Locked projects in imovie

I get the following message when I try to open imovie:
"The project could not be opened, because the folderis locked or the folder permission are incorrect."
This happens with all the projects I create. Even when i go into the info of the project and change it if it is locked and make sure all the access is Read & Write in every heading under Ownerships & Permissions.
How can i change this so i can actually access my projects after saving them?

I quote Karl Petersen:
"There's an iMovie bug that causes iMovie to think you don't have permission to access the project folder. The solution is to create a new project folder in the Finder -- by choosing the Finder's "New Folder" command. Like this:
1. Create a new folder anywhere OTHER THAN inside the old project folder. Name the new folder "Replacement" or something.
2. Create a new folder inside the Replacement folder. Name it "Media".
3. Open the Media folder of the iMovie project. Choose Edit>Select All.
4. Option-drag all the selected files (hold Option key down while dragging) to the new Media folder. That creates a duplicate of the files instead of moving them. (I'm assuming there is sufficient disk space to duplicate them. If not, simply drag them instead of Option-dragging.)

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