Community Arts Access Project

Bring seven award-winning feature and/or documentary films in current theatrical release to Wadena’s Cozy Theatre from September 16-22, 2016. Raise awareness of 1,100 adult moviegoers and 150 youth in rural Minnesota about the diversity and artistic quality of contemporary film art. Provide a high quality venue (Cozy Theatre) to screen high artistic value films to a rural audience of 1,100 adult persons and 150 youth (ages 16-22, with 50 aged 17 and under. A survey of patrons will be made and results submitted as a part of the final grant report. The goal will be for survey completion by 200 patrons. A short video will be shown on the web page, Facebook page, and prior to each screening of the films at the Cozy to encourage audience response to the Festival. 40 Festival patrons will participate in small group discussions about the Festival. (4 sessions of 10 persons) and a summary of the discussion will be included as part of the final report.