2012 ShAFF Film Programme Announced

10th Jan 2012

(Alphabetical listings - films are shown in multi-batch screenings of around 2 hours, these will be announced soon)
 

13 Year Old Surfer (5mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: N/A, Produced By: N/A, Website: N/A

Premiere: No

Leo was surfing when most other kids were playing in the sandbox.  He surfed his first wave aged just four.  In just 3 years he was living the life of a real surfer traveling the world to chase the waves and is now training with the world's best, coming top in some of the biggest teen competitions.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Young Adventurers, Sat 10 Mar - 11.00 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 11.00 - Screen 2, Sun 11 Mar - 14.30 - Creative Lounge

 

23 Feet (29mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Allie Bombach, Produced By: Allie Bombach, Website: http://www.23feet.org/

Premiere: British

Ever dreamed of ditching the day-job?  3 girls take the plunge, hook up their AirStream caravan and head out on the road in search of people who've quit the rat race for a more sustainable, if not always easier, life.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/16708859

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Adventure Medley 2, Sun 11 Mar - 17.30 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 12.00 - Creative Lounge

 

3 Minute Gaps (69mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: N/A, Produced By: N/A, Website: http://3minutegaps.com/media.html

Premiere: No

For 2 years the crew of 3 Minute Gaps followed the world's best mountain bike racers - including Danny Hart and Gee Atherton - around the world through every round of the 2009 and 2010 World Cup Series and World Championships.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMUfvNqKQdw

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Biking Films 2, Sat 10 Mar - 16.00 - Screen 2

 

A Downhill Affair (13mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Sam Giffin and Ryan Fenson-Hood, Produced By: Sam Giffin and Steve Olenick, Website: http://www.rightonbrother.com/

Premiere: European

Is it possible for two people to both live the dream and stay happy together? In 'Downhill Affair: A Love Story' extreme skiers Molly Baker and Zack Giffin admit that the one thing that could bring them closer could tear them apart.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpXmxGGRMXA&feature=related

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Ski & Board Films 2, Sun 11 Mar - 13.00 - Screen 2

 

A Skate Regeneration (3mins)

American, 2010

Directed By: Brett Novak, Produced By: Brett Novak, Website: http://www.brettnovak.com/

Premiere: No

Professional skateboarder Kilian Martin mixes freestyle with street skating in Barcelona.  His unique dancer-like movements put him in a class of his own.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Young Adventurers, Sat 10 Mar - 11.00 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 11.00 - Screen 2, Sun 11 Mar - 14.30 - Creative Lounge

 

A Skateboard Illustration (4mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Brett Novak, Produced By: Brett Novak, Website: http://www.brettnovak.com/

Premiere: No

Mesmerising Spanish skateboard pro Kilian Martin brings freestyle tricks to urban skating.  His unique style, gymnastic talent and technical abilities take skateboarding to the next level.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Adrenaline Films & Adventure Bites, Fri 9 Mar - 21.30 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 18.00 - Screen 2

 

All I Can (76mins)

Canadian, 2011

Directed By: Dave Mossop & Eric Crosland, Produced By: Malcolm Sangster & Eric Crosland, Website: http://sherpascinema.com/

Premiere: No

All.I.Can is a two-year feature film project aiming to make the connection between skiing and the environment skiers enjoy.  Whilst unashamedly green it's not preachy - facing up to the paradox that logging, mining and cars allow skiers access to some of the most beautiful areas in the world.  Inspirational ski performances and ground-breaking cinematography celebrate nature in all its glory.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/16442800

Previous Awards: Best Feature Length Mountain Film –2011 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, “Best Ski Film – Danish Adventure Film Festival, 2011, Best Film – Fernie Mountain Film Festival, 2011, Best Film  & Best Cinematography – Int. Freeride Film Festival, Best Ski

Showing As Part Of: Feature Film - All I Can, Sun 11 Mar - 19.30 - Creative Lounge

 

As It Happens (16mins)

American, 2010

Directed By: Renan Ozturk and Cory Richards, Produced By: Camp 4 Collective, Website: http://camp4collective.com

Premiere: No

Telling the story of an adventure is never an easy task - films are often produced in far away and long after an expedition diluting its intensity.  Alpinists Renan Ozturk and Cory Richards use cutting edge technology tell the story of their new climb in the Everest Region of Nepal 'as it happens' from the field.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ffkbqrKgvCk

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Mountain Films, Sat 10 Mar - 14.30 - Screen 1

 

Being There (55mins)

Norwegian, 2011

Directed By: N/A, Produced By: N/A, Website: http://blog.fieldproductions.com/

Premiere: No

The world's best freeskiers filmed in HD by a passionate ski-mad film-crew in mind-blowing locations, Being There is a behind the scenes look at the production of an adventure ski film.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Ski & Board Films 2, Sun 11 Mar - 13.00 - Screen 2

 

Blue Obsession (9mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Alan Gordon and Jordan Halland, Produced By: Alan Gordon, Website: http://blueobsessionfilm.com/

Premiere: European

Alaska's major glaciers are losing 24 cubic miles of ice each year.  Alan Gordon has spent a year climbing, exploring and documenting the ever-changing glaciers of the Juneau Icefield, capturing stunning images of a landscape that's constantly evolving and melting away.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/23987895

Previous Awards: Best of the South', Never Sets Film Festival and 'Peoples Choice', Never Sets Film Festival

Showing As Part Of: Adventure Medley 2 & Adventure Bites, Sun 11 Mar - 17.30 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 12.00 - Creative Lounge

 

Book Of Legends (27mins)

New Zealand, 2010

Directed By: Jared Meehan, Produced By: Jared Meehan, Website: N/A

Premiere: European

The Book of Legends is a log of everyone who's made it through the treacherous set of rapids of Siberia's Bashkaus River Canyon.  Extreme kayak champion Sam Sutton and friends set out to recreate the journey down Russia's most dangerous river which in 1974 claimed the lives of six out of ten of the original group of pioneers. 

