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Find similar grantsLEF Moving Image Fund (MIF) is sponsored by LEF Foundation. The LEF Moving Image Fund supports the creation of new documentary work by filmmakers living in the New England region. Funding is available across all phases of production.
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Moving Image Fund - LEF Foundation 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, both locally and nationally. It also supports programs that highlight the rich history and ongoing legacy of innovation within New England’s independent film community.
LEF New England launched the Moving Image Fund (MIF) in 2001 to support new film and video work. The Moving Image Fund provides funding across all phases of production, supporting films from the early risk-taking stage, through a film’s completion. Since its inception, LEF’s Moving Image Fund has awarded over 500 grants to New England-based independent filmmakers with over $5.
5 million in funding. 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 over time.
Individual creative voices: We are committed to supporting the individual creative voices of artists, and encouraging filmmakers to refine their unique lens and opportunity for meaning-making in work that is provocative, heartfelt, and challenging in style and substance.
Artistic risk-taking: We are committed to supporting nascent vision and creative risks that are a part of the process of making a film, which might be expressed as playfulness, provocation, or experimentation in form and/or content. LEF is deeply rooted in its origins as an arts funder.
Creative growth and capacity-building: We are committed to nurturing and maintaining the creative growth of filmmakers, knowing that an individual artist’s evolution has ripple effects within the community they’re a part of. Diversity in all forms: We are committed to considering how each group of supported projects reflects the diversity of the community of filmmakers living and working in New England.
Relationship-building: We are committed to being in dialogue with filmmakers over time and to building relationships through our peer review process , as well as by offering peer review feedback as a form of constructive in-kind support and mentorship.
Consistent support: We are committed to offering consistency in our grantmaking, maintaining a predictable calendar, support for feature-length works, and similar grant amounts for each phase. Applicants are also able to re-apply.
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Written proposal following the Nonfiction Core Application format (standardized documentary funder guidelines established by the International Documentary Association and Sundance Institute)
For LOI (Production/Post-production): written proposal, summary budget, and work sample up to 10 minutes
For Full Application (Production/Post-production): updated proposal, additional questions, full line-item budget
For Early Development application: written proposal, summary budget, and two past work samples
For Pre-production application: written proposal, summary budget, and current work sample up to 10 minutes
Scoring criteria used to review proposals for this grant.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Documentary filmmakers living in the New England region. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows varies (Historically over $4.7 million in funding across approximately 450 grants). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
LEF Moving Image Fund (MIF) is funded by LEF Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
The solicitation lists 7 required documents: Written proposal (Nonfiction Core Application format), Summary budget (for LOI stage), Full line-item budget using LEF downloadable template (for full application stage), Work sample — current project footage up to 10 minutes via Vimeo, Google Drive, or YouTube link (Production/Post-production and Pre-production), Two past work samples (Early Development applications), and Fiscal sponsorship confirmation from a 501(c)(3) organization (required before receiving grant funds, not at application), among others (the full list is in the Required Documents section on this page). Check the official notice for formatting and page-limit rules.