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Minnesota Film Arts Minnesota Film Arts’ is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering an active and living appreciation of the film arts in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota. We pursue our mission through numerous programs in the areas of presentation, production, and advocacy.

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MFA pursues its mission in two program areas:
Presentation:	MFA is dedicated to presenting the best of new and historical independent and international cinema to Twin Cities and greater Minnesotan audiences. We pursue this mission through year-round programming in both of our theatres, the 375 seat Bell Auditorium and the 315 seat Oak Street Cinema, as well as through our various festivals, including the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival, the Childish Film Festival. Our purpose is to embrace and illuminate the past, present, and future of the moving image for audiences and artists residing in the Twin Cities and beyond.
Advocacy:	As the largest dedicated film-arts organization in the Twin Cities, MFA takes seriously its leadership duty within the broader civic community. Thus, we see advocacy among diverse civic bodies as central to our mission. This advocacy translates to access projects at the Oak Street and Bell; partnerships with emerging and festivals and presentations. Our purpose is to ensure film’s legitimacy as a sustainable community-based art form in the Twin Cities.