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Guest Host: Steve Fisher

2011 Still Ima∂ge Competition Winner: Pillow Rock “Saviors” by Emily Grimes

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The NPFF Road ShowA great way for your organization to earnmoney for river conservation or causes!

The National Paddling Film Festival Road Show has been developedto expand the NPFF's outreach to the public. Do you want toshare this exciting event with the paddlers back home? Then getinvolved with an NPFF Road Show and the best of this innovativefestival can come to you!

By holding a National Paddling Film Festival Roadshow yourgroup can enjoy quality paddlesport films while painlesslyfundraising for your own local projects as well as helping us fur-ther our efforts with American Whitewater and other conservationand access charities.

Here is how it works:

A paddling club, conservation organization, university, philanthropist,or commercial outdoor enterprise donates $200 to the NPFF inexchange for 5 hours, which is 300 minutes of paddlesport, (mostlywhitewater) video. We provide the entertainment and you do the rest.Sounds simple, it is simple. All we ask in return is for a contract, creditcard deposit, a little advertising, and that you be a goodorganization/person doing good things.

The videos come from the NPFF’s extensive paddlesport librarycovering amateur and professional entries from 25 years of festivals.Most of our films are on DVD.

Don’t need five hours of video? We will package up 2 hour mini-showsfor $100 plus overnight shipping. We also offer a sliding fee option forspecial needs organizations. We would like to send a big thanks to all videographers and video artists who have gra-ciously allowed the NPFF to showcase and market their films for waterway conservation

The NPFF Roadshow is a winning situation for all involved: More paddlers will have the opportunity to view the latestand best in paddlesport images. Clubs and organizations can generate local conservation effort funds from the NPFFRoadshow, or add a video show to an existing, established event. Video artists have an opportunity to expose and mar-ket their work to targeted audiences. The NPFF can continue contributing money to waterway conservation effortsbeyond the festival.

The Roadshow has been seen in several dozen cities in over 18 states, Canada and Europe. Thousands of dollars havebeen raised for local organizations and the programs they support. So, go find an independent theater, college/universi-ty, or any other film friendly event,

For more Film Festival Road Show news or information visit www .npff.org

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Welcome to NPFF 2012 It’s good to have you all here again at Buffalo Trace Distillery, our home for the NPFFfor 4 years running, to support American Whitewater in defense of the rivers we love.For more than a quarter of a century, the National Paddling Film Festival has support-ed river conservation efforts by showcasing the best motion and still images in the pad-dling world. Over the years, we've progressed from Super 8 film through VHS, andnow we're fully into the digital age. It's exciting to see this technology put to use forsuch a great cause.

We are excited to announce Steve Fisher as the guest host of this years festival. Steve has had his paddle on theproverbial pulse of the boating scene for a good chunk of the last 30 years. He started paddling when he was atyke, began kayaking full-time on the Zambezi when he was 21, and turned pro in 1999. Fisher has an all-encom-passin background: he started out in the South African Sprint, Slalom, Marathon, Down River, and freestyle teams,won a number of big water competitions early on in his career, and has, over the last several years, shifted hisfocus to exploration and expedition kayaking. His film (under Fish Munga--a turn-key production house specializingin outdoor and action sports) Halo Effect won the Best Professional Award last year at NPFF in the general boatingcategory and was also awarded Best of Festival. Steve recently successfully completed the Fish Munga/Red BullCongo River Grand Inga Project with some of the world’s top kayakers in late October in Uganda. He’ll fill us in onall thos details in person at the festival.

Our film lineup this year promises to be just as exciting as last year, with films showcasing everything from steep-creeking to safety to sea kayaking. Still Images will be shown near the Silent Auction in the downstairs areathroughout the weekend, so be sure to check it out and vote for your favorite.

For those still wanting to party Friday and Saturday night after the Fest, DJ Jesse Penn will be at the Brick Alleybar downtown playing your requests.

For Saturday, you’ve got several choices:

-Paddling on the Elkhorn with shuttle service provided by local outfitter Canoe Kentucky. This year CanoeKentucky is helping sponsor a race on Elkhorn Creek, everyone is welcome! Race check-in begins at noon atElkhorn Acres Takeout.-Distillery tours Saturday morning – first one at 10:00 a.m., last one at 2:00 p.m.-Bourbon tasting from 2:00 to 4:00, sponsored by Buffalo Trace Distillery. Tastings will be in the Clubhouse.

We’ve got lots of food, including a Chili Cook-off, and beverages provided by the Cumberland Brewing. Don't for-get to hang on to your ticket stub: you'll need it for the Door Prize drawings that will be going on throughout theFestival. Join us in supporting American Whitewater, and stop by the AW table and renew your membership!

Now, sit back and enjoy "The Best in Whitewater Paddlesports Film and Images!”

Brandon Jett, 2012 NPFF Coordinator


New BWA website URLhttp://www.bluegrasswildwater.org

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Washington. These dam removal projects are the largest in history and represent a turningpoint in the effort to restore freeflowing rivers for salmon, recreation, and culture. The cli-mactic moment of the year was the explosive breach of 125 foot tall Condit Dam on theWhite Salmon, captured using video and time lapse photography techniques.Andy Maser

8:30 Our Guest Host: Steve Fisher

About STEVE FISHER:

We are stoked to announce Steve Fisher as the guesthost of our 30th year anniversary festival. Steve has hadhis paddle on the proverbial pulse of the boating scene fora good chunk of the last 30 years. He started paddlingwhen he was a tyke, began kayaking full-time on theZambezi when he was 21, and turned pro in 1999. Fisherhas an all-encompassing background: he started out in the South African Sprint, Slalom,Marathon, Down River, and freestyle teams, won a number of big water competitions early on inhis career, and has, over the last several years, shifted his focus to exploration and expeditionkayaking. His film (under Fish Munga Productions) Halo Effect won the Best ProfessionalAward last year at NPFF in the general boating category and was also awarded Best of Festival.Steve recently successfully completed the Fish Munga/Red Bull Congo River Grand Inga Projectwith some of the world’s top kayakers in late October in Uganda. He’ll fill us in on all thosedetails in person here at the festival.

9:45 Break Silent Auction

10:15 Awards Ceremony End of NPFF. See you next Year!

11:00 After Party is at the Brick Alley with DJ Jesse Penn located downtown. Free entry to NPFF wristband wearers.

