East Lansing Film Festival/Lake Michigan Film Festival

Please read and follow the Entry Regulations carefully.

Entry Regulations:

1.Works in progress will NOT be accepted.

2. Submission will not be considered unless accompanied by appropriate fee, completed FilmFreeway online entry form, and a 25-35 word summary. Press and publicity materials are appreciated but only required after being accepted into festival.

3. All entries must be in English or contain English subtitles.

4. If your film is selected for festival screening, you must supply electronially 300dpi+ resolution color stills (not of the production but from the film itself). We also require as much publicity material that is available.

5. if your selected film is a narrative or documentary film is selected for festival screening, you must supply a DCP on hard drive or a Blu-Ray copy of your film. DCPs are preferred for the Christie projection at Studio C. A DCP copy on a hard drive can be created for a nominal fee paid though PayPal.
If your selected film is a short film , it will be electronically copied onto a DCP hard drive for projection. Do not send the a DCP copy.

9.The festival director must authorize exceptions to the festival regulations.

SHIPPING:

The entrant must pay the cost of shipping an entry print to the festival.

FESTIVAL CONDITIONS / ELIGIBILITY:

-Entries must not have been previously submitted to the East Lansing Film Festival.
-Entries must be in English or subtitled in English.

Films or videos of any length (feature, short), style or genre (narrative, documentary, animation, etc.) are accepted (see appropriate category). If selected for screening, the filmmaker will be contacted by email by September 10, 2023.

Digital files must be received at least 14 days prior to the festival start date or a screening copy will be used.