Wednesday
May122021
MSPIFF to Light Up Local Bridges for Opening and Closing Weekends
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 4:53PMVia a recent e-announcement from MSP Film Society:
The MSP Film Society is thrilled to announce both Minneapolis and St. Paul will be lit up in our festival colors of PINK & ORANGE to celebrate Opening and Closing Weekends. PINK & ORANGE were the official festival colors of the inaugural Minneapolis Film Festival in 1981. MSPIFF decided to return to these colors to celebrate our 40th Festival!
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The 35W Bridge over the Mississippi in Minneapolis and Allianz Field in St. Paul with both be lit up PINK & ORANGE as MSPIFF40 kicks off this Thursday, May 13th with an array of outdoor screenings all weekend at Como Lakeside Pavilion in St. Paul. The Crown of Capella Tower will be lit up in PINK & ORANGE over Closing Weekend May as MSPIFF hosts a pop-up Drive-In Closing Weekend, May 21-22, at Bohemian Flats Park in Minneapolis.
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In the past 40 years MSPIFF has grown to become Minnesota’s largest film festival and one of the longest running festivals in the country –and a Minnesota cultural institution. MSPIFF40 will run May 13-23 as a hybrid festival this year, with in-person outdoor screenings happening over Opening Weekend, May 13, 14, and 15 at Como Lakeside Pavilion in St. Paul; and Closing Weekend, May 21 and 22, at a pop-up Drive-In at Bohemian Flats Park in Minneapolis. MSPIFF40 will also present 180+ films by both veteran and emerging filmmakers from around the world virtually to audiences throughout Minnesota at MSPfilm.org.
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Visit MSPfilm.org for more information and to reserve your tickets.
