Filmmaker & Production Resources
The CFC maintains the following list of resources to help support filmmakers, and new and approved tax credit program applicants. The California Film Commission (CFC) is not affiliated with, nor recommending or requiring applicants to utilize these resources.
Any organization interested in being added to the list below may fill out this “Submit a Resource” form. For any questions, please reach out to DEIAProgram@film.ca.gov.
Organization Name | Type of Resources | Description | Weblink | Format | Crew Role | Race / Eth. | Gender | Mental Health | Disability | LGBTQIA+ | Veteran |
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1in4 Coalition | Equity Education, Industry Capacity Building, Inclusive Hiring | Coalition of disabled creatives working in entertainment focused on long-term institutional shifts to increase employment and authentic representation of disabled people. Advocates for "Access Coordinator" role on productions. | Website | Film, Television | ALL, Writers | ALL | ALL | X | |||
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) Representation and Inclusion Standards | Inclusive Hiring, Industry Capacity Building, Supplier Diversity | Establishes criteria for diverse representation in films considered for the Academy Awards. | Website | Film | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
A-DOC Crew Database | Inclusive Hiring, Equity Education | A database of Asian American documentary filmmakers. | Website | Documentary | Documentarians | Asian | ALL | ||||
American Foundation for the Blind | Equity Education, Supplier Diversity | Foundation dedicated to promoting equality and inclusion for people who are blind and have low vision | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | X | |||
ARRAY Crew | Inclusive Hiring | A personnel database designed to connect below-the-line crew professionals, with a special focus on the amplification of women, people of color and those from underrepresented backgrounds, with producers, studio executives and department heads | Website | Film, Television | ALL, Production | ALL | ALL | ||||
Asian Call Sheet | Inclusive Hiring | A directory of Asian American directors compiled by members of the Asian American Committee. | Website | Film, Television, Commercial, Indies, Shorts, Student Film | Directors | Asian | ALL | ||||
Audio Description Network Alliance | Inclusive Hiring | A hub of accessible titles and talent of Audio Description, which is specifically for Blind or Low Vision users. | Website | Film, Television | ALL | ALL | ALL | X | |||
Bi-Rite Global LLC | Supplier Diversity | Supplier offering office supplies, technology, furniture, and other assorted goods. Located in Covina, Los Angeles County. | Website | ALL | Office Equipment/Supplies | Asian | ALL | X | |||
Black Directors, Choreographers, and Creatives | Inclusive Hiring | An open source directory for Black directors, choreographers, and creatives. | Website | Theater, Film, Television, Commercial, Indies, Shorts | Directors, Choreographers, ALL | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
Black Sound and Video Alliance | Inclusive Hiring | A database of Black and PoC sound mixers, utility, boom operators, video assist. | Website | Film, Television, Commercial, Indies, Shorts | ALL, Sound | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
Black TV and Film Collective | Filmmaker Resources | Provide opportunities for Black and African descent artists to achieve economically sustainable careers in all areas of content creation | Website | Film, Television | ALL | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
Black Women Directors Index | Inclusive Hiring | A digital library that celebrates Black women and nonbinary filmmakers around the globe. | Website | Film, Television | Directors | Black/African American | Female, Non-Binary | ||||
Blackque | Supplier Diversity, Inclusive Hiring | A one-stop resource hub to find Black creatives and professionals working in marketing, advertising, PR and the entertainment industry. | Website | ALL | Media/PR | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
BlackRock Accounting, Inc. | Supplier Diversity | Accounting, Business Advisory and Tax Compliance services based in Sacramento. | Website | ALL | Accounting | ALL | Female | ||||
Bodies of Work | Inclusive Hiring | A directory of writers with disabilities. | Website | Film, Television | Writers | ALL | ALL | X | |||
Brown Girls Doc Mafia | Inclusive Hiring | A directory and network of BIPOC women working in documentary films. | Website | Documentary | Documentarians | Black/African American, ALL | Female | ||||
