The American Film Market 2022 takes place in Santa Monica, California, at the Loews Beach Hotel and theatres throughout the city, from Tuesday, November 1 and runs for six days through Sunday, November 6. The only independently produced sales market in the industry, AFM Exhibitor registration is trending strong with 225 companies and growing, including sales, production and distribution companies, as well as international trade organizations, film commissions and production service companies. The current Exhibitor List can be viewed at [...]

The first-ever Festival in LA dedicated to the Italian Audiovisual Market comes to its 4th Edition and sports a new name: ITTV FORUM&FESTIVAL. The new name reflects its formula: the most influential voices of two different entertainment worlds, the Italian and the American, will meet throughout a series of panels, networking events, and meetings, exchanging ideas and experiences and creating important new relationships, possible partnerships, and important business strategies together. The event will take place in Los Angeles November 6th- [...]

La Biennale di Venezia and director Alberto Barbera present the 79th Venice International Film Festival. It will take place at Venice Lido from 31 August to 10 September 2022. Here are some of the movies in competition: White noise, directed by Noah Baumbach with Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, and Don Cheadle. White noise will open the festival. Formiche by Gianni Amelio with Luigi Lo Cascio and Elio Germano, The Whale by Darren Aronofsky with Brendan Fraser, L'immensità di Emanuele Crialese with Penélope Cruz, Blonde by Andrew Dominik with Ana [...]

Julia Roberts to be honored with Icon Award at the Academy Museum Gala on October 15, 2022 The awards, presented annually at the Academy Museum Gala, reflect the museum’s mission to advance the understanding, celebration, and preservation of cinema and to expand knowledge and conversation about cinema as a global art form and cultural force. Visit the Academy Museum website