Every Fall, the Global Film Industry Converges in Santa Monica: Filmmakers, producers, directors and writers from around the world come to AFM to gain exposure, discover new projects and make deals. The American Film Market & Conferences is the largest motion picture trade fair in the world.
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Every Wednesday AFM 2020 Participants will receive by email two recorded sessions they might have missed.
We hope these continue to bring you actionable information that can be applied to your own projects and businesses as well as inspiration for your work during these challenging times. We encourage you to watch, share and discuss The AFM Sessions with your colleagues and peers.
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101 Films International, a member of the Amcomri Media Group, has secured worldwide distribution rights (excluding the US and UK) for the highly anticipated UK feature film, Running Naked.
Comedy drama Running Naked sees old wounds open up as cancer survivors Ben and Mark’s friendship is tested when a piece of news forces them to change their perspectives.
Directed by Victor Buhler (A Whole Lott More) the movie stars Matthew McNulty (The Syndi...
MSR Media Producer Philippe Martinez announced today that he will shoot the new comedy feature film One Year Off on the Caribbean island of Nevis. The film will be, directed by Brad Watson (Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop). The film is written by Kate Wood (Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop), Martinez (Father Christmas is Back), and Stewart Thomson (BBC’s show “The Break”) from an original idea by Martinez. Casting is underway for the ensemble comed...
AFM 2020 films are available to screen on AFM on Demand through March 31. More than 450 films are available from 200+ companies including:
Altitude Film Sales • Arclight Films • Artist View Entertainment • Blue Fox Entertainment • Cinema Management Group (CMG) • Distant Horizon • Epic Pictures Group • Film Mode Entertainment • Film Seekers • Filmax • GFM Film Sales • Goldcrest • Highland Film Group • House of Film • Indie R...
Jaewoo Kim has joined Myriad Pictures as Vice President, Distribution and Sales. Kim has come aboard as Myriad prepares for the European Film Market and Filmart. Jaewoo most recently served as Director of International Sales and Acquisitions at 13 Films, where she handled sales and distribution on films such as “The Current War” starring Benedict Cumberbatch and “Every Breath You Take” starring Casey Affleck.
Born and raised in South Korea, Jaewoo&rs...
After launching at the American Film Market last year it was announced today that the new London based sales outfit The Mise En Scène Company (MSC) has established a distribution deal with New York and European distributor SPI International which includes all six of MSCs titles.
SPI International/FilmBox is a global media company operating a diverse portfolio of 42 television channels and digital services on six continents. FilmBox being its flagship movie service, SPI is one o...
HanWay Films has closed international sales including a multi-territory deal with Universal Pictures Content Group, for award-winning director Phillip Noyce’s incredible true-crime love story Peggy Jo. The Universal Pictures Content Group deal includes; Benelux, German speaking Europe, Italy, Portugal, Scandinavia, Turkey, UK, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia, Czech & Slovak Republics, Hungary, Poland, Romania, CIS, Baltics, Israel, West Indies, South Africa, Hong Kong, Indian subcontinen...
North America's largest film market, which took place online from 9 to 13 November, saw significant deals for key Russian film, series, and animation makers. In total, twenty-five Russian content producers presented over 100 projects.
‘The major deals of Russian industry players at AFM have once again shown the high demand for various genres of Russian content across all continents. It's great that n...
Arclight Films is set to handle worldwide distribution rights for the new musical dramedy Seriously Red directed by Gracie Otto (The Last Impresario) from a script by Krew Boylan who also stars. The film’s ensemble cast also features Rose Byrne (Insidious, Twentieth Century Fox’s Spy, Universal Pictures’ Bridesmaids, Neighbors), Emmy Award winner Bobby Cannavale (HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” Ant-Man), and Daniel Webber (Netflix’s&nbs...
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Voltage Pictures has hired industry veteran Robert Burke as EVP marketing and distribution with immediate effect during AFM 2020 Online.
Burke, who launched Lakeshore Entertainment’s marketing division and subsequently ran consultancy Ten One Entertainment, reports directly to Voltage president and COO Jonathan Deckter.
He arrived at a busy time for the company, whose After We Collided is in release and has been a success story for the in...
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Introducing the10 major Russian companies attending MIP Cancun Online+ with their new series, films, TV formats and animation, most of them are already known in Latin America and Spanish-speaking countries - sci-fi movies, dramas and horrors from Russia traditionally present national industry on top TV channels, platforms and theatres around Latin America.
Delegation from Russia includes Central Partnership, NTV Broadcasting company, Sovtelexport, GPM ETV, Yellow,...
#BlackBear is an intriguing and unexpected comedic thriller starring #AubreyPlaza, #ChristopherAbbott and #SarahGadon. At a remote lake house in the Adirondack Mountains, a couple entertains an out-of-town guest looking for inspiration in her filmmaking. The group quickly falls into a calculated game of desire, manipulation, and jealousy, unaware of how dangerously intertwined their lives will soon become.
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World Premiere Concert from The Bluehouse Outfit USA
World Premiere Concerts: Mark Vennis & Different Place
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FRIDAY SESSIONS
8:00AM PST
Protecting and Increasing Your Revenue: How Do You Control Who Benefits from Your Content Online? Everything You Imagine In One Country: Colombia
9:30AM PST
DISTRIBUTION CONFERENCE - Session I
Working with Sales Agents
Keep Calm and Carry On Filming
11:00AM PST
DISTRIBUTION CONFERENCE - Session II
Deciphering Streaming Models & The Path to VOD Distribution
Shooting in Spain...
Fruity Robo
A heroic journey full of surprises. An intrepid orange named Chengliuxiang, recruited the help of a little boy Le Le, to help him free his friends and family from the evil mouse king.
Trailer:
Fruity Robo Trailer from Flame Node Entertainment on Vimeo.
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Strike Back Studios (a new joint venture between Realization Films, Public House Films, and Hideout Pictures), has announced their new president film veteran Noor Ahmed and that Strike Back Studios will next release “Howards Mill” a haunting documentary about an abandoned piece of farmland in rural Tennessee that may hold the key to multiple missing person cases spanning over forty years, which is being released to global audiences in March 2021. Currently, Strike Back Studios has ...
Please join us for the AFM Closing Night Happy Hour celebration and two World Premiere Concerts.
Day: Friday, Nov. 13
Time: 5:00p PST till….?
Stop by the Networking Pavilion with a drink to mix and mingle. All tables on all floors will be open for Happy Hour. Let your colleagues and new acquaintances know where to meet you for cheers and chat.
Visit Stage One and Stage Two to watch specially recorded, world premiere performances by Mark Vennis & Different P...
AFM Finance Conference 11/12/20 @ 12:30PM
Highlights from today’s AFM Production Conference: What's Working in the Pre-Sales Marketplace?
VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR REPLAY
Panelists
Kimberly Fox, Partner & Head of International Sales, MadRiver International
Jeffrey Greenstein, President, Millennium Media
Nat McCormick, EVP, Worldwide Distribution, The Exchange
Moderator
Jeremy Kay, Americas Editor, Screen International
What’s it like engagi...
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