Moviemaker magazine on wednesday confirmed what staff and fans of telluride mountainfilm have known for decades that its one of the coolest festivals on the planet. Passes to the 2020 online festival are on sale new 2020 festival dates. The event is scheduled august 22august 26, 2018 and features wonderful experiences about the environment, social justice, climbing, fishing, and more. It is a fourday festival that covers art, adventure, and culture attracting filmmakers, photographers, artists, and others from around the world. Mountainsummit in aspen offers taste of mountainfilm on tour. Mountainfilm uses the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide. Moving mountains prize nomination, mountainfilm in telluride 2014. Aug 27, 2019 we expect her to smoothly pick up where peter kenworthy left off, which was a strong performance in keeping the tribe interested and growing the tribe of mountainfilm both organically and financially, shimkonis said. The first gold mining claim was made in the mountains above telluride in 1875, and early settlement of what is now telluride followed. We spoke to festival director david holbrooke about the ski films playing at this years festival. The best 2015 mountain summer festivalsevents powdercam. A conference last friday in aspen was devoted to what local towns, cities and counties canand shoulddo in the absence of more forceful action at the state, federal and international level.
With variety ranging from arts and music to outdoor pursuits, theres an event to match every passion. Cinema eye honors 2015 winner, special jury prize, aspen shortsfest 2014. How to change the world aspen mountainfilm monday night. Activities will be appropriate for all ages and supplies are included. The 84yearold enjoys two winter seasons every year. May 2225, 2015 the telluride mountainfilm festival is one of americas longestrunning film festivals. It was 2015 and it was my first week on the job as executive director of the wheeler opera house. Aspen signature properties represents the most luxurious privately owned residences for. Mountainfilm named one of moviemakers 25 coolest film festivals. Aspen mountain, and its famous blackdiamond terrain, has kept our mountain on the map since 1947. Thanks to everyone who came out for mountainfilm in aspen for this opening. For those moments where you are in a hurry or need a lift, they also offer a complimentary shuttle to all guests within the town of telluride. Mountainfilm in aspen announces 10th anniversary lineup. Journalists shed light on grand canyon pressures aspen.
Aspen, colorado ski bums of all ages may be working three jobs to pay their way in this pricey resort town, but on a powder morning, youll find them in the aspen gondola line. Since 1889, the wheeler opera house has been aspen s community performance venue and has become the roaring fork valleys premiere site for concerts, movies, festivals, lectures, community events, opera, and more. This led to what buhler called brand conflicts, where mountainfilm prioritized its telluridebased programming over aspens. His short films have screened at sundance, telluride mountainfilm, aspen shortsfest and the banff mountain film festival. Mountainsummit in aspen offers taste of mountainfilm on tour september 11, 2015 sitting on the edge of an idyllic pond at the aspen center for environmental studies with writer and adventurer jedidiah jenkins, ski mountaineer chris davenport and professional slackliner josh beaudoin, i wondered if i had died and gone to waldens pond. Dec 19, 2015 mountain summit is a slimmed down version of the four day mountainfilm in telluride festival that will be held august 2730, 2009 in aspen, colorado at the wheeler opera house. Apr 24, 2015 mountain rescue aspen is an entirely volunteer based organization to operate search and rescue for people venturing in the mountains around aspen. The town is a former silver mining camp on the san miguel river in the western san juan mountains.
Banff mountain film festival world tour united states. This may be the sweet spot of tragedy in my world, the calm before the pandemic storm. How to change the world aspen mountainfilm monday night doc. Jul 10, 2018 that evening, mountainfilm in aspen will host a 10th anniversary celebration and awards program, featuring audience favorites from the past 10 years of the festival in a shorts program and awards ceremony at the limelight aspen and a dinner on the limelight patio with filmmakers and festival special guests. The legend of fred beckey screens friday at mountainfilm in aspen at the wheeler opera house. Charged was the opening night film at santa barbara international film festival and has gone on to screen at numerous festivals including mountainfilm in telluride, big sky documentary film festival, and port townsend film festival and has won several awards on its tour including san fransisco documentary fest, sidewalk film festival, woods. The wheeler opera house and mountainfilm in aspen will present an evening of short documentary films, the. In bounds aspen mountain offers a variety of glades, bumps and steeps.
