Posted by Larry Gleeson
IFTA® ANNOUNCES AMERICAN FILM MARKET® MOVE TO LAS VEGAS’ PALMS CASINO RESORT FOR 2024 SHOW, NOVEMBER 5-10
Firms Together with Arclight Movies, Blue Fox Leisure, Cornerstone, Movie Mode Leisure, FilmNation Leisure, HanWay Movies, Lakeshore Leisure, Millennium Media, Myriad Photos, NEON, Protagonist Photos, The Alternate, WME Impartial & XYZ Movies Already Dedicated as Exhibitors on the Palms for AFM24
Los Angeles, CA – March 8, 2024 — The Impartial Movie & Tv Alliance® (IFTA®) and its Board of Administrators as we speak introduced that the American Movie Market® (AFM®), its business flagship occasion, will relocate to Palms On line casino Resort in Las Vegas for its 45th version. Scheduled for November 5 to 10, 2024, this transfer marks a brand new chapter for AFM.
Held in Los Angeles and Santa Monica for over 4 many years, AFM is a cornerstone occasion for the impartial leisure business. The choice to maneuver AFM to Las Vegas comes after a multi-city search and cautious consideration of the wants of AFM’s Exhibiting Gross sales Firms and Patrons and displays IFTA’s dedication to creating the optimum atmosphere the place the worldwide movie and tv business can converge, collaborate, and conduct enterprise seamlessly.
“After intensive analysis, discussions with the Board and invaluable suggestions from stakeholders, this transfer underscores our willpower to evolving AFM to fulfill as we speak’s business wants,” mentioned Clay Epstein, IFTA Chairperson and President of Movie Mode Leisure. “The energy of the AFM lies in its capability to create group and current a classy platform for all our individuals’ actions in a single handy location. The Palms allows us to do all of that and past.”
Palms On line casino Resort presents a wealth of recent amenities and conveniences, all in a single location for an enhanced market expertise. Highlights embrace newly renovated rooms and suites for Exhibitor workplace area and visitor rooms, the Brenden Theatres’ 14 display screen state-of-the-art multiplex, and greater than 170,000 sq. toes of devoted convention, assembly, and occasion area.
Las Vegas presents simple journey choices, together with home and worldwide flights from over 160 places, and its shut proximity to Los Angeles, with over 35 each day flights, expands the choices and permits AFM individuals simple stopovers. Moreover, Las Vegas presents a wealth of eating, sleeping, entertaining, and purchasing alternatives, offering added worth for AFM individuals.
Epstein additional added, “This transfer to Las Vegas is producing assist and enthusiasm from colleagues all over the world and we’re excited to welcome everybody to AFM 2024 in November.”
Main manufacturing, finance, gross sales and distribution firms, together with Arclight Movies, Blue Fox Leisure, Blacktop Worldwide, Cinema Administration Group, Cornerstone, The Alternate, Movie Mode Leisure, FilmNation Leisure, Movie Seekers, HanWay Movies, A Greater Customary, Lakeshore Leisure, Millennium Media, Myriad Photos, NEON, Protagonist Photos, The Asylum, The Resolution Leisure Group, Imaginative and prescient Movies, WME Impartial and XYZ Movies have already dedicated to taking part in AFM24 within the new Las Vegas Palms locale, underscoring the business’s enthusiasm for this monumental transfer and the significance of AFM to their companies.
Jean Prewitt, IFTA President & CEO commented: “AFM was created by the Independents and stays the Independents’ market. The business has referred to as for a recent have a look at how the market can higher serve a quickly altering enterprise. The Board has made a monumental resolution that enables us to higher serve these wants. We look ahead to introducing everybody to the brand new AFM venue and its choices.”
“We’re delighted to increase a heat welcome to the American Movie Market,” mentioned Cynthia Kiser Murphey, Basic Supervisor of Palms On line casino Resort. “Our staff members are dedicated to offering the Palms signature and personalised hospitality to every visitor. The AFM’s wants and our choices make for an ideal match and we look ahead to internet hosting the AFM individuals this November.”
As AFM prepares to make its debut in Las Vegas this Fall, additional particulars shall be unveiled within the coming weeks and months.
Concerning the American Movie Market® (AFM®)
The AFM is the place the worldwide movie and tv enterprise comes to life each November. The one independently produced worldwide gross sales market, a whole lot of finance, manufacturing, gross sales and distribution firms and 1000’s of pros from each section of the business, convene at AFM for six days of discovery, improvement, deal making, networking, market discussions and world-class conferences. The AFM is produced by the Impartial Movie & Tv Alliance® (IFTA®) and serves because the annual fundraiser for the affiliation.
Concerning the Impartial Movie & Tv Alliance® (IFTA®)
IFTA is the worldwide commerce affiliation for impartial movie and tv manufacturing, finance, distribution, and gross sales firms. The group represents the impartial sector earlier than governments and worldwide our bodies and offers important leisure business providers to impartial firms all over the world.
About Palms On line casino Resort
Palms On line casino Resort is making historical past as the primary resort in Las Vegas absolutely owned and operated by a Native American Tribe. Palms On line casino Resort options two distinct towers with 766 lodge rooms and suites, a various mixture of bars, eating places, stay leisure venues, and immersive way of life experiences throughout a 95,000-square-foot reimagined on line casino. Providing free valet and self-parking, the resort additionally consists of over 190,000 sq. toes of assembly, conference, and occasion area; the Pearl, a 2,500-seat theater; an expansive pool, The Spa & Salon at Palms; a marriage chapel; the Brenden Theatre 14-screen cinema and practically 600 items at Palms Place condominiums.
Palms is positioned simply west of the middle of the Las Vegas Strip off I-15 on Flamingo Street. Palms On line casino Resort is owned by The San Manuel Gaming and Hospitality Authority (“SMGHA”) an affiliate of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. For extra data go to http://www.palms.com/ or the Palms Press Room. Comply with Palms on social media Fb Twitter Instagram.
Media Contact:
Jennifer Garnick | VP, Communications
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