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Application Deadline Next Week
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Image Description: Over a white background with pentagonal and circular shapes, blue and green text announces: For New England nonfiction filmmakers. Pre-production & Early Development. Apply now through Friday, August 16. | |
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Applications for Pre-production and Early Development are due next Friday, August 16 by 11:59pm ET.
A maximum of (6) grants of $5,000 each will be awarded to projects in the Pre-production phase, and a maximum of(6) grants of $2,500 each will be awarded to projects in the Early Development phase.
Pre-production applications require a current work sample of up to 10 minutes from the project being proposed for funding. Early Development applications require two past work samples, and current work samples are not accepted.
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Moving Image Fund Grantee News
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Image description: In this still from Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana's work-in-progress BACKSIDE, a man with a dark mustache and wearing a cowboy hat looks amusedly at a brown bridled horse reaching its head over his shoulder. | |
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LEF-supported project BACKSIDE (dir. Raúl Paz Pastrana; prods. Gabriella García Pardo, Patricia Alvarez Astacio), capturing the daily work, friendship, dreams, and expertise of the under-recognized migrant workers behind the Kentucky Derby, is one of the recipients of a Sundance Documentary Fund post-production grant. Prior LEF grantee PJ Raval (BEFORE YOU KNOW IT) was also selected to receive a production grant for UNTITLED PHILIPPINES PROJECT.
LEF-supported project EL SIGNO VACÍO (the empty sign) (dir.Kathryn Ramey), a film about the ongoing U.S. occupation of Puerto Rico, recently screened at the Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival June 28. Kathryn Ramey is currently a Squeaky Wheel Summer 2024 Workspace Resident and will have some upcoming events in Buffalo this month.
The BlackStar Film Festival took place from August 1–4, and included shorts by prior LEF grantee Luis Arnias (UNDOCUMENTED PLEASURE), prior LEF grantee and 2018 LEF Flaherty Fellow Mary Jirmanus Saba (BY ALL YOUR MEMORIES), and 2022 LEF Flaherty Fellow Bea Hesselbart.
Prior LEF grantee Monika Navarro (ANIMAS PERDIDAS) is one of the producers of LOVE IN THE TIME OF FENTANYL, nominated for Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary at the 45th News and Documentary Emmy Awards. NIXON'S REVERSAL, a short film directed by prior LEF grantees James Rutenbeck (A RECKONING IN BOSTON) and Jenny Alexander (CHELSEA) and co-produced by prior LEF grantees Sabrina Avilés (CHELSEA) and Jenny Alexander has been nominated for an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Graphic Design: Documentary.
The 2024 Princess Grace Awards include special project grants to 2020 North Shorts Fellows Jessica Bardsley, with THE CAVE WITHOUT A NAME, and Alex Ramírez-Mallis, with LEF-supported project, BACKSIDE.
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Camden International Film Festival
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Passes are available for the 20th edition of the Camden International Film Festival (CIFF), running September 12–15 at venues in Camden and Rockland, Maine. A virtual pass will also be available later this summer. | LEF staff will be at the festival and we look forward to connecting with you there! | |
Upcoming Film Opportunities
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Inside Out Re:Focus Fund (Deadline: August 9)
Established in 2018, Inside Out’s RE:Focus Fund aims to address industry inequities through providing direct financial support of post-production and promotion of short and feature films to women, non-binary, and / or trans filmmakers telling 2SLGBTQ+ stories.Projects which meet the eligibility criteria will be considered for a cash grant from $500 to $2500.
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UnionDocs Collaborative Studio (Early Deadline: August 11; Final Deadline: September 3)
This cohort of 12 artists will come together to conceive, research, produce, and exhibit a collection of short work together from October 2024 through June 2025. In a program designed to foster meaningful creative partnerships and challenge assumptions about the nonfiction landscape, participants will gather twice a week for production meetings with peers and mentors, group critiques, seminars, and masterclasses with visiting artists.
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Wedding Cake House Residencies (Deadline: August 12)
The Wedding Cake House in Providence, RI offers short term, project based residencies with a focus on mid-career artists.
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Hulu/Kartemquin Accelerator (Deadline: August 31)
Providing a pathway to first look consideration as a Hulu Original, Kartemquin supports documentary features in production, specifically encouraging filmmakers who are working on at least their second feature film to apply, with a focus on films that feature Indigenous and Native American stories and experiences. Selected participants will receive $30,000 in funding, mentorship, a custom-designed “braintrust lab” to give an intense deep dive into their projects, and an opportunity to pitch to Hulu executives.
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Artist Development Grants (Deadline: September 10)
Artist Development Grants fund activities that enhance mastery of an artist’s craft or skills or that increase the viability of an artist's business. Funding may also support aspects of the creation of new work when the activity allows the grantee to accept a rare and important opportunity. Grants are up to $2,000, and there are two grants rounds each year.
Artist Development Grants can support flood relief for individual artists.
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MacDowell Fellowship (Deadline: September 10)
About 300 artists in seven disciplines are awarded Fellowships each year and the sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence. There are no residency fees, and need-based stipends and travel reimbursement grants are available to open the residency to the broadest possible community of artists.
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Interlace Project Grants (Deadline: September 15)
Interlace Project Grants support the creation and public presentation of new work by Providence-area artists, artist collectives, and other artist-directed projects.
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Working Films Rapid Response Mini-Grants (Deadline: Ongoing)
This funding is intended to offset the financial costs of holding screenings and can be applied to expenses such as venue rental, equipment, and marketing. Mini-Grants of up to $600 per event will help organizers focus on creating impactful experiences that inspire action and sustained engagement by audiences.
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Thanks for reading,
The LEF New England team
Lyda, Gen, & Matthew
LEF Foundation
PO Box 382066
Cambridge, MA 02238
617.492.5333
lef-foundation.org
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A private family foundation dedicated to the support of contemporary arts, LEF was established in 1985 with offices in Massachusetts and California. The Moving Image Fund was launched in 2001 through the LEF office in Cambridge, MA to support independent film and video artists. Since its inception, the Moving Image Fund has awarded nearly 500 grants to New England-based independent filmmakers with over $5 million in funding. The goal of LEF New England is to fund the work of independent documentary film and video artists in the region and to broaden recognition and support for their work locally and nationally. It also supports programs that highlight the rich history and ongoing legacy of innovation within New England's independent film community. The overarching goal of LEF New England's philanthropic investment is to help build a sustainable and strong community of support for artists and their work.
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