Please Be Safe!

If you find you have partied like you were in the camp next to your tent, let us know and we will help you find transportation to your sleeping bag!

Here are phone numbers to TaxisBluegrass Taxi - (502) 803-1140

Frankfort Taxi Services - (502) 223-3311

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6:45 Los Escualos: Young Chilean Kayakers Am DocThree of the world's best kayakers take a two-month journey to the Scandinavian paddlingmeccas of Iceland and Norway. While they search inside the arctic circle for rapids andwaterfalls that have never been run, they're also searching for the elusive moments whenthe stars align and everything goes perfectly, but sometimes… in the blink of an eye…things go horribly wrong. The inevitable externalities of their main goal is what they call 'thehalo effect'.Weston Boyles

7:05 The North Shore: a Guide to Getting Lost Pro GenThe rivers on Minnesota's North Shore cascade down the Sawtooth Range and tumble intothe frigid waters of Lake Superior. The tanin waters of these world-class whitewater runspresent many challenges and have given rise to one of the truly unique and core boatingcommunities in the world of paddlesports. Come on this video journey for a rich insight intowhat the North Shore is all about..Chris Galloway

7:25 The Grand Canyon in Winter Pro DocTo experience the Grand Canyon from river level in the heart of winter is a wildnernessadventure second to none. Follow filmmaker Chris Galloway as he floats down the mightyColorado River with six friends, a fourteen day journey that brings them through wildlifeencounters, rock slides, a winter storm, and many more rich experiences in one ofAmerica's wildest places.Chris Galloway

7:50 High Sierra Safety Acc DocIn a project inspired by Bryan Owen at Astral Bouyancy, Gareth Tate and a crew of expertkayakers take you on a video tour of the infamous Upper Cherry Creek in Californa. With arunnable window of less then a week every year this run is top on the wish list of kayakersaround the world. In this full length feature you will follow these kayakers down every majorrapid on the run as they share tips on how to safely attack overnight kayaking expeditionslike Upper Cherry."Gareth Tate

8:25 The Craziest Idea Pro Doc2011 was an historic year for rivers. The two dam removal projects that began as "crazyideas" 30 years ago kicked off this year on the Elwa and White Salmon Rivers in

The National Paddling Film Festival’sWilliam Nealy Award:The Story Behind the Award

donations of original artwork which greatly helped to raise the profile of the film festival. William also donated histime and opinions at several early film festivals by serving as a judge for the amateur entries. William was an occa-sional visitor to other BWA events including the legendary "Hot Tub” Beginner Clinic held at the Emory/Obed river.The notorious Saturday evening party held that evening has sparked countless tales of free flowing pitchers of mintjuleps amid wild carrying-ons by many. It was enough to inspire William to take note of the BWA and some of itsmembers in his Whitewater Home Companion Volume I.

William Nealy was a co-founder and author of Menasha Ridge Press. He was a “whitewater rebel” who had awonderful and imaginative mind. As a paddler you always knew the characters in his cartoons and had lived andexperienced what happened to them in his stories.

It was with these appreciative thoughts of William's creative genius, love of fun and generosity of spirit that we dedi-cated the 2002 NPFF to him and established the “William Nealy Award”. The BWA wanted to continue to celebrateWilliam's spirit. His profound influence in the whitewater boaters community and his lasting contributions to paddle-sports was something that will inspire future generations. It is with this award that we continue to recognize thatinspiration.

The NPFF is looking for your suggestions for a nominee for the William Nealy Award. If you have a person youwould like to nominate please write us with your reasoning as to why this person would be a good choice for receiv-ing the William Nealy Award.

Past Recipients of the William Nealy Award

The William Nealy award is given to honor extraordinary distinction in life-time achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of paddle sport artsand imagery, or for outstanding service to the National Paddling FilmFestival.

The William Nealy Award is to continue the original goal and purpose of theFilm Festival which was to encourage those who would communicate invarious art forms the enthusiasm that we have for paddling, the wonderfulplaces where we paddle and the excitement and satisfaction we find in pad-dlesports.

The late William Nealy has occupied a special place in the BWA's collectiveheart for many years. His early support of the NPFF included generous

Bob Sehlinger 2002John Davis 2003

Daniel DeLaVergne 2007 Kent Ford 2005Barry Grimes 2006

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2 - 4 PM Upstairs Bourbon Tasting

5:00 Dominican Republic Am GenA trip to the Dominican Republic.Taylor Cofer

5:40 Sea Kayaking with Gordon Brown-Rescues Safety InstExciting and practical rescue and safety instruction from one of the world's top coaches,mixed with a spectacular journey to St Kilda, a remote cluster of islands in the northAtlantic.Simon Willis

6:05 Canoe Morning Am DocOn any given weekend, the Green River Narrows can be the site of triumph or tragedy;delivering a lifetime of memories or season ending injuries. On one such weekend, a groupof friends experience the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat from this classic steepcreek.Matt Douthitt

6:10 Break

6:20 Currents: California Am DocThis video was shot, logged, and edited using 100% solar power. In this episode theCurrents crew attempts to show that the greenest energy is the energy that isn't used at all.Sunny California was the obvious choice to take on this adventure as well as capturingsome of the best class five kayaking the Sierras have to offer.Mike McKay

6:30 Koontz Flume Am GenA harrowing tale depicting the origins or Koontz and its epic journey from West Virginia toElkhorn City, KY. Featuring the Russell Fork River as Koontz Flume at levels ranging from100 to 5000 cfs.Josh & Matt Turner

Saturday Competition ScheduleSome times may vary

Hang on to your ticket for prizes that will be handed out throughout the festival.

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Schedule for Friday & SaturdayFriday

5:00 p.m. – Doors open5:15 p.m. – Films

7:45p.m. – Welcome from Brandon Jett& Introducing Steve Fisher

9:00 p.m Films Continue

10:05 p.m. – After-party at the Brick Alley.

Saturday

Paddling on the Elkhorn with shuttle service provided by local outfitter Canoe Kentucky. Canoe Kentucky is helping sponsor a race on Elkhorn Creek, everyone is welcome!

Info: http://notnpffrace.blogspot.com/ Race check-in begins at 11:30

at Elkhorn Acres Takeout.Race starts @ 1:00

Distillery tours: Saturday morning – first one at 10:00 a.m., last one at 2:00 p.m.

