By Daily Press staff
Forty-four independent feature films are set to screen as part of next week’s American Film Market’s public previews screening program in Santa Monica.
Presenting a wide-array of films, most of which are making their world or U.S. debut, the public previews screening program of the AFM offers free badges to all individuals working in the entertainment industry, as well as Santa Monica residents, giving them the opportunity to see upcoming films before their general release.
The AFM public previews run from Nov. 2 through Nov. 8 at the AMC Santa Monica 7, 1310 Third Street Promenade. Industry executives and Santa Monica residents wanting to take advantage of the opportunity must register online for a badge, which will grant them access to all 44 films, as well as the AFM shuttle buses. Registrants can pick up their badges beginning Monday, Nov. 1 on-site at the AFM at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, 1700 Ocean Ave. Registration applications and a complete schedule of the public previews’ films, including screening information, film trailers and synopses are available at www.americanfilmmarket.com or http://www.ifta-online.org/afm/premiere.asp.
Since attendance at most of the AFM’s 850 screenings is limited to acquisition and distribution executives, the AFM introduced the public previews screening program in 1999 to involve a broader cross section of those working in the film industry, as well as the Santa Monica community.
Here’s a list of the films: All About Love-Life After 8:30 (Cantonese) — Romance Drama; Dir: Daniel Yu; Cast: Andy Lau, Charlie Young, Charlene Choi; (100 min.); Company: Focus Films Limited ‘All About Love’ is an intriguing tale of love lost and the memories that bind us. The film sets to wow audiences while making us reflect on the complexities of relationships in contemporary times.
All for Love (Korean) — Romantic Comedy; Dir. Kyu-dong Min; Cast: Jung-hwa Uhm, Soo-ro Kim, Chang-jeong Yim, Jung-min Hwang; (120 min); Company: CJ Entertainment Four different stories tie together in an interesting way at the end.
Animal (English) — Psycho-Drama; Dir. Roselyne Bosch; Cast: Andreas Wilson, Emma Griffiths-Malin, Diago Infante; (95 min); Company: StudioCanal A genetic scientist, Samarcande, has decided to genetically modify a killer. He wants to create a saint out of a monster. But as the killer moves towards good, Samarconde gives in to his own demons, modifying himself to satisfy his violent ambitions.
Apartment 6 (English) — Horror; Dir. John Petros; Cast: Sarah Sunday, Joseph Orlando, Gio, Charmaine Lak (115 min); Company: Neptune 13 Pictures A young woman’s apartment is invaded by a dangerous entity.
Beat the Drum (English/Zulu) — Drama; Dir. David Hickson; Cast: Owen Sejake, Mary Twala, Clive Scott, Noluthando Maleka;; (114 min); Company: Kimmel International A story of a young boy in Africa who leaves his village for the big city and discovers that HIV/AIDS is not
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 28, 2005. Read the original PDF.