California Civil Rights Department - YouTube Webinars | Filmmaker Resource;Equity Education | The mission of the CRD is to protect the people of California from unlawful discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations (businesses) and from hate violence and human trafficking in accordance with the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Unruh Civil Rights Act, Disabled Persons Act, and Ralph Civil Rights Act. | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | X | |||
CAPE - Resources (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) | Equity Education, Inclusive Hiring, Industry Capacity Building, Supplier Diversity | Organization dedicated to connecting, educating, and empowering Asian American and Pacific Islander artists and leaders in entertainment and media. Also offers consulting services on scripts and cultural sensitivity. | Website | Film, Television | Writers, Directors, Studio Executives, ALL | Asian | ALL | ||||
Center for Scholars and Storytellers: Roadmap to Authentically Inclusive Representation in Film & Television | Equity Education | A report featuring qualitative interviews with writers, directors, producers, studio representatives, expert consultants, and advocacy organizations to provide actionable guidance on how storytellers can achieve authentic inclusive representation in film and television projects. | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
Champion Limo Service | Supplier Diversity | Champion Limo Service is a family owned and operated luxury car service. Providing limo rental, SUV, and black car service for all occasions. Whether it’s a winery tour, airport transfer, wedding limo service, or an affordable limo / chauffeur service, we are obliged to assist you. Located in Suisun City in Solano County, in the SF Bay Area. | Website | ALL | Car Service | Black | Male | ||||
Change the Lens | Inclusive Hiring, Equity Education | Promotes diversity and inclusion in film crews, focusing on people of color. | Website | Film | ALL | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
Cinematographers XX | Inclusive Hiring | A database of women cinematographers who work in narrative, documentary, commercial films and music video. | Website | Film, Television, Commercial, Music Video | Directors of Photography/Cinematographers | ALL | Female | ||||
Color of Change | Equity Education | We collaborate with like-minded insiders and influencers to change representations of Black people—and issues affecting Black people—across the media landscape. | Website | ALL | ALL | Black or African American | ALL | ||||
Complaint Process - Civil Rights Department | Equity Education | Process for employees to file a complaint with the civil rights department | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
County of LA Land Acknowledgement | Equity Education | Developed over many months of collaboration with leaders from local Tribes, on November 1, 2022, the Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to adopt a Land Acknowledgment for the County of Los Angeles | Website | ALL | ALL | Native American or Indigenous | ALL | ||||
CREWVIE | Inclusive Hiring, Supplier Diversity | Database for entertainment industry professionals to assemble crews with a focus on DEIA | Website | Film, Television | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
DBM CPA | Supplier Diversity | Accounting, tax preparation and financial consulting firm based in Santa Rosa, CA. | Website | ALL | Accounting | ALL | Female | ||||
Define American | Equity Education | Define American empowers diverse and nuanced storytelling about immigrant experiences across mediums and industries through research, partnerships, and storyteller engagement. Founded in 2011 by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Tony-nominated producer Jose Antonio Vargas, our work is helping audiences see all immigrants with their full humanity. | Website | ALL | ALL | Immigrants | ALL | ||||
Designers of Color | Inclusive Hiring | A directory of BIPOC of sound, set, hair, costume and lighting designers. | Website | Theater | Alternative | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
Disability Belongs (fka RespectAbility) | Equity Education, Supplier Diversity, Inclusive Hiring | Promotes disability inclusion and representation in media. | Website | ALL | Media/PR, Executives | ALL | ALL | X | |||
Diverse Representation | Supplier Diversity, Inclusive Hiring | A comprehensive database of African-American agents, attorneys, managers and publicists working in the sports and entertainment industry throughout the country. | Website | ALL | Executives | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
Diverse Writers of the East | Inclusive Hiring | A list of BIPOC and women TV writers. | Website | Television | Writers | Black/African American | Female | ||||
Diversify.Film | Inclusive Hiring | Diversify.film directs you to databases to find qualified and experienced crew for your productions. | Website | ALL | ALL | BIPOC | ALL | ||||
