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Oct 13, 2010
The
31st American Film Market (AFM) AmericanFilmMarket.com from Nov. 3-10 will
screen 409 motion pictures, including 49 world premieres and 287 market
premieres, for thousands of film buyers and industry professionals from 70-plus
countries. Jonathan Wolf, AFM Managing Director and Executive Vice President of
the Independent Film & Television Alliance, made the announcement today.
Films
making their world premieres include Age of Heroes starring Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Izabella Miko and James D'Arcy (ContentFilm
International); Love, Wedding, Marriage starring James Brolin, Mandy Moore,
Kellan Lutz and Jane Seymour (Echo Bridge Entertainment); Dirty Girl
starring Juno Temple, Milla Jovovich, William H. Macy,
Mary Steenburgen and Dwight Yoakam (The Salt Company); Little Murder
starring Josh Lucas, Terrence Howard and Lake Bell (Parlay Films); The Warrior’s Way starring Geoffrey Rush, Kate Bosworth and
Jang Dong Gun (Kathy Morgan International); and Yamada The Samurai of Ayothaya starring Seigi Ozeki
and Kanokkorn Jaichuen (Golden Network Asia Limited).
Among
the 287 films set to make their market premieres are: Jack Goes Boating starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Ryan (Celluloid Dreams); Barney’s Version starring Paul Giamatti,
Dustin Hoffman and Minnie Driver (Essential Entertainment); Rabbit Hole starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron
Eckhart and Dianne Wiest (Affinity International); What’s Wrong With Virginia starring
Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris and Emma Roberts (Inferno); LennoNYC with John Lennon (Ealing Studios
International); I Want to Be a Soldier starring Danny Glover and Robert
Englund (Epic Pictures Group); Little
White Lies starring François Cluzet and Marion Cotillard (EuropaCorp); The Dry Land starring America Ferrera and Wilmer Valderrama (Maya
Entertainment); and Bouncing Cats
with Common, Will.I.Am, and Mos Def (Red Bull Media House).
Other market premieres include The Resident starring
Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Christopher Lee and Lee Pace (Exclusive
Films International, Ltd.); Super starring Rainn Wilson, Liv Tyler,
Ellen Page and Kevin Bacon (HanWay Films); Oranges and Sunshine starring
Emily Watson, Hugo Weaving and David Wenham (Icon Entertainment); Henry’s
Crime starring Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga and James Caan (Parlay Films);
The Whistleblower starring Rachel Weisz, Monica Bellucci, Vanessa Redgrave, David
Strathairn and Nikolaj Lie Kaas (Voltage Pictures);The Way Back starring Jim Sturgess, Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan and Colin Farrell
(Exclusive Films International, Ltd.).
For
a complete list of the films and the screening schedule, visit TheFilmCatalogue.com. This year 20 films will be presented in 3D. Additionally, 40 plus films not listed in The
Film Catalogue will have their world or market premieres during AFM. Those films will be announced by their
respective companies on the eve of the market.
About
The Film Catalogue Available in nine languages, The Film Catalogue lists
more than 4,000 recent motion pictures and projects, making it the world’s most
extensive online resource for producers, distributors and buyers. The Film Catalogue advanced search tools
allow users to browse or search for films by language, production status, year
of completion, budget, director, cast, company, title and genre. Users can also track changes to the catalogue
by searching new updates within the past day, week, month or quarter. The site operates year-round and includes
market line-ups at EFM, Filmart and Cannes.
About the AFM The business of independent motion picture production and
distribution - a truly collaborative process - reaches its peak every year at
the AFM when more than 7,000 industry leaders converge in Santa Monica for
eight days of deal-making, screenings, seminars, 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 and all those who provide
services to the motion picture industry. Founded in 1981, the AFM quickly became 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
www.ifta-online.org.
About AFI FEST AFI
is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the
recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and
digital media. Celebrating its 24th year
as a program of the American Film Institute, AFI FEST presented by Audi will
take place Nov. 4-11. Kicking off the
awards season each year, AFI FEST offers a crucial avenue of exposure to the
entertainment community, while providing appreciative audiences with a festive
atmosphere and the very best of world film, right in the center of the film
capital of the world.
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