About the NZ Mountain Film Festival

The 2013 New Zealand Mountain Film Festival is a combination of events over the six days July 5th to 9th in NZ’s premier alpine village of Wanaka (to learn about Wanaka click here) and also Queenstown on July 13 & 14th. The NZ Mountain Film Festival is a non-profit registered charitable trust (registration #2566732).

Activities scheduled include

International and NZ made adventure film competition (over $3000 in cash prizes)
Viewing of the film finalist
Awards night with films, winning film previews and live Music
NZ & International Guest speakers (Cory Richards, USA, Cas and Jonesy, Australia, Blair Smith, NZ)
Workshops
Adventure gear trade show
Art exhibition
The Dyno Competition
Film Editing Competition (US$500 first prize)
Heaps of giveaways
And of course, lots of general socialising

Cas and Jonesy

Cas and Jonesy are two Aussie explorers who recently made history by completing the longest unsupported polar expedition of all time. In 100 years of polar exploration no-one had EVER walked from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole and back without assistance. Many had tried, none had succeeded. After 89 grueling days they [...]

Headline Speaker Confirmed

We have secured well known adventurer, photographer and speaker Cory Richards to speak at this year’s festival in Wanaka and Queenstown. He featured in our 2011 Grand Prize winning film, Cold. Cory’s life has followed an irregular arc. Climbing at five, a high school dropout at 14, and the first American to climb an 8,000 [...]

The new official non-profit NZ Mountain Film Festival Charitable Trust

As of September, we have officially formed the non-profit NZ Mountain Film Festival Charitable Trust. In 2013 the festival is going to be five days in Wanaka (July 5-9) and two in Queenstown July (13 & 14). We are starting a grant scheme for any profits from the festival to help promote our philosophies. Some [...]