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JudIQkvcjVY&feature=context&context=G20c45caAUAAAAAAAAAA

Previous Awards: Vancouver International Film Fest "Best water film" 2011. Reel Paddling film festival "Best Adventure Film" 2011.

Showing As Part Of: Kayaking Films, Fri 9 Mar - 19.00 - Screen 1

 

Chasing Water (18mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Peter McBride, Produced By: Anson Fogel, Website: N/A

Premiere: No

For six million years the Colorado River has flowed from its desert source 1,500 miles to the sea - until now.  Photojournalist Pete McBride sets out to follow the river of his childhood to find out how long it takes the water that irrigated his family's ranch to reach the ocean.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Environment & Culture Films, Sun 11 Mar - 12.30 - Screen 1

 

Cold (20mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Anson Fogel, Produced By: Julie Kennedy, David Burden & Forge Motion Pictures, Website: http://forgemotionpictures.com/

Premiere: No

"What am I doing here?  We have to get down."  Climber Cory Richards films himself and 2 colleagues attempting to bag a first winter ascent of the 8000m+ Gasherbrum II.  Cold is a representation of what goes on in a climber's head - thoughts about their family, their life and their doubts and fears.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/23336972

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Mountain Films, Sat 10 Mar - 14.30 - Screen 1

 

Collective Documentary 2 (3mins)

Canadian, 2011

Directed By: The Collective, Produced By: The Collective, Website: http://www.thecollectivefilm.com/

Premiere: World

A mountain biking short with a stonking soundtrack from The Collective - a worldwide network of riders united by their love of riding bikes in the dirt.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Biking Films 1, Fri 9 Mar - 19.15 - Screen 2 , Sat 10 Mar - 15.30 - Screen 2

 

Concrete Dreams (7mins)

German, 2011

Directed By: Danny Strasser, Produced By: Danny Strasser, Website: http://www.danny-strasser.de/

Premiere: British

Bobtrack Downhill Skateboarding' - a sport that didn't actually exist...until now!  Danny Strasser visits Germany's Altenberg bobtrack in summer and skates down it at full speed with his longboard reaching speeds of 50mph.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Adrenaline Films, Fri 9 Mar - 21.30 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 18.00 - Screen 2

 

Cooler Than Mike (4mins)

American, 2010

Directed By: Conor Toumarkiune, Produced By: Conor Toumarkiune, Website: http://shreddytimes.com/cooler-than-mike/

Premiere: No

Pro-skier, base-jumper Mike Wilson does a quadruple backflip off a 99 foot rope swing.  Enough said.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Adrenaline Films, Young Adventurers & Adventure Bites, Fri 9 Mar - 21.30 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 18.00 - Screen 2

 

Dream World (8mins)

German, 2011

Directed By: Frank Sauer, Produced By: Frank Sauer, Website: http://www.frank-sauer.com/

Premiere: British

Dream World follows German free runner Jason Paul on his on his way to Red Bull’s Art of Motion freestyle competition on London's South Bank where he competes against the world's best urban acrobats.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Adrenaline Films, Fri 9 Mar - 21.30 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 18.00 - Screen 2

 

Fifty Years In The Mountains (19mins)

British, 2011

Directed By: Brian Hall / Keith Partridge - Venture Films, Produced By: Brian Hall / Keith Partridge - Venture Films, Website: http://venturefilm.co.uk/

Premiere: No

British outdoor gear manufacturer Mountain Equipment have participated in every British first ascent of an 8000m peak and been part of more than 175 Everest summits.  To celebrate their 50th anniversary they've filmed the personal reflections of some of the world's most significant mountaineers together with rare archive footage charting the past 50 years of mountaineering history.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/27620817

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Mountain Films, Sat 10 Mar - 14.30 - Screen 1

 

Finnsurf (47mins)

Finland, 2011

Directed By: Aleksi Raij, Produced By: Henri Salokangas, Tuukka Konttinen, Aleksi Raij, Lauri Ahlgren, Website: http://www.finnsurf.fi/

Premiere: No

The world's first (and last?) Finnish surf film.  Glassy waves, swaying palm trees, shorts and bikinis - that's the surf dream.  But in Finland you can only surf when a storm front whips up waves on the inland Baltic Sea when it's often snowing, blowing a 30 m/s wind and temperatures are sub zero.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/17442275

Previous Awards: Spirit of the Festival (London Surf/Film Festival)

Showing As Part Of: Surf Films, Fri 9 Mar - 21.15 - Screen 1

 

From The Inside Out (37mins)

Canadian, 2011

Directed By: The Coastal Crew, Produced By: Anthill Films, Website: http://secondbasefilms.com/

Premiere: No

Incredible riding, flawless cinematography, stunning scenary - everything we've come to expect from The Coastal Crew and Anthill Films - and their latest offering 'From the Inside Out' doesn't disappoint.  Filmed in British Colombia, Canada, the birthplace of freeride mountain biking, it features some of the world's best freeriders.  Watch out for the awesome moving train jump!

