LOS ANGELES COUNTY - News from Feb. 20, 1995

Film Buyers Descend: About 6,000 people are expected to attend the 15th annual American Film Market in Santa Monica, the biggest marketplace for independent films shown throughout the world. About 2,000 buyers from 67 countries will shop for independent films to put in theaters, on television screens and in video stores overseas. The conference begins Thursday with a keynote luncheon speech by Richard H. Frank, chairman of Walt Disney Television & Telecommunications, on “Bridges or Walls: Telecommunications in the ‘90s.” The market will also feature nearly 500 screenings of films. The conference, the bulk of which takes place at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, runs through March 3.