Along with exceptional documentaries, the festival goes beyond the film medium by bringing together worldclass. The wheeler is operated with real estate transfer tax funding from the city of aspen, so buhler decided it was appropriate to align the festival more closely with local interests. Banff centre mountain film festival world tour in aspen ute. For an outofbounds experience, aspen mountain powder tours will hook you up with fresh tracks on the backside. Aspen events and festivals aspen, colorado co, usa aspen s resort founders were determined to develop the town not only as a worldclass ski resort, but also as a center for numerous cultural pursuits, events, festivals, outdoor activities and things to do, intellectual debates and learning. The hotel telluride is located in historic downtown telluride, walking distance of all of the mountainfilm theaters and also proud to be a sponsor and location for mountainfilms coffee talks. Mountainfilm will be offering our 2020 festival lineup through a secure online platform from may 1525. We look forward to congregating in the box canyon soon to listen to our favorite musicians, see worldpremiere films and share our passion for arts and culture. The event, in its seventh year, is one of a growing number of mountainfilm on tour stops that have developed into minimountainfilm festivals. The directors of mountainfilm in telluridewhich is seriously one of our favorite weekends of the year, thanks to its appealing mix of stunning location, thoughtful films. Mountainfilm is a performing arts charity located in telluride, co. Wheeler opera house announces mountainfilm in aspen lineup.
Tyler has won more than three dozen national media prizes, including the cover of the communication arts photo annual, and nine telly awards for his commercials. Nothing like paddling out with some of your surf heroes for some proper beatings. Aspen mayor steve skadron hatched the conference, motivated by his participation on several panels at the december 2015 paris climate talks. Aug 24, 2009 the directors of mountainfilm in telluridewhich is seriously one of our favorite weekends of the year, thanks to its appealing mix of stunning location, thoughtful films, and stimulating. Mountainfilm festival director david holbrooke attempts to get to know his father, ambassador richard holbrooke, better in death than i did in life. Mountainfilm in aspen august 29, 2015 by michael faas join the aspen cycling club and mountainsummit. View five different roundshot mountain cams in real time, with views of current conditions at snowmass, aspen mountain, aspen highlands and buttermilk. Aug 22, 2018 mountainfilm in aspen is a documentary film festival in partnership with mountainfilm showcasing nonfiction stories about environmental, cultural, climbing, political and social justice issues that matter. Passes for mountainfilm 2015 will be available in december. August 1, 2015 july 23, 2015 by allen best while aspen and telluride allow cannabis retail stores in prime locations, others want to keep them at bay. The 2015 summer festivals and events at mountain resorts in north america promises to bring lots of fun for people including the telluride film festival and gopro mountain games. Mountainfilm was included on the magazines 2015 list of the 25 coolest film festivals in the world. Aspen s resort founders were determined to develop the town not only as a worldclass ski resort, but also as a center for numerous cultural pursuits, events, festivals, outdoor activities and things to do, intellectual debates and learning.
Mountainfilm on tour western colorado alliance for. Mountainfilm documentary film festival using the power. Once they started planning the trip, they decided to invite chris kennedy, the son of bobby and ethel kennedy. Mountainfilm named one of moviemakers 25 coolest film.