Everytown for Gun Safety: Cultural and Entertainment Advocacy | Equity Education | This page includes data about different facets of gun violence in America, as well as valuable resources Everytown can provide for showrunners, producers, directors and other media content creators during all stages of production—from early writing and development through post-production and final promotion. | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
Exceptional Minds | Industry Capacity Building | A non-profit academy and studio preparing young adults on the autism spectrum for careers in animation, visual effects, 3D gaming and other related fields in the entertainment industry. We provide technical and work readiness training customized to help students achieve their full artistic and professional potential. | Website | Film, Television, Animation, Visual Effects, 3D Gaming | Animators, Visual Effects Artists | ALL | ALL | X | |||
Filipinx Television Writers List | Inclusive Hiring | A directory of FilipinX TV writers who are part of the Writers’ Guild of America. | Website | Television | Writers | Asian | ALL | ||||
Film Fatales | Inclusive Hiring | Film Fatales is a community arts organization and talent discovery platform which supports a membership community of over two thousand feature film and television directors of all marginalized genders. | Website | Film, Television, Media | Directors | ALL | Female, Non-Binary, Transgender | ||||
Film Independent | Industry Capactiy Building | Supports independent filmmakers with an emphasis on diversity in film. | Website | Film | Documentarians, Directors, Editors, Producers | ALL | ALL | ||||
Film2Future | Industry Capacity Building | Provides film education and mentorship to underrepresented youth. | Website | Film | Documentarians, Directors, Producers, Writers | ALL | ALL | ||||
FWD-Doc | Equity Education | FWD-Doc is a global, intersectional community of disabled creators and allies working in media to build a more inclusive, accessible, and equitable entertainment industry. We cultivate and champion disabled media-makers, and we elevate stories by, for, and about disabled people. | Website | Film, Television, Media | Documentarians | ALL | X | ||||
Garrett Ticket Services LLC | Supplier Diversity | Full service approach to transportation. Offering limo service, airport transfer, and corporate limo service. Located in Brentwood in Contra Costa County. | Website | ALL | Car Service | Black, Native American, Hispanic or Latino | Male | ||||
Geena Davis Institute | Equity Education | Focuses on championing equitable representation in media. | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | Female | X | X | ||
Getting Muslim Representation Right | Equity Education | Resource document that explains Muslim representation in film and television remains limited and problematic, with studies showing underrepresentation, harmful stereotypes, and erasure, prompting a call for industry-wide reforms to create more accurate, diverse, and inclusive portrayals. | Website | Film, Television, and Media | Writers, Directors, Producers | Muslim | ALL | ||||
Ghetto Film School | Industry Capacity Building, Inclusive Hiring | Nurtures diverse young filmmakers with creative and educational programs. | Website | Film | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
GLAAD | Equity Education, Supplier Diversity | Advocates for LGBTQIA+ inclusion in media and entertainment. | Website | ALL | Directors, Media/PR, Writers | ALL | ALL | X | |||
Gordon & Associates | Supplier Diversity | Business Management, accounting, tax and small business consulting firm based in Beverly Hills, CA. | Website | ALL | Accounting | Black | Female | ||||
Green Spark Group | Equity Education, Supplier Diversity | provide training and strategy for productions, studios, vendors, and corporations to change the climate of entertainment. | Website | Film, Television, Commercials, and Media Productions | Producers, Studio Executives, Vendors, | ALL | ALL | ||||
Group Effort Initiative | Industry Capacity Building, Inclusive Hiring | Supports underrepresented communities in Hollywood through mentorship and job placement. | Website | Film, Television | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
Guevara Office Supplies | Supplier Diversity | Extensive catalog of office supplies, from pens and paper to ergonomic chairs and cutting-edge technology. Located in Lincoln, Placer County. | Website | ALL | Office Equipment/Supplies | White | Female | X | X | ||
Handy Foundation | Industry Capacity Building | Provides job training and opportunities for Black and other underrepresented professionals in media. | Website | ALL | ALL | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
