International Film Competition Results 2007

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Adventure Film Academy    Vision and Media/North West Vision
Winner - Gear freak    (view here)
Runner Up - Adventure Shopping    (view here)
Runner Up - Stoned    (view here)
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Environment    Granger’s
Winner - The Bear Man of Kamchatka
USA 50’ Directed and Produced by Jeff and Sue Turner
Runner Up - Oil and Water
Runner Up - Tepuy

Culture     K Village
Winner - Tribe: Darhad
UK 60’ Directed and Produced by Graham Johnston
Special Mention - Call it Karma
Runner Up - Land of Spirits

Film Short    KMFF
Winner - Comitted; Keen Youth
Directed by Dave Brown and Paul Diffley Produced by Hot Aches Productions
Runner Up - Zoltan
Runner Up - I can do that

Adventure    Cumbria Tourism
Winner - Psyche (Patagonia Winter)
UK 30’ Directed and Produced by Alastair Lee of Posing Productions
Runner Up - Oil and Water Project
Special Mention - Call it Karma

Climbing    Climber Magazine
Winner - Aerialist
USA 26’ Directed and Produced by Brad Lynch
Special Mention - Underdeveloped (special mention)
Runner Up - King Lines

Mountaineering    Asolo
Winner - The Beckoning Silence
UK 90’ Directed by Louise Osmond Produced by Darlow Smithson
Runner Up - Patagonian Winter
Runner Up - The Fastest Summit

Special Jury Award    NWDA
Winner - Oil and Water Project
USA 35’ Directed by Seth Warren
Special Mention - Underdeveloped
Special Mention - Call it Karma

People's Choice    Outdoor Show
Winner - Pscyche
UK 75’ Directed and Produced by Alastair Lee of Posing Productions
2nd- