AFM: Saban Scores North American, U.K. Rights for 'Under The Stadium Lights' (Exclusive)

Laurence Fishburne stars in the true-life football drama about an underdog West Texas team that wins the state championship. 

AFM: COVID-19 Uncertainty Puts Damper on Deals

Concerns about the near-term future of cinema releases and a lack of big blockbuster titles has impacted dealmaking at the 2020 American Film Market, which wraps up Friday.

AFM: CEO of South Korea's Megabox Talks Netflix Partnership, Creating the Next 'Parasite'

Kim Jin-sun, whose Megabox controls 20 percent of South Korean movie screens, explains how he courted Netflix to release David Fincher's 'Mank' and George Clooney's 'The Midnight Sky' at his multiplexes, and how his country's exhibition sector is charting a recovery through the pandemic. 

Why Rapid COVID Testing Could Make Alberta Hollywood's Next Production Hub

American film workers can now quarantine for just two days before stepping onto a set in the western Canadian province: "It's a game changer."

AFM: Dea Kulumbegashvili on Her Bold, Feminist Debut 'Beginning'

The story of a woman's struggles in an insular Jehovah's Witness community in rural Georgia won a Golden Shell for best film in San Sebastian and is Georgia's Oscar hopeful

AFM: Local Titles Fill the Studio Gap, But Can They Replace Blockbuster Box Office?

As the studios hold back their tentpole titles, countries with strong local industries — from Denmark and France to China and South Korea — have seen a box office bump for homegrown movies. 

AFM: Colm Meaney Joins Stephen Moyer in Thriller 'Confession' (Exclusive)

The film, which Signature Entertainment is introducing at the AFM, follows a bloodied man who takes a priest hostage, hell-bent on confessing a vengeful truth before it’s too late.

AFM: AGC Studios Options David Gilman's Espionage Thriller 'The Englishman'

The first book in a planned series from the 'Master of War' author is a border-crossing contemporary espionage thriller that AGC hopes to turn into a film franchise. 

AFM: Streaming Sales Provide Bright Spot for Indies

COVID-19 has shut down cinemas and made pre-sales tough, but a booming online market has driven up demand: "During lockdown, people as captive audiences binge-watched more."

Highland’s Dynamic Duo on Selling Louise Linton, Charlotte Kirk Movies and Creating “Good Old-Fashioned” Entertainment

Fresh off of launching their own domestic distribution outfit, Arianne Fraser and Delphine Perrier's prolific sales, financing and production company returns to AFM with a full slate of star-driven genre fare.

AFM Hidden Gem: How Pandemic-Set Rom-Com '#MyCorona' Was Directed Entirely Remotely

Phil Gorn oversaw the film's entire shoot — six days in Nebraska and two in LA — from his home office in San Francisco.

AFM: ITN Boss Stuart Alson on “First Micro Budget Studio” and Releasing 96 Genre Films Per Year

The low-budget genre production, distribution and sales company has seen business grow 30 percent during the pandemic: "Our stuff is just good fun, nothing too heavy"

Anton, WestEnd Films Launch TV Development Slate

A new thriller series from 'False Flag' creators Ron Leshem and Amit Cohen will be the first project under the partnership.