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/17442275

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Biking Films 1, Fri 9 Mar - 19.15 - Screen 2 , Sat 10 Mar - 15.30 - Screen 2

 

Grand Libre Au Grand Cap (18mins)

French, 2011

Directed By: Bertrand Delapierre, Produced By: Bertrand Delapierre & Arnaud Petit, Website: http://www.youtube.com/user/bdelapierre?feature=mhee

Premiere: British

Arnaud Petit and Stephanie Bodet attempt what might be the toughest route in the Alps, a majestic 3,900m pinnacle that juts out from the Mont Blanc Massif - Grand Capuchin.  Close camera work against breathtaking backdrops with lively discussions along the route give intimate access to a refreshing and effective climbing partnership. 

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xrpVWzZVXk&list=UUegId4Stxn2xfzOLeqCluRg&index=21&feature=plcp

Previous Awards: Special award in Autrans , France

Showing As Part Of: Climbing Films 2, Sat 10 Mar - 19.30 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 20.15 - Screen 1

 

I Believe I Can Fly - short edit (16mins)

French, 2011

Directed By: Sébastien Montaz-Rosset, Produced By: Sébastien Montaz-Rosset, Website: http://www.sebmontaz.com/

Premiere: No

Seb Montez and his crew of skyliners are back - this time on an epic trip through Europe highlining between Parisian skyscrapers, gorges in the South of France and Norwegian fjords, parachuting from falls and cartwheeling off cliffs.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: Grand prize at the La Rochelle Festival, and the 'bobines de l'extreme' prize at the Autrans festival

Showing As Part Of: Adrenaline Films, Fri 9 Mar - 21.30 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 18.00 - Screen 2

 

Industrial Revolutions (5mins)

British, 2011

Directed By: N/A, Produced By: Mike Christie, Website: http://www.mtbcut.tv/

Premiere: No

Danny MacAskill is the definitive adventure sports viral overnight success story.  3 years ago the Scottish street trials riders uploaded a video of his bike stunts filmed by his flatmate Dave Sowerby - it's now been watched over 28 million times.  'Industrial Revolutions' has already clocked up more than 3 million hits.  Turn off the iPad, sit back and enjoy MacAskill in cinematic style.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Biking Films 2 & Young Adventurers, Sat 10 Mar - 16.00 - Screen 2

 

Into Thin Air (9mins)

Swiss, 2011

Directed By: Sebastien Doerk, Produced By: Sebastien Doerk, Website: http://infinitetrails.de/

Premiere: No

Bike-mountaineering takes mountain biking to a whole new level.  Harald Phillip and Martin Falkner hike up then bike-ski and crevasse hop through snow fields, following hairy turns along awesome World War 1 singletrack trails down Monte Cevedale (3778m, Italy).

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Biking Films 2 & Adventure Bites, Sat 10 Mar - 16.00 - Screen 2

 

Iridium (8mins)

Australian, 2010

Directed By: Murray Fredericks, Produced By: Michale Angus, Website: http://www.saltdoco.com/

Premiere: World

Last year's Best Artistic Film award winner 'Salt' charted the changes in the 360 perfect horizon of the deserted salt pans of Australia's Lake Eyre to explore the effect of solitude and emptiness on photographer Murray Frederick's mood.  In Iridium he uses Salt's best time-lapse sequences to create a strangely meditative, almost hypnotic, poetic video short.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/channels/149062

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Adventure Medley 1 & Adventure Bites, Sat 10 Mar - 12.00 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 15.00 - Screen 1

 

Jackson To School (3mins)

Canada, 2010

Directed By: Ron Goldstone, Produced By: Ron Goldstone, Website: N/A

Premiere: European

5 year old Jackson Goldstone goes to kindergarten - doing huge drops and tricks through forest trails, skateboard parks and a brilliant mini-boardwalk run, all on his balance bike.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Young Adventurers, Sat 10 Mar - 11.00 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 11.00 - Screen 2, Sun 11 Mar - 14.30 - Creative Lounge

 

Journey On The Wild Coast (45mins)

Canadian, 2011

Directed By: Greg Chaney, Produced By: Greg Chaney, Website: http://www.groundtruthtrekking.org/

Premiere: No

A young couple sell-up to spend a year trekking the coast from Seattle to Alaska.  Proof you don't need a Hollywood budget to make a great adventure film - just a shared sleeping bag, toothbrush and plenty of cheese.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Adventure Medley 1, Sat 10 Mar - 12.00 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 15.00 - Screen 1

 

Kadoma (42mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Ben Stookesbury, Produced By: Ben Stookesbury, Website: http://www.clearh2ofilms.com/home

Premiere: No

Kadoma was a nickname for Hendri Coetzee, a legendary South African kayaker who had explored some of Africa’s wildest rivers.  American pro kayakers Chris Korbulic and Ben Stookesbury followed Coetzee into the Democratic Republic of Congo for a first descent of the dangerous Lukuga River. Seven weeks into the expedition, tragedy struck.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Kayaking Films, Fri 9 Mar - 19.00 - Screen 1

 

Kilian Jornet - New Record On Mount Olympus (4mins)

