The East Lansing Film Festival - ELFF
The Lake Michigan Film Competition (LMFC)
The Lake Michigan Film Competition (LMFC) was designed to encourage, foster, and help promote filmmaking in the Lake Michigan region. It is part of every East Lansing Film Festival.
The LMFC gives cash awards to the filmmakers whose film was at least one quarter (1/4) filmed, produced, or financed in the states that border Lake Michigan — Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Three awards are given in each of the following categories: Feature, Documentary, Short and Student Film, with a special award given by Message Makers to "The Most Promising Student Filmmaker" that includes a shooting and editing package worth over $10,000!
It's important to understand that entry into the LMFC is entry into the East Lansing Film Festival. It is a special opportunity for filmmakers in the Lake Michigan region to earn unique recognition.