CALLO × American film market
AFM starts on Callo.
Before you land in Los Angeles.
Callo is the Official Collaboration Platform of American Film Market 2026.
Discover projects worth knowing, find the teams you want to meet, and prepare your slate all before you land. Walk into AFM ready to develop the conversations that move your projects forward.
Only Callo puts the
market at your fingertips.
Independent and creator-filmmakers now command the industry’s largest attention. Callo is built around helping those projects and teams develop and find their way to market.
This November, Callo joins AFM, bringing together 8,000+ film and television professionals from 80+ countries and more than $1 billion in annual deal activity. Filmmakers, producers, financiers, distributors, and brands come together to develop projects, build partnerships, and shape what comes next.
Callo’s platform and curation team will facilitate introductions and market meetings before, during, and after AFM for badge holders.
AFM AT A GLANCE
What to expect
20,000+
Independent and creator filmmakers will meet buyers and partners building slates across the new global screen economy: theatrical, television, streaming, mobile-first, and vertical platforms.
85+
Representing hybrid studios and emerging companies seeking original IP across feature films, television, made-for-TV films, and limited series — from option and development through financing and distribution.
$100K–$60M
Where the industry comes to buy and sell projects across a range of budgets.
A NEW WAY TO EXPERIENCE AFM
Create an account, set up your Studio, and arrive at AFM ready to connect, buy, and sell.
01
DISCOVER
Create your Callo account and start exploring the people, companies, and projects shaping AFM.
02
CONNECT
Build your network and add the projects you want to move forward.
03
DEVELOP
Prepare for AFM with the right contacts, context, and conversations already in place.
04
TRANSACT
Meet at AFM, turn introductions into opportunities, and keep momentum moving after the market.
HOW CALLO WORKS FOR YOU
What are you looking to accomplish?
Slide and select your role. See how Callo helps you make your next move.
Producers
USE CALLO TO
Develop and organize your slate. Find projects and talent. Schedule meetings that fit your needs.
Distributors
USE CALLO TO
Find projects and teams that fit your mandate. Meet when interest is mutual.
Financiers & Sales Companies
USE CALLO TO
Find titles and teams that fit your thesis, territory and budget.
Filmmakers & Creators
USE CALLO TO
Organize your project to ensure it’s market ready. Meet collaborators and partners early who align with your vision.
Brands
USE CALLO TO
Evaluate aligned projects, teams, and opportunities to back that fit your brand’s thesis.
Agents & Managers
USE CALLO TO
Organize intelligence, packaging, and collaborator discovery.
November 10th - 14th · LOS ANGELES
Meet us in the
Callo Lounge.
Where Callo’s operating system comes to life.
The Callo Lounge is availble to platinum badge holders to the meetings that matter at AFM, bringing together creators, producers, buyers, financiers, and executives to unlock opportunity and do real business. An intentional place to step away from the rush, recharge, and focus on the conversations that move projects forward.
SCHEDULING OPENS OCTOBER 1.
HOW TO GET STARTED
Discover. Develop. Transact.
01 — DISCOVER
Discover independent and creator-led projects and the people behind them.
02 — DEVELOP
Explore what could be built together.
03 — TRANSACT
Move the right opportunities into private conversations and dealmaking.
CALLO RESOURCE
Callo launches the
Project Readiness Guide.
Introducing the free 27-page Market Readiness Guide: a practical resource for Callo members preparing projects for the market. It brings together case studies, an actionable checklist, and the context needed to shape conversations around your work before, during, and after AFM.
As attention, priorities, and pathways to financing continue to fragment, project readiness needs a fuller picture than a script and pitch deck alone. The guide is designed to help project owners articulate what you are building, who it is for, and how to make it right for the next conversation.
Download the guide
CALLO RESOURCE
Callo launches the
Project Readiness Guide.
