Damien Navarro: Full-Time Fighter for Diverse Queer Films, Part-Time Farmer
Decades of building an award-winning digital marketing and technology agency led Damien Navarro into perfect timing for the executive director role at Outfest.
How to form a LLC for an Indie Film in California or New York
For a film project in California or New York, the LLC would be formed in Delaware, California, New York.
How to form a S-Corporation for an Indie Film in California or New York
Here’s everything you need to know to form a S-Corporation.
Do you need to incorporate to start a new film project?
Starting a new film project can be exciting, but filmmakers should keep in mind that it is not necessary to incorporate at the beginning stages of your project, or at all.
Community Support
Calling all champions of diversity.
We’re partnering with champions of diversity and inclusion who feel, as we do, that film is a lens to recognizing the dignity of others.
Our support will take several forms: We’re establishing financial grants with organizations such as Outfest’s Screenwriting Lab and Women in Film; we’re providing resources to film festivals like the Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival; and we’re using our network to support the activities of organizations that open doors for underrepresented storytellers.
If you are a festival director or part of an organization that supports BIPOC, emerging, LGBTQ, women, or underrepresented filmmakers, we’d like to hear from you.
Incorporate or
form a LLC
Companies for Underrepresented Filmmakers.
We’re forming 25 companies for free every year for underrepresented storytellers. And free means free — we’ll pay the filing fees and we will customize the corporate documents, just like we do for all of our paying clients.
To be considered for a free corporation (1) you need to have a trailer and show you are serious about your project, (2) you need to have an accountant, (3) you must live in California, New York, or Texas, and (4) we’d ask that you tell your audience about our offer so we can help other filmmakers for free.
We proudly support organizations that amplify the voices of women, BIPOC, LGBTQ, and emerging filmmakers.
