The Independent Film & Television Alliance said Paul Bales , partner and chief operating officer at The Asylum, will be its chair for the 2025-2027 term with a newly seated board following annual elections.

Bales, who has served several terms on the IFTA Board since 2015, succeeds outgoing Chair Clay Epstein (Film Mode Entertainment) who served two consecutive two-year terms.

The handover was announced as IFTA’s flagship event, the American Film Market is set to unspool in LA after a one-year detour to Las Vegas in 2024. It runs November 11-16 at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Century City.

Bales joins IFTA’s 15-member Board of Directors along with seven IFTA member executives: Scott Bedno, Managing Director, Sales & Acquisitions, TPC, Shaked Berenson, CEO, Entertainment Squad, S

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