MUMBAI: The Asian Film Market (AFM) 2009, held on the sidelines of the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF), closed on Thursday after its four-day run showing an increase both in sales and participants.

This year‘s event brought to the fore fruitful achievements in terms of sales, with its total amount of deals estimated at approximately $ 2 million.

The AFM, held for the fourth time, showed an increase in various dimensions, including the number of sales offices, participating companies, and screenings.
Starting on 11 October, the event attracted 75 firms from 25 countries and regions.

This year, the sales grew 9 per cent to 45 per cent from last year‘s 41 per cent. The number of films screened at the market also increased from 38 to 43 that included 40 market premieres that almost doubled in size from that of last year.