French, 2011

Directed By: Sébastien Montaz-Rosset, Produced By: Sébastien Montaz-Rosset, Website: http://www.sebmontaz.com/

Premiere: No

Kilian Jornet describes himself as a Skyrunner-Ski Mountaineer.  His ski skills are obvious when you watch him dance up and glide down a mountain.   In this first of 3 of his Quest Series films, Jornet sets the speed record for running 45km route up Mt. Olympus (3500m) in just 5 hours, 19 minutes, and 45 seconds.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Running Films, Sat 10 Mar - 15.00 - Creative Lounge

 

Kilian Jornet - Slow Motion (5mins)

French, 2011

Directed By: Sébastien Montaz-Rosset, Produced By: Sébastien Montaz-Rosset, Website: http://www.sebmontaz.com/

Premiere: No

This slow motion video of ultra trail runner Kilian Jornet is the ultimate way to appreciate his dazzling running style and flawless technique.  A masterclass in off-road running.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Running Films & Adventure Bites, Sat 10 Mar - 15.00 - Creative Lounge

 

Kilian Jornet - Back To The Roots (3mins)

French, 2011

Directed By: Sébastien Montaz-Rosset, Produced By: Sébastien Montaz-Rosset, Website: http://www.sebmontaz.com/

Premiere: No

Endurance athlete Kilian Jornet visits his hero and the man who has been an inspiration to him since he was a child - the Italian ultra-runner Bruno Brunod.  Jornet says of Brunod:  "For me, for all mountain runners, he is a god".

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Running Films, Sat 10 Mar - 15.00 - Creative Lounge

 

Life On Hold (30mins)

British, 2011

Directed By: Nick Brown and Richard Sharpe, Produced By: Nick Brown and Richard Sharpe, Website: http://www.outcropfilms.co.uk/

Premiere: World

We're proud to host the premiere of this UK bouldering film from Sheffield based Outcrop Films.  Follow the new emerging scene of Britain's top climbers and visiting stars around the UK, tackling some of the highest and hardest problems around from the tough, mentally challenging highballs on the gritstone edges, to the short, powerful, esoteric testpieces of the limestone and everything in between.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/24104615

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Climbing Films 1, Sat 10 Mar - 17.00 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 15.30 - Screen 2

 

Lions Bay (5mins)

Canadian, 2010

Directed By: Tim Loubier, Produced By: Tim Loubier, Website: http://www.timloubier.com/

Premiere: World

Kayak short by Canadian based adventure photographer Steve Rogers - who hails from the north of England.  Gentle start builds to a fantastic whitewater sliding action sequence.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Kayaking Films, Fri 9 Mar - 19.00 - Screen 1

 

Moonflower (35mins)

British, 2011

Directed By: N/A, Produced By: N/A, Website: N/A

Premiere: No

British alpinists Jon Bracey and Matt Helliker film their own attempt to honor their late friend Jules Cartwright by following his original vision of making a stunning and formidable new line on Mt Hunter's (Alaska) incredible north buttress, The Moonflower.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Mountain Films, Sat 10 Mar - 14.30 - Screen 1

 

On Assignment (6mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Renan Ozturk and Jimmy Chin, Produced By: Camp 4 Collective, Website: http://camp4collective.com

Premiere: No

Photographer Jimmy Chin on assignment to shoot a feature story for National Geographic about the cutting edge climbing culture in Yosemite, California - what does it take to tell the story of people living constantly on the edge?

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: Best Short Film at Kendal

Showing As Part Of: Climbing Films 1 & Adventure Bites, Sat 10 Mar - 17.00 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 15.30 - Screen 2

 

Path Of Roses - A Girl's Skiing Episode in Kashmir (25mins)

Austrian / Swiss, 2011

Directed By: Marcl Karp, Produced By: Eva Walkner, Website: http://www.evawalkner.com/blog/

Premiere: British

Female free ski mountaineers meet the Himalayas.  Austrian skiers Eva Walkner and Katharina Schuler explore the unique ski culture, untouched powder slopes and colourful villages of the Kashmir, a paradise for freeriders.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QaftkQpMCg&feature=youtu.be

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Environment & Culture Films, Sun 11 Mar - 12.30 - Screen 1

 

Pillow Line (5mins)

Canadian, 2010

Directed By: N/A, Produced By: N/A, Website: http://www.karimedigphoto.com/#

Premiere: No

An amazing, amusing short that uses an innovative stop motion technique to show the world of skiing in a whole different light.   Ski the pillow line without ever getting out of bed.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Ski & Board Films 1, Sat 10 Mar - 13.00 - Screen 2

 

Professor Longhair, Big Chief (2mins)

British, 2010

Directed By: Scott Bass, Phil Doyle & Kie Willis, Produced By: Scott Bass, Website: http://www.ampisound.com/

Premiere: World

This wildly successful viral features parkour practitioners Kie Willis and Phil Doyle. Filmed in twenty second bursts over two hot weeks in June 2010 Doyle wanted to make a parkour film that was truly raw and the result it a cheeky little short with a cliffhanger ending.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Adrenaline Films, Young Adventurers & Adventure Bites, Fri 9 Mar - 21.30 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 18.00 - Screen 2

 

Razor Scooter Tricks (5mins)

American, 2007

Directed By: N/A, Produced By: N/A, Website: http://www.kotascooter.com/photogallery

