Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Saint Cloud Film Festival AKA Saint Cloud Film Fest
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2016
End Date
November 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Hennepin
Dakota
Ramsey
Morrison
Crow Wing
Todd
Clay
Stearns
Benton
Sherburne
Wright
Hennepin
Dakota
Ramsey
Morrison
Crow Wing
Todd
Clay
Project Overview
Project Grant
Project Details
The St Cloud Film Fest celebrates local and independent film. We will show a combintation of features and shorts during 15 shows November 5-12. Over the year we educate students in various forms of production from live action to stop-motion animation.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the St Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate; Linda Brobeck: visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, has served on a number of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, served on a number of Boards of Directors; Leslie Hanlon: Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the College of St Benedict/St John's University Fine Arts Series; Ken Barry: blues musician, Victorian photographer, Nuclear Engineer; George Minerich: film, digital, and nature photographer, local arts center, photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: public school music teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Justin Lewandowski: music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer for a number of organizations.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Linda Brobeck: Central Minnesota Arts Board Director; Paula Benfer: visual artist working in printmaking, batik on paper, collage and assemblage; Ryan Dunlop: musician who plays anything with strings on it from bass to violin, makes music with everything from soft-synths to electronics programmed to make all sorts of noise; Jeff Prauer: Former Executive Director of the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, past president and vice president of the Forum of Regional Arts Councils of Minnesota, symphony orchestra management, freelance trombonist; Donna Rice: cast glass sculptor, teaching artist; Carrie Zwack: performing arts and music, St Cloud Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Administrative Assistant, member of the Meire Grove Community Band, works with Pioneer Place Theatre and the Veranda Lounge.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$12,300
Direct expenses
$19,300
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We will have 500 films submitted involving 1200-1500 artists combined. Most will be adults but one of our goals is educating minors in video production. We will have at least five films from minors and also aide in the creation of five local films that will be shown at the festival. We will have 15 shows with an average attendance of 100 people for a total of 1500 patrons. We use submission forms for the films. It tells us how many adults and minors worked on each project with most projects using anywhere from 15-25 (or more) people. We sell tickets which allows us to track how many people attended each show.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We set out a goal for 500 submissions and received over 800 (which eclipsed the 450 we got in 2015). We expected 1200 artists to participate in those films and instead we saw the work of more than 3000 contributors. Some films made by as few as one person and some by well over 100. We set out to get five films from minors and got 18 instead. We also expected to show five local films and were able to screen 30 films made in Minnesota (and 19 from Central Minnesota). Lastly, we expected about 1500 people in attendance. We saw almost 1200 folks this year. The evaluation tool I uploaded was a copy of the festival pass we sold. We were able to count those sales toward how many patrons we had.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jody Barth, Daniel Barth, Jason Ewert, Sarah Steinfeldt, Ashley See, Cole McDonald, Heidi Jeub
Project Manager
First Name
John
Last Name
Scott
Organization Name
Saint Cloud Film Festival
Street Address
6280 County Rd 120 Ste 323
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56303
Phone
(320) 493-9019
Email
StCloudFilmFestival@gmail.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

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3