East Lansing Children's Film Festival

East Lansing Children’s Film Festival (ELCFF) Announces Youth Film Competition Award Winners 2008

East Lansing, Michigan: The 11th Annual East Lansing Children’s Film Festival announces its winners of the 2008 Youth Film Competition, a statewide filmmaking competition for up-and-coming filmmakers.

Award winners will be formally recognized and their films will be presented on the “big screen” at South Kedzie Hall on Michigan State University’s campus, Sunday, February 10, at 2:45 p.m. The FREE Award program is open to the public. Admission ticket is required. Free admission tickets are available online at http://www.presaleticketing.com or at the door.  Award winners will also receive prize money: $100 for first place, $50 for second place, and $25 for third place.

Festival Director, Michelle Carlson commented “I feel it is important to support and encourage young film makers, any opportunities that the ELCFF can provide to give these young people a voice and creative outlet as young filmmakers we wish to encourage.”

The 11th annual East Lansing Children’s Film Festival runs from Friday, February 8-14, 2008.  Films will be shown at MacDonald Middle School, the MSU campus at South Kedzie Hall and NCG Cinema at Eastwood Towne Center in Lansing.  Go to http://www.elcff.com for program schedule and other details.

The ELCFF is a non-profit organization dedicated to showcasing films from around the world 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.

Click for a printable copy of the Press Release: 2008_YFC_WINNER_RELEASE.doc

For a full list of the 2008 winners on the ELCFF web site see This Page.