AFM Day 3: Photos and Quotes
Finance Conference 1: The Big Picture – QUOTES: Adrian AlperovichCOO, OddLot Entertainment “From a producer’s standpoint, the proliferation of new streaming platforms is a good thing. As a producer, it...
View ArticleMillennium Media has named Jeffrey Greenstein as its new President, and...
The announcement was made today (11/02) by studio Chairman and Founder Avi Lerner and COO Trevor Short; as the long-standing independent studio moves into its next era with confidence, as Greenstein...
View ArticleAFM & Cannes market heads Jonathan Wolf and Jerome Paillard best...
AFM's Jonathan Wolf and Marche de Cannes Jerome Paillard together for 25 years...American Film Market director Jonathan Wolf and le Marché du Film de Cannes'. Jerome Paillard talk to Laurie Gordon...
View ArticleJon Hamm (“Mad Men,” Baby Driver) is set to star in the taut supernatural...
Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jon Hamm (“Mad Men,” Baby Driver) is set to star in the taut supernatural thriller Off Season, it was announced today by Protagonist Pictures CEO Dave Bishop. The...
View ArticleThe AFM hosted the Building A Future For LGBTQ Film roundtable
A discussion of the independent film landscape, which used case studies of specific financing models to identify a sustainable way forward for LGBTQ representation in cinema.Lucy...
View ArticleFirst Look Photo of Theo James and Emily Ratajkowski in LYING AND STEALING
Principal photography has begun on location in Los Angeles this week on the heist thriller LYING AND STEALING, starring Theo James and Emily Ratajkowski, directed by Matt Aselton (Gigantic) from his...
View ArticleFinance Conference II November photos and quotes
November 5, 2017: Los Angeles: Today the AFM hosted:· Finance Conference II, featuring the following two sessions:o Producing Studio Films with Independent Budgets o The Film Finance...
View ArticleQuotes from The Producing Studio films with Independent budget Panel
PRODUCING STUDIO FILMS WITH INDEPENDENT BUDGETS (9.15am)Paul HansonCEO, Covert Media “In today’s marketplace, there are lots of alternatives that will allow you to build an interesting distribution...
View ArticleFrom Script to Screen The Finance Matrix Panel
THE FILM FINANCE MATRIX: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN (11.15am)Shirley DavisExecutive Vice President, Physical Production, Alcon Entertainment, LLC “You have to build a solid foundation – build the skeleton...
View ArticleThe 'Future is Female' panel with Geena Davis
THE FUTURE IS FEMALE (5:00PM)Jennifer WarrenChairperson & Founder, Alliance of Women Directors “This is the 20th anniversary of the Alliance of Women Directors, and only in the last two years have...
View ArticleHow to get best music for your project and save time and money AFM Panel Quotes
November 6, 2017: Los Angeles: the AFM hosted:Production Conference, featuring the following two sessions: Producing for the Pre-Sales MarketplaceWhat They Want: Inside the Major Studios How to Get...
View ArticleViennale looking for a new director
LOOKING FOR A NEW VIENNALE DIRECTORThe Viennale 2017 came to a successful close yesterday with the gala screening of the film LA VILLA by Robert Guédiguian. As announced at the press conferences before...
View ArticleLos Cabos International Film Festival announces Jury members
Los Cabos International Film Festival is proud to count on acknowledged and important film and television industry talents as the 18 members of the Jury who will chose the winners competing for awards...
View ArticleFrances Fisher will be the Opening Day Featured Speaker at FestForums Santa...
Born in Milford On-Sea, England, Frances Fisher’s itinerant childhood living in the UK, Columbia, Canada, France, Brazil, Turkey, Italy, Iowa and Texas undoubtedly provided fodder for her thespian...
View ArticleWorking with the US Guilds AFM Panel quotes
WORKING WITH THE U.S. GUILDS (3pm)Kay S. WolfSenior Representative/Member Organizing Department, Writers Guild of America West “You want to get all the protection and benefits of joining the union […]...
View ArticleThe Future of Video on Demand AFM Panel Quotes
THE FUTURE OF VIDEO ON DEMAND (11.15am)Andy BohnFounder & Partner, The Film Arcade “Some of the irony of VOD is that it was originally a promise of unlimited shelf space. However, when you are...
View ArticleKyle Walkine will be the 2017 Master Of Ceremonies for the Bahamas...
In 2012 Kyle was one of several College of The Bahamas students receiving advice and direction on entering the film festival from BIFF Founder Leslie Vanderpool. That same day he said "I'm going to...
View ArticleWine tasting Party for Festival Directors at AFM
The hosts of the filmfestivals.com wine tasting for Festival Directors at AFM: from left to right: Laurie Kirby (Fest Forums), Bruno Chatelin (filfestivals.com), Stuart MacNaught (Festforums) and Lise...
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