Bourbon tasting: From 2:00 to 4:00, sponsored by Buffalo Trace Distillery.

5:00 p.m. Films Start 8:30p.m. Steve Fisher9:45 p.m. Break/Silent Auction

10:15 p.m. Awards ceremony

Saturday night, after the Awards Ceremony,festival goers can head over to the Brick Alley with DJ Jesse Penn.

Everyone with a wristband gets in free to the bar Saturday night.

Join Today!

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9:00 Desoto Falls: the five year plan Pro DocIn 2008 Chris Gragtmans nabbed the first descent of Desoto Falls in Alabama, one of the tallestvertical drops on the East Coast of North America. In this short documentary, Chris reflects onhow he prepared for this challenge and what it felt like to fall 70 feet off the lip.Chris Galloway

9:15 Lines TwentyEleven Am GenLines is a celebration of the wonderful rivers I had the chance to run this past year.Andy Woods

9:30 Deep Runs the Canyon Acc DocThe 3rd installment from the West Kootenay based Endangered Creeks Expedition (ECE) nar-rows in on the most compelling of all whitewater landscapes, the canyon. Motivated by thethought of losing these wild areas to potential run-of-river developments, ECE paddlers set out todocument some of the region's most scenic creek canyons.Carl Jacks

9:55 Ain't Louie Fest Am GenA brief visual survey of this year's Ain't Louie Fest. A 9 day festival held each spring featuringEast Tennessee whitewater that draws canoeists from all over North America.Matt Douthitt

10:00 Rafting: Outsourced & Sponsors Acc GenAt long last, the staffing problems in the rafting industry are solved!Thomas Gerencer

10:05 Friday Show Over

Please Be Safe!If you find you have partied like you were in the camp next to your tent, let us know and we will

help you find transportation to your sleeping bag!



Parental Advisory! Not suitable for younger viewers

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NPFF Motion Competition Explained:For about three decades the National Paddling Film Festival has been hosting a competition to deter-mine the best in paddle sport videos and images. This competition has provided the paddling com-munity with a fun and profitable event to support American Whitewater and river conservation. TheNPFF has also helped to raise the quality of paddle sport entertainment by providing recognition oftalent along with important and useful feedback for the image artists who make the show a possibility.Thanks to the judges and the contribution of their valued written opinions along with the organization-al work of the film festival volunteers, hundreds of amateur, accomplished and professional imageartists have been better able to gauge the audience's enjoyment of their work and gain the encour-agement and information helpful for creating even more entertaining art in the future.

In 2006, the volunteers of the National Paddling Film Festival made a few changes to the structureof the festival in an effort to put more focus on the film and image competition and enhance the judg-ing process. As in previous years, the NPFF volunteers will continue to prejudge all entries and alsoto invite volunteer judges who are either motion picture and television media professionals, accom-plished and professional paddling filmmakers or representatives of paddling organizations to lendtheir scores and opinions to determine the winners. The difference in this process is that our invitedjudges will now be making their judgments prior to the festival instead of the day of the show. Bymaking this change, the organizers of the NPFF are hoping to increase the number and diversity ofqualified judges and provide more time for the judges to score and make their comments about theentries.

Phase 1 Judging - viewing and written prejudging by NPFF Film Committee volunteers of all entriesreceived for the competition with the results determining the final film fest show length of approxi-mately 8 hours with an equal distribution of amateur, accomplished and professional entries.

Phase 2 Judging - consists viewing and written prejudging by invited judges. Media professionalswill be judging the Professional Division entries with professional paddling filmmakers and paddlingindustry representatives judging the Accomplished Division and representatives of the paddling com-munity judging the Amateur Division.

Show - Feb. 25-26, 2011- Winners of the competition are announced during the show with the audi-ence voting their pick for the Paddler's Choice Award.

NPFF Motion Entry Divisions:

1. Amateur: Films made for the personal enjoyment of the maker and friends. To qualify in this cate-gory, films must be entirely created by amateur artists and cannot be available for sale to the generalpublic, but may be given to people for the cost of the medium (e.g. video cassette). Entries in thisdivision must be no longer than 15 minutes.

Buffalo Trace Tour Information

Buffalo Trace Distillery offers three distincttours year-round: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tours starton the hour and are complimentary.

The Trace Tour is a journey through the ori-gins of Buffalo Trace Distillery, bourbon inKentucky and Buffalo Trace Kentucky StraightBourbon Whiskey. Experience a century-oldaging warehouse. Walk down the line of ourhand bottling hall—where all of our premiumbourbons receive lots of TLC before leavingthe distillery.

The Hard Hat Tour takes guests behind thescenes of the bourbon-making process to seewhere the magic happens. From the graindelivery to the cooking process to the fermen-tation tanks, you will see it all firsthand. Thistour is available during distilling season.Please call for reservations.

The Post Prohibition Tour exposes visitors tothe architecture and history of the post-Prohibition bourbon industry. The end ofProhibition was a new beginning for theDistillery. Buffalo Trace survived Prohibition asone of only four distilleries to remain opera-tional for “medicinal purposes,” and withrepeal, America was suddenly a very thirstynation again. Witness the building boom thatoccurred during this time (1930-1950) and geta peek at some of the future plans for BuffaloTrace Distillery. Please call for tour times.

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Friday Night Competition ScheduleSome times may change slightly


5:00 Doors Open

5:15 Sea Kayak Essentials Vol 1 Safety InstrucSea Kayak Essentials is the ideal instructional DVD for sea kayakers wishing to develop theirskills in open water conditions. Chapters include everything from skills in balancing and turningthrough to tide race paddling and surfing skills.Matthew Giblin and Nick Cunliffe

7:15 reImagined Am GenTake a world tour of the world’s roughest rivers. In reIMAGINED, Todd Wells, Aniol Serrasolses,Ben Marr and a selection of other top-tier kayakers take on the gushing waterways and rockycataracts of Mother Earth. Filmed between December 2010 and October 2011, this kinetic 18-minute film captures action on Washington’s Little White Salmon, Costa Rica’s Chirripo Atlantico,New Zealand’s WuiNui River, and Canada’s Garburator giving the viewer a sense of what itfeels like to experience class 5 whitewater.Mike McKay

