The East Lansing Film Festival is the largest film festival in the state of Michigan. It screens well over 100 films in five days, including several shorts programs. It is held yearly, usually in late March. The focus is to present a diverse selection of independent and foreign features, documentaries, shorts and student films. State nickname: The Wolverine State, The Great Lakes State Official languages English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Senators Carl Levin (D) Debbie Stabenow (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 11th 96,889 mi² / 250,941 km² 41. ...

The festival started in 1997 and continues with the help of the City of East Lansing and Michigan State University. The final day of the festival is devoted to Lake Michigan Film Competition which showcases films from Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Michigan State University Michigan State University (MSU) is a university in East Lansing, Michigan near the state capital of Lansing. ... State nickname: Badger State Other U.S. States Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Governor Jim Doyle (D) Senators Herb Kohl (D) Russ Feingold (D) Official language(s) None Area 169,790 km² (23rd)  - Land 140,787 km²  - Water 28,006 km² (17%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,453,896 (18th)  - Density... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Senators Richard Durbin (D) Barack Obama (D) Official language(s) English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Official languages English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels (R) Senators Richard Lugar (R) Evan Bayh (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 38th 94,321 km² 1. ...

An offshoot of the festival is the East Lansing Children's Film Festival, usually held in late February or early March.

The festival is operated by the East Lansing Film Society. The ELFS screens films year-round on the MSU campus.

External links

• The East Lansing Film Festival
• The East Lansing Children's Film Festival
• City of East Lansing
• Michigan State University