All AFM articles – Page 100
-
NewsBavaria sells Hotel Lux to Italy; Nettelbeck starts shoot for Mr. Morgan
Bavaria closes deal at Rome Film Festival for Hotel Lux; Mr Morgan’s Last Love starts shooting in Paris with Michael Caine.
-
NewsWild Bunch picks up Geoffrey Fletcher debut Violet & Daisy
Wild Bunch is introducing the film to buyers this week at the AFM.
-
News
Alexandra Cocean promoted to Lightning vp of int’l sales
The executive previously served as director of international sales and will now handle sales for Asia, Eastern Europe, CIS, Turkey, Greece, Australia and New Zealand and Africa.
-
NewsMarket gets underway with slew of hot sales prospects
AFM kicks off today [Nov 2] with a number of commercial draws led by heavyweights like Summit’s Louis Leterrier heist project Now You See Me, IM Global’s gangster thriller Dead Man Down with Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace and Lionsgate’s supernatural shocker Flight 7500.
-
NewsIntandem brings Winstone thriller and Arterton comedy to AFM
Winstone to star in Harley Cokeliss adaptation of Melvin Burgess novel.
-
NewsSalt pre-sells Twist 3D, new Aussie sci-fi Skylab
Buyers hungry for Salt slate, Wild Bunch bites on Twist for German speaking Europe.
-
NewsCinemavault thrills with Corridor, Apart
Toronto-based Cinemavault has taken international rights to Canadian sci-fi thriller The Corridor and US psychological thriller Apart.
-
NewsWild Bunch's slate includes new projects with James Gray, Jean Dujardin, Leos Carax
Wild Bunch is entering the AFM with a series of new films from James Gray, Jean Dujardin [pictured], Thomas Langmann and Leos Carax among many others.
-
-
NewsShoot starts for Independent's uwantme2killhim? with new cast
Jamie Blackley and Toby Regbo now lead the cast of the UK thriller, based on a real-life story.
-
NewsBeta takes on Van Den Berg's Suskind
On the eve of the AFM, German sales powerhouse Beta Cinema has taken on world sales rights to Dutch movie Süskind, from director Rudolf Van Den Berg.
-
News
Finecut closes more deals for Leafie, Athena
Seoul-based Finecut has sold hit animation Leafie to Mediterranea Productions for Italian-speaking territories, with a plan for a 50-screen Italian release.
-
NewsStealth sees Blind Bastard Club, Locked In
Stealth Media Group has taken on The Blind Bastard Club, directed by Ash Baron Cohen [pictured].
-
FeaturesAFM Buzz: US sellers
Hot projects from US sellers include Ron Howard’s Formula 1 film Rush from Exclusive; Woody Allen’s next film from Focus Features International; Hyde Park’s Iraq-set action thriller Thunder Run; and many more.
-
FeaturesAFM buzz: UK sellers
From UK-based sales companies, Pathé brings Luke Evans-starrer No One Lives [pictured]; K5 has footage of Paul Walker in Vehicle 19; Goldcrest offers a new film from Penelope Spheeris; and Protagonist unveils 3D footage from hot sequel StreetDance 2, plus more buzzy projects.
-
NewsVerhoeven's hit sequel among Beta's half dozen market premieres
Beta’s AFM slate includes Men In The City II, Summer In Orange, Westwind.
-
NewsVillage Roadshow's China venture working with Zhang, Chow
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (VREG) has unveiled details of its new China operation, including a slew of partnerships and projects with talent including Zhang Ziyi and Stephen Chow [pictured].
-
NewsFilmNation adds two more Malick projects to AFM line-up
Lawless will star Ryan Gosling, currently drawing heat for his performances in Drive and The Ides Of March, alongside Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. Bale and Blanchett will also star in Knight Of Cups.
-
FeaturesRon Howard
Ron Howard will drop in to the AFM this week to rally support among buyers for Rush, a rare foray into the independent space for the director of hits like The Da Vinci Code, A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13.
-
News
AFM, IFTA top brass look ahead to buoyant market
As uncertainty continued to hover over a potential move for the AFM in 2013, managing director Jonathan Wolf was in bullish mood on the eve of this year’s market as he announced buyer registration was tracking 10% ahead of last year’s event.