7:45 Welcome from Brandon Jett & Introduction For Steve Fisher

Our Guest Host: Steve Fisher

About STEVE FISHER: We are stoked to announce Steve Fisher as the guesthost of our 30th year anniversary festival. Steve has hadhis paddle on the proverbial pulse of the boating scene fora good chunk of the last 30 years. He started paddlingwhen he was a tyke, began kayaking full-time on theZambezi when he was 21, and turned pro in 1999. Fisherhas an all-encompassing background: he started out inthe South African Sprint, Slalom, Marathon, Down River, and freestyle teams, won a number ofbig water competitions early on in his career, and has, over the last several years, shifted hisfocus to exploration and expedition kayaking. His film (under Fish Munga Productions) HaloEffect won the Best Professional Award last year at NPFF in the general boating category andwas also awarded Best of Festival. Steve recently successfully completed the Fish Munga/RedBull Congo River Grand Inga Project with some of the world’s top kayakers in late October inUganda. He’ll fill us in on all those details in person here at the festival.

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Listed here are the Honorable 2012 NPFF Judges determining the outcome of the 2012 NationalPaddling Film Festival Competition. By contributing their opinions they play an integral part in helpingthe film festival continue to serve both the creative arts and river conservation communities. Thejudges’ written comments and scores are passed on to the filmmakers providing them with a sam-pleaudience’s perception of their work. The valuable input of the volunteer judges of the NPFF alsoaidsin the effort to ensure that the competition remains as fair, informative and impartial as possible.Please join the volunteers of the NPFF, members of American Whitewater, the BluegrassWildwaterAssociation and river image artists everywhere in giving the NPFF Judges a very big hand.

Professional & Accomplished Divisions Judges:

Shelby Bailey Shelby Bailey is a Lexington native. She graduated from Columbia College in Chicago with a B.A. in film and video. She currentlyworks as a video editor for Post Time Productions, a Lexington based production company which specializes in commercials, cor-porate videos and documentaries. When Shelby can escape from work she enjoys kayaking with friends.

2012 NPFF Judges

2. Accomplished: This category includes those films by persons who have significant experience inmedia production, but whose primary jobs/income are not associated with the production of films orvideos. Films qualifying for this category can be, but do not have to be, available to the general publicfor purchase. Entries in this division must be no longer than 30 minutes.

3. Professional: An entry belongs in the Professional category if some aspect of film or video produc-tion is a primary responsibility of its makers’ employment, or if the film was produced with the inten-tion of selling it for profit beyond recouping the costs of production. Entries in this division are limitedto 60 minutes. Instructional entries in this category are limited to edited versions no longer than 15minutes.

Awards: The motion entries compete in the following categories in addition to the festival audi-ence voted “Paddler’s Choice Award”. Please wait to cast your Paddler's Choice vote at the endof the event after viewing all of the entries.

• Amateur: General Boating, Documentary• Accomplished: General Boating, Documentary• Professional: General Boating, Safety/Instructional, Documentary, Commercial

Judging Criteria - Awards are decided by the following criteria:

• Creativity: Originality of the ideas.• Image Quality: Exposure and composition• Editing and Pacing: How the presentation flows• Content: Development of the idea• Soundtrack: Use of music/sound/narration

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Wow! The NPFF,Years of support

for Our Rivers !

When the National Paddling Film Festival is mentioned, most paddlersthink of a weekend of fun, socializing and watching awesome paddlingvideos. What few realize is that for about 3 decades the film festival hasdonated its proceeds for the protection, conservation and promotion of ourbeloved rivers! What started out as a big project for a small paddling clubyears ago has turned into some impressive results. Not only has the festi-val become a mecca for paddling films and videos, but along the way it hasalso contributed a lot to help protect and enhance our rivers! Take a look atwhat the National Paddling Film Festival has done to help rivers, doesn’t itdeserve your support?

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Bill Eades Lifetime member and former president of the Missouri Whitewater Association, an ACA instructor for whitewater, an instructor atmainly on-river clinics conducted by the MWA, and a team paddler and technical rep for Pyranha US since 1996. He has been afilm judge for the NPFF since 1998, and is a faculty member of Washington University School of Medicine, directing a researchcore laboratory for flow cytometry, involving critical light and color measurements for fluorescent cell marking and cell sorting inmedical research.

Paul MartzenPaul Martzen lives in Fresno California where he is a professional photographer and amateur film maker. Paul is married and hastwo grown sons. He started whitewater kayaking in 1982 and has explored many rivers, though mostly in California. Many of hiswhitewater photographs can be found on the American Whitewater website. Paul attended and helped out at the 2008 and 2011NPFFs, which he enjoyed tremendously. He is very happy to help the event this year by judging and critiquing the films.

Barry GrimesBarry's 8mm film, "El Horrendo" provided inspiration for the establishment of the first National Paddling Film Festival in 1983. As aBWA member/past president and a founder of the film festival, Barry served as the NPFF Coordinator for several years during the1980s and 1990s and was awarded the William Nealy Award in 2006. As an accomplished photographer and videographer Barryhas numerous whitewater films to his credit including several winning NPFF entries.

Colleen LaffeyColleen Laffey was a whitewater river photographer and guide in the early 80's and became a video kayaker in 1988. She workedas a video kayaker and the manager of the video department at a large rafting company until 1999 when she left river work tobecome a full time camera operator. Colleen has worked on such diverse shows as Deadliest Catch and Jersey Shore. When sheis not out on the road shooting bad TV she lives in Fayetteville, WV

Jason PowellJason Powell is a 4-year member of the Bluegrass Wildwater Association and is currently serving on the Steering Committee asVice President. While relatively new to the sport of kayaking, Jason has immersed himself in it – kayaking and viewing videos,avidly. He hopes to bring a fresh, common-man perspective to the 2012 NPFF judging team in his second year of judging.

Sellus WilderSellus Wilder is an award-winning filmmaker and is currentlyhonored to be the Mayor Pro-Tem of Frankfort. He lives inSouth Frankfort with his wife and daughter. Sellus is an avidpaddler of the Elkhorn Creek.

Burgess CareyBurgess Carey is a whitewater paddler and consumer ofwhitewater products since the early 1980's. Sometimes a"has been" and always an armchair athlete, past involvementin the BWA and NPFF has resulted in much controversy andscurrilous remarks. Professionally intent onchanging the world one outdoor venture at a time, Burgess isthe current steward of the Boone Creek Outdoors projectand when not watching paddling films can often be foundsleeping "Down by the River" in his van.

