The good news? A new local location for picking up indie filmmakers! The bad news? It’s in St. Paul. The new Center For Media Arts at IFP Minneapolis/St.Paul was created to help aspiring Twin Cities talent in the film arts through all stages of the creative process. (Strib story | MPR story.) Pay attention, people: they will help you get funding, training, equipment — might they even get Snowbate re-instated? But you’re going to have to cross the Mississippi by yourself. Opening party for the new facility is on May 7.
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May 9 2005 — 2:00am
9 Reader Comments
2:06 pm
This classic minneapolis elitism even if simply in jest is tiresome. Why is it a bad thing that the Center For Media Arts is in Saint Paul?
2:28 pm
Oh yeah, “classic Minneapolis elitism,” as if there were such a thing. This is no different than making fun of Wisconsin during Packer season. Lighten up.
4:18 pm
I’d really hate myself if our first comments fight was Minneapolis vs. St. Paul.
8:40 pm
MPR has more about the state of indie film (starting about 10 minutes into that audio clip), including an interview with Jaime Hook.
9:57 pm
The new IFP space is *huge* and the party was quite fun.
Jamie Hook was gettin’ down to Lori Barbero’s righteous grooves. And there was a big battle between MCTC and MCAD films, but I didn’t catch that.
1:03 pm
speaking of fights … and jamie hook … and stuff … what’s up with all of the “he said/he said” CP editorial letters?
4:15 pm
I know! They are straight up gangsta at MN Film Artz?
12:30 am
Sorry, no fight-baiting intended. And I would be able to lighten up if I felt it wasn’t the 400 time I had heard the “too bad it’s in Saint Paul” line. C’mon let us be part of the larger Twin Cities community big sister Minneapolis.
And while I am picking fights, as to rachael’s point. That Jamie Hook sure can pick a fight. Every time I have seen/heard him in some public capacity he is bad mouthing somebody. Whether it’s the Walker at the closing night MNSPIFF film or the City Pages in a way to angry letter to the editor. His demanor just isn’t what I would expect from someone in a position of his caliber.
2:01 pm
I’d like to respond to Bryan’s remark about Jamie Hook picking fights. As a recently hired employee to the Mn Film Arts team, I have noticed the somewhat unconventional approach Jamie can take. BUT, I have to admit how happy I am he does so. The last thing this Arts Community needs is another self-important Executive Director who takes themselves so seriously that they only talk bad about other people/orgs behind their backs.
Having balls to speak one’s mind has somehow become a lost art form and I’m happy to work with someone who remembers that they’re human – rather than an image-conscious, back patter, who is afraid of confrontation in the simplest form.
No wonder people with talent don’t stick around the Twin cities too long – they can’t get into confrontation with anyone without a bunch of pitiful crybabies gossiping about un-important matters.