Moving Image Fund
News & Announcements
Nov 20, 2020: The LEF Moving Image Fund is now accepting submissions! We invite eligible New England-based filmmakers to submit an online letter of inquiry (LOI) submission form for feature-length (40+ min) non-fiction film/video projects in Production and Post-production. Learn more about the process from our updated guidelines, details on how to apply, and frequently asked questions. The LOI submission deadline is Friday, January 22, 2021. Begin an LOI submission form here and feel free to reach out to LEF Program Officer Gen Carmel if you have questions!
July 31, 2020: LEF is excited to announce 12 Moving Image Fund grants totaling $50,000 in Early Development and Pre-production support for New England-based filmmakers.
May 22, 2020: LEF is excited to announce 11 Moving Image Fund grants totaling $205,000 in Production and Post-production support for New England-based filmmakers.
May 21, 2020: LEF and the Harvard Film Study Center are excited to announce that Kathryn Ramey has been selected as the 2020-21 recipient of the Film Study Center-LEF Foundation Fellowship with her project “El Signo Vacío (the empty sign)”. The FSC-LEF Fellowship, open to Boston-area nonfiction filmmakers who are not currently affiliated with Harvard, aims to foster connections between Harvard filmmakers and those in the surrounding filmmaker community. Fellowship applications are accepted in the January round of the LEF Moving Image Fund Production and Post-production grant cycle and the final recipient of the FSC-LEF Fellowship is selected by the Film Study Center. See the full announcement here
The next LEF Moving Image Fund deadline will be for Production and Post-Production Letters of Inquiry in January 2021. Please read our eligibility guidelines here. Because the LEF Moving Image Fund has adapted its application from the Documentary Core Application, you might already have a head start on your LEF application or letter of inquiry if you've submitted a grant proposal to another funder that uses the Core. Learn more on the Core Application website
March 2020: The remainder of the Spring 2020 season of documentary programming at The DocYard has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, several Spring 2020 titles and filmmaker Q&As are being presented virtually. Learn more at The DocYard website
July 2019: LEF is excited to announce 6 Moving Image Fund grants totaling $30,000 in pre-production support for New England-based filmmakers.
May 2019: LEF is excited to announce 10 Moving Image Fund grants totaling $190,000 in production and post-production support for New England-based filmmakers.
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