In 2015, aspen electricwhich serves about twothirds of the city of 6,000 peopleachieved carbon neutrality in its power supply while maintaining some of he lowest residential rates in colorado. His 2015 film 50 feet from syria mountainfilm 2016 tells the story of a determined doctor who repairs the bodies of the wounded just across the border from the warravaged country. The list, which was compiled by a panel of festival experts, also features such acclaimed film festivals as the berlin international film festival in germany, edinburgh film festival in scotland, truefalse film festival in missouri and hot docs in canada. Mountainfilm in aspen looks at ascents of mount kennedy. The host organization in each tour location chooses a program that reflects the interests of the local community. The mobility project, which was a key element of his campaign in 2017, seemingly was a great failure. By gena buhler, wheeler opera house executive director i remember it like it was yesterday. On august 1, 2015, the 33mile audi power mountain bike race brings worldclass athletes to the valley. A collaboration between the renowned mountainfilm in telluride program and aspens wheeler opera house, the mountainfilm in aspen, from august 2730, showcases a host of mountaincentric documentaries and films, as well as discussions from thought leaders, artists, activists, athletes, and. In 1971 a small group of activists set sail from vancouver, canada in an old fishing boat.
Immediately after the festival, a selection of the best films entered in the festival goes on tour. Mountainfilm in aspen festival brings together exciting documentary films about the natural world in a nonfiction setting. Mountainsummit in aspen offers taste of mountainfilm on. Aspen mountain film festival 2019 thank you youtube. Jan 14, 2015 the lions mouth opens official trailer. Mountainfilm s world tour kicks off its 201617 season in aspen tonight, bringing more than 40 documentaries from its banner film festival in telluride to the wheeler opera house screen through sunday. Fotos 2015 festivalprogramminfo gewinner kontakt anreise partner.
Nathan ward mike the bike rust was a seminal figure in the history of mountain biking. Mountainfilm in aspen 2018 needless to say, i am excited to head back to mountainfilm in aspen this year, especially since its the 10th anniversary. With over 10,000 hours of volunteer work a year, from rescues, trainings, and community education, mountain rescue aspen is one of the most highly recognized rescue organizations in the country. It was day three of mountainsummit in aspen, colorado, a showcase of mountainfilms best programming that takes place every august in the states other famous ski town. Mountainfilm documentary film festival using the power of film, art. This years theme is find your pulse and will include over 20 gripping documentariesshorts and features. Following the kidz kino film program, follow us to wagner park for interactive activities, inspired by the films. Mountainfilm in aspen august 23 27, 2017 the wheeler opera house has announced the lineup of films for its ninth annual festival, taking place wednesday, august 23 through sunday, august 27, 2017 in downtown aspen, co. Beckey made hundreds of first ascents far more than any other north american and wrote definitive mountain guides. The wheeler opera house has announced a 20plus documentary lineup for its annual adventure film festival mountainfilm in aspen running aug. Jan 04, 2015 skiing and snowboarding in snowmass december 2014 january 2015 filmed with a gopro. In 2018, toni sponar has lived his 108th skiing season in his life. Mountainfilm on tour will soon visit grand junction and montrose with a selection of culturally rich, adventurepacked and incredibly inspiring documentary films. How to change the world aspen mountainfilm monday night doc series march 28, 2016 the critically acclaimed and awardwinning documentary how to change the world will be screened as part of the aspen mountainfilm monday night docs series on monday, march 28, 2016 at 7.
It will be featured saturday night in aspen as part of mountainfilm in aspen. Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of san miguel county in the southwestern portion of the u. Longstanding offeringssuch as the mountainfilm festival, telluride film festival, bluegrass festival and jazz festivalare known among film and music aficionados for attracting the best filmmakers and musicians in the world. The benedict music tent at the 2015 aspen music festival.
Mountain summit is a slimmed down version of the four day mountainfilm in telluride festival that will be held august 2730, 2009 in aspen, colorado at the wheeler opera house. Mountainfilm in aspen festival brings together exciting. Mountainfilm will be offering our 2020 festival lineup through a. August 27, 2015 sold out opening for meru filmat the wheeler opera house in aspen tonight. Telluride mountainfilm website telluride mountainfilm website wildlife and highways wildlife and highways. Video of the ski resort aspen mountain, townvillage at the ski resort. New ideas sought for colorados berlin wall inaugural competition to come up with better, cheaper ways to get animals across the road draws teams of experts from u. Mountainfilm in aspen from 2009 to 2015 and as simply mountainfilm in aspen from 2016 to 2018.
