Sony and Crunchyroll know how to speak to their followers directly. They kicked off the campaign at Anime Expo Los Angeles in July which included a MAPPA panel (they produced the movie) and activations on the expo floor with MAPPA and Crunchyroll booths and Pochita walkabout and photo ops.
The climactic episode, titled “The Rightside Up,” will premiere on Netflix and in more than 350 movie theaters on Dec. 31, starting at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET, playing through Jan. 1, 2026. This appears to mark the first time an episode of a Netflix series will also be exhibited theatrically.
Join the Flock returns November 6 with its Second Annual Pop, Shop & Party—a one-of-a-kind charity event bringing Old Hollywood flair to Assembly Atlanta’s Sound Stage 4. This exclusive evening offers guests the rare experience of stepping inside an active movie studio while enjoying cocktails, bites, music, and curated holiday shopping.
Presented in partnership with SAGE, United Talent Agency (UTA), and Women in Film & Television Atlanta (WIFTA), “Reimagine Her” offers an inclusive, interactive evening of conversation, creativity, and community designed to inspire and empower women to take control of their creative futures.
The Park City Legacy program will take place from Tuesday, January 27, through Friday, January 30, during the second half of the Festival. This year’s lineup represents a cross section of the stories that reflect the Sundance Film Festival’s tradition of programming bold narratives.
In partnership with Influencer City and Kick Studios, a streaming collective with over 1.1 million followers, the event will trap 10 content creators inside Film Quality Services’s sound stages, where they’ll face puzzles, challenges and frights while audiences watch and influence the action in real time.
Todd Patience, Senior Account Executive, says they use LED screens in unconventional ways. The company has built LED floors with protective cages so actors can walk on them, mounted screens on condor lifts, and transported setups across parking lots.
Relationships are at the heart of what production Travel Coordinator Ashley Saunders does. By building connections with people in the hospitality industry, Saunders has not only managed to survive in a role with notoriously high turnover but also to thrive.
All of the locations in the film were shot in east Alabama, Columbus, or the Chattahooche Valley, including prominent locations such as the Chattahoochee RiverWalk and the Columbus “Rainbow Tunnel”. The film also received the top prize for the inaugural Columbus Film Fund Local Filmmakers Grant, and Rowe stated the team was “over the moon with it.”
The Innovation Hub will spotlight cutting-edge creative and business technology tools that support the development, financing, and production of content. Designed as both an exhibition and ideas forum, it will showcase companies at the intersection of creativity, commerce, and technology, connecting AFM attendees with innovators from across tech, media, and entertainment.