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AFM 2022 runs November 1-6, 2022 Filmfestivals.com will be covering AFM 2022 (43 rd edition) in person with dailies and newsletters. Take center stage.... We would like to contribute to your success in AFM YES WE CAN LET US BRAINSTORM...
First AFM for newly appointed Co-Managing Directors Matthew Thompson and Catherine Girard-Cobb
IFTA announced new executive additions to its AFM team. Matthew Thompson and Catherine Girard-Cobb have been appointed to the newly created roles of Co-Managing Directors, AFM, reporting to President & CEO Jean Prewitt. They join long-time IFTA Vice Presidents Jennifer Garnick and Robin Burt to develop and support the overall vision, operations and production of the AFM. Thompson, who brings 25 years of event management and production experience, will oversee the AFM Attendee se...
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VIDEO 'In conversation with Clay Epstein' Chairman of the Board of DIrectors IFTA and Film Mode CEO
"It s good to be back" On the eve of the opening of the 43rd edition of the AFM filmfestivals.com co founder Bruno Chatelin sat down at Film Mode Entertainment offices (Loews 5th floor 509) with Clay Epstein : Elected Chairman of the IFTA Board of Directors and President, Film Mode Entertainment 2 hats, and two responsabilities which he accepted to share with our audience. When asked what would be the best one tip he could gice any new comer to ...
VIDEO: in conversation with Doval Bacall
While focused on working with Super Stars of today, Doval Bacall told Bruno Chatelin (filmfestivals.com) how he plans to discover, manage, develop, and guide the stars of tomorrow! Discover what he had to say about the development of his new production and studio services House and the success of his Your Script Produced Competition currently wrapping year three. https://dovalbacallentertainment.com/https://yourscriptproduced.com/ ...
VIDEO Susan Gorrell Founder of Julien Dubuque Fest in Iowa
In the beginning, the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival was an idea, born on the banks of the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa. Today, it is internationally recognized as an indie film festival with a keen eye for tomorrow’s talent. Make plans to attend the 12th annual film festival April 26-30, 2023. Susan Gorrell, Executive Director PO Box 735, Dubuque, IA 52004-0735 | juliendubuquefilmfest@gmail.com https://julienfilmfest.com/ Call for ent...
VIDEO: John Fessler Founder 'Across the Globe Film Festival'
Celebrating Filmmakers Across the Globe Film Festival is an international independent film festival co founded by John Fessler, located in New York City. The mission of AGFF is to showcase the filmmakers of tomorrow and to celebrate creativity, diversity, and independence in the art of cinema. AGFF is therefore a monthly film festival with annual screenings of the winners throughout the year. Bruno Chatelin sat down with John to exchange about this new festival. Meet t...
VIDEO: in conversation with EVA RUIZ DE CHÁVEZ GuadaLAjara Film Festival - GLAFF
FICG in LA transforms itself and becomes GuadaLAjara Film Festival in honor of the two cities that have seen it grow. The festival’s mission is to show the best of Latin cinema and it’s creators, in order to cultivate relationships for a borderless industry. We are seeking to become the bridge that maintains the heritage’s roots and customs from each of the nations involved. Cinema has been a faithful ally and a close witness. It helps us unify and preserve our history and iden...
VIDEO: the Screen party during AFM 2022
Great crowd gathered at the Annenberg Community Beach House ...
VIDEO: Film Mode party with Clay Epstein
Clay Epstein, Founder of the Film Mode sales company, celebrating the 6th year of his company with a very big crowd at the Misfit Bar in Santa Monica. ...
VIDEO: MobKing Makes World Market Premiere at AFM
Ciro Dapagio (Amazon Prime’s Suitcasing) and Anthony Caliendo “The Main Man” with Bruno Chatelin at the after party at The Room! Bruce Soscia (The Families Feud) New Mob Thriller stars James Russo (Donnie Brasco), Ciro Dapagio (Amazon Prime’s Suitcasing), Robert LaSardo (Burn Notice), Oksana Lada (The Sopranos), Artie Pasquale (The Sopranos), Paul Borghese (The Irishman), Stelio Savante (The Sopranos), Antoni Corone (Ba...
THE BUZZ MAKERS
Sincere congratulations to our festival friend Eugene Hernandez moving from Film at Lincoln Center to Sundance
We spotted and picked up this message from Eugene to his facebook friends and feel proud sharing it with our audience. Eugene has had such a brillant carreer in the independent film world building Indiewire then as the director of digital strategyat the Lincoln Center where he started then Director of the New York Film Festival and Publisher of Film Comment at Film at Lincoln Center where he served as Deputy Executive. He was named Sundance's festival director in 2022...
Photo Highlights from panels on Day 3 at AFM
The AFM Sessions continued with two big morning panels. Links to hi-res photos can be found here: https://www.dansteinberg.com/p338685816 When Films Change the World (9:30am – 11:00am) Films have a greater opportunity than ever to inspire and empower social awareness and change on a mass scale. Those behind some of the most successful impact films discuss how to make a difference through storytelling. Panelists Danny Gabai, Chief Content Officer,...
