It’s film festival season! For five years now, the Backcountry Film Festival has been there for you and your fellow winter addicts. Not only does the film festival showcase great films, the funds raised stay local to support local backcountry advocacy groups.
Viewers have vicariously ridden fabulous backcountry terrain in much of the USA, Europe, and South America. This year, add to the list the majestic peaks of…Australia?
In addition to some exciting new international submissions by seasoned favorites Powderwhore and Sweetgrass, the ephemeral beauty of Australia’s winter will be on display in the film Winter Dreaming, from Eucalypt Productions in Victoria, Australia. Our first entry from Teton Gravity Research highlights the impacts global warming has had on skiing in America. We learn about a grassroots effort to oppose a mine in Crested Butte, Colorado, and ski “Fast Grass and Dirty Corn” in Vermont. Also new this year: www.backcountryfilmfestival.com, where you can see which shows have been added. As always, the festival will tour communities near and wide this year, with shows being added regularly. Check out the schedule below or online. Don’t see a showing in your town? Give Whitney a call at 208-344-8692. Heck, if the folks at McMurdo Station, Antarctica can host the film festival, you certainly can, too.
Upcoming Dates & Venues:
December 10, 2009 Cashmere Riverside Center, Cashmere, WA
December 10, 2009 The Mountain Shop, Fort Collins CO
December 17, 2009 Location TBA, Homer, AK
December 19, 2009 Location TBA, McCall, ID
December 19, 2009 McMurdo Station, Antarctica
January 7, 2010 Victoria Theater, Santa Barbara, CA
January 9, 2010 Location TBA, Talkeetna, AK
January 28, 2010 Wildwood Room, Victor, ID
January 14, 2010 Buffalo Theater, Sheridan, WY
February 19, 2010 Bull 'n' Bear Saloon, Red Lodge, MT
February 25, 2010 The State Room, Salt Lake City, UT
Check out www.backcountryfilmfestival.com for an updated schedule.
