Celtic Connections and is an integral and vibrant part of cultural life in Glasgow, with the economic impact on the city reaching £5.8 million in 2007. The festival actively promotes artistic links and cultural exchange across countries, reinforced by Showcase Scotland which brought 200 music industry delegates from 35 different countries to Scotland looking to book Scottish bands for festivals abroad in 2008. The 2008 festival opened with the Common Ground concert where many of the artists taking part in the event performed together. Donald Shaw, artistic director of the festival, spoke about the future of Celtic Connections as well as the
Capital City Film Festival Capital City Film Festival The Capital City Film Festival (CCFF) is an annual film festival held in Lansing, Michigan. The festival is held every April using a variety of venues across the city as screening locations. Past venues have included: the Lansing Center, the Lansing Public Media Center, The Loft, Harem, The Exchange, Lansing Community College, the Michigan Historical Museum, and the Temple Building. The Capital City Film Festival was founded in 2011 in the hopes of screening and encouraging local shorts and feature-length movies being made in and about Michigan. The scope broadened immediately due to the response from