Premiere: World

This amateur video of 10 and 11 year olds doing seriously impressive tricks on micro-scooters was for a shot for a school talent show, which had to include a magic trick.  No wonder it's had more than 3 million hits on You Tube.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Young Adventurers, Sat 10 Mar - 11.00 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 11.00 - Screen 2, Sun 11 Mar - 14.30 - Creative Lounge

 

Red Bull Rampage (54mins)

American, 2010

Directed By: N/A, Produced By: N/A, Website: N/A

Premiere: No

The Red Bull rampage (held in the Utah Desert) combines the creativity and unrestricted ethos of freeride mountain biking but adds a competitive edge.  The world's top riders (including Brit Gee Atherton) were free to choose whatever line they dared between the start gate at the top of an unforgiving sandstone ridge and finish line 1,500 vertical feet below.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKXYKbdgEmM&feature=player_embedded

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Biking Films 1, Fri 9 Mar - 19.15 - Screen 2 , Sat 10 Mar - 15.30 - Screen 2

 

Reel Rock: Ice Revolution (13mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Josh Lowell, Produced By: Josh Lowell, Website: http://www.reelrocktour.com/

Premiere: No

British climber Tim Emmett and Canadian 'ice ninja' Will Gadd tackle the hardest ice climb in the world - the radically overhanging, fiendishly difficult ice at Helmcken Falls in British Columbia.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L35qBS7XqvI

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Climbing Films 2, Sat 10 Mar - 19.30 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 20.15 - Screen 1

 

Reel Rock: Obe & Ashima (23mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Josh Lowell, Brett Lowell and Cooper Roberts, Produced By: Josh Lowell, Website: http://www.reelrocktour.com/

Premiere: No

A nine year old girl from New York is taking the bouldering world by storm and her name is Ashima.    Under the tutelage of her ex champion coach Obe she's cracking problems and crushing her competition.    Through her he rediscovers his passion for climbing but can she cope with the pressure and avoid the danger of burnout?

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L35qBS7XqvI

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Climbing Films 2, Sat 10 Mar - 19.30 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 20.15 - Screen 1

 

Reel Rock: Race For The Nose (24mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Nick Rosen and Peter Mortimer, Produced By: Nick Rosen and Peter Mortimer, Website: http://www.reelrocktour.com/

Premiere: No

For 50 years the world's best climbers have been one-upping each other on this massive granite monolith in California's Yosemite national park, racing up 3000ft of vertical rock in less than 3 hours, risking life and limb to shave seconds off the record time to claim this hotly contested prize.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L35qBS7XqvI

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Climbing Films 2, Sat 10 Mar - 19.30 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 20.15 - Screen 1

 

Reel Rock: Sketchy Andy (20mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Nick Rosen and Peter Mortimer, Produced By: Nick Rosen and Peter Mortimer, Website: http://www.reelrocktour.com/

Premiere: No

He has a tremendous amount of talent, but no fear.  It's part insanity, part genius.  Slack lining pioneer Andy Lewis solos the world's longest highlines going harder and faster with climbing, slack and BASE.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L35qBS7XqvI

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Adrenaline Films, Fri 9 Mar - 21.30 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 18.00 - Screen 2

 

Running Wild (15mins)

British, 2010

Directed By: Pete Rennie, Produced By: Helen Brogan, Website: http://diversityfilms.org.uk/index.php/starting-block-2/

Premiere: No

A portrait of Fiona Rennie, Scottish ultra runner, who fought her way back from a life-threatening brain haemorrhage to race distances of up to 100 miles.  She spent 3 weeks in intensive care but was up and running again just a month after her collapse.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Running Films, Sat 10 Mar - 15.00 - Creative Lounge

 

Sarajevo Challenge (8mins)

German, 2011

Directed By: Danny Strasser, Produced By: Danny Strasser, Website: http://www.danny-strasser.de/

Premiere: British

Not what you'd expect from an extreme adventure sports film.  German daredevil Danny Strasser's first skateboard descent of Sarajevo's wartorn Olympic bobsleigh run is a surprisingly poignant film.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: Edinburgh Mountain Festival 4th. Overall,Dundee Mountain Festival 3rd Overall,Southside Film Festival 4TH. Overall,Atlant Film Festival Russia Ist. Overall

Showing As Part Of: Environment & Culture Films, Sun 11 Mar - 12.30 - Screen 1

 

Seasons - Autumn (4mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Skip Armstrong, Produced By: Ryan Bailey, The Banks Mag, Website: http://www.thebanksmag.com/

Premiere: British

Deep canyons with steep, spring fed creeks, make White Salmon, Washington a paddling paradise for local kayaker Kate Wagner.  2nd in a seasonal trilogy by whitewater loving filmmaker Skip Armstrong.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: 2011 Best Short Film - Reel Paddling Film Festival, 2011 Best Short Film - National Paddling Film Festival, 2010 Best Film - PDX Kayaker Film Festival

Showing As Part Of: Kayaking Films, Fri 9 Mar - 19.00 - Screen 1

 

Seasons - Spring (4mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Skip Armstrong, Produced By: Ryan Bailey, The Banks Mag, Website: http://www.thebanksmag.com/

Premiere: British

As the snow melts and makes it way to the ocean, Jesse Murphy becomes reinvigorated by the river.  1st part of a seasonal trilogy by whitewater loving filmmaker Skip Armstrong.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Kayaking Films, Fri 9 Mar - 19.00 - Screen 1