Introducing the free 27-page Market Readiness Guide: a practical resource for Callo members preparing projects for the market. It brings together case studies, an actionable checklist, and the context needed to shape conversations around your work before, during, and after AFM.
As attention, priorities, and pathways to financing continue to fragment, project readiness needs a fuller picture than a script and pitch deck alone. The guide is designed to help project owners articulate what you are building, who it is for, and how to make it right for the next conversation.
Download the guide
Things to Know
Where
The Callo Lounge is located at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, where AFM 2026 takes place.
When
The Callo Lounge will be open throughout AFM, November 10–15, 2026, during designated AFM hours.
Access
Platinum AFM badge holders have access to the Callo Lounge. Callo subscribers with any AFM badge may also access the Lounge.
Platform
Use Callo to build your profile, discover people, develop projects, build teams, and keep conversations moving before, during, and after AFM.
Meetings
Guests with Lounge access can work with the Callo Curation team to identify relevant meetings and connections based on their projects, goals, and what they are looking to accomplish at AFM.
Bring
Come with an up-to-date Callo profile, current projects, a clear sense of what you’re looking for, and the materials you may need for conversations.
After AFM
The Lounge may close when the market ends. Your Callo network, projects, conversations, and relationships don’t.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Before you arrive
What is Callo?
What is the Callo Lounge?
Who can access the Callo Lounge?
Do I need a Callo subscription to attend AFM?
Do I need an AFM badge to use Callo?
What kinds of projects belong on Callo?
How do I find people to meet who will attend AFM?
Can I use Callo after AFM?
How do I get started?
PREPARE FOR AFM
Your AFM experience
starts here and now.
Find the people you want to meet. Discover the projects you want to know about. Start the conversation before you arrive.
LEARN ABOUT THE LOUNGE
PREPARE FOR AFM
Your AFM experience
starts here and now.
Find the people you want to meet. Discover the projects you want to know about. Start the conversation before you arrive.
LEARN ABOUT THE LOUNGE
Stay connected to Callo's community, and insights shaping the future of content.
Tell us where you fit in the market. We’ll keep you close to the Callo Lounge, relevant meetings, and the people worth knowing at AFM.
CALLO × American film market
AFM starts on Callo.
Before you land in Los Angeles.
Callo is the Official Collaboration Platform of American Film Market 2026.
Discover projects worth knowing, find the teams you want to meet, and prepare your slate all before you land. Walk into AFM ready to develop the conversations that move your projects forward. Activate your platform access now.
Only Callo puts the
market at your fingertips.
Independent teams and creator-filmmakers now command the industry’s largest attention. Callo is built around helping those projects and teams develop and find their way to market.
This November, Callo joins AFM, a market that brings together 8,000+ film and television professionals from 80+ countries with more than $1 billion in annual deal activity. Filmmakers, producers, financiers, distributors, and brands come together to develop projects, build partnerships, and shape what comes next.
Callo’s curation team will facilitate introductions and market meetings before, during, and after AFM for badge holders and provide a home to all attendees to connect and develop a slate ahead of Market.
AFM AT A GLANCE
What to expect
8,000+ attendees
8,000+
attendees
Independent and creator filmmakers will meet buyers and partners building slates across the new global screen economy: theatrical, television, streaming, mobile-first, and vertical platforms.
80+ countries
Representing hybrid studios and emerging companies seeking original IP across feature films, television, made-for-TV films, and limited series — from option and development through financing and distribution.
$100K–$60M
Where the industry comes to buy and sell projects across a range of budgets.
A NEW WAY TO EXPERIENCE AFM
Create an account, set up your Studio, and arrive at AFM ready to connect, buy, and sell.
01
DISCOVER
Create your Callo account and start exploring the people, companies, and projects shaping AFM.
02
CONNECT
Build your network and add the projects you want to move forward.
03
DEVELOP
Prepare your slate privately with organizational tools already in place ready to help you move faster.
04
TRANSACT
Meet at AFM, turn introductions into opportunities, and keep momentum moving after the market.