Harassment Prevention Guide for California Employers (State of California) | Equity Education | Guide for employers of harassment prevention from the State of California Department of Fair Employment and Housing | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
HBCUinLA | Industry Capacity Building | Provides internships and opportunities in entertainment for students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. | Website | ALL | Executives, Festival Programmers, Producers | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
Hollywood Commission | Equity Education | Promotes equity and inclusion in the entertainment industry, addressing workplace misconduct. | Website | ALL | Executives, Festival Programmers, Producers | ALL | ALL | ||||
Hollywood CPR | Industry Capacity Building | Provides training and job placement for underrepresented communities in Hollywood. | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
Hue You Know | Filmmaker Resources | Celebrates and promotes people of color in the entertainment industry. | Website | ALL | ALL | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
Hunter & the Scholar | Supplier Diversity | A thoughtfully curated stationery shop carrying Korean, Japanese, and in-house designed stationery. Located in Los Angeles, CA. | Website | ALL | Office Equipment/Supplies | Asian | Female | ||||
IllumiNative | Equity Education | Elevates Native American voices in media and cultural storytelling. | Website | Film, Television | Writers, Media/PR | Native American | ALL | ||||
Inclusion Films | Industry Capacity Building | Offers film training programs for individuals with disabilities, promoting their inclusion in the industry. | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | X | |||
IndieVisible Entertainment | Inclusive Hiring;Equity Education;Industry Capacity Building;Supplier Diversity | QueerDisabled-led Production Accessibility and intersectional representation in media. | Website | ALL | ALL ;Production Accessibility | ALL | ALL | X | X | X | |
Inevitable Foundation | Inclusive Hiring, Equity Education, Industry Capacity Building | Supports disabled writers in the film and television industry. | Website | Film, Television | Writers, Documentarians, Directors | ALL | ALL | X | |||
JESmart Office Supplies | Supplier Diversity | Office Supplies Shopping made hassle-free. Located in Glendale, Los Angeles County. | Website | ALL | Office Equipment/Supplies | Latino/e/x or Hispanic; White | Male | ||||
KVP Accounting | Supplier Diversity | Accounting, Bookkeeping and Payroll services based in Riverside, CA. | Website | ALL | Accounting | Black | Female | ||||
LA Lista Latina TV Writers | Inclusive Hiring | A directory of Latina TV writers. | Website | Television | Writers | Latinx/Hispanic | ALL | ||||
LA Opportunity Youth Collaborative (OYC) | Equity Education | The LA Opportunity Youth Collaborative (OYC) is building a community of organizations working in concert to ensure that every youth is served in a holistic way with a coherent array of complementary services. We are building and strengthening bridges among more than 50 public agencies, service organizations, educational institutions, and employers to better connect youth with education, jobs, and opportunity. | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
LALIFF | Industry Capacity Building | Showcases Latino filmmakers and fosters Latino representation in Hollywood. | Website | ALL | Directors, Writers, Producers | Latinx/Hispanic | ALL | ||||
Latino Film Institute | Industry Capacity Building | Showcases, strengthens, and celebrates the richness of the Latino perspective by providing a pipeline, platform, and launching pad from our community into the entertainment industry | Website | Film, Television | ALL | Latinx/Hispanic | ALL | ||||
Latinx Screenwriters | Inclusive Hiring | A list of LatinX screenwriters in Hollywood (not part of the Writers’ Guild of America). | Website | Film | Writers | Latinx/Hispanic | ALL | ||||
Leftridge Transportation, Inc. | Supplier Diversity | Transportation service that provides airport shuttle service and executive transport with safe, reliable, professional vehicles to get you where you need to go. Located in Fairfield in Solano County, in the SF Bay Area. | Website | ALL | Car Service | Black | Female | ||||
Love Never Fails: Empathetic Employer Empowerment (E3) Program | Equity Education | The E3 program equips organizations with practical tools to strengthen empathy at every level. Through trauma-informed strategies, professional development workshops, and culture-building practices, E3 fosters healthier relationships, clearer boundaries, and more connected workplace environments. | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | X | |||