 

Seasons - Winter (4mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Skip Armstrong, Produced By: Ryan Bailey, The Banks Mag, Website: http://www.thebanksmag.com/

Premiere: British

Brian Ward discovers an unexpected and new-found love for water in its frozen and expanded form.  Last chapter of whitewater loving filmmaker Skip Armstrong's seasonal trilogy.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Kayaking Films & Young Adventurers, Fri 9 Mar - 19.00 - Screen 1

 

Skateboard Animation (2mins)

German, 2009

Directed By: Tilman Singer, Produced By: Tilman Singer, Website: http://vimeo.com/singer

Premiere: No

A bewitching, paper cut-out, animated homage to skateboarding by 23 year old independent filmmaker Tilman Singer.  Asked how he made this captivating short, Singer simply says:  "A ton of digital photos, a ton of real life magazines, an hour of recording music."

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Adrenaline Films, Fri 9 Mar - 21.30 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 18.00 - Screen 2

 

Ski Guides of La Grave (12mins)

French, 2011

Directed By: Guillaume Broust, Produced By: Petzl, Website: http://www.petzl.com/

Premiere: British

La Grave is unique. Up high, a small ski lift serves a piste on the glacier. Apart from that, there is nothing or close to nothing ... just off-piste, ski-touring routes down 2000m of pure mountain.  The area's four ski patrollers explain their light-touch approach and their passion for protecting this one-of-a-kind ski experience.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Ski & Board Films 1, Sat 10 Mar - 13.00 - Screen 2

 

Solitaire (52mins)

Aamerican, 2011

Directed By: Nick Waggoner, Produced By: Ben Sturgulewski, Zac Ramras, Michael Brown, Website: http://www.sweetgrass-productions.com/

Premiere: No

A poetic celebration of back country skiing and snowboarding in South America.  The hypnotic Spanish narration (based on Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness) and hauntingly beautiful ski and board sequences reel you in to create a real connection between the sport and its natural environment that makes this film stand out from the crowd.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/20186674

Previous Awards: Best Cinematography – IF3 International Freeski Film Festival, Grand Prize – Krakow Mountain Film Festival, Audience Award – Mendi Film Festival

Showing As Part Of: Ski & Board Films 1, Sat 10 Mar - 13.00 - Screen 2

 

Spoil (44mins)

Canada, 2011

Directed By: Trip Jennings, Produced By: Trip Jennings, Website: http://www.balancemedia.tv/

Premiere: European

The rare white 'Spirit' bear lives in the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia but its habitat is under threat from a proposed oil pipeline.  A group of world renowned photographers and videographers teamed up to help the Gitga'at First Nation campaign to protect the forest by documenting its wildlife and culture.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/17374726

Previous Awards: Best film on Mountain Environment, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Best Environmental Film, CINE International Film Festival, Best Environmental Preservation Feature Film, Artivist Film Festival, Best Environmental Film, Vancouver International Mountain Fil

Showing As Part Of: Environment & Culture Films, Sun 11 Mar - 12.30 - Screen 1

 

Stoked & Broke (53mins)

American, 2010

Directed By: Cyrus Sutton, Produced By: Dan Llano and Reis  Paluso, Website: http://www.korduroy.tv/films

Premiere: No

A Staycation Surfari Epic on Zero Dollars…Making their own boards, bamboo rickshaws, solar cookers, and hobo stoves, surfers Ryan Burch and Cyrus Sutton's set off along California's coast but their minimalist surf trip quickly becomes an examination of freedom vs alienation.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/14476330

Previous Awards: Best Story (201 0X-Dance), Best Film (2011 International Surf Film Fest Anglet), Best Film (2010 Canadian Surf Film Festival

Showing As Part Of: Surf Films, Fri 9 Mar - 21.15 - Screen 1

 

Storm Freerun Volume 1 (8mins)

British, 2010

Directed By: N/A, Produced By: N/A, Website: http://www.stormfreerun.com/

Premiere: No

Paul “Blue” Joseph, Phil Doyle and Mathiue Ledoux star in a Spooks style "test" to identify elite athletes mixing parkour and inline-skating - and fire.  One of the Channel 4 documentary 'Concrete Circus' quartet of urban adventure films.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Adrenaline Films, Fri 9 Mar - 21.30 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 18.00 - Screen 2

 

The Art Of Flight (80mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Curt Morgan (Brain Farm Digital Cinema), Produced By: Curt Morgan, Chad Jackson (Brain Farm Digital Cinema), Website: http://www.artofflightmovie.com/

Premiere: No

Big-budget, feature length, Hollywood style, adventure/travel documentary drama of epic proportions that focuses as much on the process of making a snowboard movie as about snowboarding.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh29_SERH0Y

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Feature Film - The Art Of Flight, Sun 11 Mar - 17.00 - Creative Lounge

 

The Epic Tri (38mins)

British, 2011

Directed By: Dave MacFarlane, Produced By: Dave MacFarlane, Website: http://theepictri.com/

Premiere: No

Bob Graham Round fell run (= 65 miles, 42 Mountain Tops, 27,000ft climb, 24 Hours) + John O'Groats to Land's End bike ride (= 874 miles, 60 Hours, 400000 pedal turns) + Devizes to Westminster Canoe race (= 125 miles, 77 portages, 24 Hours) + 2 blokes = The Epic Tri.  You do the maths.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFV68WPbG1Q

