The film adaptation of Jean M. Auel’s novel The Clan of the Cave Bear might never have made it to the big screen if it were not for Mark Damon’s […]
AFM Flashback: When the Market Was ‘In the Mood for Love’
Over the years, plenty of forgettable movies have been hawked in the hallways of the American Film Market, but there have also been some indelible classics — among the most […]
AFM Flashback: Jean-Claude Van Damme Had the Market Seeing Double
After the 1988 success of Cannon Films’ Hong Kong-set Bloodsport, starring the then up-and-coming Jean-Claude Van Damme, Cannon’s Menahem Golan, a regular and colorful presence at the American Film Market, […]
Schlock Meisters Asylum Get Doc Treatment With ‘Mockbusters’ (Exclusive Trailer)
Mockbuster, an Australian documentary that dives into the eccentric, corner-cutting filmmaking culture of legendary Burbank B-movie The Asylum, is getting its American Film Market launch courtesy of Giant Pictures, which […]
European Comics Are the Next Big-Screen Gold Mine
The ongoing trend of turning comic book properties into cinema gold continues to suffer from diminishing returns in the U.S. In Europe, however, the graphic novel is thriving. More than […]
“Skynet Cinema” or Savior? Inside Indie Film’s AI Reckoning
A few years ago, the idea that a feature could be generated — written, shot and “acted” — largely by artificial intelligence felt like science fiction. Now, OpenAI’s Sora 2 […]
Inside the Secret World of Hollywood’s Master Colorists
Nestled among the tourist-heavy streets of Soho in the heart of London — far from the bright city lights and cacophonous traffic — is a man in a dark, quiet room. […]
AFM: Palisades Park Pictures Locks Key Sales on ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ Starring Andrew Garfield
Heading into day one of the American Film Market, Los Angeles-based sales outfit Palisades Park Pictures has closed multiple territory deals on the high-profile adaptation of Enid Blyton’s beloved children’s […]
Armie Hammer Thriller ‘Citizen Vigilante’ Closes First Sales (AFM Exclusive)
Has the Armie Hammer comeback begun? Citizen Vigilante, a new indie action thriller, starring Hammer, has closed its first international sales deal. The project, directed by German indie king Uwe […]
Asylum Executive Paul Bales Named Chair of IFTA
Paul Bales of genre production group The Asylum (Sharknado, Blind Waters) has been elected the new chair of the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA). He succeeds outgoing chair Clay […]