Millard BlakeyMillard is a relative newcomer to kayaking, but has completelyimmersed himself into the sport and paddling community.Millard is currently traveling the country, seeking out whitewater opportunities along his route through West Virginia,North Carolina, California and Oregon. Millard is a member ofBluegrass Wildwater Association, Carolina Canoe Club, GoldCountry Paddlers of California, and an avid supporter of TeamRiver Runner.

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The NPFF wishes to thank all the generous photogra-phers who have submitted their work to help raisefunds for river conservation.

Each person has received a ballot with the program.Your Best Paddling Image ballot is critical to the suc-cess of the NPFF competition and we ask that youcast your vote for this competition as soon as youhave viewed the finalist images.

Please help us by participating in the audience voting,your opinions matter! Also, please include any com-ments about the festival or the entries, especially sug-gestions to improve the festival for next year.

Be sure to cast your vote for Best Paddling Image in the lobby.

Eleanor Ansback T rey Camblin Andy Woods Brandon Hilvert

The 2012 Best Paddling Image CompetitionVote for your favorite image by visiting the NPFF lobby

Best Paddling Image Competitors 2012


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Bill Eades Lifetime member and former president of the Missouri Whitewater Association, an ACA instructor for whitewater, an instructor atmainly on-river clinics conducted by the MWA, and a team paddler and technical rep for Pyranha US since 1996. He has been afilm judge for the NPFF since 1998, and is a faculty member of Washington University School of Medicine, directing a researchcore laboratory for flow cytometry, involving critical light and color measurements for fluorescent cell marking and cell sorting inmedical research.

Paul MartzenPaul Martzen lives in Fresno California where he is a professional photographer and amateur film maker. Paul is married and hastwo grown sons. He started whitewater kayaking in 1982 and has explored many rivers, though mostly in California. Many of hiswhitewater photographs can be found on the American Whitewater website. Paul attended and helped out at the 2008 and 2011NPFFs, which he enjoyed tremendously. He is very happy to help the event this year by judging and critiquing the films.

Barry GrimesBarry's 8mm film, "El Horrendo" provided inspiration for the establishment of the first National Paddling Film Festival in 1983. As aBWA member/past president and a founder of the film festival, Barry served as the NPFF Coordinator for several years during the1980s and 1990s and was awarded the William Nealy Award in 2006. As an accomplished photographer and videographer Barryhas numerous whitewater films to his credit including several winning NPFF entries.

Colleen LaffeyColleen Laffey was a whitewater river photographer and guide in the early 80's and became a video kayaker in 1988. She workedas a video kayaker and the manager of the video department at a large rafting company until 1999 when she left river work tobecome a full time camera operator. Colleen has worked on such diverse shows as Deadliest Catch and Jersey Shore. When sheis not out on the road shooting bad TV she lives in Fayetteville, WV

Jason PowellJason Powell is a 4-year member of the Bluegrass Wildwater Association and is currently serving on the Steering Committee asVice President. While relatively new to the sport of kayaking, Jason has immersed himself in it – kayaking and viewing videos,avidly. He hopes to bring a fresh, common-man perspective to the 2012 NPFF judging team in his second year of judging.

Sellus WilderSellus Wilder is an award-winning filmmaker and is currentlyhonored to be the Mayor Pro-Tem of Frankfort. He lives inSouth Frankfort with his wife and daughter. Sellus is an avidpaddler of the Elkhorn Creek.

Burgess CareyBurgess Carey is a whitewater paddler and consumer ofwhitewater products since the early 1980's. Sometimes a"has been" and always an armchair athlete, past involvementin the BWA and NPFF has resulted in much controversy andscurrilous remarks. Professionally intent onchanging the world one outdoor venture at a time, Burgess isthe current steward of the Boone Creek Outdoors projectand when not watching paddling films can often be foundsleeping "Down by the River" in his van.

Millard BlakeyMillard is a relative newcomer to kayaking, but has completelyimmersed himself into the sport and paddling community.Millard is currently traveling the country, seeking out whitewater opportunities along his route through West Virginia,North Carolina, California and Oregon. Millard is a member ofBluegrass Wildwater Association, Carolina Canoe Club, GoldCountry Paddlers of California, and an avid supporter of TeamRiver Runner.

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When the National Paddling Film Festival is mentioned, most paddlersthink of a weekend of fun, socializing and watching awesome paddlingvideos. What few realize is that for about 3 decades the film festival hasdonated its proceeds for the protection, conservation and promotion of ourbeloved rivers! What started out as a big project for a small paddling clubyears ago has turned into some impressive results. Not only has the festi-val become a mecca for paddling films and videos, but along the way it hasalso contributed a lot to help protect and enhance our rivers! Take a look atwhat the National Paddling Film Festival has done to help rivers, doesn’t itdeserve your support?

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Listed here are the Honorable 2012 NPFF Judges determining the outcome of the 2012 NationalPaddling Film Festival Competition. By contributing their opinions they play an integral part in helpingthe film festival continue to serve both the creative arts and river conservation communities. Thejudges’ written comments and scores are passed on to the filmmakers providing them with a sam-pleaudience’s perception of their work. The valuable input of the volunteer judges of the NPFF alsoaidsin the effort to ensure that the competition remains as fair, informative and impartial as possible.Please join the volunteers of the NPFF, members of American Whitewater, the BluegrassWildwaterAssociation and river image artists everywhere in giving the NPFF Judges a very big hand.

Professional & Accomplished Divisions Judges:

Shelby Bailey Shelby Bailey is a Lexington native. She graduated from Columbia College in Chicago with a B.A. in film and video. She currentlyworks as a video editor for Post Time Productions, a Lexington based production company which specializes in commercials, cor-porate videos and documentaries. When Shelby can escape from work she enjoys kayaking with friends.

2012 NPFF Judges

2. Accomplished: This category includes those films by persons who have significant experience inmedia production, but whose primary jobs/income are not associated with the production of films orvideos. Films qualifying for this category can be, but do not have to be, available to the general publicfor purchase. Entries in this division must be no longer than 30 minutes.

