Independent Film & Television Alliance

THE INDEPENDENT FILM & TELEVISION ALLIANCE SHALL SERVE AS A TRADE ASSOCIATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE, PROTECT, AND SUPPORT THE INDEPENDENT FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY, WHICH CONSISTS OF THOSE COMPANIES THAT ARE IN THE BUSINESS OF PRODUCING AND/OR REPRESENTING FILMS AND/OR TELEVISION PROGRAMMING AND LICENSING SUCH PROGRAMMING FOR DISTRIBUTION WORLDWIDE PRIMARILY THROUGH THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS AND PLATFORMS. IT SHALL ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSE BY ENGAGING IN PUBLIC ADVOCACY TO ADVANCE THE BUSINESS INTERESTS AND EXPAND THE MARKETPLACE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INDEPENDENT FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY WORLDWIDE; BY CONDUCTING TRADE SHOWS RELATING TO THE THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL AMERICAN FILM MARKET ("AFM"); AND BY DELIVERING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION AND NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE TO ITS MEMBERS.

THE INDEPENDENT FILM & TELEVISION ALLIANCE SPONSORS THE AMERICAN FILM MARKET (AFM). THE AFM IS THE MOST EFFICIENT FILM ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING EVENT IN THE WORLD. IT IS A MARKETPLACE WHERE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION DEALS ARE CLOSED. WITH THOUSANDS OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS FROM MORE THAN 70 COUNTRIES, HUNDREDS OF PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTION/SALES COMPANIES, AND MORE THAN 300 FEATURE FILMS SCREENING, THE AFM CONTINUES TO BE THE PIVOTAL DESTINATION FOR ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, DIRECTORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FESTIVAL DIRECTORS, FINANCIERS, FILM COMMISSIONERS, PRODUCERS, WRITERS, THE WORLD'S PRESS AND ALL THOSE WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY.

IFTA COLLECTIONS SECURES THE ROYALTIES AND LEVIES THAT FLOW FROM SECONDARY AUDIO-VISUAL RIGHTS FOR FILM AND TELEVISION WORLDWIDE. SECONDARY RIGHTS INCLUDE CABLE, SATELLITE AND OTHER RETRANSMISSION ROYALTIES, PRIVATE COPY LEVIES, VIDEO RENTAL LEVIES, EDUCATIONAL ROYALTIES, THEATRICAL BOX OFFICE LEVIES, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE TELEVISION ROYALTIES, AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCE VIDEO ROYALTIES. HIGHLY REGARDED AND RESULT-DRIVEN, SINCE 1994 IFTA COLLECTIONS HAS COLLECTED MORE THAN $154 MILLION ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANIES WHOSE FILM AND TELEVISION WORKS IT REPRESENTS FROM PRODUCERS AND AUTHORS SOCIETIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

THE INDEPENDENT FILM & TELEVISION ALLIANCE'S PARTICIPATION AT VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION MARKETS ENABLES ITS MEMBERS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A GLOBAL PRESENCE IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION PRODUCT.

IFTA ARBITRATION IS A WELL-ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION SYSTEM THAT FAIRLY, QUICKLY, AND ECONOMICALLY RESOLVES DISPUTES INVOLVING ENTERTAINMENT-RELATED PRODUCTION, FINANCE, AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENTS. OPEN TO THE WORLDWIDE INDUSTRY AT LARGE, IFTA ARBITRATION HAS ADMINISTERED THE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES IN MORE THAN 3,050 CASES INVOLVING MORE THAN $970 MILLION IN CLAIMS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1984. IFTA ARBITRATION MAY BE USED FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT DISPUTES, SUCH AS THOSE ARISING OUT OF PRODUCTION AGREEMENTS, MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION AND MULTIMEDIA LICENSING AGREEMENTS, FINANCING AGREEMENTS, FILM EXHIBITION AGREEMENTS AND SALES AGENCY AGREEMENTS, TO NAME A FEW. PRACTICING IN 19 COUNTRIES, IFTA'S PANEL OF ARBITRATORS ARE DISTINGUISHED ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEYS WITH DEEP EXPERTISE IN LITIGATION, COPYRIGHT, AND ENTERTAINMENT TRANSACTIONAL LAW ACTING AS NEUTRAL EXPERTS WHO HEAR ARGUMENTS, REVIEW EVIDENCE, AND ISSUE LEGALLY BINDING ARBITRATION AWARDS PURSUANT TO AND WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OUTLINED IN IFTA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION RULES. DURING 2020, IFTA ARBITRATION ADDED A FAST TRACK PROCESS FOR CERTAIN CASES THAT CAN REDUCE THE TIME TO FINAL AWARD ISSUANCE BY UP TO 70 DAYS. THIS EXPEDITED PROCESS WILL BE ESPECIALLY USEFUL IN RESOLVING DEFAULT ARBITRATIONS. IFTA ARBITRATION IS LESS FORMAL, AND GENERALLY LESS EXPENSIVE AND MORE EXPEDIENT THAN LITIGATION. MANY MATTERS SUBMITTED TO IFTA ARBITRATION ARE SETTLED DURING THE ARBITRATION PROCESS. IN DECEMBER 2021, THE IFTA BOARD APPROVED THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN IFTA AND ICDR/AAA SO THAT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2022, ICDR/AAA WOULD BE THE SERVICE PROVIDER OF ALL IFTA ARBITRATIONS FILED AFTER THAT DATE.THE INDEPENDENT FILM & TELEVISION ALLIANCE'S WEBSITE (WWW.IFTA-ONLINE.ORG) SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR ALL MEMBER COMPANIES, THE INDUSTRY AT LARGE, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PROVIDING THEM WITH UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE PERTAINING TO THE GLOBAL INDEPENDENT MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION INDUSTRY.MYIFTA IS THE ONLINE COMMUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT FILM & TELEVISION ALLIANCE (IFTA). THIS FORUM WAS CREATED SO THAT IFTA MEMBERS WORLDWIDE CAN GATHER, ASK QUESTIONS, SHARE INSIGHTS AND INFORMATION, LEARN, AND HELP ONE ANOTHER NAVIGATE AN EVER-CHANGING GLOBAL MARKETPLACE. MEMBERS ARE WELCOME IN THE MYIFTA COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGED TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION.THE FILM CATALOGUE IS IFTA'S ONLINE DATABASE AND THE INDEPENDENT FILM INDUSTRY RESOURCE WITH INFORMATION ON THOUSANDS OF PROJECTS AND FILMS AVAILABLE AT ALL MAJOR MARKETS, INCLUDING AFM, EFM, FILMART AND CANNES. BUYERS CAN READ SYNOPSES, VIEW CAST, PRODUCTION CREDITS AND POSTERS, WATCH TRAILERS, AND EASILY SEARCH BY PRODUCTION STATUS, GENRE, LANGUAGE, DIRECTOR, CAST, COMPANY AND TITLE.