In the middle of a broader call to the film industry to return to their hometown after the devastating fire fires earlier this month, the American film market returns to Los Angeles, just a year after dating Southern California for Las Vegas.
AFM 2025 will take place at Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City from November 11 to 16.
In a joint letter, first Published by Deadline, Jean M. Prewitt, President and CEO of Independent Film & Television Alliance, who organizes the event, and chairman Clay Epstein, partly said, “our return to LA is of special importance in the aftermath of the latest devastating fires. It will be gratifying to gather as colleagues here again, where AFM began, and by doing so to participate in the rebuilding of the city, which is an important hub in our industry. “
But in addition to the context of the fire fires there is also the fact that the Vegas event Pretty much flopped With participants, something was referred and Epstein in their letter.
“For decades, AFM has developed from only a transaction space to an essential event where industry leaders gather to start the latest films and projects, evaluate the market, share insights and keep up with the rapid changes that shape our business. Your feedback has emphasized AFM’s importance as a collective space and Los Angeles as the optimal place, ”they wrote.
AFM, perhaps the largest US-based market for production/acquisitions, financing, distribution and sales in the independent film and television industry, was previously held in Santa Monica, starting with the start in 1981.