3. Professional: An entry belongs in the Professional category if some aspect of film or video produc-tion is a primary responsibility of its makers’ employment, or if the film was produced with the inten-tion of selling it for profit beyond recouping the costs of production. Entries in this division are limitedto 60 minutes. Instructional entries in this category are limited to edited versions no longer than 15minutes.

Awards: The motion entries compete in the following categories in addition to the festival audi-ence voted “Paddler’s Choice Award”. Please wait to cast your Paddler's Choice vote at the endof the event after viewing all of the entries.

• Amateur: General Boating, Documentary• Accomplished: General Boating, Documentary• Professional: General Boating, Safety/Instructional, Documentary, Commercial

Judging Criteria - Awards are decided by the following criteria:

• Creativity: Originality of the ideas.• Image Quality: Exposure and composition• Editing and Pacing: How the presentation flows• Content: Development of the idea• Soundtrack: Use of music/sound/narration

Friday Night Competition ScheduleSome times may change slightly


5:00 Doors Open

5:15 Sea Kayak Essentials Vol 1 Safety InstrucSea Kayak Essentials is the ideal instructional DVD for sea kayakers wishing to develop theirskills in open water conditions. Chapters include everything from skills in balancing and turningthrough to tide race paddling and surfing skills.Matthew Giblin and Nick Cunliffe

7:15 reImagined Am GenTake a world tour of the world’s roughest rivers. In reIMAGINED, Todd Wells, Aniol Serrasolses,Ben Marr and a selection of other top-tier kayakers take on the gushing waterways and rockycataracts of Mother Earth. Filmed between December 2010 and October 2011, this kinetic 18-minute film captures action on Washington’s Little White Salmon, Costa Rica’s Chirripo Atlantico,New Zealand’s WuiNui River, and Canada’s Garburator giving the viewer a sense of what itfeels like to experience class 5 whitewater.Mike McKay

7:45 Welcome from Brandon Jett & Introduction For Steve Fisher

Our Guest Host: Steve Fisher

About STEVE FISHER: We are stoked to announce Steve Fisher as the guesthost of our 30th year anniversary festival. Steve has hadhis paddle on the proverbial pulse of the boating scene fora good chunk of the last 30 years. He started paddlingwhen he was a tyke, began kayaking full-time on theZambezi when he was 21, and turned pro in 1999. Fisherhas an all-encompassing background: he started out inthe South African Sprint, Slalom, Marathon, Down River, and freestyle teams, won a number ofbig water competitions early on in his career, and has, over the last several years, shifted hisfocus to exploration and expedition kayaking. His film (under Fish Munga Productions) HaloEffect won the Best Professional Award last year at NPFF in the general boating category andwas also awarded Best of Festival. Steve recently successfully completed the Fish Munga/RedBull Congo River Grand Inga Project with some of the world’s top kayakers in late October inUganda. He’ll fill us in on all those details in person here at the festival.

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NPFF Motion Competition Explained:For about three decades the National Paddling Film Festival has been hosting a competition to deter-mine the best in paddle sport videos and images. This competition has provided the paddling com-munity with a fun and profitable event to support American Whitewater and river conservation. TheNPFF has also helped to raise the quality of paddle sport entertainment by providing recognition oftalent along with important and useful feedback for the image artists who make the show a possibility.Thanks to the judges and the contribution of their valued written opinions along with the organization-al work of the film festival volunteers, hundreds of amateur, accomplished and professional imageartists have been better able to gauge the audience's enjoyment of their work and gain the encour-agement and information helpful for creating even more entertaining art in the future.

In 2006, the volunteers of the National Paddling Film Festival made a few changes to the structureof the festival in an effort to put more focus on the film and image competition and enhance the judg-ing process. As in previous years, the NPFF volunteers will continue to prejudge all entries and alsoto invite volunteer judges who are either motion picture and television media professionals, accom-plished and professional paddling filmmakers or representatives of paddling organizations to lendtheir scores and opinions to determine the winners. The difference in this process is that our invitedjudges will now be making their judgments prior to the festival instead of the day of the show. Bymaking this change, the organizers of the NPFF are hoping to increase the number and diversity ofqualified judges and provide more time for the judges to score and make their comments about theentries.

Phase 1 Judging - viewing and written prejudging by NPFF Film Committee volunteers of all entriesreceived for the competition with the results determining the final film fest show length of approxi-mately 8 hours with an equal distribution of amateur, accomplished and professional entries.

Phase 2 Judging - consists viewing and written prejudging by invited judges. Media professionalswill be judging the Professional Division entries with professional paddling filmmakers and paddlingindustry representatives judging the Accomplished Division and representatives of the paddling com-munity judging the Amateur Division.

Show - Feb. 25-26, 2011- Winners of the competition are announced during the show with the audi-ence voting their pick for the Paddler's Choice Award.

NPFF Motion Entry Divisions:

1. Amateur: Films made for the personal enjoyment of the maker and friends. To qualify in this cate-gory, films must be entirely created by amateur artists and cannot be available for sale to the generalpublic, but may be given to people for the cost of the medium (e.g. video cassette). Entries in thisdivision must be no longer than 15 minutes.

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9:00 Desoto Falls: the five year plan Pro DocIn 2008 Chris Gragtmans nabbed the first descent of Desoto Falls in Alabama, one of the tallestvertical drops on the East Coast of North America. In this short documentary, Chris reflects onhow he prepared for this challenge and what it felt like to fall 70 feet off the lip.Chris Galloway

9:15 Lines TwentyEleven Am GenLines is a celebration of the wonderful rivers I had the chance to run this past year.Andy Woods

9:30 Deep Runs the Canyon Acc DocThe 3rd installment from the West Kootenay based Endangered Creeks Expedition (ECE) nar-rows in on the most compelling of all whitewater landscapes, the canyon. Motivated by thethought of losing these wild areas to potential run-of-river developments, ECE paddlers set out todocument some of the region's most scenic creek canyons.Carl Jacks

9:55 Ain't Louie Fest Am GenA brief visual survey of this year's Ain't Louie Fest. A 9 day festival held each spring featuringEast Tennessee whitewater that draws canoeists from all over North America.Matt Douthitt

10:00 Rafting: Outsourced & Sponsors Acc GenAt long last, the staffing problems in the rafting industry are solved!Thomas Gerencer

10:05 Friday Show Over

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Schedule for Friday & SaturdayFriday

5:00 p.m. – Doors open5:15 p.m. – Films

7:45p.m. – Welcome from Brandon Jett& Introducing Steve Fisher

9:00 p.m Films Continue

10:05 p.m. – After-party at the Brick Alley.