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Running Films, Sat 10 Mar - 15.00 - Creative Lounge

 

The Freedom Chair (15mins)

Canadian, 2011

Directed By: Mike Douglas, Produced By: Mike Douglas, Website: http://www.switchbackentertainment.com/

Premiere: European

Josh Dueck was an aspiring skier and coach until a ski accident left him paralysed.  Not content with his comeback winning a silver Olympic medal in downhill sit-ski racing, he craves the thrill and freedom of backcountry skiing.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/28602757

Previous Awards: Winner: Best Mountain Film, Banff Mountain Film Festival 2011, Winner: Best International Documentary Short, All Sports LA Film Festival 2011, Winner: Best Family Film, 15-Minutes of Fame Film Festival, Palm Bay, FL 2011

Showing As Part Of: Ski & Board Films 2, Sun 11 Mar - 13.00 - Screen 2

 

The Long Hope Route (57mins)

British, 2011

Directed By: N/A, Produced By: N/A, Website: http://www.hotaches.com/

Premiere: No

The Long Hope is the story of Britain's hardest sea cliff route, St. John's Head, Hoy.  Interweaves Ed Drummonds' recollections of his original 1970s ascent with gripping footage of Dave MacLeoad's full free ascent of the direct line last year.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ds5LZel0WU&feature=player_detailpage&list=UUNTrNk34cTiBH-twMUpjblQ

Previous Awards: People's Choice - Kendal MFF

Showing As Part Of: Climbing Films 1, Sat 10 Mar - 17.00 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 15.30 - Screen 2

 

The Man And The Mammoth (7mins)

Canadian, 2011

Directed By: Callum Paterson and Nathan Gilliss, Produced By: Public Ritual, Mike Douglas, and Sherpas Cinema, Website: http://publicritual.ca/

Premiere: European

A charming, witty animated short in which a caveman discovers skiing thanks to his friendship with a wooly mammoth.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/17221371

Previous Awards: Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival "Best of Show" and "peoples choice"

Showing As Part Of: Si & Board Films 2 & Young Adventurers, Sun 11 Mar - 13.00 - Screen 2

 

The Roller Man (7mins)

German, 2011

Directed By: Danny Strasser, Produced By: Danny Strasser, Website: http://www.danny-strasser.de/

Premiere: World

Full-frontal, downhill, on-road, in-line skating dressed as a Transformer - it's as nuts as it sounds.  German thrill-seeker Danny Strasser manages to top trump his bobtrack downhill skate-boarding.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Adrenaline Films, Young Adventurers & Adventure Bites, Fri 9 Mar - 21.30 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 18.00 - Screen 2

 

The Trail Collector (5mins)

Swiss, 2010

Directed By: Tom Malecha, Produced By: Tom Malecha, Website: http://www.filme-von-draussen.ch/

Premiere: European

Tom Malecha is an outdoor enthusiast and amateur film-maker living in Zurich.  As he puts it:  "People collect all kinds of things. On my first day on a Mountainbike, I started to collect trails. And this is my collection."  Follow his adventures along gorgeous Alpine trails.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Biking Films 2, Sat 10 Mar - 16.00 - Screen 2

 

The Wolf And The Medallion (25mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Jeremy Collins, Produced By: Jeremy Collins and Julie Kennedy, Website: http://jercollins.com/

Premiere: European

A father writes home to his 4 year old son from the summit of a new climb in a remote canyon on the China-Mongolia border to teach him life lessons and invite him to run from a life of complacency.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: Best Film of The Festival- 5 Point Film Fest, 2011, Banff Center Award For Creative Excellence- Banff Film Festival, 2011, Make Your Own Legends Award- Adventure Film Fest 2011

Showing As Part Of: Adventure Medley 2, Sun 11 Mar - 17.30 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 12.00 - Creative Lounge

 

This Is My Winter (26mins)

Swiss / French, 2011

Directed By: Guido Perrini, Produced By: Matthieu Giraud, Website: http://www.timelinemissions.com/

Premiere: British

Follow big mountain snowboard legend Xavier de la Rue through a whole season.  Includes a hair-raising 4 hour descent down one of the most mythical ski descents in Chamonix, the 3,700m Aiguille de Plan.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/25489757

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Ski & Board Films 1, Sat 10 Mar - 13.00 - Screen 2

 

Towers Of The Ennedi (14mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Renan Ozturk, Jimmy Chin, Tim Kemple, Produced By: Camp 4 Collective, Website: http://camp4collective.com

Premiere: No

The Ennedi desert of Chad is a hot, sand-scoured and unfriendly place, yet its heart is filled with clusters of breathtaking spires, rock fingers and delicate arches.    Veteran climber Mark Synott brings young climbing stars Alex Honnold and James Pearson to explore this untouched wilderness.

Trailer: http://vimeo.com/21007931

Previous Awards: Best Climbing Film at Adventure Film in Boulder, Charlie Fowler Award (along with COLD) at Telluride Mountain Film

Showing As Part Of: Climbing Films 2, Sat 10 Mar - 19.30 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 20.15 - Screen 1

 

Treeverse (27mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: John Waller, Produced By: John Waller, Website: http://www.uncagethesoul.com/

Premiere: British

Arborists Brian French and Will Koomjian set out on a unique attempt to cross a kilometre of natural grove in Oregan without touching the ground.  Their 5 day canopy trek is a genuine delight.

