Save a project in iMovie

Hello, I imported my video data to the media part of iMovie. The data is still visible after closing/re-opening iMovie.
Now I wanted to create a project with some of my media data. I created the project, moved the data to the project. As I could not find a save-button, I assumed that the project is saved automatically. But when I close and re-open iMovie, the project is not visible anymore. Also in the iMovie project folder on my disc there is no project. How can I create - and keep a project?
Thanks.

Yes, in fact I tried a couple of things (but neither worked): I selected the "My First Project" text from the Project Library and typed in a new name (which promptly disappeared after I finished typing); next, I tried creating a new project (this prompted me for a project name, which I entered, and which then appeared in the Project Library). When I close iMovie and re-start, only "My First Project" appears in the Project Library. I'm also noticing that iMovie doesn't really work right either... for example, I can't put a title at the beginning of the movie, I can only put one on top of video footage. I have repaired permissions, but still get the same behavior. Can you help? Thanks!

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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=966259&#966259
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