ShAFF Winners Announced

12th March, 2008

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The third annual Sheffield Adventure Film Festival took place over the weekend of Feb 29 to Mar 2. Despite frustratingly nice weather more people than ever turned up. Films for Adrenaline Junkies and an experimental live interview between Gordon Stainforth and event patron Joe Simpson proved to be the highlights of the weekend.

The festival winners were:

Grand Prize
Winner - King Lines - El Pontas - £200

Best Climbing Film
Winner - Hard XS - Choss - £200
Special Mention - I Can Do That

Best Non-Climbing Film
Winner - Cuban Skateboard Crisis - £200
Special Mention - Coast To Coast
Special Mention - Oil & Water Project

Best Adrenaline Film
Winner - Aerialist - £200
Special Mention - 9 Winters Old - Snowboarding

Best Short Film
Winner - Zoltan - £200
Special Mention - 9 Winters Old - The Expert

During judging it was decided that there was a need to add a 6th category for the film that best captured the 'Spirit Of Adventure'. This was awarded to: Underdeveloped - Festival Cut

ShAFF would like to thank judges Ian Parnell, Niall Grimes and Gordon Stainforth.

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BrianT

13 Mar, 2008

It was good to hear Joe talking openly and frankly about his life and particularly about the Suila Grande incident. I'd been of the impression that he was reticent to talk about it after years of being badgered over the whole TTV issue. Cheers to Joe, and also to Gordon, who led a good interview. I saw a lot of the films and there were some ace ones, not only on climbing but on a whole range of other outdoor or adventure stuff. One of my parsonal faves was the short film 'Urban Freestyler', of Steve Peat and Brendan Fairclough riding, full on downhill stylee, on some all too familiar Sheffield landmarks. Exciting stuff, even if it made me feel like a shit rider.

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