9th Annual Fargo Film Festival

Hello all!
I'm very excited about this week. Sure there are the downers with writing two papers and such, but starting tonight there is the kick-off to the Fargo Film Festival downtown at the newly renovated Fargo Theatre! I finally got my hands on a program and read the synopsis on some of the films and they seem really cool! There is student work from here at MSUM but there is also people from all around the country. There are people from 19 different states and 9 different countries coming and showing their work. Very exciting! The best part about the festival is getting a chance to meet and talk with these filmmakers. I think many if not most are independent but just the same, they know the trade! Plus, the tickets are cheap. You don't pay for each movie, you pay for each session (which is a few hours). Plus you can get dinner tickets and join the filmmakers as the festivities continue throughout the week. the festival starts tonight and runs through Saturday, with a 2 Minute Film Contest Friday night. Also, our professor Tom Brandau is showing his film "Mr. Brown" Saturday afternoon. His film won a $5,000 grant as an award from a Minnesota organization as well. It shall be exciting!!! Everyone should come check it out!!
Outside of the film festival though, I've been working on my own projects for my production class. We finished shooting on 16mm film the other week. We now are working on editing it and also am starting a new project. It's called a Postcard film. Essentially we are trying to express a film through what is seen on a postcard and have to show a journey and/or a destination spot but from a different point-of-view. It shall be challenging, but as always, our classes always spin out great films! Take care!