Over $257 raised through your cans and bottle donations so far

A group of people sitting in chairs watching a presentation or film in a room with industrial ceiling pipes and a large screen displaying the Canada Film Festival logo.
People seated in darkness, watching a presentation or film, illuminated by a dim greenish light.

The Cans Film Festival began as a unique celebration for the filmmakers and artists who live among us right here in Michigan.

Since 2023, the Cans Film Festival programmed filmmakers from across the Great Lakes State to screen their short films to an audience that brought their cans and bottles for donation — the proceeds of which went to the audience favorites of the evening.

This combination of direct community connection between the audience and the filmmakers who live among them is the guiding principle of the CFF and it is our mission to support independent film through community.

An indoor scene at the Cans Film Festival showing a presenter on stage near a large screen with the festival's logo. The audience is seated and attentively watching the presentation.

FESTIVAL BOARD:

President: Tran Hoang Calvin

Treasurer: Mark Broe

Secretary: Kelly Wolf Griffith

Board Member: Heather Turman

Board Member: Taylor Robida