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May 19, 2026

Cannes 2026, Mid-Festival: The $17M Bidding War, MUBI's Power Move, and the 171 Buyers Indie Writers Should Be Watching

We are back, with Cannes 2026 still running through Saturday. 336 buyer signals from 171 active acquirers in the festival's first seven days. A24's $17M deal led the press, but the sales agents, production companies, and boutique distributors underneath are where indie writers should be paying attention.

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MARKET INSIGHTS

Hollywood's Year-End Buyer Intelligence: The $70M A24 Bet, 63% Buyer Rotation, and Why Specialty Distributors Don't Want Your Executive Contacts

We tracked 425 buyer signals from 297 unique companies this week. A24 invested $70M in a single film. Focus Features paid over $15M for TIFF horror. 105 brand-new buyers appeared (63% market rotation). And the data reveals something Hollywood won't tell you: specialty distributors want packages, not your exec names.

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MARKET INSIGHTS

Movie Buyer Trends Q4 2025: Churn, Long Tail, and the 2026 Indie Playbook

Q4 buyer activity rotated hard. Learn what buyer churn, long tail concentration, and packaging signals mean for indie filmmakers going into 2026.

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MARKET INSIGHTS

Hollywood Bidding Wars December 2025: The Formula That Won 6 Deals This Week

We tracked 1,437 buyer signals this week. A one-year-old production company won two straight-to-series orders. Netflix beat 17 competitors for a supernatural spec. And the data reveals exactly which format sells for each genre.

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MARKET ANALYSIS

Hollywood Deals December 2025: What Buyers Are Actually Acquiring This Week

Analysis of 2,063 buyer signals from 863 Hollywood companies. Artists Equity scales with Amy Baer, Teton Ridge locks down Western IP, erotic thrillers return, Saudi Arabia offers 40% rebates.

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MARKET INSIGHTS

Hollywood Week in Review: The $60B WBD Sale, AI's Creative Paradox, and Documentary's 700% Surge

This week brought a massive M&A bidding war for Warner Bros Discovery, Hollywood's sharpest AI debate yet, and an unexpected documentary boom. Here's what the data tells us about where the market is heading.

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MARKET INSIGHTS

ScriptMatch Cyber Week 2025: Platform Update & Year-End Positioning

With Cyber Week discounts ending December 8th, here's everything we've shipped this month and why now is the ideal moment to upgrade your buyer intelligence toolkit.

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MARKET INSIGHTS

Post-AFM 2025: Where Buyers Are Still Spending (And How to Get Read)

Post-AFM is quieter, but international co-productions, creator-led models, and targeted genre bets are up. Here’s where buyers are spending and how to pitch them now.

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AFM REPORTS

AFM 2025 Special Report: What 176 Hollywood Buyers Are Acquiring RIGHT NOW

A week on the ground at AFM 2025 reveals the biggest shift in buyer behavior in five years. Horror is dominating at 23.6% of all activity. If you're a horror writer, pop the champagne. If you're writing prestige drama, we need to talk. Here's what 176 companies are actually acquiring.

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