Congratulations A.M Adair Quarter Finalist in the Table Read My Screenplay – Cannes 2025 Competition!

 

Story Merchant author A.M. Adair's screenplay Origin is in contention for a professionally directed table read in front of a live audience during the 2025 Cannes Festival.

Based on her novella Origin Story. A woman wakes from a coma to find herself in prison with no memory of who…or what she is. The vicious attack that almost killed her erased all that she was. 

But not what she did.
Her name is Elyse Tyson.
And she’s a serial killer.
Or at least she was.

A. M. Adair is a retired Chief Warrant Officer from the United States Navy with over 21 years in the Intelligence Community—specializing in counterintelligence and human intelligence. She has been to numerous countries all around the world, to include multiple tours in Iraq, and Afghanistan. Her experiences have been unique and provided her imagination with a wealth of material to draw from to give her stories life. A lifelong fan of the genre, she is an associate member of International Thriller Writers. Her debut novel, Shadow Game, is the first book in the Elle Anderson series. It was published in October 2019 and then was turned into a graphic novel in January 2022. Book 2, The Deeper Shadow, was released in November 2020, and the explosive third installment, Shadow War, was released in March 2022. Autographed copies of her books, news, and interviews are available on amadair.com. She lives in Tennessee with her husband Jake, her daughter Arya, and son Finn.

L CANNES FESTIVAL OF FILMS

Though my first official trip to the Cannes Film Festival was filled with business highlights--meeting the folks at Industry-Works and sealing our two-film deal that begins shooting this summer, attending the PGA beach party and meeting Stu Levy on the International Committee, attending the Louisiana Party and catching up with Chris Stelly of the Governor's Office of Film & Television and discussing the progress of Shreveport Studios, saying hello to Ehud Bleiberg and receiving my personal copy of his brilliant film "Adam Resurrected," meeting director Renny Harlin (thanks to an intro by Shreveport Mayor's Office Arlena Acree) and discussing potential projects, running into Emma Korvin who was interning at the Hollywood Reporter, running into AEI client Adria Lang, meeting actress Portia Lipton and her protégé Carol Lee, meeting the Bavarian Film Commissioner Anja Metzger re "Dracula: The Un-Dead," meeting Roy Tijioe and Ricardo Galindez of the Island Film Group to discuss "Surf Lessons," meeting Sam Blan of Stoplight Pictures, meeting Jan Susta of Czech Republic's Barrandov Studios, meeting Ondamax's Eric Mathis re "Hittin' the Bricks," meeting Mark Lester of American World Pictures, visiting Ami and Marcy Artzi and their lovely daughter re "Dracula," meeting Carola Ash via Judy Cairo of Future Films on their yacht re "Dracula"--there was still time for sidewalk cafes and a little enjoyment, including seeing the premiere of Pedro Almodovar's "Broken Embraces"--an outstanding film I highly recommend as one of his best yet.



Close encounters included Monica Bellucci, Jim Carrey, and Brad & Angelina.

Croissants and café consistently good, along with pommes-frites and wi fi availability. High point of culinary experience was the Italian restaurant, Il Viaggio, where we were hosted by Evan Tylor of Industry-Works. More pix to follow.