Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival

It began as the Rivertown Film Festival[1] of Pine City and eventually grew to become the largest film event in the Upper Midwest, with an annual attendance that exceeds 40,000.

The Festival is organized by the MSP Film Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit film exhibition organization that also operates The Main Cinema along the Mississippi River on historic Main Street across from downtown Minneapolis.

In addition to film screenings, the festival also hosts a number of panels and discussions.

Some of these panels relate to a specific film included within the festival lineup, with others pertaining to general industry topics.

[2] In December 2014, the Film Society attracted national attention when it became one of the few distributors in the country to exhibit the controversial film The Interview after Sony Pictures reinstated the film's theatrical release after scrapping it amidst threats from hackers purportedly associated with the North Korean government.