OCEAN AVE — Independent filmmakers and distributors are circulating an online petition expressing their opposition to a proposed move of the American Film Market from Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles in 2013.
OCEAN AVE — The American Film Market, one of the world’s largest gatherings of independent filmmakers and producers, opens today at the Santa Monica Loews with more than 90 new buyers and a total of 415 films to be screened during the eight-day event.
DOWNTOWN — Cheaper hotel rooms, better movie theaters and a more exciting nightlife are some of the reasons why the American Film Market, one of the world’s largest gatherings of independent filmmakers and producers, is considering leaving Santa Monica in 2013 for Downtown Los Angeles, according to
OCEAN AVE — Business leaders here are concerned about rumors that the American Film Market, which brings hundreds of movie industry insiders and their cash to the city each fall, is exploring a move from Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel to L.
LOEWS HOTEL — With more than 250,000 iPhone Apps available, it seems like these days, there’s an app for just about everything. Jim Robertson and Richard Kwiat, creators of the app Doddle, hope to do more than just contribute to that statistic.
THIRD STREET PROMENADE — If there seems to be an influx of movie industry types wearing official-looking badges walking around Downtown in the next few days, you’re right, But fear not that they are overrunning Santa Monica’s streets, because they’re bringing in some serious cash for the city.
CIVIC CENTER — From the time she was a little girl, Karen Williams has wanted a fluffy, white cat. Like any hobbyist, Karen started small. She bought her first kitten, a white Persian, while living in Wisconsin.
SM COURT — In a law suit that could have cost City Hall millions of dollars, a civil jury has determined a Big Blue Bus driver is not to blame for the partial paralysis of an 83-year-old woman who fell shortly after getting onboard.
DOWNTOWN — A favorite feature of the American Film Market will be absent for a second straight year as public screenings are cut again from one of the world’s largest business conferences for the movie industry.
OCEAN AVE — For the next week, Downtown will become the world’s largest boardroom, as thousands of filmmakers, agents and distributors from roughly 70 countries gather in local hotels and movie theaters to compete in an intense bidding war for the latest crop of potential Academy Award winners.
DOWNTOWN — As people flock to movie theaters to check out blockbusters like “Terminator: Salvation,” and Disney’s “Up,” city staff are reviewing two proposals to redevelop a parking structure into a state-of-the-art cinema with ground-floor retail or restaurant space.
