, is a sexy sci-fi thriller about convicts who trade in their jail time by agreeing to crew a dangerous mission to a black hole, set on an intergalactic ship designed by renowned visua...
AFM Roundtable - The Passion of the Film: From Inspiration to Release
Barbara Mudge, President & Founder of Worldwide Film Entertainment, Rich Peluso, Senior Vice President of AFFIRM Films, Cindy Bond, Founder & President of Mission Pictures, and Andrea Nasfell, Screenwriter of "Moms' Night Out", speak at the American Film Market Roundtable - The Passion of the Film: From Inspiration to Release at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision for IFTA/AP Images) ...
AFM Finance Conference II: Producing Studio Films with Independent Budgets
Richard Botto, Founder & CEO of Stage 32, Zanne Devine, EVP of Film & Television at Miramax, Paul Hanson, CEO of Covert Media, Mitchell Peck, Producer at Peck Entertainment, and Michael Ryan, Partner at GFM Films and Chairman of IFTA, speak at the American Film Market Finance Conference II: Producing Studio Films with Independent Budgets at the Fairmont Hotel on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. Michael Ryan, Partne...
American Film Market Arbitrator Breakfast at the Fairmont Nov. 5, 2016
American Film Market Arbitrator Breakfast at the Fairmont Hotel on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision for IFTA/AP Images) American Film Market Arbitrator Breakfast at the Fairmont Hotel on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision for IFTA/AP Images) ...
American Film Market Roundtable - Asian VOD
Sanjay Bachani, Managing Director at FilmKaravan LLC., Belsasar Lepe, Co-Founder & SVP of Products & Solutions for Ooyala, Fabio Lima, CEO of Sofa Digital, Liz Shackleton, Asia Editor for Screen International, and Felix Tsang, Sales & Acquisitions Manager for Golden Scene Co. Ltd., speak at the American Film Market Roundtable - Asian VOD at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision for IFTA/AP Images...
Roundtable: ‘Making an Impact: How Telling LGBT Stories Can Pay Off’
Ambiance Roundtable: ‘Making an Impact: How Telling LGBT Stories Can Pay Off’ featuring J. Todd Harris, Executive Producer, The Kids Are All Right; Melissa Coghlan, Producer, Below Her Mouth; Tina Mabry, Writer/Director/Producer, Queen Sugar; Mississippi Damned; and Cassian Elwes, Independent Producer/Agent, Dallas Buyers Club. Producer Melissa Coghlan, Producer J. Todd Harris, Lucy Mukerjee-Brown, Director of Programming of Outfest, Prod...
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Animation from Cinemall premiering at AFM: Nephilim and Picaroon & Pinky
Animaze 2017 submission now OPEN - Top 100 festivals voted 5 STAR
Animaze Montreal International Animation Film Festival (August 17 -20, 2017) www.animazefestival.com I Submit I Contact I Facebook
Animaze curates 12 hours of Canadian Animation Programming at Moscow Film Festival 2017
Ventana Sur Animation Pitching Projects Selection
John Cleese joins Samantha Bee and Martin Short in Eliott The Littlest Reindeer
WIZART’s new deals at the AFM:
DDI has sold SPARK to several territories.
Studio 100 Media Teams Up With Red Kite Animation For "Princess Emmy - The Movie"
Two new sections for Shorts at Annecy Festival
Cartoon Movie Set for Bordeaux next March....toast?
Cleese joins Samantha Bee and Martin Short in Eliott The Littlest ReindeerCharmed 3D 'Happily Ever After’ just got a little more complicated.
AMILA'S SECRET_Latest acquisition from Amadeus Entertainment
Studio 100 Film Presents First Teaser For "Maya The Bee 2 - The Honey Games"
'The Impossible Journey' is going to the American Film Market
LOVING VINCENT from BreakThru Films has already sold to over 20 distributors around the world
Studio 100 Film Brings The Brand New Animation Movie "Quixote's The Heirs Of La Mancha" at AFM 2016
Gold Valley Films International launches sales company at AFM
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The Exchange has closed a revolving line of credit funded by Pacific Mercantile Bank
DDI has sold out the world rights of THE ADVENTURE CLUB.
Newest action feature from Arclight Films stars Tony Jaa, Tiger Chen and Iko Uwais
Evolutionary Films brings you deep sea science fiction with OCEANUS: ODYSSEY ONE
Interest Peaks For the Film That Donald Trump Has Tried to Suppress 'You’ve Been Trumped Too'
Ventana Sur Animation Pitching Projects Selection
Sci-Fi and Action in "Genesis: Fall of the Crime Empire"! from TomCat Films/Summer Hill Films
Curtain Set To Rise On Hong Kong Day At AFM
Gold Valley Films International launches sales company at AFM
IMR International sells the international rights for Orlando Bloom’s S.M.A.R.T. Chase at the AFM
Chiara Gelardin and Claire Taylor join London Headquarters of Rocket Science
Money Making World Premiere Movies from Troma Entertainment, Inc. Available to the International Market
IM Global Television has signed an exclusive two year first-look TV deal with award-winning writer and producer David Goyer
Thomas Mann attached to Beef from The Exchange
Is it time to upgrade your Rights Management System?
