East Lansing Children's Film Festival

2007 Academy Award WINNER to be featured at the 10th Annual East Lansing Children’s Film Festival

The 2007 Academy Award® winner for Best Animated Short Film, The Danish Poet, will be featured as part of the East Lansing Children’s Film Festival. This 15 minute film, about a young poet in search of inspiration who travels to Norway to meet the celebrated writer Sigrid Undset, is the second Academy Award® nomination for director Torill Kove. 

The Danish Poet, will be shown during a tribute to the National Film Board of Canada, which includes a program of short films, four of which were former Oscar® nominees.  The program will take place Wednesday, February 28, NCG Cinemas at 6:30 P.M. Tickets available at the Door and cost $3 per person.

The Festival will conclude, Thursday, March 1, 6:30 p.m. at NCG Cinemas with a “Best of the Fest” program, a compilation of films chosen by the Audience over the course of the Festival.

Visit http://www.elcff.com for the complete schedule.

The ELCFF is a year-round non-profit organization dedicated to showcasing films from around the globe that enrich, inspire, educate and entertain children without violent or exploitative content.  Now a seven-day festival, it is devoted to the highly creative and enriching world of film.  Offerings throughout the year include a state-wide youth film competition that focuses on films made by children in grades K-12, year-round media literacy programs and filmmaking workshops for children K-12.

This activity is supported by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Arts Council of Greater Lansing, Inc.