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AFM Today Nov 8, 2016 5c706x

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 of experts will discuss how to find and work with the right Sales Agent.   Clay Epstein, President, Film Mode Entertainment   Initial ists David Lancaster, Producer, Rumble Films Douglas Mankoff, Producer...

 

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AFM Finance Conference II Quotes: Producing Studio Films with Independent Budgets 726u3s

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 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 2h193s

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 6933y

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 65h3x

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 332y49

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 6x4p2o

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...

The NAFCA (Nollywood African Film Critics Award) LA Nov 19 4l3o5o

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 a6267

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 YA thriller NEED Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann as well as buyers from many...

 

Film Mode Entertainment Releases Their First Major Feature Film, ALLEYCATS 4q524e

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 54v1i

Quotes from the annual Pitch Conference, seeing a host of volunteers pitch their projects to a 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 o3t10

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 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...

 

 

AFM Today Nov 6, 2016 4sk6r

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.   Paul Hertzberg, President &...

 

Andrew Lauren Productions to Produce and Finance Claire Denis' "HIGH LIFE" Starring Robert Pattinson, Patricia Arquette ... n6851

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 ion of the Film: From Inspiration to Release 102f25

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 ion 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 3e5l2b

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 4d1t6u

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 4c3a2i

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’ 573r3j

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...

Studio 100 Film Presents First Teaser For "Maya The Bee 2 - The Honey Games"

Gold Valley Films International launches sales company at AFM

Ventana Sur Animation Pitching Projects Selection

Sci-Fi and Action in "Genesis: Fall of the Crime Empire"! from TomCat Films/Summer Hill Films 2w2k2l

Gold Valley Films International launches sales company at AFM 4y2o7

IMR International sells the international rights for Orlando Bloom’s S.M.A.R.T. Chase at the AFM 5w6m3s

Chiara Gelardin and Claire Taylor London Headquarters of Rocket Science 332e1g

Money Making World Premiere Movies from Troma Entertainment, Inc. Available to the International Market 723l39

IM Global Television has signed an exclusive two year first-look TV deal with award-winning writer and producer David Goyer 6c3e5v

Thomas Mann attached to Beef from The Exchange 2o3a5s

Is it time to upgrade your Rights Management System? 2l1j2n

Covert Media is announcing a new project for AFM, "Need" based on the highly popular YA novel of the same name z516o

Studio 100 Film Brings The Brand New Animation Movie "Quixote's ­ The Heirs Of La Mancha" at AFM 2016 3xu1f

Creepy Mystery Thriller available from Generation X Group for AFM 2016 2i44o

JOEY SCARPELLINO and JORDANA LAJOIE the Cast of Millennial “No Labels” Movie MORNING AFTER 2l3j1j

367 exhibiting companies and more than 7,500 attendees from over 80 countries expected in Santa Monica  4q1m4p

FILMSTRUCK: Turner and Criterion's new streaming service is LIVE! 2w6k57

Family Films for AFM 2016 From Summer Hill Films and TomCat Films 6y6x33

Dead Awake and AFM 2016 Lineup for Archstone Distribution 5c2b1v

One Eyed FILMS AFM 2016 Lineup 233x6x

Film Constellation AFM 2016 line-up d6242

DDI has acquired worldwide sales rights of TRIPLE WORD SCORE 5z591e

MUNDIAL 2016 AFM Line-Up 4x105f

Roland Joffé’s THE FORGIVEN starring Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana Lands North American Distribution with Saban Films q336a

Global Firm Greenberg Traurig Snags Role as Co-Presenting Sponsor of the AFM 2016 Conference Series u5xf

Real Big Hits AFM 2016 LINEUP 496ij

Brenton Thwaites has been cast as the lead of the action thriller Entry Level 1m4m2a

DDI acquired worldwide sales rights of comedy feature RIPPED 8151d

Breakthrough Entertainment Heads to AFM With an Exciting Roster of Releases Highlighted by Two New Horror Features, 5z64h

AFM business links with Asia continue to strengthen: 200 registrants from mainland China 625c46

Tiberius Film acquires James Franco’s FUTURE WORLD and further Highlights at the AFM 2016 2u2cp

Gerard Butler s Scot Peter Mullan and Joe Alwyn for the psychological thriller Keepers by Cross Creek Pictures 675y55

Academy Award Nominee Tom Hardy to Star as Al Capone in Fonzo. 425n2n

You were never here, New Title Available from Premiere Entertainment 663x61

Bruno Wu to speak at AFM 2j4g1l

Rebecca Ferguson to star in The Lady And The Panda d5u2j

THE WATERSHED by Annabel Soutar, Directed by Chris Abraham 214s2b

Fundamental Films has picked up the spec script “Hummingbird” by John McClain 2qf56

NANA A Transgenerational Documentary on Tolerance World Premiering at St Louis Festival 534j2j

Shocking Thriller THE HARROW - New to Market AFM 2016 6p3u4u

Scott Francis s THX in the newly created position of Chief Technology Officer 5x4t4e

Robert Redford and Casey Affleck ing The Old Man and the Gun. Rocket Science will handle internationals sales at AFM f91w

MK2 introduces the Yiddish collection in 2K at AFM 443624

AFM – Screen International on VOD in Asia 17521q

Evolutionary Filmspicked up STRONGER THAN BULLETS, winner of Best Documentary Feature at Woodstock Festival 222s70

SAANSEIN - A romantic-horror franchise in the making? 2d1y2

All Rights Ent @ AFM // Updated Line up 546v

AFM 2016 - Screen Media - Line-Up 4d153w

Mundial AFM Screening: JEREMY 4at29

AFM Screenings: BALLAD IN BLOOD and BABYLON SISTERS 2r5o6a

Face to Face with Germans 2c6z5d

House of Film AFM line up 162q2

13 Films Hires Greg Schenz as Vice President 6s3c6u

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice' documentary sparks White House recognition of the 1936 African-American Olympians 4o6t26

Anonymous by Archstone Pictures 395z2i

Lin Oeding is confirmed to direct OFFICE UPRISING 6a5x11

VERSATILE Line up @ AFM 2016 2x2d50

Animation, Action, Disaster and Horror titles from Fantastic Films International at AFM 3f1b4a

Olga Kurylenko is set to star as the title character in the action packed crime thriller Jane Millen 6x1q21

European Umbrella Prominent platforms for deal making at the AFM 726x6v

Eleeanora Images brings 4 titles to AFM 2016 1i5d4f

Summerside International's film slate at AFM 2016 3r6p5i

Edge signs acclaimed ‘Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe” 5f4e6v

ITN at AFM 2016 3h361d

Vision Films AFM 2016 Screening Schedule 91q19

EuropaCorp s ANEW, Nippon Television and Depth of Field to Finance and Produce ‘Shield of Straw’ 3q6151

AFM 2016 UDI in Santa Monica bh5n

AFM 2016: Justin Chadwick/ The Exchange brings Pandas to AFM 663l15

AFM 2016 TriCoast thrillers 425s5u

Pure Flix / Quality Flix introduces 'The Case For Christ' Based on a Best Selling Book 2k2460

AFM 2016 Line up Fabrication Films 6p55s

AI Film announced that it will fully finance Craig Gillespie’s “I, Tonya" (Harding) 6q4g6u

Dearest Sister Market Premiere at AFM from Raven Banner Entertainment 3047l

AFM 2016 Line up from Premiere Entertainment 1j5t2

Neil Goetz New movie marketing company 4p4u6c

Visual Effects master Paul Franklin (Inception, Interstellar) has come on to direct the action thriller Resurface 31b30