Join us on Monday, April 2nd for The DocYard screening of Blue Hadaegh and Grover Babcock's SCENES OF A CRIME. This film dissects the anatomy of a false confession by intense scrutiny of interrogation video and interviews with the detectives, the defense, the appeal attorney, the subject and more (read more here). 8pm at the Brattle Theatre with the directors in attendance!
LEF is pleased to be supporting fellowships for New England-based filmmakers again at the 2012 Flaherty Film Seminar. Details on Flaherty and how to apply for a fellowship can be found here
Next up at The DocYard on March 5th at 8pm: BOMBAY BEACH directed by Alma Har'el who will be joining us for a Q&A after the show! Details here.
Check out Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan's LEF-funded film RAISING RENEE in it's HBO debut on Wednesday, February 22nd at 8pm. Way to go, Steve and Jeanne! Details here.Check out LEF Program Assistant Nellie Kluz's interview with the filmmakers here.
The DocYard on Monday, February 6th features Mona Nicoara's OUR SCHOOL. Join us at 8pm at The Brattle Theatre and stay for a Q&A with the director. More information about the screening here.
The
LEF Foundation,
MassHumanities and the
Massachusetts Cultural Councilare teaming up to provide an opportunity for film, video and media-makers to learn more about the grants available to them. Join us on
Wednesday, January 18th at
5:30pm at Aloft @ NEFA, 145 Tremont Street, 7th floor. Please email
Program Assistant Nellie Kluz if you plan to attend.
The
2012 Cinema Eye Honors are happening
Wednesday, January 11 at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York. Cinema Eye was founded to recognize and honor exemplary craft and innovation in nonfiction film.
This year LEF is happy to support the
Cinema Eye Filmmakers' Forum, a chance for directors and producers to gather and discuss the issues that impact the documentary film community. Send RSVPs and discussion ideas to
karina.rotenstein@gmail.com by January 9!
LEF grantee Robert Todd has been awarded one of the Boston Foundation's
2011 Brother Thomas Fellowships Congratulations to all of this year's fellows!
The Points North Pitch at the Camden International Film Festival is Friday, September 30 and Saturday, Oct 1. We're glad to see two LEF-funded films, LEVIATHAN, directed by Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor, and DESERT STARS directed by Raouf Zaki, among the projects taking part in this year's Points North Pitch.
Don't miss the last DocYard screening of the summer! Come see RAIN IN A DRY LAND and a Q&A with director Anne Makepeace and editor Mary Lampson on September 12th at 8pm at the Brattle Theatre. Details here.
Check out the adventures of Yu Ying Chou at the Sundance Creative Producers Summit on the LEF Blog.
Congratulations to LEF grantee Jeff Silva, whose film IVAN AND IVANA will have its world premiere in the International competition at
Visions du Réel in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday April 8th at 8PM.
Verena Paravel and J.P Sniadecki's Foreign Parts will show in a special screening with the filmmakers present at the Harvard Film Archive on April 22
Congratulations to Erin Casper - Inaugural winner of the
Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship! Find out more information about the fellowship
here.
The LEF New England Fellowships to the Flaherty Film Seminar are back! The application deadline is
March 8. See more information
here.
The DocYard's Kickstarter campaign has exceeded its funding goal - a huge thanks to all who donated! Janus Metz' acclaimed film ARMADILLO is February 1 at 8pm at the Brattle Theatre. Buy tickets here, or get a $50 season pass through Kickstarter until Jan 30.
LEF'S PROVIDENCE GRANTS WORKSHOP is now RESCHEDULED!
Please join us at the Cable Car Cinema at 204 South Main Street in Providence on Wednesday, January 19th at 6pm. Seating is limited, so please rsvp to nellie@lef-foundation.org to reserve your spot!
LEF's Letter of Intent (LOI) deadline for production and post-production requests is sneaking up just after the holidays on January 28th! Check out more information about our guidelines and how to apply here.
LEF's Grants Workshop in Providence, RI is coming up on Wednesday, 12 January from 6-8pm at AS220, 115 Empire St. Providence. This is an opportunity to learn more about LEF funding and see some clips from films LEF has funded in the past. RSVP to nellie@lef-foundation.org
YOU WON'T MISS ME, directed by previous LEF grantee Ry Russo Young, opens at Cinema Village in NYC on 10 December. purchase tickets
Come to the next LEF Grants Workshop on December 15th from 6pm - 8pm at Principle Pictures, 535 Albany St. Unit 2A, Boston. We'll be going over guidelines and requirements for Moving Image Fund grants, answering questions about LEF, and enjoying some snacks and conversation. RSVP to nellie@lef-foundation.org.