Highlights from panels on Day 2 at AFM
9:30am - Finance I: Risk Takers, Arcadia Stage (9:30am – 11:00am) Panelists: Jason Cloth, Founder & CEO, Creative Wealth Media Erica Lee, Partner, Thunder Road Pictures Laura Lewis, Founder, Rebelle Media Milan Popelka, COO, FilmNation Moderator: Erich Schwartzel, Film Industry Reporter, The Wall Street Journal 11:30am - Finance II: Strategies for Today’s VOD Dominated World, Arcadia Stage (11:30am – 1:00pm) Panelists: Maxime Cottray, EVP,...
101 Films picked up M & M Film Productions’ feature gothic drama, thriller 'Frankenstein Legacy'
UK sales firm 101 Films International, an Amcomri Entertainment company, has acquired worldwide distribution rights for M & M Film Productions’ feature gothic drama, thriller Frankenstein Legacy which is showcasing at AFM. Directed by Paul Dudbridge (Fear the Invisible Man) and written by screenwriter Jim Griffin (The Legend of Dead Man's Gold) the thriller stars BAFTA Award-winner Juliet Aubrey (Middlemarch), Michelle Ryan (Bionic Woman), Philip Martin Brown (Tinker Tail...
Worldwide distribution rights to feature film The Shamrock Spitfire TO UK sales firm 101 Films International
UK sales firm 101 Films International, an Amcomri Entertainment company, has secured worldwide distribution rights to feature film The Shamrock Spitfire from award-winning filmmakers and digital artists Ian Higgins and Dominic Higgins, founders of Pixel Revolution Films. 2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Irish World War II hero, Brendan “Paddy” Finucane, who at the age of just 21, became the youngest ever Wing Commander in the Royal Air Force, and on...
THE ISLAND starring Michael Jai White and Jackson Rathbone: First Look Photo
MSR Media - THE ISLAND first look photo - Edoardo Costa, Michael Jai White - photo courtesy of MSR Media SKN We are sharing the first look photo from the new action film The Island starring Michael Jai White, Jackson Rathbone, Gillian White and Edoardo Costa. MSR Media International is handling worldwide rights to the film, which was shot on the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis. THE ISLAND Status: Post-production Genre: Action-crime-thriller Director: Shaun Paul Piccinino (Lionsga...
Bad Things in the Middle of Nowhere for the first time at AFM this week
101 FILMS INTERNATIONAL TO DEBUT IRISH THRILLER BAD THINGS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AT AFM Sales firm 101 Films International, an Amcomri Entertainment company,will be offering brand new comedy horror Bad Things in the Middle of Nowhere for the first time at AFM this week. Currently in post-production and set to deliver in November 2022, Bad Things in the Middle of Nowhere sees a group of criminals lay low in the remote Irish countryside after pulling off an audaciou...
The Asylum Line-up at AFM 22
The Asylum will be attending AFM on November 1st - 6th. To arrange your in-person meeting or to receive avails/screeners prior to the market, please email Courtney Kensington at ckensington@theasylum.cc. DC DOWN 1 x 90 min. Disaster ...
Kino Lorber acquired MHz Networks /streamer MHz Choice
Award-winning international film distribution company Kino Lorber announced today its acquisition of global media company MHz Networks, parent of streamer MHz Choice, the leading North American SVOD service dedicated to international television series. The newly combined company, Kino Lorber Media Group LLC, now has over 5,000 critically acclaimed titles comprising more than 10,000 hours of programming under license, making it the leading North American destination for high qual...
AFM 2022 - Roxy OPENING Pöff´s Tallinn Black Night Critics Pick
ROXY has been selected and will be opening at PÖFF TALLINNN BLACK NIGHTS the new section Dark Comedy - Thriler - Screening AFM - Friday 4 Nov, Laemmle 2 at 11:30 am Director: Dito Tsintsadze ...
PurpleDOG Post Production @ AFM
PurpleDOG Post Production and LightVAULT Digital Media Services are attending this year’s American Film Market in Santa Monica, California and is looking forward to this significant opportunity to network, build new connections and discuss professional goals as we grow together. VISIT OUR WEBSITE I Instagram ...
Film Mode Entertainment Boards Manifest West and Screens for the First Time to Buyers at AFM
New Thriller Starring Lexy Kolker (Freaks, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Annet Mahendru (The Walking Dead: World Beyond, The Americans), Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge, Clawfoot), Michael Cudlitz (Clarice, The Walking Dead), and Tim Heidecker (Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Us) Makes AFM Market Premiere Just Ahead of North American Theatrical and Online Platform Release Clay Epstein’s Film Mode Entertainment announces the AFM market premiere and screenin...
First look at "Tales of Babylon" by Pelayo De Lario ahead of the Market Premiere
Crime Thriller, Second film I 120 mn I UK October 2022 I Groucho Arts Ltd I Available for worldwide sales
Synopsis: In this ultra-hip crime thriller, X and Y are two hitmen which storyline is interwoven with other two hitmen: Mother Nature and The Professional. The lives of these hitmen, a bartender, a kid, her brother, and their gangster leader grandfather intertwine in these wild tales of violence, family and redemption. In this tale of family, crime, and violence in London,...
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Sessions for November 4
Independent Features with Big Profit Potential As a filmmaker, what should drive decision making as you … 04 NOV 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Arcadia VIEW DETAIL Keep it Cool – Film in Finland Finland: a land branded by the elements and characterized by … 04 NOV 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Palisades VIEW DETAIL The Producer / Sales Agent Dynamic Sales agents and producers from around the world discuss their … 04 NOV 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM...