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 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). 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. IFTA is also widely recognized for producing the world's largest annual motion picture trade event, the American Film Market® (AFM®), where more than $800 million in deals are sealed each year. As the voice and advocate for the independent film and television industry worldwide, IFTA speaks out and lobbies U.S. and international government officials on matters directly affecting the Independents, such as media consolidation, net neutrality, the elimination of trade barriers, new technology, and anti-piracy and copyright protection.