The second Film London Production Finance Market, held in association with the London Film Festival, will take place Oct. 20-21.
The PFM organizes more than 1,000 matched tabled meetings between producers, film companies and a range of private, banking and public sector financiers. Last years debut event was attended by 70 producers and 40 financiers.
L.A. fest blends blockbusters, indies
The Los Angeles Film Festival has been able to corral major studio pics to anchor a 10-day program dedicated to new American and foreign indie films.
The End of Year The lives of a foreman, a doctor and a high school prof touch tangentially during the frantic run-up to Chinese New Year in "The End of Year," a wry multicharacter ensembler that builds into an involving, very human portrait of everyday life in contempo Beijing.