Meridien Blues
It was a bumpy start to theAFMs tenure at new home Le Meridien Delfina.
Talk of alternatives continues to bubble.
Miami and Las Vegas were mooted destinations among disgruntled industry.
Le Meridien Delfina hotel in Santa Monica, ‘Kill,’ ‘Highlander’ & Henry CavillCourtesy/Everett/Clay Enos
Sellers and packagers were hampered by not being able to secure or announce a number of actors for projects.
There were a handful of packages that were whispered to buyers but not formally unveiled.
Having an actor commit at the moment is a difficult thing to accomplish.
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The indie sector remains resourceful and resilient.
As ever at AFM, sellers leaned into genre fare.
Thus, there are the familiar promises of a Big Berlin.
Reinventions
Going Global
Mainstream U.S. distributors and sellers are tapping into international content beyond the traditional European base.
Its also a sign of the times: content is increasingly borderless and companies are increasingly language agnostic.
The film is Egypts candidate for the international film Oscar.
AGC has corporate ties to the films financier Image Nation Abu Dhabi and the deal forVoy!
The global audience for global content continues to grow.
While those three movies are all studio releases, their outsized successes are examples of theatricals ongoing promise.
Melanie Goodfellow contributed to this report.
