Rapid Media's 8th annual Reel Paddling Film Festival 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 enthusiasts and their friends and families.
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
Tierra Del Fuego - 33:52min (Sea Kayaking) - BEST SEA KAYAKING FILM
Driftwood - 14:23min (Standup Paddling) - BEST STANDUP PADDLING FILM
Indian Pipe Hunters - 7:35min (Canoe/Nature)
Go Ganges! - 37:08min - BEST ADVENTURE TRAVEL FILM
Quebec Connection - 5:01min (Whitewater Kayaking)
Ikkatsu: The Roadless Coast - 23:27min (Sea Kayaking)
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
Rock the Boat - 32:13min - BEST ENVIRONMENTAL FILM
One Man, One Canoe, 2 Countries - 13:35min (Canoe) - BEST AMATEUR PADDLING FILM
New Zealand Kayak Fishing - 8:46min (Kayak Fishing) - BEST KAYAK FISHING FILM
Huck - 5:40min (Waterfall Kayaking) - BEST WHITEWATER PADDLING FILM
The First Glide - 3:15min (Standup Paddling) - BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Whitewater Safety - 8:34min (Whitewater Kayaking/Canoeing) - BEST INSTRUCTIONAL FILM
Facing Waves - 6:33min (Kayaking with Whales in Quebec)
Bird Singing Rain (short version) - 23:33min (Canoe) - BEST CANOEING FILM
SUNDAY, MARCH 24
Blind Bird Singing Rain - 53:47min - From the creator/director of Into the Great Solitude, Robert Perkins. We have obtained a full length version of Perkin's new film. Normally the festival tours with shortened (abridged) versions of films. Robert has shipped us a full version directly to Waterloo show.
Tierra Del Fuego - 33:52min - (Sea Kayaking) - BEST SEA KAYAKING FILM
Driftwood - 14:23min (Standup Paddling) - BEST STANDUP PADDLING FILM
One Man, One Canoe, 2 Countries - 13:35min (Canoe) - BEST AMATEUR PADDLING FILM