Artist Fellowship

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,290
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Marius J. Anderson
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2018
End Date
September 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

Artist Fellowship

Project Details

CAN YOU SURVIVE THE 135? - An adventure-documentary-film about the ARROWHEAD 135 race in Northern Minnesota.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor UMD Music, pianist; Amber Burns: choreographer, dancer, actor, middle school art teacher; Margaret Holmes: visual artist, poet, and former Children’s Theatre employee; Tammy Mattonen: visual artists, co-founder of Crescendo Youth Orchestra; Kayla Aubid: Native American craft artist, writer, employee at MacRostie Art Center; Ariana Daniel: mixed media artist, arts instructor; Emily Fasbender: student liaison, visual artist.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Moira Villiard: visual artist, Cultural Programming Coordinator at American Indian Community Housing Organization; Scott Knudson: filmmaker, Legacy Producer at Lakeland Public Television; Amy Sharpe: weaver, writer, co-owner of Ripple River Gallery; Annamarie Gutsch: Executive Director at Arc Northland, musician; Nathan Bray: ceramic artist; Christian McShane: experimental musician; Brooke Boulton: poet, instructor of English at Rainy River Community College.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,290
Other Funds Leveraged
$4,400
Direct expenses
$7,690
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

I plan to create a professional 15-20 minute documentary film about the ARROWHEAD 135 in Northern Minnesota. It is a 135-mile long human-powered Ultra Marathon, taking place every January in the coldest part of winter in the coldest city in the lower 48 states. The race course is from International Falls to Tower, MN. The 15th annual ARROWHEAD 135 will be Jan 28th to 30th, 2019. I will follow and portrait 3-4 runners, interview them and show their ups and downs in the days before the race, during the race and after the race. The measurable outcome will be to have a fully-finished 20-minute film by July 13, 2019. I will then in August 2019 start submitting the finished film to outdoor/adventure film festivals around the world. The way how I will measure a successful project outcome is to have a completed film available for audiences by July 13, 2019. The projected timeline is to complete filming by the end of the race, on January 30th, 2019. The editing, color grading and sound mix would be completed by July 13, 2019. I will have achieved my goals if by July 13, 2019 the 15-20 minute film is finished and ready to be submitted to adventure/outdoor film festivals.

Measurable Outcome(s)

My film was shown to 50 viewers at a screening in Minneapolis, I hired 1 editor, and had a film crew of 3 cameraman with 2 assistants.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
Achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Marius
Last Name
Anderson
Organization Name
Marius J. Anderson
State
MN
Phone
(218) 316-2339
Email
marius@londonroadfilms.com
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
Email the Agency
Location

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

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