All AFM articles – Page 96
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NewsThe Numbers Station, Assassins among AFM screenings
Market organisers said on Thursday (11) that more than 420 films will screen from Oct 31-Nov 7 in Santa Monica. Content is selling The Numbers Station with John Cusack while Easternlight handles the Chow Yun-fat The Assassins. The schedule includes 77 world premieres and 306 market premieres.
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AFM organisers announce second annual conference series
The events comprise a range of conferences scheduled to run from Nov 2-6 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica.
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Endeavor Pictures to introduce Maestro to AFM buyers
The classical music documentary centres on the multi-Grammy Award winning conductor Paavo Jarvi.
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NewsFilm Factory takes on sales of Combustion and new Sánchez Arévalo for AFM
Vicente Canales Film Factory sales company travels to the next American Film Market with two new films on its slate: Daniel Calparsoro’s Combustion and Daniel Sánchez Arévalo’s My Family And Other Hooligans.
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NewsMediaXchange plans pre-AFM finance conference
Advisory board Jason Blum, Cassian Elwes, John Sloss and Michael J Werner.
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NewsAFM to stay in Santa Monica through 2017
The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) has extended its deal with the Loews Santa Monica following months of speculation over a mooted move to L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles Downtown.
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NewsFinecut closes more post-AFM deals for titles including Leafie
South Korean sales company Finecut has announced further deals from the AFM led by Leafie, Korea’s highest grossing animation, which sold to Ascot Elite for German-speaking territories and Conquest Filmes for Brazil.
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NewsSanta Monica Loews keen to keep AFM in 2013 and beyond
As uncertainty reigns over the future location of North America’s biggest film market, the managing director of Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel said he wants the establishment to host the event after the contract expires late next year.
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NewsAnchor Bay picks up North American rights to Touchback
The distributor initially planned to make the announcement during AFM regarding Don Handfield’s inspirational drama starring Kurt Russell.
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NewseOne, Village Roadshow flock to Myriad's Goon
The ice hockey comedy starring Seann William Scott, Liev Schreiber and Jay Baruchel drew the buyers at AFM.
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CommentIs Downtown LA the wrong move for AFM?
The possible move to a new part of Los Angeles in 2013 has met with early resistance, but it could be a great way to freshen up the market.
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NewsStudioCanal, Universum among Rush buyers for Exclusive
A busy AFM saw Exclusive Films International close a slew of deals on the upcoming F1 drama that Ron Howard will direct starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl. Peter Morgan wrote the screenplay.
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NewsHigh Fliers buys UK rights to Brake, Elevator at AFM
Brake stars Stephen Dorff, Tom Berenger and Chyler Leigh and centres on a government operative kidnapped by terrorists.
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Dublin’s Fantastic Films, MPI Media Group to produce Stitches
Principal photography is set to begin later this year in Ireland on the story of a vengeful children’s clown.
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NewsInstinctive Film launches distributor Interactor Media
The new entity was unveiled at AFM and will focus on digital and home entertainment releases and mount theatrical campaigns for select titles.
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NewsPetition to keep AFM in Santa Monica gathers steam
Tom Ortenberg, Gregory Chambet and Bill Johnson are among those who have added their voice to the movement to keep the market by the beach.
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RCR International to handle sales on Phantom
Todd Robinson’s submarine thriller stars Ed Harris, David Duchovny and William Fichtner and wrapped principal photography on Nov 28.
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NewsElephant Eye closes first sales on Swell Season, Old Cats
Both films sell to Mongrel for Canada.
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NewsGreen Isle adds $20m UK-Australia comedy to maiden slate
The new LA-based production company led by industry veterans Edwin Larson And Scott Vandiver is backing the $20m project A Monster Problem.
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NewsGoldwyn takes Island President, Strand Releasing acquires Unforgivable
A flurry of domestic distribution deals were announced on Monday [Nov 7], led by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Strand Releasing taking US rights to The Island President and Andre Techine’s Unforgivable, respectively.