Join the IFTA 
Membership

Membership Criteria

Being an IFTA Member enhances your company's brand around the world and differentiates you from the competition. 

IFTA offers two levels of Membership – Voting and Affiliate – for independent finance, production, sales and distribution companies in the business of licensing, or representing the licensing of rights for export of Theatrical Motion Pictures and/or Television Programming.  IFTA Member Companies receive, in addition to year-round services, a number of benefits at AFM.

Membership in IFTA is company-based.  All benefits and services extend to your entire staff. 

See the full list of Voting and Affiliate Member Benefits.

Voting Member

Voting Membership is available to a company that is and has been actively engaged for at least one year in the business of licensing, or representing the licensing of rights for export of Theatrical Motion Pictures or Television Programming, for any platform or any medium, in at least two Theatrical Motion Pictures or Television Programs for license periods of at least five years in at least 10 of the top 30 major territories outside the company’s home market.

Affiliate Member - NEW

Affiliate Membership is available to any sales company that meets IFTA’s standard qualifications and can benefit from IFTA’s exclusive services and global community. Affiliate Members are non-Voting and not able to partake in the IFTA Elections for Board of Directors and other matters brought as needed to the Voting Membership.  

Affiliated Financial Institution (AFI) Member

AFI Membership is available to a company that is or has been primarily engaged for at least three years in the business of providing entertainment finance-related services to a company which does or can qualify as an IFTA Voting Member.

New Companies

Our industry changes daily and industry veterans move to new ventures.  IFTA welcomes newly formed companies without past history that are led by executives with past experience in licensing of rights for international export. 

Contact us today!

To find out more about IFTA Membership, please contact:
Robin Burt
, VP, Marketing & Membership:
Phone: 310-446-1020 | Email: rburt@ifta-online.org