The 35th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival opens Thursday with a new screening philosophy, some new venues and a host of new activities.
One constant of the festival over the years has been the huge number of movies screened. It's been kind of overwhelming. This year, Executive Director Susan Smoluchowski said, organizers are keeping a lid on things.
"We have maybe 10 percent fewer films, which was a very deliberate effort on our part," she said. "One hundred and eighty films, at last count, representing 65 countries."Most films used to screen just once. Now, she said, most will play twice, and some three times, in hopes that patrons will be able to see a greater percentage of the films.

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