The East Lansing Film Festival - ELFF

ELFF Announces a Fall 48/5 Film Contest!

This article was posted on Tue, Oct 17 2006

Over one weekend, filmmaking teams have just 48 hours to make a 5-minute short film.

From beginning to end, all production, from scriptwriting to final credits, must take place within the designated time frame. At the start of the event, all the teams will be given the same theme ( i.e., “Time is of the essence") and different props, lines of dialogue and characters. All of these randomly selected elements must be evident in the finished film for the film to be eligible for an award.

The contest will begin with a kick-off meeting at 7:00 pm on Friday, November 3 at Room 103 South Kedzie Hall (on the corner of Farm Lane and Auditorium Road), Michigan State University and end at 7:00 pm on Sunday, November 5 at the same location.

Films received after the 7:00 pm deadline may be screened at ELFF’s discretion but are not eligible for any awards. The winners will be announced the following Wednesday, November 8 at an Awards Party. The winning films will be shown and prizes will be handed out.

This fun, exhilarating contest is for anyone up to the challenge - for the casual or the professional filmmaker. The cost of registering is just $40 per team. Registration the day of the contest is $60 per team.

Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Registration forms can be downloaded below and mailed with the fee to ELFF, PO Box 4880, East Lansing, MI 48826. Mailed forms must be received by November 1, 2006.  Registration at the kick-off meeting at South Kedzie Hall is permitted between 6:00 pm and 6:45 pm. The kick-off begins promptly at 7:00 pm. Late arrivers will be disqualified and their registration fee will not be returned.

IMPORTANT CHANGE: The end of the contest on Sunday, November 5 will be at the Green River Cafe, 211 MAC, East Lansing.  The check in time is no later than 7:00pm but people can come earlier if they want.

On Wednesday, November 8, the Winners Party will be at the Green River Cafe beginning at 7:30pm. Friends, family and curious onlookers are welcomed. All the films will be screened and then the winners will be announced and prizes handed out.

Registration forms:
>> Complete List of rules: download
>> Participation agreement: download
>> Competition checklist: download
>> Liability release: download

For questions please contact Kristen at here or at 517-336-5802.

MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences International Film Festival

This article was posted on Mon, Oct 16 2006

When:

November 12 - 18, 2006

Where:

Communication Arts and Sciences Building
MSU Campus

This fall, the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University will host its first international film festival with a focus on Middle Eastern films. The film festival will screen a wide variety of features, documentaries and shorts from Nov. 12-18.

Charles Salmon, dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences, created the film festival as a way to improve communication about Middle Eastern issues, while also providing MSU students and the community with a rich selection of films from around the world.

“The festival is intended to promote understanding of the people, the culture and the issues of the Middle East. In an era when events in the Middle East typically dominate the evening news, it is important now - more than ever - to raise awareness and increase understanding of this area of the world,” Salmon said.

The film festival is open to students and to the public. All films will be shown free of charge in the Communication Arts and Sciences Building. Tickets can be reserved online at http://casiff.elff.com beginning Oct. 20.

Susan W. Woods, director of the East Lansing Film Festival, is working with the college to organize the international film festival, which will focus on different regions of the world each year. This year Woods will show films from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, North Africa, Palestine, Turkey and others. Discussions and seminars also will take place to complement the films.

“We will celebrate this part of the world with film. I hope that people will come away with a deeper understanding of the people and the issues of this region,” Woods said.

The film festival will take place during MSU’s International Education Week set for Nov. 11-19. The festival also will coincide with the culmination of a new fall freshman seminar offered by the college, “Beyond CNN: Inside the Middle East.”

Sponsorships are available to help support the festival. For more information regarding the sponsorships, contact Woods at (517) 336-5802, or Kirsten Khire at (517) 355-3410, .