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The 2013 American Film Market (AFM®) will wrap up its eight day run on Wednesday, November 13th with 779 buying companies, a 3% increase and an uptick in overall buyers (1,624). The AFM Conference Series, which launched two years ago, spoke to audiences of more than 700 daily.
Exhibitor attendance was on par from last year with 357 exhibitors from 33 countries. Attendance among exhibitor-affiliated participants (including their executives, producers, talent and guests) concluded a...
The 2013 American Film Market (AFM®) presented its final two sessions from the five day conference series focusing on distribution. The Distribution Conference featured two sessions focused on Video on Demand 2014 and Limited & Specialty Releases.
The first session, Video on Demand 2014, discussed the different VOD models and what it takes to succeed in this market. Moderated by Amy Friedlander Hoffman, Founder, Priority Digital Media. Panelists included Andy Bohn, Co...
The American Film Market (AFM®) presented the Marketing Conference by holding two sessions focused on Crowd Sourcing Your Audience and Demystifying Film Festivals.
The first session, Crowd Sourcing Your Audience, discussed how successful producers are discovering the latest tools to building and activating a target audience by using social media to aggregate potential audiences before and during production. The keynote address was given by Nicholas Gonda (Tugg In...
at the American Film Market, Mark Burnett & Adam Carolla gave keynote speeches discussing family value programming & crowdfunding. While Mark Burnett was on one side of the AFM campus telling a packed audience (at the Audio Studio at the Loews Hotel ) the role that GOD played in the creation and success of his series, 'The Bible,' Adam Carolla told the audience during his speech at the Production Conference "....And by the way I'm an Atheist" as...
Origin Releasing has acquired the rights at AFM to distribute the feature film, “THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU”, directed & produced by Andrea Fellers, co-produced by Casey Vandeventer, written by Amy Heidish and starring Jon Robert Hall (Glee), Kasia Pilewicz (America's Next Top Model), & Aimee-Lynn Chadwick (The Closer).
Brian Jaynes, COO Origin Releasing commented, “Andrea Fellers' THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU, is a perfect film to launch our new general audience cross over br...
On Sunday, November 10, 2013 American Film Market presented an INDUSTRY CONVERSATION The Passion of the Film: Family Value Programming in a Commercial World with a keynote address by Mark Burnett, Producer of The Bible.
The keynote was followed by a panel discussion moderated by Barbara Mudge, President, Worldwide Film Entertainment. Panelists included: David Bixler, SVP, Acquisitions & Production, MGM Worldwide Distribution, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,...
AFM acquisition is the debut doc from Swedish filmmaker
“A sweet and illuminating journey into cult cinema history.”
–Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter
“A sweet, inspiring story.” –Tom Huddleston, Time Out London
Film Movement (www.filmmovement.com) announces today the acquisition of THE SARNOS – A Life in Dirty Movies, Swedish filmmaker Wiktor Ericsson’s feature debut. An intimate portrait of soft-core auteur Joe Sarnos an...
Hong Kong Day
November 7, 2013
WHAT: For the fourth consecutive year, the American Film Market (AFM®) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) jointly present "Hong Kong Day" at the 2013 American Film Market today.
Opening Ceremony (ribbon cutting)
Time: 9:30am
Venue: Main entrance, Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel | 1700 Ocean Avenue
Details: No RSVP required; all guests welcome
Seminar – “Hong Kong: Asia’s ...
Studio 100 Film makes its initial debut at the American Film Market as a full service production, sales and distribution company. The recently launched new film division, part of international children’s production and distribution company Studio 100 Media GmbH based in Munich, will be offering a slate of family oriented animated films kicking off with its flagship project Maya The Bee – Movie. Alongside Maya The Bee – Movie, Studio 100 Film ...
Beginning Friday, November 8th through Tuesday, November 12th, the AFM Conference Series will give attendees knowledge, insight, access and an opportunity to hear from the industry’s global thought leaders, decision makers and experts who all converge annually at the AFM. The AFM Conference Series will take place from 9:15am – 12:45pm daily and will include Conferences on Finance, Pitching, Production, Marketing and Distribution.
