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AMERICAN FILM MARKET ANNOUNCES 2007 ATTENDANCE FIGURES
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Nov 05, 2007
SANTA MONICA, CA, November 5, 2007 – The 28th
American Film Market (AFM) has once again reached an all-time high of overall
attendance, having registered to date a total of 8,343 attendees, a 1.6%
increase from last year’s total of 8,208. The announcement was made today by
Jonathan Wolf, executive vice president, IFTA and managing director of the
AFM.
<>The AFM, which opened on November
1 and will wrap on November 7, has shown a 3% increase in attendance among
buyers. In total, 1,628 buyers from 65 countries registered for AFM 2007,
compared to 1,573 and 61 nations for 2006. Major territory highlights include
the U.S. (up 10% from 2006), France (up 12%), Scandinavia (down 28%), Poland (up
50%), Turkey (up 25%), Taiwan (down 53%), Russia (up 40%) and Brazil (up 18%).
EDITOR’S NOTE: A country-by-country breakdown of buyer attendance for this
year’s AFM is attached for reference.
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Attendance among
exhibitor-affiliated participants (including their executives, producers, talent
and guests) has also increased from year-to-year: 4,021 for 2007 vs. 3,888 for
2006; and industry attendees (non-buyers and sellers): 1,785 for 2007 vs. 1,578
for 2006. Guests of IFTA at this year’s market numbered 670 (vs. 874 for last
year) while 239 members of the global media have been registered to cover this
year’s AFM (vs. 295 for 2006).
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2007 marks the fourth year in a
row AFM has reached full capacity in the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel and Le
Merigot Beach Hotel, where 430 companies from 30 countries are exhibiting. More
than 900 screenings of 537 films in 34 languages were scheduled during AFM,
while 16 panels with over 100 executives discussing the latest global industry
trends have taken place.
Next year’s AFM will take place
from November 5 to 12, 2008.
<>
About the AFM
During AFM, the business of independent motion
picture production and distribution - a truly collaborative process - reaches
its peak every year, when more than 8,000 industry leaders converge in Santa
Monica for eight days of deal-making, screenings, seminars, red carpet
premieres, networking and parties. Participants come from over 70 countries and
include acquisition and development executives, agents, attorneys, directors,
distributors, festival directors, financiers, film commissioners, producers,
writers, the world’s press all those who provide services to the motion picture
industry.
Founded in 1981, the AFM has become the premiere
global marketplace where Hollywood’s decision-makers and trendsetters all gather
under one roof. Unlike a film festival, the AFM is a marketplace where
production and distribution deals are closed. In just eight days, more than
$800 million in deals will be sealed — on both completed films and those that
haven’t started shooting yet — making AFM the must-attend industry
event.
The AFM is produced by the
Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA), the trade association
representing the world’s producers and distributors of independent motion
pictures and television programs. More information can be found at http://www.ifta-online.org/afm.
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