In south america he runs a catskiing company, in colorado he gives private lessons as a ski instructor. Mountain cams of snowmass, aspen mountain, aspen highlands. Aug 29, 2015 join the aspen cycling club and mountainsummit. Mountainfilm in aspen is a documentary film festival in partnership with telluride mountainfilm showcasing nonfiction stories about environmental, cultural, climbing, political and social justice issues that matter. In recent years, the wheeler has been a leader in producing exceptional festivals in aspen aspen laugh festival, aspen mountain film festival, and shining mountains film festival, celebrating the comedy arts, global issues, and the craft of songwriting. Credit aspen public radio news for the past 14 months, pete mcbride and kevin fedarko have been hiking through the grand canyons rugged terrain with few trails. His most recent film, lifeboat mountainfilm 2018 is a mountainfilm commitment grant winner. Wheeler opera house debuts fresh, rebranded aspen mountain. Since 1889, the wheeler opera house has been aspens community performance venue and has become the roaring fork valleys premiere site for concerts, movies, festivals, lectures, community events, opera, and more. Mountainfilm in aspen audience favorite short film. Visit telluride colorado official telluride tourism.
Over memorial day weekend, telluride, colorado will host the annual mountainfilm festival, a gathering of outdoor and environmental filmmakers, as well as athletes, artists, and more. Wheeler opera house drops partnership with mountainfilm. The two national geographic journalists recently completed an 800mile trek on foot. Mountainfilm is rated 2 out of 4 stars by charity navigator. Those include moondance international film festival, castle rock film festival, mountainfilm in telluride, telluride film festival, aspen shortsfest, and mile high horror film festival. Currently, mountainfilm festival will be held virtually from may 15 25. The ute mountaineer has hosted the banff mountain film festival world tour in aspen every year since 1997.
Emmy awardwinning director and photographer tyler stableford has captured the boldness of the human experience for iconic documentaries, commercials and stills campaigns. Aspen signature properties represents the most luxurious privately owned residences for vacation rental and real. The wheeler opera house will host 60 films during a fiveday 10th anniversary celebration of mountainfilm in aspen next month. Mountainfilm names sage martin new executive director news. September 11, 2015 mountainsummit in aspen offers taste of mountainfilm on tour sitting on the edge of an idyllic pond at the aspen center for environmental studies with writer and adventurer jedidiah jenkins, ski mountaineer chris davenport and professional slackliner josh beaudoin, i wondered if i had died and gone to waldens pond. There i was standing beneath prayer flags on east colorado avenue in telluride attending my first mountainfilm festival. Steve skadron, who has vacated the mayors office of aspen in the last two weeks, was invited to speak at three international meetings about climate change on as many continents.
On august 1, the audi power of four mountain bike race attracts local, national, and international bikers to challenge themselves on a 33mile singletrack trail race along all four aspen snowmass mountains. Until then, we will update you about changes to our summer schedule due to covid19. Holmes work has been featured in the new york times and on 60 minutes, and he has spoken at numerous high profile events including the aspen ideas festival and mountainfilm. The wheeler is privileged to partner with such internationallyrenowned groups as the aspen institute, aspen film, national public radio, the aspen writers foundation, national geographic, mountainfilm in telluride, the aspen center for physics, and, of course, the aspen. A 2015 mountainfilm commitment grantee, this film manages to be smart and thoughtful, yet fun and rollicking at the same. Jun 22, 2019 the successes and misses of aspens outgoing mayor. Using dynamic lighting and handheld camera work to charge his projects with emotion, tyler has become one of the most soughtafter commercial directors, photographers, and. He previously served as the director of the national science foundations arctic system science program and in 2015 was named national fellow of the explorers club. The debut festival, which kicked off wednesday and spans through sunday, is a fresh rebrand and hyperlocal approach to what was originally known as mountainsummit. Aspen mountain film festival winter edition aspen aspen chamber. They ended up making a film about the 2015 undertaking, return to mount kennedy. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. This year both jim whittaker and ed viesturs will be there, in person.