Updates
Hot Damn.
We’re thrilled to announce this year’s music lineup along with Fusion Shows! April 12-15 we’ll be welcoming the following artists to Michigan’s capital city: Thursday: Greensky BluegrassFriday: Murder By DeathSaturday: William Elliott WhitmoreSunday: LIGHTS For tickets and stuff, read on. There’s more than film in Lansing. Indeed. -Payal Ravani, CCFF Coordinator
Enter the Interns
Putting together a festival of any kind is SUPER easy. All you need is the idea and a couple hours of free time each week. 15 minutes here, 20 minutes there, and boosh, you have a totally amazing and hugely successful festival. The hard part is counting all of the money. If any of the […]
CCFF Returns to Lansing
Hey there cinephiles. It’s been a minute. We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Capital City Film Festival, happening April 12-15 throughout Lansing. Last year’s festival drew thousands of people to the capital city for Michigan-made and international films, lively discussions with filmmakers and diverse nightly entertainment. This year, CCFF is all that and […]
Some thoughts from our Programming Director
Photo Credit: Sam Zeller It took me a little while to realize precisely why I love working for the Capital City Film Festival. I say “precisely” because the fact that it’s great and cool and awesome is obvious. I love sharing things with people, much more than most people, I’d say. Ask any of my […]
The Green Team Keeps CCFF Clean!
Capital City Film Festival is not only pleasing our fest-goers. We’re keeping the environment happy and entertained as well. We know how important it is to be sustainable, and in order to be the best green festival we can be, we’ve enlisted the help of some environmental-savvy professionals. To make sure we have a minimal […]
Showing off student work is what we’re all about.
We’re down to the “3 days away” mark, and we couldn’t be any more excited about this week’s opening festivities. Between Thursday and Friday , we’re showing 12 films and featuring two sets of performances at the Loft. Your options really couldn’t get any better. Then, the weekend arrives, and along with it, two different student […]
Chasing Cotards, “The Biggest Short Film of all Time”
Here’s a funny story! While making copies of our films to hand to our selection committee, we accidentally copied the “Making Of” documentary rather than the actual film “Chasing Cotards”. Imagine my confusion when I started reading our selection committee’s comments! One in particular really had me scratching my head “I learned a lot about […]
The Film We Can’t Stop Talking About
Trying to describe Aardvark, from director Kitao Sakurai, is a lot like trying to describe a color. You: “What does red look like?” Me: “Red”. You: “What is Aardvark like?” Me: “Aardvark”. It truly is unlike anything I’ve ever seen before, and that fills me with a type of excitement about film I rarely feel. […]
TICKETS ON SALE FOR CCFF ’11
Tickets are NOW ON SALE for the Capital City Film Festival presented by Lake Trust Credit Union. Lansing’s first film festival is offering discounted full-festival passes and individual tickets that can be purchased ———-> here <———- that’s right, just click away. Ticket prices are comparable to what you’ll pay at the local theater and students get a special discount! […]
“I Can Feel the City Breathing”
Friday April 15th is sure to be a memorable night at the fest. We’ll be screening the Hip-Hop documentary Respiration(directed by Matt Ortlieb), followed by a full-on show featuring national and local favorites. Danny Brown, Buff1, Othello and the Third Coast Kings, SelfSays and Blat! Pack will all be taking the stage for a concert the likes of which Lansing hasn’t […]