The East Lansing Film Festival - ELFF

2008 Fundraising Campaign

This article was posted on Fri, Feb 29 2008

The East Lansing Film Festival is running a campaign to raise $20,000 for new street light banners, a new and improved Film Society Film Series, and to secure the film festival’s future. The past few years, ELFF has been experiencing a decline in sponsorship, federal and state funding as well as an increase in costs.

We are appealing to all of you film lovers who believe that films outside of the Hollywood machine of mediocrity need to be a part of our community, who find pride in holding a world-class film festival in your backyard, and who recognize the necessity in today’s economy to support the arts.

How can you help? Please send in your tax-deductible contribution to:

ELFF
PO Box 4880
East Lansing, MI 48826

Every little bit will help. You can give as little as $5 or become a sponsor for $5,000 (click on Sponsors for more information). If you decide to contribute, your name will appear in the 2008 ELFF program. You are helping a great Michigan event continue to bring films that you would never get a chance to see in a fantastic festival setting with other like-minded filmgoers. You may be in the dark but you are not alone.

Thank you so much!

Susan W. Woods
ELFF Director

FALCORPS to play ELFF After-Party!

This article was posted on Tue, Feb 26 2008

The band Falcorps will be playing the Friday, March 14 East Lansing Film Festival after party at Beggar’s Banquet on Abbot Road in East Lansing.

Falcorps is an experimental folk/rock band, formed in 2007. Falcorps consists of a “corps” of people and all the musicians they know. With an instrumentation ranging from electric guitar to accordion to saxophone, Falcorps is like nothing you’ve ever heard!

ELFF Announces the Spring 2008 48/5 Contest Winners

This article was posted on Wed, Feb 20 2008

We had an amazing turn out and enjoyed showcasing everyone’s films! The competition was extremely tight, but of all the teams the judges were eventually able to decide on the winners. For a full list of the top films which will be shown as part of the 11th Annual East Lansing Film Festival see the full announcement.

“Turn Your Cell Phone Off” Trailer Contest

This article was posted on Wed, Feb 06 2008

When:

Due March 1st, 2008

Send in your best “Turn Your Cell Phone Off” trailer for our yearly contest!

To get more local & national filmmakers involved in the 11th annual East Lansing Film Festival, we are holding a contest for “Turn Your Cell Phone Off” trailers that will be shown before each film screening.

These are the guidelines:

- It can’t be longer than 20 seconds including credits.
- Final presentation format must be on DVD (not MiniDV).
- Must be submitted in completed state—no “works in progress” or editing after submission.
- Deadline: Must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2008.

Mail to:
East Lansing Film Festival
Attn: Cell Phone Trailer Competition
P.O. Box 4880
East Lansing, MI 48826

Submit as many as you like. We may select more than one from each director. Please keep in mind that the audience will likely see the trailer multiple times—so make it entertaining. For more information go to http://www.elff.com or call the ELFF office at: 517.336.5802