Also announced is the schedule for the AFM Pr...
AFM: Download THR's Day 5 'Daily'
In day 5 of THR's AFM Daily, Alcon Entertainment's "Point Break...
End of London during the 50s and 60s. With their gang ‘The Firm’ the Krays were involved in armed robberies, arson, protection rackets, assaults and numerous murders. As West End nightclub owners they mixed with prominent entertainers including Diana Dors, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland and with many politicians. The Krays were much feared within their milieu and in the 60s became celebrities in their own right, even being photographed by David Bailey and interviewed on television.
THE...
Exclusive Media, the global film production and distribution company has expanded its relationship with Da Vinci Media Ventures, led by UK-based entrepreneur and technology guru Toby Moores and Hollywood veteran Wendy Rutland, and today announced a multi picture development and financing deal with the Untitled Keith Moon biopic identified as the first film to be developed under the new slate. New York based Da Vinci Media Ventures is the management company to the Da Vinci funds.
T...
EXCLUSIVE MEDIA RENEWS FILM OUTPUT DEAL WITH FRONT ROW FILMED ENTERTAINMENT
Exclusive Media has renewed their film output agreement for a further four years with Hisham Al-Ghanim and Gianluca Chakra of the Middle East’s Front Row Filmed Entertainment, it was announced today by Alex Walton, Exclusive Media’s President of International Sales and Distribution.
The deal will encompass all of Exclusive Media’s new titles until 2017, and titles currently with F...
The “FINANCE CONFERENCE” presented at The American Film Market (AFM®) took place November 08, 2013 at the Fairmont Hotel in Santa Monica .
Entitled “Current Issues in Film Finance”, the conference series brought leading CEOs, filmmakers, financiers and executives together to explore the state of independent film financing, emerging trends, where the money is and what the future holds. Moderated by P. John Burke, partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, pane...
Producer and co-financier Exclusive Media has completed major sales on DARK PLACES, the film adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s best-selling novel of the same title starring Oscar winning actress Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Chloë Grace Moretz, Emmy Award nominated actress Christina Hendricks and Drea de Matteo, it was announced by Alex Walton, President of International Sales and Distribution for Exclusive Media.
All rights deal were completed with&...
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ARCHSTONE DISTRIBUTION adds the final chapter of the incredibly successful Human Centipede franchise, THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE III for sale at AFM (The American Film Market).
This final episode of Tom Six’s trilogy stars Eric Roberts, Robert LaSardo, Tommy “Tiny” Lister, Bree Olsen, Tom Six, Dieter Laser and Laurence R. Harvey.
This final installment includes a 500+ person centipede in this 100% politically incorrect film.
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AFM Events & Activities include seminars, orientations, receptions, etc. Information will be posted as announced on this page, AFM’s Facebook page, and MyAFM.
AFM Conference Series
Friday, November 8 - Tuesday, November 12
Wednesday, November 6
4:00pm - 5:30pm
How to Work the AFM wi...
The AFM Conference Series gives attendees tremendous knowledge, insight, access, value and a rare opportunity to hear from the industry’s global thought leaders, decision makers and experts who all converge annually at the AFM.
The AFM Conference Series will take place Friday Nov. 8 – Tuesday Nov. 12, from 9:15am – 12:45pm daily and will include Conferences on Finance, Pitching, Production, Marketing and Distribution. From treatment to screen, it’s all c...
Craze Digital is a digital distribution company.
So what you will say? I’ve already been approached by many companies doing digital distribution and got very little out of it?
We want to offer you a way to distribute your movies which is different from anyone else's offerings.
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For a very nominal fee we can upload your movies to the “Cloud”. You don’t have to do a thing, and you do NOT have to license us your product and worry...
AFM: Download THR's Day 2 'Daily'
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In day 1 of THR's AFM daily, Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Caine team for "Harry and the Butler," director Justin Chadwick discusses bringing "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" to the big screen and Bona's Yu Dong says ...
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