LW Transportation Group | Supplier Diversity | L W TRANSPORTATION LLC is an exclusive livery service, servicing all areas with professionally trained and attired chauffeurs. L W is a premiere luxury and business class transportation provider. Located in Los Angeles, CA. | Website | ALL | Car Service | Black | Male | X | X | ||
Mah & Associates, LLP | Supplier Diversity | Accounting and Auditing services based in San Francisco, CA. | Website | ALL | Accounting | Pacific Asian | Female | ||||
MAIP | Industry Capacity Building | Multicultural advertising intern program working to provide the highest quality and most diverse talent to the advertising industry. | Website | ALL | Media/PR | Multicultural | ALL | ||||
Manifest Works | Industry Capacity Building | Trains individuals from marginalized communities for careers in the entertainment industry. | Website | ALL | ALL | Middle Eastern, Muslim, Arab | ALL | ||||
MDL Accounting Inc. | Supplier Diversity | Accounting services for individuals and businesses, based in Los Angeles, CA. | Website | ALL | Accounting | Hispanic or Latino | ALL | ||||
MENA Arts Advocacy Coalition (MAAC) | Equity Education;Industry Capacity Building | Advising and advancing authenticity and visibility for Middle Eastern, North African and South West Asian writers, creatives, and performers on-screen in film, television, and streaming platforms. | Website | ALL | ALL | Middle Eastern or North African | ALL | ||||
Minorities in Film | Inclusive Hiring | Supports minority filmmakers through networking and professional development. | Website | ALL | Documentarians, Directors, Writers | ALL | ALL | ||||
Motion Picture and TV Fund | Filmmaker Resources | Offers health and social services to members of the entertainment industry, focusing on aging and need. | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | X | |||
MPAC Hollywood Bureau (Muslim Public Affairs Council) | Equity Education | Changes the narrative of Islam and Muslims in entertainment | Website | Film, Television | ALL | Muslim | ALL | ||||
Multicultural Media & Correspondents’ Association | Equity Education | A growing network of BIPOC media stakeholders, advocates, and allies working to create more content, get more ownership of it, make more impact, and take more control of BIPOC communities’ stories and when and how they’re told. | Website | Media | Media/PR | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
Muslim Writers in Film & TV | Inclusive Hiring | An open source directory of Muslim women writers with their Film & TV credits. | Website | Film, Television | Writers | Middle Eastern, Muslim, Arab | Female | ||||
NAACP | Equity Education, Industry Capacity Building | Promotes racial equality and representation in Hollywood. | Website | ALL | Directors, Executives, Media/PR | ALL | ALL | ||||
NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers) | Equity Education, Industry Capacity Building | Empowers Latino content creators in media and entertainment. | Website | Film, Television, Media | ALL | Latinx/Hispanic | ALL | ||||
National Black Movie Association | Filmmaker Resources | Promotes Black cinema and supports Black filmmakers. | Website | Film | Directors, Writers, Producers | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
National Hispanic Media Coalition | Equity Education, Industry Capacity Building | Advocates for Latino representation in media and works to eliminate stereotypes. | Website | Film, Television, Media | Writers, Media/PR | Latinx/Hispanic | ALL | ||||
Native Land Digital | Equity Education | Interactive map of Indigenous territories, languages, and treaties globally | Website | ALL | ALL | Native American, Indigenous | ALL | ||||
NEED Financial Services | Supplier Diversity | Outsourced accounting operations tailored to Media & Entertainment clients, based in Los Angeles, CA. | Website | ALL | Accounting | ALL | Female | ||||
NewFest New Voices | Filmmaker Resources | Amplifies the voices of LGBTQIA+ filmmakers and content creators. | Website | ALL | Directors, Writers, Festival Programmers | ALL | ALL | X | |||
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles | Filmmaker Resources | Showcases emerging filmmakers, with a focus on diversity and inclusion in film. | Website | Film | Documentarians, Directors | ALL | ALL | ||||
Norman Lear Center | Equity Education | Studies and advocates for diversity and inclusion in entertainment media. | Website | ALL | Executives, Media/PR, Festival Programmers | ALL | ALL | ||||
Nosotros | Industry Capacity Building | Advocates for Latino representation in entertainment and provides networking opportunities. | Website | ALL | ALL | Latinx/Hispanic | ALL | ||||
OutFest | Filmmaker Resources | Promotes LGBTQIA+ stories through film, fostering inclusion in the media. | Website | Film | Directors, Writers, Festival Programmers | ALL | ALL | X | |||
