Creative Capital is On Our Radar
April 13, 2012
The fantastic folks at Creative Capital have created yet another way to support the artists in their universe.
Fair and Square
April 3, 2012
At the end of last month I went to a Copyright and Fair Use Workshop with Attorney Karen Shatzkin, sponsored by Emerson College’s department of Visual and Media Arts.
10 Years of the Moving Image Fund
April 2, 2012
Earlier this year, we decided a party was in order as part of celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the LEF Moving Image Fund.
The New Art of Documentary Summit at MIT
March 27, 2012
I had the privilege last week to be among a small group gathered for the New Arts of Documentary summit, a project of the Open Doc Lab at MIT.
Big Sky Film Festival
March 9, 2012
The LEF staff has been out and about! Following up Sara’s post about True/False, I’m reporting back on my time at the Big Sky Film Festival in Missoula, Montana where the Big Sky team headed by Mike Steinberg put together some really wonderful programming.
Love Letter to the True/False Film Fest
March 7, 2012
After an amazing weekend in Columbia, Missouri at the True/False Film Fest, I was prepared to write a full-on public Love Letter (capitals intended) to the festival praising its spirit, its vision and its whimsy.
Workshop for Grant Seekers
January 23, 2012
Last week LEF took part in a workshop for media grant seekers at New England Foundation for the Arts in downtown Boston.
Cinema Eye Filmmakers’ Forum
January 4, 2012
INVITATION AND CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. YOU ARE INVITED TO A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES IN CREATIVE DOCUMENTARY. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 11.00am – 12.30pm
Balagan Film Series
December 16, 2011
The Balagan Film Series had its final screening of the season earlier this week with “Our Departed,” a program comprised of work from filmmakers who passed
Documentary Double-Header
December 8, 2011
Last week, I lucked out in getting to see and hear 2 presentations by documentary greats: Errol Morris and Frederick Wiseman. Both gave talks within a stone’s
Experiments in Engagement – Localore
November 18, 2011
The past few years have seen new energy and investment in thinking about what’s next for public media.
Frederick Wiseman at Harvard
November 16, 2011
As part of the ongoing Frederick Wiseman retrospective happening at the Harvard Film Archive, this week brings us screenings of the Cambridge-based filmmaker’s Belfast, Maine (1999) (Sunday 20 Nov. at 6pm) and Titicut Follies (1967) (Monday 21 Nov at 7pm).
