5th annual Adventure Film Festival offers diverse range of movies over 5 days
Thursday 5 August 2010, 5:13PM
By Adventure Film Festival
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A Short Films programme screening over four evenings and two matinee sessions, an additional programme of longer, high-altitude adventure movies on the final night, live music from Fernando Aragones at all evening shows and a photographic exhibition from award winning photographers Mike Langford and Jackie Ranken make up the 5th annual Adventure Film Festival opening soon in Queenstown..
Adventure Film Festival director Kirsten Nicholl says each of the films have been selected for their celebration of the spirit of adventure and their genuine ‘wow’ factor across multiple genres.
“The Short Films programme offers a truly amazing selection of films that celebrate adventures on snow, land, water and in the air. Most of the films are finalists or winners of major film festival awards and once again, reflect the quality of the content we have managed to source for the festival, now in its 5th year.”
The Long Films programme screens on Monday 16 August and features two spectacular films set in extreme high altitude environments.
“We strongly encourage people to get along to the main Short Films programme and then take in the longer programme on the Monday night.
Stunning landscape photography showcasing amazing vistas by Mike Langford and Jackie Ranken, both multiple award-winning photographers, on display before each show and during intermission, completes the visual feast. To round out the sensory experience there will be live music from Brazilian guitarist/singer Fernando Aragones at each evening session, also pre-show and during intermission. Doors will open 45 mins prior to each evening show.
www.adventurefilmfest.com provides backgrounders and awards information about the films. . Ticket and pricing information is also available on the website. Each show will feature sponsor giveaways and prizes and there will be a cash bar before the show and during intermission.
The Adventure Film Festival opens on 12 August and runs until 16 August.
ENDS
For full programme information please visit www.adventurefilmfest.com
Short Films Sessions
Thursday 12th August 8pm
Friday 13th August 8pm
Saturday 14th August 3pm & 8pm
Sunday 15th August 3pm & 8pm
NB More films for the short film sessions are currently being confirmed
First Ascent - Alone on the Wall
USA 2009, 24 minutes
Directed and Produced by: Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen
Production Company: Sender Films
Grand Prize and Best Climbing Film - Kendal Mountain Film Festival 2009
Best Mountain Film - Trento Film Festival 2010
Best Climbing Film - Mountain Film in Telluride 2010
Grand Prize Audience Award - Alpinist Film Festival 2010
Co-produced with National Geographic International, this film forms part of a six-part First Ascent series and is Sender Films’ proudest achievement yet. Beautiful cinematography and jaw-dropping athletic feats in the realm of climbing, BASE jumping and highlining that redefine the limits of human potential.
This installment features the phenomenal American climber Alex Honnold free soloing in a number of breathtakingly beautiful and challenging environments. Watch in awe as Honnold tackles two incredibly spectacular routes - Zion's Moonlight Buttress and Half Dome's Regular Northwest Face in Yosemite. An absolutely gripping nail-biter of a film.
Signatures
USA 2009, 8 minutes (short, Kendal edit)
Director: Nick Waggoner
Producer: Ben Sturgulewski
Production Company: Sweetgrass Productions
Finalist best film on Mountain Culture – Banff Mountain Film Festival 2009
Signatures follows an entire winter deep in the hardwoods of Hokkaido, Japan. Deliciously deep January blower to April corn, we bring you a film about expression and the art of riding on snow. Every turn has a personality, and every personality has its own unique style. Signatures is 100% human powered riding in all snow-sliding styles: board, noboard, ski, and drop-knee. This soulful film “focuses on the riding, and on the art, we focus on blending the two into what we call film, both form and content”. This short film will have all powder addicts craving their fix and will leave you wanting more.
www.sweetgrass-productions.com
The Red Helmet USA 2008, 6 minutes Directed by: Tyler Young Produced by: Dave Barlia Production Company: Expedition Films Finalist Best Film on Mountain Sports, Finalist Best Short Mountain Film - Banff Mountain Film Festival 2008 Overcome with fear, a young boy runs into the forest. He finds a magic red helmet and goes on the adventure of a lifetime. Slowly building courage, he is transformed, and returns to confront his boyhood fears. This film was produced, shot and edited in just 5 days at the 2008 Nissan Outdoor Games in Interlaken, Switzerland. Follow Me Canada 2010, approx 20 minutes (short) Produced by: Ian Dunn Production Company: Anthill Productions Follow Me is a new mountain bike movie from the crew who brought you the Collective, Roam and Seasons. This film takes the viewer inside the action, capturing the unique perspectives and HD imagery the crew is famous for. A modern portrait of mountain bike lifestyle, Follow Me gets back to basics and reminds us why we all love to ride bikes. Breaking from the traditional single rider format, Follow Me is based on the idea that “no one rides alone”; mixing and matching the world’s best downhillers, freeriders and slopestylers in some of the best places to ride on the planet. Follow Me is all about good times, pushing limits with your friends, crazy adventures and most importantly having fun your bike. It will change the way you see mountain bike films and get you stoked to get off the couch and ride. “Their films tap into the psyche of our diverse culture and resonate with both old school soul riders and the new gondola-riding generation. They motivate us to ride and help give mountain biking its own distinctive voice in the infinite sea of action sport cinema.” Film Review, Bike Magazine Long Films Session Monday 16th August 8pm NB An additional film for this session is currently being confirmed The Asgard Project UK, 2009, 68 minutes (short) Production Company: Posing Productions Grand Prize - Squamish Mountain Festival 2010 Best Climbing Film - NZ Mountain Film Festival 2010 Winner People’s Choice Award - Kendal Mountain Film Festival 2009 Winner People’s Choice Award - Sheffield Film Festival 2010 The film follows Leo's ambitious project to make a first free ascent on the North Tower of the incredible Mt Asgard on Baffin Island deep in the Arctic. Leo teams up with fellow big wall climbing god, Stanley Leary (USA), the duo they hope to make a wingsuit descent from the summit. Arriving late in the season the trip soon begins to go wrong, after a spectacular arrival skydiving over Mt Asgard, conditions turn against the team where just reaching the base of the climb becomes a massive challenge. To reach Mount Asgard top climbers Leo Houlding, Sean 'Stanley' Leary and fellow Berghaus athlete Carlos Suarez sky dive into the heart of Baffin Island, in the Arctic Circle, whilst the film and rigging crew take on the gruelling 5 day trek carrying 30kg packs. The story gets off to a spectacular start as the plot twists and unforeseen problems come thick and fast in this unrelenting epic. Once the team commit to the wall the drama only increases….
Directed and produced by: Alastair Lee and Leo Houlding
The film produced by multi-award winner, Alastair Lee, is an all out spectacular documenting a truly cutting edge adventure with all its twists and turns.