IFC Films Names Ayo Kepher-Maat To New Role Of VP, Acquisitions & Productions

deadline.com:

Former Decal and Neon executive Ayo Kepher-Maat has joined the IFC Films in the new role of vice president of acquisitions and productions at the AMC Networks division to help build a diverse slate of “iconic, noisy and genre-bending titles” across the fiction, non-fiction and international categories, the company said.

Kepher-Maat, who is based in LA, reports to Scott Shooman, AMC’s EVP and head of the film group encompassing IFC Films, RLJE Films and Shudder.

She will work alongside director of acquisitions Adam Koehler and collaborate with the entire film group to ensure cohesion across the three divisions.

She will be on the team heading to Sundance. Kepher-Maat joins AMC Networks from Decal, the home entertainment JV between Neon and Bleecker Street, where she was a SVP of acquisitions and played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s content strategy and acquiring titles such as Which Brings Me to You, Perfect Addiction, The Offering and Ride the Eagle.