Personnel:
Susan Smoluchowski, Executive Director
Jesse Bishop, Programming Director
Craig Rice, Senior Programmer
Kelly Nathe, Programmer and PR Manager
Alex Wolf, Programming Coordinator
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Submission Policy:
Festival Season: Spring (usually April)
Deadline: November (check website and FilmFreeway for exact dates)
Entry: $60 for features. $45 for shorts. Fees vary depending on deadline. Also accepts animation and experimental films.
Content:
Features, Shorts, Music Videos, Documentaries
Festival Season:
Spring
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The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) brings cinematic wonder to The Main Cinema and screens across the Twin Cities. As the longest running and largest film festival in the region, MSPIFF annually presents over 200 new international and independent films to a broad community of movie lovers. MSPIFF champions artists from all backgrounds and stages of their careers and promotes the art of film as a medium for fostering cross-cultural understanding, education, entertainment, and exploration. Through screenings, filmmaker conversations, panel discussions, receptions, and parties, MSPIFF offers its 45,000+ attendees exciting opportunities to experience the wealth of international cinema and to engage with attending filmmakers and talent from around the world and our own community.