IFTA Executive Committee Adds Jay Joyce, Lloyd Kaufman, Almira Ravil

The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) has announced its Executive Committee and Board of Directors for the 2016-2018 term.

Jay Joyce (Artist View Entertainment), Lloyd Kaufman (Troma Entertainment), Charlotte Mickie (Mongrel International) and Almira Ravil (Screen Media) will serve as vice-chairs.

The elections took place during IFTA’s annual membership meeting at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City and The Works in London.

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Michael Ryan (GFM Films) will continue to serve as chairman of the board, with Kirk D’Amico (Myriad Pictures) and Lise Romanoff (Vision Films) continuing their posts as vice-chairs for the second year.

Continuing for the second year on the board are Paul Bales, Jason Buckley, Carl Clifton, Pierre David, Mathile Epstein, Ennis Hensley, Andrew Kramer, Avi Lerner, Kathy Morgan and Thorsten Schumacher.

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“We are once again honored to have so many uniquely talented and dedicated members on our Executive Committee and Board, who will undoubtedly play a pivotal role in our effort to serve and represent the Independents of our industry worldwide,” said IFTA Chairman Ryan. “I’d also like to take the opportunity to thank outgoing members for their service and passion towards our cause.”

The IFTA is the global trade association of the independent motion picture and television programming industry, headquartered in Los Angeles. The organization represents significant industry services to more than 135 member companies. IFTA members produce more than 500 independent films each year.

See the new Board of Directors members below.

Shaked Berenson (Epic Pictures Group)
Tamara Birkemoe (Foresight Unlimited)
Jody Cipriano (CineTel Films)
Alexandra Cocean (Voltage Pictures)
Camela Galano (Relativity Media)
Brad Krevoy (Motion Picture Corporation of America)
Albert Lee (Emperor Motion Pictures)
Nat McCormick (The Exchange)
Michael Rothstein (IM Global)
Alison Thompson (Cornerstone Films)

The Men of Indie Summer: From Freakish to Infatuated (Photos)

The men in this summer's slate of indie films are far from ordinary: Colin Farrell stars as a neurotic in the wonderfully weird romantic comedy "The Lobster" and Daniel Radcliffe is a dead guy in "Swiss Army Man." A young Barack Obama is depicted in "Southside with You" and then there is the lovestruck Jesse Eisenberg in "Café Society."

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Daniel Radcliffe plays a dead man come back to life in the mind of a stranded man (Paul Dano) in the surreal "Swiss Army Man." The adventurous comedy, also with Mary Elizabeth Winstead, debuts in theaters July 1.
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Men in this summer's indies are also unafraid to share the screen in female-focused films. Take Ethan Hawke in "Maggie's Plan." He's the married man being bounced around between Greta Gerwig and Julianne Moore. It opens in select theaters May 20.
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Stephen Fry (center) and Xavier Samuel (left) appear in "Love & Friendship," in select theaters now. Based on the Jane Austen novel, the matchmaking-themed comedy stars Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny and is an absolute hit with critics, earning a 100 percent Rotten Tomatoes score.
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"The Lobster" has won raves from critics, featuring Colin Farrell as a nervous man tasked with finding love -- or else he'll turn into the animal of his choosing. The unconventional rom-com, also with Rachel Weisz, John C. Reilly and Ben Whishaw, is out now in select theaters.
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Jesse Eisenberg stars opposite frequent collaborator Kristen Stewart in Woody Allen's "Café Society," opening in select theaters July 15. In spite of the Cannes Film Festival controversy surrounding Allen, the 1930s-era romantic comedy, also with Blake Lively and Steve Carell, has earned a warm 72 percent Rotten Tomatoes score.
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Parker Sawyers proves a strong resemblance in silhouette and mannerism to a pre-presidential Barack Obama, depicted in "Southside with You." The film, in theaters Aug. 26, retraces the first date of the future president and first lady (played by Tika Sumpter) as they traverse the southside of Chicago. And yes, critics like it a lot.
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Chris Pine, Ben Foster, and Jeff Bridges star in the Texas-set crime drama "Hell or High Water," about two brothers who hatch a risky plan to save their family's farm. It's set to open Aug. 12.
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Forget "Little Women" and get out to see "Little Men," a small-budget comedy with Alfred Molina and Greg Kinnear. The story centers two friends (boys played by newcomers Theo Taplitz and Michael Barbieri) whose parents battle over a dress shop lease. It opens in select theaters Aug. 5.
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Small films this summer show men in new light: farcical Colin Farrell, pre-presidential Obama on a date, more

The men in this summer's slate of indie films are far from ordinary: Colin Farrell stars as a neurotic in the wonderfully weird romantic comedy "The Lobster" and Daniel Radcliffe is a dead guy in "Swiss Army Man." A young Barack Obama is depicted in "Southside with You" and then there is the lovestruck Jesse Eisenberg in "Café Society."

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