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The AFM Sessions — Topics and Speakers You Can’t Miss

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The AFM is your front row seat to conversations defining the future of the film and content industry with more than 100 industry leaders speaking across 30+ sessions.  Over four days, The AFM Sessions will bring timely insights, practical strategies, and forecasts that matter — from development and financing to sales and distribution. Each session delivers real-world takeaways and insider perspectives to help you navigate an ever-changing global marketplace and stay ahead of what’s next. The schedule, with many of the confirmed speakers, is already live with highlights including:

• Finance I – From Packaging to Payback: Investment, Incentives & International Markets
• Finance II – How They Did It: Strategies That Brought Projects to Life
• Visualizing the Future of Commercial Content: What AI Means for the Industry
• Fright Club: The Power Players Behind Modern Horror
• Now Trending: Fan Culture, Micro-Moments & the New Rules of Marketing
• The Streaming Equation: Inside Licensing, Revenue Share, and the Economics of Distribution

The AFM Pitch Conference

The AFM Sessions will take place on two stages at the Fairmont Century Plaza on the P2 Level:

• Santa Monica Stage – Access to the Sessions on the Main Stage is exclusive to Platinum & Plus Badge holders (Four Day Plus & Three Day Plus), unless otherwise specified.
• Constellation Stage – Access to the Sessions on the View Stage is available to all AFM Badge Holders EXCEPT Day Badge Holders, unless otherwise specified.

Register now:

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New Innovation Hub

The Innovation Hub, new to the AFM this year, will serve as a dynamic space spotlighting emerging technologies, AI, and creative tools that are redefining how films and series are developed, financed, and brought to audiences worldwide. The Hub will feature live demonstrations, presentations, and meetings connecting independent producers with innovators from across tech, media, and entertainment. Meet with companies such as Largo.ai, RollCredits, Fallbrook Finance and Mortal Studio.

LocationEXPO

Meet nearly 30 Film Commissions and Production Service Companies from the U.S. and around the world. This is a place you’ll want to spend time — and ideally set up one-on-one meetings — especially if you’re putting together a project or budget.

These organizations can help you understand tax incentives and credits, assist with shooting locations and local crews, and provide insider knowledge of filming in their regions. It’s an indispensable resource to gather information, ask questions, and determine where to shoot your next project.

Participants include: Arizona Film & Digital Media, Baja Film Commission, Cayman Islands Film Commission, Costa Rica Film Commission, Ecuador Films, Egypt Film Commission, Film Fiji, Film in Georgia (the country), Film in Oklahoma, Film Palmdale, Film Santa Monica, Government of Navarra, Invest Barbados, Italian Trade Agency, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Louisville Film Office, Massachusetts Film Office, Mohave County, Polish Film Institute, Southern Kentucky Film Commission, Thailand Film Office Department of Tourism, Tokyo Film Commission, and West Virginia Film Office — among many others.