Aside from LEF’s filmmaker opportunities, here is a list of some other ongoing filmmaker resources for locating opportunities and collaborators in New England and beyond.
Artist Communities Alliance (Artist Residencies List)
The D-Word (Documentary Film Discussion Forum)
Documentary Accountability Working Group (DAWG)
Documentary Grants/Fellowships Directory (IDA)
Experimental Cinema News and Resources
FilmLabs.org (International Network of Artist-run Film Labs)
Frameworks (Experimental Film Discussion List-serv)
Green Doc Protocol (Doc Society)
International Documentary Association
Points North Institute Artist Programs
Sundance Inclusion Resource Map
A-Doc (Asian American Documentary Network)
Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
Alliance of Documentary Editors
Americans for the Arts (National Arts Advocacy Organization)
Association of Moving Image Archivists
Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC)
Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)
Documentary Producers Alliance
The Gotham (formerly Independent Filmmaker Project)
Independent Television Service (ITVS)
Karen Schmeer Film Editing Fellowship
Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB)
NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers)
National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communication (NAMIC)
National Endowment for the Arts – Media Arts Program
National Endowment for the Humanities – Media Projects
New Day Films (filmmaker-run distribution co-op)
Pacific Islanders in Communication (PIC)
Southern Documentary Fund (SDF)
Squeaky Wheel Film & Media Art Center
Undocumented Filmmakers Collective
Yale MFIA DocProject (pro bono legal services for independent filmmakers
Center for Independent Documentary (local fiscal sponsor)
Creative Ground Directory of Artists/Orgs (from NEFA)
Documentary Educational Resources (local fiscal sponsor)
Documentary Producers Alliance – Northeast
Filmmakers Collaborative (local fiscal sponsor)
Arts Engage ME (arts advocacy)
Community Television Association of Maine
Maine Arts Commission (public arts funding)
Maine Film Association (local fiscal sponsor)
Boston LGBTQIA+ Artist Alliance (BLAA)
Collective Futures Fund (for Boston-area artists and organizations)
The Film Study Center at Harvard
Hire Culture (Creative Employment Listings in MA)
Mass Creative (arts advocacy)
Mass Cultural Council (public arts funding)
Mass Production Coalition (film/TV production advocacy)
Arts4NH (arts advocacy)
New Hampshire Coalition for Community Media
New Hampshire State Council on the Arts (public arts funding)
Northern Routes Film Collaborative
Vermont Arts Council (arts advocacy + public arts funding)
Vermont Production Collective (networking, collaboration, mentorships, + more)
