The 2nd Annual Fernie Mountain Film Festival is here!
On Feb. 29 & Mar. 1, FMFF, Blackstone Resort and Elk Valley Coal Corporation invite you and your family to enjoy a weekend of thought-provoking and inspiring films, as well as presentations by adventurers Jon Turk and Bernice Notenboom, all at the Fernie Community Centre.
FMFF is dedicated to filmmakers who spark awareness of mountain cultures, fragile environments and the passion and perseverance of global explorers. Along with a selection of shorts films, this years feature documentaries include Beyond the Horizon, the story of how Colin Angus and Julie Wafaei complete a self-propelled journey around the globe, and Oil + Water, which follows kayakers Seth Warren and Tyler Bradt as they drive the Pan-American Highway on bio-diesel, teaching others sustainable living practices.
NEW to this years festival is a FREE childrens film festival, beginning at 3pm on Mar. 1. With your kids, enjoy free popcorn, animation, kids films and the World Premier of Fernie Soapbox. This short documentary by Rory Hind follows the 2006 Fernie Soapbox Derby. Your kids may see themselves on the big screen.
Due to tremendous sponsor support, ticket prices have been reduced. Two-night passes are only $15. Single-night tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. You can buy them online, at the Guides Hut, or the College of the Rockies Fernie campus. Evening programs begin at 7pm.
FMFF would like to thank these sponsors for helping bring the event to higher ground: Red Tree Lodge, Rockies Law Corp, BP, Fernie 901, Fernie Hotel, Evolution Fitness, BC Hydro, Claris Media and College of the Rockies.
FMFF is a non-for-profit society, and hopes to donate a portion of the festival profits to the Ghostrider Adventure Camp. This camp offers opportunities to local children to enjoy outdoor pursuits in our local mountain environment.
For more information or to set up interviews, please contact Brian Bell at bbell@cotr.bc.ca or 423.4691. For more information, to see a trailer, and to purchase tickets visit www.ferniefilmfestival.com.
