Reel Paddling Film Festival
This year at Adirondack Paddlefest, we’ll be presenting the acclaimed Reel Paddling Fim Festival, which showcases the world’s best paddling films to audiences in Canada, United States and around the world. The festival inspires more people to explore rivers, lakes and oceans, push physical and emotional extremes, embrace the lifestyle and appreciate the heritage of the wild places we paddle.
The Reel Paddling Film Festival is a film contest awarding winning films in 10 categories. The winners and other shortlisted films are then toured to more than 100 cities around the world, screening for an audience of more than 30,000 outdoor adventure enthusaists and their friends and families.
Check back for more details as they become available.
2012 Films*
Reel Film Festival Trailer
Advanced Classic Solo Canoeing – BEST INSTRUCTIONAL PADDLING FILM
Becky Mason takes you for a spin in her cedar-canvas canoe on the crystal clear waters of Lac Vert, Quebec. Be spellbound by the advanced strokes and maneuvers she shows and the stunning underwater camera angles. During the ride, Becky shares her tips, techniques and stories that surround these heritage strokes.
Director and Producer: Becky Mason and Reid McLachlan
Website: www.redcanoes.ca
Bugs 4 Life
Follow Matt and Dave as they pursue their Riverbugging dream all over
central northeastern Ontario.
Director and Producer: David Hartman
Standup 4 Greatbear – BEST STANDUP PADDLING FILM
Norm Hann’s 400-kilometer standup paddling expedition through the Great Bear Rainforest, and along the proposed North Coast oil tanker route, visited First Nations communities and highlighted the area’s rich marine ecosystems, bringing awareness to the threat of an oil spill in this world-class natural environment.
Director and Producer: Taylor Fox
Website: www.mountainsurfadventures.com
Seeing Nature
Seeing Nature is a trip into the mind of a paddler as he daydreams
during his English class. He would much rather be on the river;
something we can all relate to. Director and Producer: Daniel C. Doran
Website: www.dcdkayaking.com
Currents – First Descents Canada
In 2011, First Descents came to Canada for the first time to give the
experience of the river and paddling to young adult cancer survivors.
Director: Mike McKay
Producer: Five2Nine
Website: www.five2nine.ca
ExOfficio Presents Kayak Fishing: Game On 4 – BEST KAYAK FISHING FILM
Duration: 3:13
In this special film festival version, Jim Sammons hooks up with Paul Harwood and Bluewater Rockies Sportfish Guiding Company on the Fraser River in British Columbia, with the goal of catching one of the enormous sturgeon that inhabit the area.
Director: Will Richardson
Producer: Ken Whiting
I Just Love To Paddle
Duration: 20:29
I Just Love to Paddle is the story of Nappy Napoleon, a man who lives, loves and perpetuates an ancient tradition in the contemporary world. In July 2008, Napoleon and five paddling companions attempted to cross nine Hawaiian channels in six days, each in a one-man outrigger canoe.
Director and Producer: Marta Czajkowska
reIMAGINED
Duration: 3:42
Whitewater paddling has many different aspects: big wave surfing, steep creeking, expedition and freestyle paddling. This film captures it all, featuring stunning locations and kayaking’s biggest stars.
Director: Mike Mckay
Sea Kayak Rescues
Duration: 9:41
World-renowned coaches Shawna Franklin and Leon Sommé, co-owners of Body Boat Blade International, join forces with award-winning filmmaker Bryan Smith. Visually stunning slow motion combined with exciting real time footage of rescues in tidal races, coastal environments and protected bays gives paddlers the tools they need for simple and effective rescues.
Director: Bryan Smith
Producer: Reel Water Productions
WildWater – BEST WHITEWATER PADDLING FILM
Duration: 25:27
WildWater is a journey into the places only river runners can go. It’s a visually stunning feast for the senses, and an expedition into new ideas. We wanted to communicate the essence of whitewater and put its soul on film. After thousands of hours of effort, borrowing Hollywood film tools and techniques, WildWater brings new images to kayaking and adventure cinema.
Director: Anson Fogel
Producer: Forge Motion Pictures
* Film selection subject to change.
