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Jon Leininger
Jon Leininger is a Minnesota born writer and filmmaker. He studied filmmaking at Minneapolis Community and Technical College receiving his AS in Screenwriting as well as a certificate in both cinema production and cinema studies. Having gotten his start as a FilmNorth intern, he has gone on to work with many local filmmakers, nonprofit foundations, and small businesses as a freelance filmmaker. Jon encourages youth and young adults to express themselves through lifelong technical skills and production fundamentals.