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The American Film Market will be moving to a new home for this year’s edition, setting up shop at Santa Monica’s Le Méridien Delfina Hotel on Pico Blvd. The shift slightly to the south east comes as the Loews Hotel, where the AFM has been staged for 30 years, closed for lengthy renovations earlier this month. The AFM runs from October 31-November 5. Organizers said the move to the Méridien “will provide a new look for the AFM and a dynamic and innovative backdrop for you and your company to unite with the global film industry, showcase and discover the latest projects and offerings, connect with partners and engage in conversations about marketplace insights and trends.” Although the new venue is not beachfront, it does offer views of the Pacific, but it will mean more time required to get to lunch at The Ivy or grab a steak at Chez Jay. AFM organizers are “delighted that our new location means you will be returning to the same sunny beachside city for AFM 2023, to … [Read more...] about AFM Moving HQ To Santa Monica’s Le Meridien Delfina

BFI Distribution has picked up Tilda Swinton and Joanna Hogg ’s latest collaboration, The Eternal Daughter , for theatrical release in the UK and Ireland. The pic will hit cinemas this autumn and form the centerpiece of a Joanna Hogg retrospective season hosted at BFI Southbank that will also include a programme of films that have influenced her work. The Eternal Daughter is the BFI’s second acquisition from A24, following the Irish drama God’s Creatures, starring Paul Mescal and Emily Watson earlier this year. The film also marks Hogg and Swinton’s third collaboration following the acclaimed two-part Souvenir series, which starred Swinton’s daughter Honor Swinton Byrne. Written and directed by Hogg with Martin Scorsese once again on board as Executive Producer, the film follows an artist and her elderly mother who confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past. The film is an Element Pictures … [Read more...] about ‘The Eternal Daughter’: BFI Distribution Acquires Tilda Swinton Ghost Tale For UK & Irish Release

Lamia Chraibi is one of Morocco’s best-known indie film producers whose credits include Mica , about a boy from the slums who is discovered to have a talent for tennis, and Sitges prize-winning horror Achoura as well as co-producing 2016 Cannes Critics’ Week winner Las Mimosas . The Franco-Moroccan producer, who works under the banner of La Prod in Casablanca and Moons a Deal in Paris, is now attempting to break into drama series. It is a transition that has been tried and tested by indie film producers in Europe and North America but is less common in the Middle East and North Africa . Chraibi is giving it a shot in the belief that North African drama could eventually enjoy the same popularity as the non-English language shows out of Scandinavia, Turkey or South Korea. “I’m convinced that they could seduce audiences in the same way,” she says. “Language and origin of a series is no longer an issue, if anything, there’s an appetite to see stories set in … [Read more...] about Doha Film Institute Pioneers Series Lab As MENA Indie Film Producers Push Into Drama In Untapped Region

Getty UPDATE 4:32 PM PT -- 1/19 -- Marvin Gaye III allegedly grabbed his wife by the neck and lifted her off the ground before her cousin intervened, and then he began physically attacking both women before pointing a handgun at them ... at least according to the wife, who just got court-ordered protection from Marvin Gaye 's son. UPDATE In Wendy Gaye 's request for a domestic violence restraining order, she claims Marvin threatened to shoot her and her cousin as they ran out of the house. UPDATE In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Wendy says it wasn't the first abusive incident over their 12 years together ... and she claims he's threatened her with a gun on multiple occasions in the past. UPDATE The judged signed off on the restraining order ... and Marvin now must stay a football field away from her and her cousin and has to move out of the home. More marital issues for Marvin Gaye III, son of Motown icon Marvin Gaye ... his wife is … [Read more...] about Marvin Gaye III’s Wife Claims He Grabbed Her By Neck Before Pointing Gun At Her

TMZ.com Afroman is being dragged to court by the same Ohio sheriff's deputies who searched his home ... because the deputies are pissed the rapper's using footage from the raid to make money. Several deputies and sergeants are suing Afroman, claiming he's using videos and pictures from the August raid at his Ohio home in music videos, and selling merchandise with their images. According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, the deputies claim Afroman was not home at the time of the raid , but his wife was in the home and she whipped out a cell phone and recorded the search. The officers also claim Afroman's home was full of security cameras, which also recorded deputies during the raid. Their main gripe is this ... deputies didn't give Afroman permission to use the footage in music videos, or to slap their faces on merch ... and he's profiting off their images and likenesses. In the suit, the officers say Afroman's music videos, … [Read more...] about Afroman Sued by Ohio Sheriff’s Deputies Who Raided His Home

TMZ.com Dick Van Dyke got into a car crash in Malibu ... though he managed to avoid serious injury. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... police responded to a call of a single-car accident last Wednesday morning, and when deputies arrived they found Dick behind the wheel of a 2018 Lexus LS 500 which he'd crashed into a gate. Gallery Launch Gallery Getty Our sources say the 97-year-old film and TV legend told cops his car slid and he lost control before slamming into the gate. The streets were wet from the nonstop rain L.A.'s been getting. As for Dick's injuries ... we're told he was bleeding from the nose and mouth and might have suffered a concussion. Paramedics treated him at the scene, and he had no interest in going to a hospital. Dick's taken a beating onscreen during his seven decades in Hollywood ... so we're guessing a few minor bumps and bruises don't faze him much. Our sources say drugs and alcohol were NOT … [Read more...] about Dick Van Dyke Behind the Wheel in Single-Car Crash