Pacific Express Transportation LLC | Supplier Diversity | Luxury ground transportation and limo service with a reputation for excellence and reliability. We have served thousands of satisfied customers and continue to be the go-to choice for luxury passenger ground transportation and limo service provider in San Diego. | Website | ALL | Car Service | Not Stated | Female | ||||
PFI Office Furniture | Supplier Diversity | One stop shop for New & Used Office Furniture. Located in Westminster, Orange County. | Website | ALL | Office Equipment/Supplies | Latino/e/x or Hispanic | ALL | ||||
Pillars | Industry Capacity Building | Amplifies the leadership, narratives, and talents of Muslims in the United States to advance opportunity and justice for all. | Website | Film, Television, and Media | Writers, Directors, Producers | Muslim | ALL | ||||
Pillars Muslim Artist Database | Inclusive Hiring | A database to infuse the existing filmmaking and storytelling landscape with fresh ideas and voices with lived experiences | Website | Film, Television, and Media | Writers, Directors, Producers | Muslim | ALL | ||||
Pinacoteca Picture Props | Supplier Diversity | Asian woman owned prop house offering curated cleared art, furniture, decor and other props for film, TV, and advertising productions. | Website | ALL | Prop House; Vendor | Asian | Female | ||||
POC in Audio | Inclusive Hiring | A database of people of color who work in audio around the world. | Website | ALL | Sound | ALL | |||||
Primetime | Inclusive Hiring | A platform of women working in Film & TV in front of and behind the camera. | Website | Film, Television | ALL | ALL | Female | ||||
Pro Bono ASL | Supplier Diversity, Equity Education | A collective of both deaf and hearing BIPOC American Sign Language interpreters. | Website | Film, Television | American Sign Language Interpreters | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
Rainbow Pages: LGBTQ+ Writers | Inclusive Hiring | A directory of LGBTQIA writers with details on their film & TV credits. | Website | Film, Television | Writers | ALL | ALL | X | |||
RBC & Co. | Supplier Diversity | Accounting, Auditing, Bookkeeping and Tax Preparation based in Gardena, CA. | Website | ALL | Accounting | Pacific Asian | ALL | ||||
ReFrame | Equity Education, Inclusive Hiring, Industry Capacity Building | Works to achieve gender parity in the media industry by providing resources and certification. | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | Female, Non-Binary, Transgender | ||||
Represent | Industry Capacity Building, Inclusive Hiring | A member-based network of diverse storytellers and creatives in Hollywood. | Website | Film, Television | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
Revolk's Transportation Service | Supplier Diversity | Premium Limousine Service in Los Angeles offering transfers to and from the airport, providing the finest fleet of SUV's in the world as well as the best-trained chauffeurs. | Website | ALL | Car Service | Hispanic or Latino, White | Male | ||||
Rooted in Rights | Equity Education | Rooted in Rights uses accessible digital media to advance the dignity, equality, and self-determination of people with disabilities. | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | X | |||
Sawa Amana & Jaha Inc. | Supplier Diversity | Provides a wide range of IT Solutions, Products, and Professional services. Located in Fairfield, CA. | Website | ALL | Office Equipment/Supplies | Black or African American; Native American or Indigenous | Male | ||||
SB Chauffeuring & Tours | Supplier Diversity | Specializing in weddings, wine tours, special events, and airport transportation. Regardless of the occasion; you will be greeted with a sincere smile, genuine courtesy, and the upmost professionalism. Located in Santa Barbara, CA and providing airport transfers between LAX & SBA. | Website | ALL | Car Service | Hispanic or Latino, White | Female | ||||
Skinsfest | Inclusive Hiring, Industry Capacity Building | Showcases Indigenous filmmakers and promotes Native American representation in media. | Website | Film | Documentarians, Directors, Writers | Native American | ALL | ||||
Skylark Limousine | Supplier Diversity | Skylark Limo offers a diverse fleet of luxury executive vehicles for any occasion. Choose from luxury black sedans, SUVs, stretches, Mercedes vans, Sprinter party limos, ultra stretch Hummer limousines, shuttle and party buses. We are fully insured and offer a diverse fleet of the latest model stretches, black cars and shuttle buses. Located in San Jose, in Santa Clara County in the SF Bay Area. | Website | ALL | Car Service | Asian, Indian | Male | ||||