Trailer: http://www.vimeo.com/22858880

Previous Awards: Best Short Doc, Costa Rica Film Fest, Young director award Dijon adventure film festival

Showing As Part Of: Adventure Medley 1, Sat 10 Mar - 12.00 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 15.00 - Screen 1

 

Unbreakable: The Western States 100 (106mins)

American, 2012

Directed By: JB Benna, Produced By: JB and Jennifer Benna, Website: http://www.ws100film.com/

Premiere: British

Feature length film about a perfect storm of a race - in 2010 four of the greatest undefeated mountain runners on earth toed the starting line at the oldest and most prestigious 100-mile foot race in the world, The Western States 100.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a26xp28jm0

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Feature Film - Unbreakable: The Western States 100, Fri 9 Mar - 19.00 - Screen 5

 

Uncommon Ideals (5mins)

British, 2011

Directed By: Chris McClean, Produced By: Chris McClean, Website: http://www.uncommon-ideals.com/

Premiere: No

Uncommon Ideals is part of a project to document surfing on the North Sea - as far from the traditional ideal as you can get with its cold, grey, windy waves and murky brown water.  Set to a poem by Dan Crockett, this beautiful short was shot to raise funds and exposure for film-maker Chris McLean's dream of making a feature length version.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: London Surf Film Festival Short Film Winner, San Sebastian/Amstel Surf Film Festival Short Film/Juries Selection Winner, Carve Magazine Short Film of the Year

Showing As Part Of: Adrenaline Films, Fri 9 Mar - 21.30 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 18.00 - Screen 2

 

VCA 2010 (5mins)

Chilean, 2010

Directed By: N/A, Produced By: N/A, Website: N/A

Premiere: No

Cyclist's eye-view of Chile's annual urban downhill stunt race through Valparaiso.  Mind out for the dog!

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Biking Films 2 & Young Adventurers, Sat 10 Mar - 16.00 - Screen 2

 

Wall (2mins)

British, 2011

Directed By: N/A, Produced By: N/A, Website: N/A

Premiere: No

Sheffield Hallam University Animation student Ian Anderson produced this excellent animated short for his 3rd year project.  Soon to graduate and currently looking for a work placement, who knows, maybe he'll be Sheffield's answer to Nick Park & Bristol's Aardman Animations?

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Climbing Films 1 & Young Adventurers, Sat 10 Mar - 17.00 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 15.30 - Screen 2

 

West Slabs Of Olympus (9mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: N/A, Produced By: N/A, Website: N/A

Premiere: No

Follow Mountain trail runner Jared Campbell as he hurtles down the 2300ft/ 3 mile descent down Utah's West Slabs of Olympus in an hour.  Singletrack, bushwhacking, boulder hopping, a steep snow-field and a river gully descent - it's not for the faint-hearted.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Running Films, Sat 10 Mar - 15.00 - Creative Lounge

 

Whitewater Grand Prix (4mins)

Canadian, 2011

Directed By: Ben Marr, Produced By: Ben Marr, Website: http://www.whitewatergrandprix.com/index.php

Premiere: No

The Whitewater Grand Prix brings together 25 of the world's best kayakers for a six-stage competition on spectacular white water in Quebec.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Kayaking Films & Adventure Bites, Fri 9 Mar - 19.00 - Screen 1

 

Wild Swim: London (10mins)

British, 2010

Directed By: Cameron Robertson, Produced By: Cameron Robertson, Rebecca Lovell & Andy Pietrasik, Website: http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/video/2010/aug/05/kate-rew-wild-swim-london

Premiere: World

Wild Swim' author Kate Rew continues her journey to find Britain's best outdoor swimming spots with three hidden gems right in the heart of London - Tooting Bec Lido, The Serpentine and Hampstead Heath ponds.  She celebrates the joy of wild swimming and feeling free right in the middle of the city.

Trailer: N/A

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Adventure Medley 1, Sat 10 Mar - 12.00 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 15.00 - Screen 1

 

Winter Swimming (29mins)

British / Swiss, 2012

Directed By: Jack Bright, Produced By: Jack Bright, Website: http://www.extremewinterswimming.com/

Premiere: British

Shot during one of the coldest winters for years, the film features a swimming club based based on the banks of the Vltava river in Prague whose members specialise in swimming outside through the winter - one couple even get married in 1.5C water.   Quite literally breath-taking.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjNiJ0Rv0FU

Previous Awards: N/A

Showing As Part Of: Adventure Medley 2, Sun 11 Mar - 17.30 - Screen 1 , Sun 11 Mar - 12.00 - Creative Lounge

 

Yosemite Falls Highline (4mins)

American, 2011

Directed By: Camp 4 Collective, Produced By: Renan Ozturk, Website: http://camp4collective.com

Premiere: No

In his latest adventure, free climbing, BASE jumping, highlining legend Dean Potter uses cutting edge highline rigging blending classic tightrope gear with recent innovations in slacklining in this perilous crossing of the Upper Yosemite waterfall.
Trailer: N/A
Previous awards: N/A
Showing As Part Of: Adrenaline Films, Young Adventurers & Adventure Bites, Fri 9 Mar - 21.30 - Screen 2 , Sun 11 Mar - 18.00 - Screen 2