Vandalia Tower announces anchor tenant, IFP

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Independent Filmmaker Project Minnesota (IFP Minnesota) has announced that it will be an anchor tenant in Vandalia Tower, 550 Vandalia in the heart of the Creative Enterprise Zone.[/caption]

Independent Filmmaker Project Minnesota (IFP Minnesota) has announced that it will be an anchor tenant in Vandalia Tower, 550 Vandalia (off of University Ave.) in the heart of Saint Paul’s Creative Enterprise Zone.

“We’re thrilled to be one of the first organizations to make the move to Vandalia Tower,” said IFP Minnesota Executive Director Andrew Peterson. “This move will support and centralize our growing programs, focus attention on the Twin Cities’ thriving independent film community, and create a dynamic, new space that will attract artists across all disciplines.”

Opening in January 2015, the new state-of-the-art media arts center will cement IFP Minnesota as a leader in media arts education and artist services. The new media arts center will feature multiple classrooms (all equipped with projection and sound), screening space, video editing stations, a dedicated youth space, and a photography gallery, as well as offices and meeting space.

With Lake Monster Brewing also in the building, IFP Minnesota’s media arts center will be an ideal site for receptions, events, and screenings-perhaps even an outdoor screening series in Vandalia Tower’s’ courtyard.

In recent years IFP Minnesota’s programming has grown significantly with the introduction of the annual Film Independent Spirit Awards Screening Series (in partnership with the Walker Art Center and LA-based Film Independent), expansion of its signature Filmmaker Conference, inauguration of a Master Class series with funds from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, new fellowship programs, and the growth of its acclaimed Youth Programs, which help create the next generation of media artists. Peterson adds, “Stay tuned-we’re just getting started. Look for announcements about even more programs, partners, and initiatives coming soon.”

The public will get its first look at the new space under construction on Sat., Nov. 8. More details will be announced soon at http://www.ifpmn.org.

Vandalia Tower is a project by First and First. At the old King Koil mattress factory, Vandalia Tower sits on 5.5 acres at 550 Vandalia St. just north of 94 and south of University Ave. and the new Central corridor light rail Green Line. It’s a turn-of-the-century, mostly brick campus of seven buildings and an old water tower. A complete renovation currently in progress will respect the history and architecture of the buildings while adding significant updates that will make it a vital and inspiring place to work today.

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