Saturday

Paddling on the Elkhorn with shuttle service provided by local outfitter Canoe Kentucky. Canoe Kentucky is helping sponsor a race on Elkhorn Creek, everyone is welcome!

Info: http://notnpffrace.blogspot.com/ Race check-in begins at 11:30

at Elkhorn Acres Takeout.Race starts @ 1:00

Distillery tours: Saturday morning – first one at 10:00 a.m., last one at 2:00 p.m.

Bourbon tasting: From 2:00 to 4:00, sponsored by Buffalo Trace Distillery.

5:00 p.m. Films Start 8:30p.m. Steve Fisher9:45 p.m. Break/Silent Auction

10:15 p.m. Awards ceremony

Saturday night, after the Awards Ceremony,festival goers can head over to the Brick Alley with DJ Jesse Penn.

Everyone with a wristband gets in free to the bar Saturday night.

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2 - 4 PM Upstairs Bourbon Tasting

5:00 Dominican Republic Am GenA trip to the Dominican Republic.Taylor Cofer

5:40 Sea Kayaking with Gordon Brown-Rescues Safety InstExciting and practical rescue and safety instruction from one of the world's top coaches,mixed with a spectacular journey to St Kilda, a remote cluster of islands in the northAtlantic.Simon Willis

6:05 Canoe Morning Am DocOn any given weekend, the Green River Narrows can be the site of triumph or tragedy;delivering a lifetime of memories or season ending injuries. On one such weekend, a groupof friends experience the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat from this classic steepcreek.Matt Douthitt

6:10 Break

6:20 Currents: California Am DocThis video was shot, logged, and edited using 100% solar power. In this episode theCurrents crew attempts to show that the greenest energy is the energy that isn't used at all.Sunny California was the obvious choice to take on this adventure as well as capturingsome of the best class five kayaking the Sierras have to offer.Mike McKay

6:30 Koontz Flume Am GenA harrowing tale depicting the origins or Koontz and its epic journey from West Virginia toElkhorn City, KY. Featuring the Russell Fork River as Koontz Flume at levels ranging from100 to 5000 cfs.Josh & Matt Turner

Saturday Competition ScheduleSome times may vary


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6:45 Los Escualos: Young Chilean Kayakers Am DocThree of the world's best kayakers take a two-month journey to the Scandinavian paddlingmeccas of Iceland and Norway. While they search inside the arctic circle for rapids andwaterfalls that have never been run, they're also searching for the elusive moments whenthe stars align and everything goes perfectly, but sometimes… in the blink of an eye…things go horribly wrong. The inevitable externalities of their main goal is what they call 'thehalo effect'.Weston Boyles

7:05 The North Shore: a Guide to Getting Lost Pro GenThe rivers on Minnesota's North Shore cascade down the Sawtooth Range and tumble intothe frigid waters of Lake Superior. The tanin waters of these world-class whitewater runspresent many challenges and have given rise to one of the truly unique and core boatingcommunities in the world of paddlesports. Come on this video journey for a rich insight intowhat the North Shore is all about..Chris Galloway

7:25 The Grand Canyon in Winter Pro DocTo experience the Grand Canyon from river level in the heart of winter is a wildnernessadventure second to none. Follow filmmaker Chris Galloway as he floats down the mightyColorado River with six friends, a fourteen day journey that brings them through wildlifeencounters, rock slides, a winter storm, and many more rich experiences in one ofAmerica's wildest places.Chris Galloway

7:50 High Sierra Safety Acc DocIn a project inspired by Bryan Owen at Astral Bouyancy, Gareth Tate and a crew of expertkayakers take you on a video tour of the infamous Upper Cherry Creek in Californa. With arunnable window of less then a week every year this run is top on the wish list of kayakersaround the world. In this full length feature you will follow these kayakers down every majorrapid on the run as they share tips on how to safely attack overnight kayaking expeditionslike Upper Cherry."Gareth Tate

8:25 The Craziest Idea Pro Doc2011 was an historic year for rivers. The two dam removal projects that began as "crazyideas" 30 years ago kicked off this year on the Elwa and White Salmon Rivers in

The National Paddling Film Festival’sWilliam Nealy Award:The Story Behind the Award

donations of original artwork which greatly helped to raise the profile of the film festival. William also donated histime and opinions at several early film festivals by serving as a judge for the amateur entries. William was an occa-sional visitor to other BWA events including the legendary "Hot Tub” Beginner Clinic held at the Emory/Obed river.The notorious Saturday evening party held that evening has sparked countless tales of free flowing pitchers of mintjuleps amid wild carrying-ons by many. It was enough to inspire William to take note of the BWA and some of itsmembers in his Whitewater Home Companion Volume I.

William Nealy was a co-founder and author of Menasha Ridge Press. He was a “whitewater rebel” who had awonderful and imaginative mind. As a paddler you always knew the characters in his cartoons and had lived andexperienced what happened to them in his stories.

It was with these appreciative thoughts of William's creative genius, love of fun and generosity of spirit that we dedi-cated the 2002 NPFF to him and established the “William Nealy Award”. The BWA wanted to continue to celebrateWilliam's spirit. His profound influence in the whitewater boaters community and his lasting contributions to paddle-sports was something that will inspire future generations. It is with this award that we continue to recognize thatinspiration.

The NPFF is looking for your suggestions for a nominee for the William Nealy Award. If you have a person youwould like to nominate please write us with your reasoning as to why this person would be a good choice for receiv-ing the William Nealy Award.

Past Recipients of the William Nealy Award

The William Nealy award is given to honor extraordinary distinction in life-time achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of paddle sport artsand imagery, or for outstanding service to the National Paddling FilmFestival.

The William Nealy Award is to continue the original goal and purpose of theFilm Festival which was to encourage those who would communicate invarious art forms the enthusiasm that we have for paddling, the wonderfulplaces where we paddle and the excitement and satisfaction we find in pad-dlesports.

