Ask An Entertainment Lawyer: FLLCs, Releases, and more!

In this new semi-monthly series we let our audience ask any production related legal questions their hearts desire to Entertainment Lawyer & Filmmaker Chris Edgar. 

This week, some topics covered: 

-When do you need to form an LLC for your film and how long do you need to keep it?

-AI – where are we currently at with legal clearances?

-What do you need to do to protect yourself for your documentary?

-If you have multiple producers on a film should you have multiple lawyers to protect each? Or is one enough?

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Hosted by Director/Producer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jenn Page.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you want to be notified when we open our doors to our green screen virtual production studio dedicated to indie filmmakers (and indie film budgets) fill out the form on our website at ⁠⁠TheWorkingDirector.Pro.⁠⁠

You can also go there to join our private FB group for directors so you can attend these live conversations and get your questions answered; as well as, to learn about The Working Director course that helps emerging filmmakers become working directors faster.

More on Chris:

Composer, songwriter, and lawyer ⁠Chris Edgar⁠ has written music for film, theater, TV, and digital series. Edgar has scored award-winning films, including The Breakout: A Rock Opera (Best Screenplay - Vancouver Filmdance Festival, Best Musical Film - Cinema Los Angeles, Best Feature Film - Michigan Comic Con Film Festival), Steve’s Quest: The Musical (Best Animated Series - International Academy of Web Television, Best Music Score - Hollyweb Festival), and Ghost in the Gun (Best Music Score - Crown Wood International Film Festival & Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood). “Possessed,” a pop song he wrote, won the Best Single award at Shockfest Film Festival. His most recent feature project is “Playing WithBeethoven,” in which the actors performed the film’s score live on set, and which recently made its nationwide theatrical debut. @filmtracts