HOW CALLO WORKS FOR YOU
What are you looking to accomplish?
Slide and select your role. See how Callo helps you make your next move.
Producers
USE CALLO TO
Develop and organize your slate. Find projects and talent. Schedule meetings that fit your needs.
Distributors
USE CALLO TO
Find projects and teams that fit your mandate. Meet when interest is mutual.
Financiers & Sales Companies
USE CALLO TO
Find titles and teams that fit your thesis, territory and budget.
Filmmakers & Creators
USE CALLO TO
Organize your project to ensure it’s market ready. Meet collaborators and partners early who align with your vision.
Brands
USE CALLO TO
Evaluate aligned projects, teams, and opportunities to back that fit your brand’s thesis.
Agents & Managers
USE CALLO TO
Organize intelligence, packaging, and collaborator discovery.
THE CALLO LOUNGE · November 10th - 14th · LOS ANGELES
THE CALLO LOUNGE ·
November 10th - 14th · LOS ANGELES
Meet us in the
Callo Lounge.
Where Callo’s operating system comes to life.
The Callo Lounge is home to the meetings that matter at AFM. Bringing together next generation of creators, producers, buyers, financiers, and executives to unlock opportunity and do real business. An intentional place to step away from the rush, recharge, and focus on the conversations that move projects forward. Meetings are facilitated by the Curation Team and are exclusive to Platinum badge holders.
SCHEDULING OPENS OCTOBER 1.
NEW DISCOVERY ENGINE FOR YOU
Discover. Develop. Transact.
01 — DISCOVER
Discover independent and creator-led projects and the people behind them.
Explore what could be built together.
02 — DEVELOP
03 — TRANSACT
Move the right opportunities into private conversations and dealmaking.
CALLO RESOURCE
Callo launches the
Project Readiness Guide.
Introducing the free 27-page Project Readiness Guide: a practical resource for Callo members preparing projects for the market. It brings together case studies, an actionable checklist, and the context needed to shape conversations around your work before, during, and after AFM.
As attention, priorities, and pathways to financing continue to fragment, project readiness needs a fuller picture than a script and pitch deck alone. The guide is designed to help project owners articulate what you are building, who it is for, and how to make it right for the next conversation.
Download the guide
Things to Know
Callo Platform
For every AFM attendee. Use Callo to build your profile, discover new connections, develop projects privately in Studio, then go public and publish in Market. Keep projects and conversations moving in Callo before, during, and after AFM. Yes, Callo is available to you all year around.
Lounge Access
Platinum AFM badge holders have access to the Callo Lounge. Callo subscribers with any AFM badge may also access the Lounge.
Where
AFM & The Callo Lounge is located at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
When
The Callo Lounge will be open throughout AFM, November 10–15, 2026, during designated AFM hours.
Meetings
Guests with Lounge access can work with the Callo Curation team to identify relevant meetings and connections based on their projects, goals, and what they are looking to accomplish at AFM.
Bring
Come with an up-to-date Callo profile, current projects and materials updated in Studio, a clear sense of what you’re looking for and need to sell or buy projects while at AFM.
After AFM
The Lounge may close when the market ends. Your Callo network, projects, conversations, and team can keep building all year around as long as their membership is active.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Before you arrive.
What is Callo?
What is the Callo Lounge?
Who can access the Callo Lounge?
Do I need a Callo subscription to attend AFM?
Do I need an AFM badge to use Callo?
What kinds of projects belong on Callo?
How do I find people to meet who will attend AFM?
Can I use Callo after AFM?
How do I get started?
PREPARE FOR AFM
Your AFM experience
starts here and now.
Find the people you want to meet. Discover the projects you want to know about. Start the conversation before you arrive.
Stay connected to Callo's community, and insights shaping the future of content.
Tell us where you fit in the market. We’ll keep you close to the Callo Lounge, relevant meetings, and the people worth knowing at AFM.