Solidarity Media Network | Equity Education;Industry Capacity Building;Supplier Diversity | Solidarity Media Network is a production company for and by formerly incarcerated and directly impacted media makers. Solidarity Media Fellowship works with formerly incarcerated media makers who are returning home. Fellows receive on the job training, career coaching, and participate in apprenticeship programs. | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
Storyline Partners | Equity Education, Supplier Diversity | a diverse collection of organizations that collaborate with the entertainment industry to promote accurate, authentic, and equitable cultural narratives in film, television, podcast and video games. | Website | Film, Television, Media | Writers, Producers | ALL | X | X | X | ||
Streetlights | Industry Capacity Building, Inclusive Hiring | Offers job training and placement for underrepresented communities in film and television production. | Website | Film, Television | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
StuntPOC | Inclusive Hiring | A searchable database of BIPOC stunt performers. | Website | Film | ALL | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
Sustainable Entertainment Alliance - Sustainability Vendors Database | Supplier Diversity | Looking to access tools or technology that can help make your production more sustainable? Search this database of vendors who offer services or products that can help. | Website | ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
T List | Inclusive Hiring | A directory of transgender actors, directors, composers, writers and crew for live stage. | Website | Theater | Alternative | ALL | Transgender | X | |||
T. Howard Foundation | Industry Capacity Building | Organization to promote representation and inclusion in media, entertainment, and technology by increasing the number of underrepresented groups within these industries | Website | Film, Television, Media | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
Take A Byte, Inc. | Supplier Diversity | Take-A-Byte offers a comprehensive range of office products. Their inventory includes everything from paper clips and flash drives to coffee and cleaning supplies, as well as office furniture, design services, printed materials, and promotional items. Located in Gardena, LA County. | Website | ALL | Office Equipment/Supplies | Asian | Male | ||||
Tanenbaum | Equity Education | Advocates for religious diversity and inclusion in media. | Website | Media | Media/PR, Executives | ALL | ALL | ||||
Tasveer Film Fund | Filmmaker Resources | Supports South Asian filmmakers and their stories, fostering cultural representation. | Website | Film | Documentarians, Directors, Writers | Asian | ALL | ||||
Tax Experts of OC | Supplier Diversity | Accounting, Payroll and Tax Preparation based in Santa Ana, CA. | Website | ALL | Accounting | Asian-Indian | ALL | ||||
Television Academy Foundation | Industry Capacity Building | Supports diversity and inclusion in television through scholarships and mentorship programs. | Website | Film, Television | ALL | ALL | ALL | ||||
Temecula Limo Service | Supplier Diversity | Temecula Executive Limos is focused on providing the best professional private black car limo service throughout Temecula, CA. | Website | ALL | Car Service | Black | Female, Male | ||||
The Alice Initiative | Inclusive Hiring | Curated shortlists women directors and a curated masterlist of women working as directors in Film & TV. | Website | Film, Television | Directors | ALL | Female | ||||
The Alliance of Women Composers | Inclusive Hiring | A directory of women composers for Film & TV. | Website | Film, Television | Composers | ALL | Female | ||||
The Amplify Database | Equity Education | CAA Amplify is a community of forward-thinkers commited to fostering transformative business and systemic change for historically underrepresented groups. | Website | Television | Writers | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
The Audio Description Project from the American Council of the Blind | Equity Education, Inclusive Hiring | Collects and provides information on audio description, which is specifically for Blind or Low Vision users | Website | Film, Television | ALL | ALL | ALL | X | |||
The Black List | Inclusive Hiring, Industry Capacity Building | Curates a platform for underrepresented screenwriters to showcase their work. | Website | Film, Television | Writers | ALL | ALL | ||||
The Blackhouse | Industry Capacity Building | Supports Black filmmakers by providing networking opportunities at film festivals. | Website | Film | Documentarians, Directors, Producers, Editors | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
The JTC List | Inclusive Hiring | An extensive, searchable database of women of color working in Film. | Website | Film | ALL | Black/African American | Female | ||||
