Celebrating 15 years!
This year 2024-2025, the PAMA will celebrate 15 years with not one but two special events:
– first one in Los Angeles in January 2025,
– second one in Paris in August 2025!
In today’s festival circuit, the big ones (Tribeca, Sundance…) are out of reach to most of us. The short film corner brings no value and we all are looking for what options are left to screen our films.
We started the PAMA 15 years ago to answer to that, and we are still providing this service today, in an over-saturated market and with a new crisis hitting Los Angeles
Our mindset is that we are a network, not a business.
The PAMA is organized by filmmakers for filmmakers.
We have been helping hundreds of directors, producers and independent artists since we started, and we strongly believe this support is needed more than ever.
Our network includes:
π«π·Β The PAMA: annual in-person event and screening in Paris, France.
πΊπΈΒ The HAMA: annual in-person event and screening in Los Angeles, California.
π΅Β The YVFF: community festival in the California Desert.
πΒ The SESSIONS: 4x / year competition with networking and screening options.
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“The Fisherman’s Diary” won twice at the PAMA in 2020, and is now selected to the 2021 π’π¦πππ₯π¦, to represent its country.
“Game Changer” won an π’π¦πππ₯, his director Aviv Mano then worked on Disneyβs COCO and TOY STORY 4 (2018).
“The Wishgranter” won an π’π¦πππ₯, an EMMY AWARD, and a ππππ§π (2016).
“Legacy of Lies” is distributed by Lionsgate (2020).
“Sgt Stubby”, an unlikely hero, got a distribution deal at π£ππ₯ππ π’π¨π‘π§ (2018).
“Curpigeon” got selected to π§π₯πππππ, won the AMAZON VIDEO DIRECT Film Festival Stars (2016).
“Whisper” screened at FILMQUEST (2015).
“None of That” was STAFF PICK by π©ππ ππ’ (2015).
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“My favorite festival” Alex Proyas (I Robot, The Crow, Dark City)
“Other nominees included already famous people! It really was an honor to be nominated alongside such great nominees” Lisa Hurel.
βI truly cannot say enough good things about the Paris Art and Movie Awards. My experience with this event was easily the best and rewardingβ – Ev Duran.
“One of the most organized and professionally run festivals I’ve been to! The official selections were of a high standard and the networking was incredible” – Jami Ramberan.
“One of the best festival experiences I’ve had. Magnifique!” Warren Paul Glover.
πΒ ππ¨π₯π’π₯π¦ through the years included:
π€©Β John Lunn, composer of “Downton Abbey”
π€©Β Monica Cruz, “Un Paso Adelante”
π€©Β Olivia Sandusky, journalist, NBC
π€©Β Mark Dacascos, actor, “John Wick III”
π€©Β Samuel Arnold, actor, “Emily in Paris”
π€©Β Patrick Fabian, actor, βBetter Caul Saul”
π€©Β Claire Kopsky, Emmy Award-winning Journalist, CBS
π€©Β Jamie Campbell, producer, “Sex Education”
π€©Β Cindy Mollo, Eddie Award Winner, 4 time Emmy nominee, editor for “Ozark”
π€©Β Rena Owen, actress, “Star Wars Ep II” & “ep. III”
π€©Β Fola Evans-Akingbola, actress, “The Night Agent”, “Siren”, “Game of Thrones’
π€©Β Michelle Tesoro, SXSW winner, Eddie Award Winner, editor, “The Queenβs Gambit”
π€©Β Paz de la Huerta, actress, Boardwalk Empire
π€©Β Brent Huff, director & actor “The Rookie”, ‘The Rookie Feds”, ‘The West Wing”
π€©Β Max Markson -rep. A. Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, JCVD…
π€©Β Cole Sibus, actor “Stumptown’, Olympic Gold Medal Athlete
π€©Β Mina Sundwall, actress, Netflixβs βLost in Spaceβ, DCβs βLegends of Tomorrowβ
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Our line up included through the years: π¦πππ₯π’π‘ π¦π§π’π‘π, Kirsten Dunst, π¦πππ πππππ’π¨π, Sam Rockwell, π₯π’πππ‘ πͺπ₯ππππ§, Vladimir Cosma, ππππ§ππ§ππ πππ¦π§π, Kristanna Loken, Mark Dacascos, Caterina Murino, Andrew J. West, Hugo Becker, Jansen Panettiere, π§ππ§π¦π¨π’ π‘ππππ§π, Leslie Bibb, Melanie et Alain Doutey, Macarena Gomez, French Prime Minister Edith Cresson, French Minister Frederic Lefebvre, Emma Bell…
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We celebrate filmmakers and we focus on the humans making the movies : each director/attendee gets to talk about his movie.
You meet new audience, screen and show your latest work, connect with fellow professionals, share your passion with screenings and special events all over the city, including red carpets, movie premieres, parties, filmmakerβs networking, numerous Q&A’s, international spotlights, industry talks and masterclasses, art performances and exhibitions, live musicβ¦
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AN INDEPENDENT MOVIE FESTIVAL WITH
– Awards
– Photocall
– Artistic Recognition
– Networking
– award ceremony
Picture credits: Thore Siebrands; David Shankbone; FrΓ©dΓ©ric Ballart; Georges Biard, Matt Beurois, Auregan, Olivier Nelli.
πΒ More than 20 awards distributed every year.
Check the trophies:
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π₯Β ππͺππ₯ππ¦, π£π₯ππππ¦ ππ‘π ππππ§π¦ usually include >>Β π
– Laser Engraved Cristal plaques
– Framed certificates
– DVDs
– CDs
– Goodies
– watches and luxury items
– softwares and apps (editing, writing, FX…)
– subscriptions (magazines, streaming platforms…)
– and more!
π₯Β ππͺππ₯ππ¦ RECOGNIZED BY THE INDUSTRYΒ π
βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ – reviewed 5/5 stars
βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ – ranked #1 film festival in Paris by CBS, NBC, FOX, Authority Magazine.
βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ – ranked by The Culture Trip best event not to miss in Paris
βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ – Imdb & Imdb pro qualifying
βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ – ranked by Time Out best local event
βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ – labeled GOLD by FilmFreeway
βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ – labeled best reviewed festival on FilmFreeway every season
βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ – ranked Festival of the Month (May 2020) on WFCN
βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ βΒ – favorite on the platform XERB
