Wasatch Winter Film Festival - Call For Entries

WASATCH WINTER FILM FESTIVAL CALLS FOR ENTRIES

The first annual Wasatch Winter Film Festival is looking for amateur ski and snowboard films from around the Wasatch. The White Room, as the film festival is being called, seeks to expose the local talent and cinematographers who catch snowsport action on film. The festival is presented by FreeRide Magazine, The Utah Ski & Snowboard Journal.

The film festival will take place Saturday, December 3rd at Prospector Square Conference Center in Park City. Films will be shown in the Celebrity Theater, one of the Sundance Film Festival venues. Scheduled starting time is 6:00 p.m., with clips from some of this season’s most popular films. A portion of last season’s local underground hit, “Chubby Snow,” will kick off the amateur films at 7:00 p.m. Entry is $5 at the door, and includes one raffle ticket.

There are separate categories for age (middle school, high school, and open); discipline (alpine, snowboard, telemark, or mix); and setting (park, resort, backcountry). Over $10,000 worth of gear and lift tickets from sponsors will be split between filmmakers and raffle winners. Major sponsors are Winterstick and Rossignol. A portion of the proceeds raised will be split between the Youth Winter Sports Alliance and Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center.

The White Room is accepting both 5-minute trailers and 20-minute shorts. Entries are due by Saturday, November 26th, and can be mailed to FreeRide Media at 900 Bitner Road, G-11, Park City, UT 84098. They must be either DVD or VHS format. Questions can be directed to Mike Sharp at (435) 940-0590. See www.freeridemagazine.com for a complete list of sponsors and the latest information.