Taking place this year from the 2nd through the 9th of November, the American Film Market (AFM) opens tomorrow for its 37th edition with 367 exhibiting companies and more than 7,500 attendees from over 80 countries expected in Santa Monica over the course of the week.
This year the market will experience a significant rise in UK exhibitors, with 38 registered companies, which marks nearly a 16% rise from last year and the highest number on record since 2009. In addition, the AFM highl...
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has signed on as the Co-Presenting Sponsor of the 2016 American Film Market® (AFM) Conference Series, set for November 2-9 in Santa Monica, CA.
“The synergies are numerous,” said Stefan Lütje, an AFM Finance Conference panelist and head of the law firm’s Media Sector Group in its German office. “On a global scale, we are poised to address the legal needs of key players in the motion picture, televi...
Bruno Wu’s Seven Stars Entertainment and veteran producer Arthur Sarkissian have teamed up on a variety of international film projects, it was announced earlier in the year.
The new joint venture is called Peak Time Entertainment.
The two principals have prior history, but are set to embark on a multi picture trajectory.
The Chinese film tycoon and veteran Hollywood executive are combining their creative and financial skills to initially leverage five projects.
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Acort International
Adler & Associates Entertainment
Alfama Films
All Rights Entertainment
Altitude Film Sales
Amadeus Entertainment
AMBI Distribution
American Cinema International
Angel Grace Worldwide
APL Film
Arcana Studio Inc.
Archstone Distribution
Arclight Films
ARRI Media International
Art Pictures
Artist View Entertainment
The Asylum
Atrium Productions KFT
Automatic Entertainment
Bac Films Distributio...
Thursday, November 3
China Conference
sponsored by
China Beijing Film Delegation and Beijing Weying Technology Co., Ltd.
9:15am – 10:45am
Producing in China
Leaders from China’s film industry will reveal how producing in China can be different than the west. From talent and crews to culture and restrictions to the daily realities of producing and co-producing, everything will be covered.
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EUROPA INTERNATIONAL BRINGS SALES AGENTS TO TALLINN
Europa International will be holding its annual conference on 18-19 November at Industry@Tallinn, gathering major players from the European sales and distribution landscape. Among the companies scheduled to attend are TrustNordisk, Yellow Affair, Level K, The Match Factory, The Works, Memento Films International, Fandango Sales, Picture Tree, Le Pacte, Film Boutique, Eye on Films - altogether more than 30 companies.
The...
Accreditation to Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event - one week left to accredit for the audiovisual professionals' summit of 20th Black Nights Film Festival. The deadline is 25 October!
See the full schedule here!
Please note that for those who want to be included in the Industry Guide, the deadline is 20 October!
Register today for Industry@Tallinn pass (100€) or Industry&Tallinn+Film pass (150€) at the accreditation page.
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Check the list of sales companies exhibiting at AFM 2016 http://americanfilmmarket.com/exhibitor-list/
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Successful Closing of Asian Film Market 2016 & 2nd Entertainment Intellectual Property Market; Overall Rise in Korean Film Sales and IP Deals
Increased number of sales booth representing diverse industries and numerous deals made at the E-IP Market;
With positive reviews from participants, the Market looks forward to next year’s expansions
On October 11th, Asian Film Market 2016 successfully came to a close by providing a new trend in the new media contents market. ...
Event Name
Time
Venue
Asian Project Market
10:00 - 19:00
APM Zone, BEXCO Exhibition Center 2, 4Dㆍ4Eㆍ4F
E-IP Legal Seminar
10:30 - 12:00
E...
American Film Market | November 2 - 9, 2016 | Santa Monica
There are many reasons 8,000+ filmmakers, producers, writers and other industry professionals from 80+ countries converge at AFM every November. We have prepared a list of the top 10 – check it out by clicking link below.
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There are many reasons why 1,600+ film buyers from 80+ countries will attend AFM 2106. We have prepared a list of the top 8, See the full list by clicking link below.
8 REASONS TO ATTEND
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This marks a three percent increase on the 11,500 badge holders registered with the market arm of the Festival de Cannes in 2015, as well as a new attendance record for the world’s largest film industry gathering.
There were significantly more Chinese badge holders this year (total 494 participants); with the number up 32 percent on 2015.There were also notable increases from Brazil which was up 39 percent (total 147 participants).
Growth in numbers could also be seen across Asia and L...
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By Maria Esteves – May 18, 2016
The 2nd Annual Blockchain Technology Summit (Consensus NY 2016) commenced May 2-4, at the New York Marriott Marquis. Presented by CoinDesk in collaboration with Digital Currency Group, Consensus is an annual global conference where industry leaders from financial services, government, healthcare and supply chain management converge on the new Internet layer called Blockchain technology (decentralized database) and the world of digital currency. This yea...
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For its 2016 edition, the Marché du Film, the market arm of the Festival de Cannes, is welcoming an extensive raft of new territories to the Riviera.
Front and center are the half-dozen new pavilions in the Village International where the world’s filmmakers meet in Cannes.
New, this year, are pavilions from as far afield as Catalonia and Cairo, while China has two tents in the Village to call home. It is the first time that China has had a presence in the Village.
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Filmfestivals.com is very happy to bring this offer reserved exclusively to our readers and indie filmmakers for a last minute opportunity to screen your film in Cannes as guest of AVIFF Festival our partner from the 'Animation Day in Cannes' Hotpsot
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If you plan on being in Cannes this year, join us and gain insight from this year’s speaking faculty including the financiers and producers behind such notable films as Still Alice, The Matrix, Lawless, The Kids are Alright, Margin Call, All is Lost, Saving Mr. Banks, and new projects such as American Honey and He Wanted The Moon.
It has been a fast-paced and exciting year thus far and we are continuing our lineup of events around the world to keep you updated on the latest developments...
7th Annual International Film Finance Forum will take place at Intercontinental Carlton Hotel | Cannes, France
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Frontières and the Marché du Film are pleased to announce the start of a partnership focused on the organization of a series of Industry events geared towards the genre film community.
The first stage for this Frontières-Marché alliance will be at the Marché du Film 2016 in Cannes through the programming of the following events, on Sunday May 15, creating a genre film day:
Frontières Goes to Can...
We are proud to have worked with Howard J. Ford introducing his film in the market in Cannes and Berlin where he got attention and sales in 25 territories.
Winner of National Film Awards:
Best Independent Feature
'NEVER LET GO' beats out Cannes Film Festival winner and Oscar-nominated 'CAROL' with Cate Blanchett, as well as Sean Penn, Javier Bardem and Idris Elba's 'The Gunman' to take the trophy.
Director Howard J.Ford and lead actress Angela Dixon at ...
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FestForum, a festival industry conference occurring in Santa Barbara on November 19-22, 2016 has announced a second program in New York City that will be held April 27-28th.
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The conference is slated to begin Wednesday, April 27th at 5pm at The Cutting Room with an Opening Cocktai...
