Independent Film and Television Alliance

The Independent Film & Television Alliance® (IFTA®) is the global trade association of the independent motion picture and television industry and the voice and advocate for the Independents worldwide. Representing more than 150 companies in 23 countries, IFTA’s Members are the world’s foremost independent production and distribution companies, sales agents, and institutions engaged in film finance .

For more than 30 years, IFTA Members have produced, distributed and financed many of the world’s most prominent films, 19 of which have won the Academy Award® for “Best Picture” since 1980, most recently The King’s Speech (The Weinstein Company), The Hurt Locker (Voltage Pictures and Summit Entertainment) and Slumdog Millionaire (Pathé). In fact, our Members’ films and television programs are regularly recognized with every major entertainment award from around the globe. Collectively, IFTA’s Members produce more than 400 independent films and countless hours of television programming each year and generate more than $4 billion in sales revenues annually.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, IFTA is dedicated to protecting and strengthening its Members’ ability to finance, produce, market and distribute independent films and television programs in an ever-changing and challenging global marketplace.