Other International Exhibitions

Venue: Exhibition Hall No.1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

HongKong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) is a prominent media event in Asia and a significant global film trade market, which brings together renowned producers, distributors, investors and industry ps from across the world for extensive promotion, networking and business negotiations.

The previous FILMART was a large gathering of 801 exhibitors from 37 countries and regions, including Canada, Mainland China, European Union, France, India, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, the UK, Vietnam, Macao, Middle East and Spain. 7,300 visitors from 60 countries and regions attended the event.

Exhibitors and Participants Involved: Companies and organizations engaged in film, television, animation, digital entertainment/video game, digital effect and music distribution and production; theater business; videotape and optical disc production, distribution and rent; terrestrial television/cable television/subion television and satellite broadcasting; radio and online broadcasting; production and post-production services; production technology and equipment; entertainment services; IP licensing; film festival/exhibition organization; industrial associations, financing, and professional entertainment services.

II. U.S. China Film & TV Industry Expo

Venue: Los Angeles Convention Center, U.S.

U.S. China Film & TV Industry Expo (UCFTI Expo) is an important platform established by Chinese and American media professionals with a profound understanding of the film and TV industries of both countries to promote all-round cooperation between American and Chinese film and TV industries in the context of further developing professional and personnel exchange and cooperation in cultural industries and between cultural companies of both countries under the work of U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (CPE). It is also the first large-scale bilateral media and cultural exchange event organized by Chinese professionals and well received by American mainstream society, with strong support from the municipal government of Los Angles, SART and Electric Power Bureau.

Highlights of UCFTI Expo:

Exhibitors may find through the event:

1. Investment for your next project;

2. Different distribution channels for your film productions;

3. Critical solutions to your co-production schemes;

4. Professionals needed for your next big project;

5. Opportunities to exhibit your products and equipment and secure large orders;

6. Top grade equipment at reasonable prices that meet your needs;

7. Opportunities to promote all-round cooperation between Chinese and American film and TV industries, and/or launch joint development of new technologies and products

8. Opportunities for on-site visit to Hollywood professional training programmes.

Exhibitors:
The exhibitors at the first UCFTI Expo included Chinese and American film and TV executives and key production teams, industrial association and trade union members (40%), operators of pre-production and post-production equipment, display and transmission system (20%), and production executive management (20%).

Specifically, the exhibitors included film studios, production companies, distribution companies, TV stations, TV networks, online TV companies, operators of TV programme sales and exchange, cultural real estate dealers, film shooting s and parks, post-production companies, investment and financing companies for film and TV projects, animation studios and parks, film and TV programme buyers, equipment, hardware and software suppliers and professional service providers.

III. American Film Market

Location: Santa Monica Beach, Los Angeles, U.S.

American Film Market (AFM), the world’s largest motion picture business event held in Santa Monica of U.S., is an annual fair hosted by the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) in April since 1981 and in November since 2004. It is attended by over 8,000 industry executives from around 70 countries annually, including D&R and procurement staff of film studios, legal counsels, distribution agents, directors, writers, producers, as well as policy guidance officials, investors and all those who provide services for the industry.

AFM is different from general film exhibitions and fairs in that it offers a business meeting occasion exclusively for film industry ps, where they can talk face to face about all cooperation possibilities ranging from operations of shooting and financing to distribution channels, effectively shortening the process of concluding a deal and improving efficiency and productivity. According to statistics from the organizer, deals concluded at the 8-day AFM worth up to over 800 million USD, apart from the subsequent profits these deals may create, which shows the importance of AFM in international film fairs.

Ten Reasons to Attend AFM:

1. You will meet more than 1,600 buyers from over 80 countries, with a total purchasing power of 1 billion+ USD.

2. AFM buyers actively and seriously select films they intend to buy, as they all have invested plenty of time and money in attending the AFM in Santa Monica.

3. You have a chance to establish sales channels and develop new connections. Get to know each buyer at the AFM.

4. Unlike other film festivals, AFM offers you more exposure for your displays and more favorable deals at this gathering of all buyers.

5. You have an opportunity to build up your company image and business relations. Show your business highlights to participating buyers and business magazines.

6. You will meet buyers hard to find elsewhere.

7. You will get the best from your marketing investment. Where else can you meet all buyers under one roof?

8. Films don’t sell themselves. Best deals are done face to face.

9. AFM is held six months after the Cannes Film Festival, the longest interval between American film fairs, during which film buyers have been ready to make a new deal.

10. Featuring a larger gathering than the Cannes, and held in a place with better weather than in Berlin, AFM offers the most favorable market for film buyers and dealers to do business.

Contact for Exhibition Details:
Zhou Wei: zhouwei@smg.cn