Matt Olien is currently serving in his 4th year as co-chair of the Fargo Film Festival. Matt is passionate about the history of film, as well as how films are made and produced. Currently employed at Prairie Public Television in Fargo, Matt produces documentaries, several of which have received national awards and other recognition. Matt also teaches video production coursework at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Matt’s movie reviews can be heard statewide on Prairie Public Radio each Friday afternoon at 3:45 on 91.9 FM in the Fargo-Moorhead area. Matt has been part of the Fargo Film Festival committee since its inception.

Matt enjoys going to movies with his circle of film friends, as well as spending time with his wife Desira and 6-year-old son Nicholas. Matt’s vast personal collection of movies numbers more than 3,000 titles. Matt’s favorite actors include Marlon Brando, Daniel Day-Lewis and James Cagney, and his favorite directors are David Lean, Alfred Hitchcock and Eric Rohmer. Matt is also an Oscar historian and nearly always has the answer when friends want to know the winners in a given category in any year. Matt is very excited about the 2008 Fargo Film Festival and looks forward to seeing many movies, moviemakers, and movie lovers at the festival March 4-8.

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