Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Frozen River Film Festival
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2019
End Date
August 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Benton
Chisago
Dakota
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Aitkin
Benton
Chisago
Dakota
Fillmore
Hennepin
Houston
Le Sueur
Mower
Olmsted
Ramsey
Rice
Scott
Wabasha
Waseca
Washington
Winona
Project Overview

Minnesota Festival Support

Project Details

The Frozen River Film Festival will present the art of documentary filmmaking in celebration of community, connecting audiences with filmmakers and other artists who explore global and local issues that focus on our human connections to the world.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Philip McKenzie, Oboe and English horn player; adjunct oboe faculty, NDSU; Mary McReynolds-Pellinen: Executive director, Lyric Center for the Arts; coordinator, First Stage Gallery; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund.; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Michelle Baroody: ; Wendy LaRoque-Lundin: Native American fiber artist and educator; Erik Madsen-Bond: Director of Engagement and Company Manager, Ragamala Dance Company; Holly Menninger: Director of public engagement and science learning, Bell Museum; Karen Michels: Executive director, Princeton Area Chamber of Commerce.; Patricia Mitchell: ; Raymond Rea: Filmmaker and writer; Kristen Twitchell: Executive director, Paradise Center for the Arts, Faribault

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$89,428
Direct expenses
$139,428
Administration costs
$4,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Frozen River Film Festival participants will change their perspectives about many topics through the art of documentary storytelling. Evaluation will be through participant surveys and video interviews; Q and A sessions with filmmakers; listening sessions at town halls and focus groups; social media interactions; conversation; and anecdotes of attendees.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Frozen River Film Festival participants changed perspectives about topics through the art of documentary storytelling and festival conversations. Evaluation was through participant and artist surveys; Q and A sessions with filmmakers; listening sessions at focus groups; social media interactions; conversations; and anecdotes of attendees.

Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Erin Mae Clark, Amanda Bauer, Zack Schoenike, Blake Darst, Mike Flaherty, Bill Moe, Jed Reisetter, Sarah Roberts
Project Manager
First Name
Sara
Last Name
Enzenauer
Organization Name
Frozen River Film Festival
Street Address
160 Johnson St
City
Winona
State
MN
Zip Code
55987
Phone
(763) 291-4754
Email
sara.e@frff.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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