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SpotlightSellers, meanwhile, decreased 7% to 343, an acrossthe-boarddecline with no major shifts amongcountries.The 2010 AFM had 427 films from 36 countries, 43world premieres, 306 market premieres, 21 filmsscreened in 3D - a total of more than 700 totalscreenings.The 2011 American Film Market is launching a newfive-day conference program at the 2011 Market inSanta Monica. The inaugural AFM ConferenceSeries will cover five topics spanning from treatmentto screen. The AFM's 8,000 attendees will have therare opportunity to hear from the industry's globalthought leaders, decision makers and experts whoall converge annually at the AFM.The AFM Conference Series, scheduled for 9 a.m.-1p.m. daily from Friday, Nov. 4 - Tuesday, Nov. 8, willbe comprised of the Finance Conference, ProductionConference, Marketing Conference, DistributionConference and Pitch Conference. The AFMConference Series will greatly enhance theexperience for AFM attendees, offering tremendousvalue, knowledge, insight and direct access to globalluminaries whom they otherwise would not find allin one place. Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLPwill serve as the presenting sponsor of the AFMConference Series.In addition, AFM will introduce an IndustryConversations program comprised of 14 intimate,interactive and informative discussions led byvisionaries, trendsetters and experts, which will beoffered free to market attendees at 2:30 p.m. - 404ALL LIGHTS, NOVEMBER 2011