Vancouver Mountain Film Fest and Big Wild launch a huge success
June 2, 2008
A BIG thank you to all of our event volunteers, sponsors, and door prize donors for making our Big Wild launch and the premier screening of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival in Yellowknife a great success.
While the primary focus of the evening was to build awareness about the national Big Wild campaign, it was also an opportunity to encourage Yellowknifers to get out and enjoy our own big wild backyard, and also for CPAWS-NWT to raise funds for our conservation work.
With 221 people in the audience, we did all of those things, and we hope to see a number of Yellowknifers sign themselves up for a Big Wild Challenge this summer as a result!
When: Friday, May 23
Doors at 7 pm, show at 7:30 pmWhere: Northern Arts and Cultural Centre
Tickets are $10 adult / $8 youth and are available at Overlander Sports (
For more info. contact Erica at erica@cpaws.org or 873.9893 ext. 25.
Evening Schedule
- Intro and Big Wild Presentation
- Guardians of Selva Maya – 9 min. (culture, Jury’s Award)
- Keen Youth – 6 min. (climbing, youth)
- Cascade of Light – 23 min. (northern paddling)
-Intermission-
- Door Prize draw
- Crux – 33 min. (mountain biking, Best Film on Mountain Biking)
- By Own Strength – 45 min. (kayaking, cyclin g, Best Water Film)