IMovie doesn't see any iPhoto videos

Hi,
I can't seem to get iMovie to recognize any videos that are in my iPhoto library. This used to work easily. Any suggestions?
How do I access all of my iPhone videos that get imported into iPhoto for editing in iMovie?

Hi maxmaxie,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
If you are not able to import videos from iPhoto to iMovie, I would first suggest using the steps in the following article.
iMovie may not recognize some videos in iPhoto or Aperture - Apple Support
Best regards,
Joe

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