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- American Films, Inc. American Films, Inc. (OTC: AMFL) operates as a global trust and risk mitigation company focused on protecting and producing creative content through its primary subsidiaries, Facterra Global and American Films; core services include proprietary software for identifying and verifying digital data, detecting fraud and copyright infringement on platforms such as global BitTorrent networks, issuing DMCA notices, data monitoring for anti-piracy efforts, and blockchain-based intellectual property registration initially on Solana with plans for Ravencoin integration; the company also owns, develops, acquires, and monetizes intellectual property via technology, litigation, asset digitization including STOs and NFTs, content production, financing, development, distribution, and royalty collection for media products. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey with additional references to St. Petersburg, Florida operations, American Films, Inc. serves copyright holders in the film, television, and music industries worldwide, targeting independent filmmakers, songwriters, and major content owners through subscription models, legal support without upfront costs, and global expansion into markets like Brazil. Recent developments include its subsidiary Facterra LLC signing a milestone anti-piracy data monitoring contract with a major film and television copyright holder, recognition of 200 million Grove Street Tokens as an intangible asset on the balance sheet in May 2025, serving as a data provider in major anti-piracy lawsuits against multiple ISPs in June 2023, launching Brazil operations and acquiring key US and Brazilian assets in early 2022, appointing CEO Geoff Lee to the Vital4 Advisory Board in April 2022, board changes with Craig Campbell as chairman and leadership additions like CFO Jamie Warren and General Counsel David F. Tamaroff, partnerships such as with Wazuzu for blockchain asset digitization in October 2021, share redemptions reducing outstanding shares by 20% and debt by over $1.2 million, and a 1:5 reverse stock split in 2021 alongside plans to trade on tZERO ATS.