The late William Nealy has occupied a special place in the BWA's collectiveheart for many years. His early support of the NPFF included generous

Bob Sehlinger 2002John Davis 2003

Daniel DeLaVergne 2007 Kent Ford 2005Barry Grimes 2006

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Washington. These dam removal projects are the largest in history and represent a turningpoint in the effort to restore freeflowing rivers for salmon, recreation, and culture. The cli-mactic moment of the year was the explosive breach of 125 foot tall Condit Dam on theWhite Salmon, captured using video and time lapse photography techniques.Andy Maser

8:30 Our Guest Host: Steve Fisher

About STEVE FISHER:

We are stoked to announce Steve Fisher as the guesthost of our 30th year anniversary festival. Steve has hadhis paddle on the proverbial pulse of the boating scene fora good chunk of the last 30 years. He started paddlingwhen he was a tyke, began kayaking full-time on theZambezi when he was 21, and turned pro in 1999. Fisherhas an all-encompassing background: he started out in the South African Sprint, Slalom,Marathon, Down River, and freestyle teams, won a number of big water competitions early on inhis career, and has, over the last several years, shifted his focus to exploration and expeditionkayaking. His film (under Fish Munga Productions) Halo Effect won the Best ProfessionalAward last year at NPFF in the general boating category and was also awarded Best of Festival.Steve recently successfully completed the Fish Munga/Red Bull Congo River Grand Inga Projectwith some of the world’s top kayakers in late October in Uganda. He’ll fill us in on all thosedetails in person here at the festival.

9:45 Break Silent Auction

10:15 Awards Ceremony End of NPFF. See you next Year!

11:00 After Party is at the Brick Alley with DJ Jesse Penn located downtown. Free entry to NPFF wristband wearers.

Please Be Safe!

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Welcome to NPFF 2012 It’s good to have you all here again at Buffalo Trace Distillery, our home for the NPFFfor 4 years running, to support American Whitewater in defense of the rivers we love.For more than a quarter of a century, the National Paddling Film Festival has support-ed river conservation efforts by showcasing the best motion and still images in the pad-dling world. Over the years, we've progressed from Super 8 film through VHS, andnow we're fully into the digital age. It's exciting to see this technology put to use forsuch a great cause.

We are excited to announce Steve Fisher as the guest host of this years festival. Steve has had his paddle on theproverbial pulse of the boating scene for a good chunk of the last 30 years. He started paddling when he was atyke, began kayaking full-time on the Zambezi when he was 21, and turned pro in 1999. Fisher has an all-encom-passin background: he started out in the South African Sprint, Slalom, Marathon, Down River, and freestyle teams,won a number of big water competitions early on in his career, and has, over the last several years, shifted hisfocus to exploration and expedition kayaking. His film (under Fish Munga--a turn-key production house specializingin outdoor and action sports) Halo Effect won the Best Professional Award last year at NPFF in the general boatingcategory and was also awarded Best of Festival. Steve recently successfully completed the Fish Munga/Red BullCongo River Grand Inga Project with some of the world’s top kayakers in late October in Uganda. He’ll fill us in onall thos details in person at the festival.

Our film lineup this year promises to be just as exciting as last year, with films showcasing everything from steep-creeking to safety to sea kayaking. Still Images will be shown near the Silent Auction in the downstairs areathroughout the weekend, so be sure to check it out and vote for your favorite.

For those still wanting to party Friday and Saturday night after the Fest, DJ Jesse Penn will be at the Brick Alleybar downtown playing your requests.

For Saturday, you’ve got several choices:

-Paddling on the Elkhorn with shuttle service provided by local outfitter Canoe Kentucky. This year CanoeKentucky is helping sponsor a race on Elkhorn Creek, everyone is welcome! Race check-in begins at noon atElkhorn Acres Takeout.-Distillery tours Saturday morning – first one at 10:00 a.m., last one at 2:00 p.m.-Bourbon tasting from 2:00 to 4:00, sponsored by Buffalo Trace Distillery. Tastings will be in the Clubhouse.

We’ve got lots of food, including a Chili Cook-off, and beverages provided by the Cumberland Brewing. Don't for-get to hang on to your ticket stub: you'll need it for the Door Prize drawings that will be going on throughout theFestival. Join us in supporting American Whitewater, and stop by the AW table and renew your membership!

Now, sit back and enjoy "The Best in Whitewater Paddlesports Film and Images!”

Brandon Jett, 2012 NPFF Coordinator


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The NPFF Road ShowA great way for your organization to earnmoney for river conservation or causes!

The National Paddling Film Festival Road Show has been developedto expand the NPFF's outreach to the public. Do you want toshare this exciting event with the paddlers back home? Then getinvolved with an NPFF Road Show and the best of this innovativefestival can come to you!

By holding a National Paddling Film Festival Roadshow yourgroup can enjoy quality paddlesport films while painlesslyfundraising for your own local projects as well as helping us fur-ther our efforts with American Whitewater and other conservationand access charities.

Here is how it works:

A paddling club, conservation organization, university, philanthropist,or commercial outdoor enterprise donates $200 to the NPFF inexchange for 5 hours, which is 300 minutes of paddlesport, (mostlywhitewater) video. We provide the entertainment and you do the rest.Sounds simple, it is simple. All we ask in return is for a contract, creditcard deposit, a little advertising, and that you be a goodorganization/person doing good things.

The videos come from the NPFF’s extensive paddlesport librarycovering amateur and professional entries from 25 years of festivals.Most of our films are on DVD.

Don’t need five hours of video? We will package up 2 hour mini-showsfor $100 plus overnight shipping. We also offer a sliding fee option forspecial needs organizations. We would like to send a big thanks to all videographers and video artists who have gra-ciously allowed the NPFF to showcase and market their films for waterway conservation

The NPFF Roadshow is a winning situation for all involved: More paddlers will have the opportunity to view the latestand best in paddlesport images. Clubs and organizations can generate local conservation effort funds from the NPFFRoadshow, or add a video show to an existing, established event. Video artists have an opportunity to expose and mar-ket their work to targeted audiences. The NPFF can continue contributing money to waterway conservation effortsbeyond the festival.

The Roadshow has been seen in several dozen cities in over 18 states, Canada and Europe. Thousands of dollars havebeen raised for local organizations and the programs they support. So, go find an independent theater, college/universi-ty, or any other film friendly event,

For more Film Festival Road Show news or information visit www .npff.org

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