The Office - Furniture Solutions Inc. | Supplier Diversity | One of Southern California’s leading providers of office furniture design solutions, specializing in creating inspired workspaces. Located in San Marcos, San Diego County. | Website | ALL | Office Equipment/Supplies | Latino/e/x or Hispanic; White | Male | ||||
Think Tank for Inclusion and Equity | Equity Education, Inclusive Hiring | Organization run by TV writers that creates fact sheets for writers about different communities and also centralizes several diverse writers lists | Website | Film, Television | Writers | ALL | ALL, Female, Transgender, Non-Binary | X | X | X | |
Tri-County Office Furniture | Supplier Diversity | Full service, contract furniture dealership that serves Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties. Located in Santa Barbara, CA. | Website | ALL | Office Equipment/Supplies | White | Female | ||||
TW Transportation Services, LLC | Supplier Diversity | At TW Transportations Services, we promise to get you to your destination on time, in style and in maximum comfort. We guarantee timely transportation and courteous drivers. Providing events transportation, airport transportation, and personal transportation with a fleet including sedans, SUVs, limos, and shuttles. Serving Sacramento, CA and surrounding areas. | Website | ALL | Car Service | Black | Female | ||||
U.S. Armed Forces Veteran Writers | Inclusive Hiring | A list of veterans who are writers with their TV genre and military experience. | Website | Television | Writers | ALL | ALL | X | |||
Uplift The World (WUTW) | Industry Capacity Building | The WUTW Foundation mission is to create sustainable, positive change in the world through art, technology, entertainment, and education. | Website | Film, Television, Art, Technology | Writers, Directors, Producers | ALL | ALL | ||||
Urban League LA | Industry Capacity Building | Advocates for economic equality and provides career support for the Black community, including in entertainment. | Website | All | ALL | Black/African American | ALL | ||||
Verkpleys llc | Supplier Diversity | Supplier who helps plan corporate spaces and workspaces. Located in Palm Springs, Riverside. | Website | ALL | Office Equipment/Supplies | Latino/e/x or Hispanic | Male | X | |||
Veterans in Media & Entertainment | Equity Education, Inclusive Hiring, Industry Capacity Building | VME is a professional association of U.S. military veterans working in, or aspiring to work in, media and entertainment. We connect veterans to jobs, internships, fellowships, and build community. We also serve as a talent pipeline of military talent for the industry. | Website | Film, Television, ALL | ALL | ALL | ALL | X | |||
We for She Director List | Inclusive Hiring | An advocacy group focused on women directors working in TV. | Website | Television | Directors | ALL | Female | ||||
West Los Angeles College Film Department | Industry Capacity Building | West LA College has a film program of over 200 students focused on below-the-line crafts. | Website | Film, Television | Production, Editors | Latinx/Hispanic, Black/African American | ALL | ||||
WGA Latinx Screenwriters | Inclusive Hiring | A list of LatinX writers with recent TV credits. | Website | Television | Writers | Latinx/Hispanic | ALL | ||||
WGA Native Writers | Inclusive Hiring | A directory of Native American and Indigenous writers in the Writer’s Guild of America. | Website | Film, Television | Writers | Native American, Indigenous | ALL | ||||
WGA West - Self-Identified Middle Eastern Writers | Inclusive Hiring | Database of self-identified Middle Eastern Writers | Website | Film, Television | Writers, Media/PR | Middle Eastern, Muslim, Arab | ALL | ||||
WGAW Women/POC TV Writers | Inclusive Hiring | A list of women & BIPOC writers in the Writer’s Guild of America West interested in work based in the East. | Website | Television | Writers | Black/African American | Female | ||||
Women in Film | Equity Education, Industry Capacity Building, Inclusive Hiring | Advocates for gender equality in the film industry, supporting women in all areas of media. | Website | Film, Television, Media | Writers, Directors, Executives, Media/PR | ALL | Female | ||||
Women in Media Crew List | Inclusive Hiring | A searchable database of women and gender non-conforming directors, cinematographers, composers and crew in Film & TV. | Website | Film, Television | Directors, Media, Directors of Photography/Cinematographers, Composers, ALL | ALL | Female, Non-Binary | ||||
Women Independent Producers | Inclusive Hiring | A database of women producers based in New York and Los Angeles. | Website | Film | Producers | ALL | ALL | ||||
Women of Color Unite | Filmmaker Resources | Advocates for women of color in media, offering support and opportunities in the industry. | Website | Film, Television, Media | Directors, Producers, Media | Black/African American | Female |
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