Covert Media is announcing a new project for AFM, "Need" based on the highly popular YA novel of the same name
Studio 100 Film Brings The Brand New Animation Movie "Quixote's The Heirs Of La Mancha" at AFM 2016
Creepy Mystery Thriller available from Generation X Group for AFM 2016
15th Annual American German Copyright Law Summit hosted by the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA)
JOEY SCARPELLINO and JORDANA LAJOIE Join the Cast of Millennial “No Labels” Movie MORNING AFTER
367 exhibiting companies and more than 7,500 attendees from over 80 countries expected in Santa Monica
FILMSTRUCK: Turner and Criterion's new streaming service is LIVE!
Family Films for AFM 2016 From Summer Hill Films and TomCat Films
Dead Awake and AFM 2016 Lineup for Archstone Distribution
One Eyed FILMS AFM 2016 Lineup
Film Constellation AFM 2016 line-up
DDI has acquired worldwide sales rights of TRIPLE WORD SCORE
MUNDIAL 2016 AFM Line-Up
Roland Joffé’s THE FORGIVEN starring Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana Lands North American Distribution with Saban Films
Global Firm Greenberg Traurig Snags Role as Co-Presenting Sponsor of the AFM 2016 Conference Series
Real Big Hits AFM 2016 LINEUP
Brenton Thwaites has been cast as the lead of the action thriller Entry Level
DDI acquired worldwide sales rights of comedy feature RIPPED
Breakthrough Entertainment Heads to AFM With an Exciting Roster of Releases Highlighted by Two New Horror Features,
AFM business links with Asia continue to strengthen: 200 registrants from mainland China
Tiberius Film acquires James Franco’s FUTURE WORLD and further Highlights at the AFM 2016
Gerard Butler joins Scot Peter Mullan and Joe Alwyn for the psychological thriller Keepers by Cross Creek Pictures
Academy Award Nominee Tom Hardy to Star as Al Capone in Fonzo.
You were never here, New Title Available from Premiere Entertainment
Bruno Wu to speak at AFM
Rebecca Ferguson to star in The Lady And The Panda
THE WATERSHED by Annabel Soutar, Directed by Chris Abraham
Fundamental Films has picked up the spec script “Hummingbird” by John McClain
AFM Screening Line-Up Including World & Market Premiers
Conference updates and program at AFM
AFM Roundtables updates and program
AFM Exhibitor List Update
NANA A Transgenerational Documentary on Tolerance World Premiering at St Louis Festival
Shocking Thriller THE HARROW - New to Market AFM 2016
Scott Francis joins THX in the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer
Robert Redford and Casey Affleck joining The Old Man and the Gun. Rocket Science will handle internationals sales at AFM
MK2 introduces the Yiddish collection in 2K at AFM
AFM – Screen International Panel on VOD in Asia
Evolutionary Filmspicked up STRONGER THAN BULLETS, winner of Best Documentary Feature at Woodstock Festival
SAANSEIN - A romantic-horror franchise in the making?
All Rights Ent @ AFM // Updated Line up
AFM 2016 - Screen Media - Line-Up
Mundial AFM Screening: JEREMY
AFM Screenings: BALLAD IN BLOOD and BABYLON SISTERS
Face to Face with Germans
House of Film AFM line up
13 Films Hires Greg Schenz as Vice President
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice' documentary sparks White House recognition of the 1936 African-American Olympians
Anonymous by Archstone Pictures
Lin Oeding is confirmed to direct OFFICE UPRISING
VERSATILE Line up @ AFM 2016
Animation, Action, Disaster and Horror titles from Fantastic Films International at AFM
New Releases for AFM 2016 from SUMMER HILL FILMS & TOMCAT FILMS
Olga Kurylenko is set to star as the title character in the action packed crime thriller Jane Millen
European Umbrella Prominent platforms for deal making at the AFM
Eleeanora Images brings 4 titles to AFM 2016
Summerside International's film slate at AFM 2016
Edge signs acclaimed ‘Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe”
ITN at AFM 2016
Vision Films AFM 2016 Screening Schedule
EuropaCorp Joins ANEW, Nippon Television and Depth of Field to Finance and Produce ‘Shield of Straw’
AFM 2016 UDI in Santa Monica
AFM 2016: Justin Chadwick/ The Exchange brings Pandas to AFM
AFM 2016 TriCoast thrillers
Pure Flix / Quality Flix introduces 'The Case For Christ' Based on a Best Selling Book
AFM 2016 Line up Fabrication Films
AI Film announced that it will fully finance Craig Gillespie’s upcoming “I, Tonya" (Harding)
Dearest Sister Market Premiere at AFM from Raven Banner Entertainment
AFM 2016 Line up from Premiere Entertainment
Sales Executive Kristen Figeroid Joins BLOOM as President of International Sales & Distribution
Neil Goetz New movie marketing company
Visual Effects master Paul Franklin (Inception, Interstellar) has come on to direct the action thriller Resurface
