Updates

2016 Concerts Update
We’re thrilled to announce part of the music lineup for the 2016 festival; more to come in the next few weeks!

2016 Brew & View Series
It’s time for some special throwbacks with the 2016 Capital City Film Festival Brew & View series! Join us for some good drinks, snacks, and movies on the fourth Thursday of each month leading up to the festival. Thursday, January 28 :: DAVID BOWIE TRIBUTE DOUBLE FEATURE Labyrinth | The Man Who Fell To Earth February 25 :: Spaceballs […]

Job Posting
We’re hiring! The Capital City Film Festival is seeking a Coordinator for the 2016 festival. The successful candidate will serve as an active member of the CCFF core planning team, completing day-to-day tasks and leading volunteer coordination. The qualified candidate will join an eclectic team of organizers who created and have grown the festival for […]

Turner Street Outdoor Theater 2015
We’re teaming up with a few of our favorite community partners to bring you some sweet summer fun! Turner Street Outdoor Theater brings your favorite flicks projected in Old Town Lansing’s Cesar Chavez Plaza/Lot 56. Pull up a lawn chair and cooler or keep it cozy in your car and tune in! FREE and open to […]

Symphonic Cinema
The Capital City Film Festival in partnership with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra bring you: Symphonic Cinema presented by Liquid Web Cinema was once considered the lowest form of entertainment. Then slowly, talented artisans crafted it into an empire. Today, we call them “The Movies,” but in the beginning, they were “The Flickers.” Featuring highlights from […]

Beer Grotto to Host Red Carpet Premiere Party
Join the fifth annual Capital City Film Festival for our FREE kick-off party in downtown Lansing! Enjoy drink specials, delicious appetizers and live music. You’ll walk the red carpet alongside featured filmmakers, musicians and artists as part of the four-day festival lineup. Lansing’s newest bar opening in early April, The Beer Grotto, will host this year’s […]

2015 Brew & View Series
We’ve got some special throwbacks planned for you once again this year with the Brew & View series! Join CCFF for some good drinks, snacks and movies on the last Thursday of each month leading up to the festival. Thursday, January 29 :: Back to the Future Part II Preceded by the short films Omerta […]

First 2015 Show Announced!
We’re stoked to share our first concert announcement as part of the 2015 festival lineup: On Sunday, April 12 we’ll be welcoming mewithoutYou to the Loft in downtown Lansing! CCFF all-access passes are on sale now and include entry to ALL films, concerts and parties during the 2015 festival. Get yours here. Tickets for the […]

CCFF Receives National Endowment for the Arts Grant
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Chairman Jane Chu announced yesterday that the Capital City Film Festival (CCFF) is one of only 163 nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive an NEA Challenge America grant. CCFF is awarded a $10,000 grant to support the fifth annual festival, taking place April 9-12, 2015 throughout Michigan’s Capital City. NEA […]

Call for Entries – Open NOW!
It’s time! Submit your film to the 5th annual Capital City Film Festival, taking place April 9-12, 2015 throughout Lansing, Michigan. We now offer two convenient ways to get your work to us: Withoutabox -and- Film Freeway Submission fees and deadlines are the same for both options. We look forward to viewing your films! Questions? […]