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MOVIES | The busiest man in the movies? A conversation with Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival coordinator Ryan Oestreich

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St. Anthony Main, all lit up for MSPIFF 2008. Photo by Chuck Olsen (Creative Commons).

By Jim Brunzell III and Erik McClanahan, TC Daily Planet
April 01, 2010

The 28th annual Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) is only a couple of weeks away: it runs from April 15 through April 30. We'll be taking a closer look at not only the 140+ films screening, but a few key staff members working behind the scenes—including festival coordinator Ryan Oestrich, co-programmer Linda Blackaby, and festival director Al Milgrom.

The first of our three interviews is with Ryan Oestreich, who could be one of the busiest men working in the Twin Cities today: he is the festival coordinator, venue manager, and late-night programmer for the festival. Oestreich has been with Minnesota Film Arts for a few years, propelling MSPIFF's sponsoring organization in a new direction since they left Oak Street Cinema for their new home at St. Anthony Main. The first half of this interview is a broad discussion of the festival's inner workings; we then talk about the specific films in the festival.

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Erik McClanahan is a freelance film journalist and critic in Minneapolis. He is also co-host of KFAI's Movie Talk.

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Jim Brunzell III (djguamwins@yahoo.com) writes on film for the Daily Planet, programs Sound Unseen Music/Film/Art festival and hosts KFAI's Cinema Shanty, which airs Friday morning. 

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Great interview, guys

Submitted by Daniel (not verified) on Wed, 2010-03-31 10:52.

This was an invaluable resource for anybody interested in MSPIFF. I definitely picked up some new titles to add to my already long list - The Forbidden Door and Today's Special.

Hats off to Ryan and Co. for getting the films and even TIMES up on the website this early. Can't believe it but I love it for planning purposes!

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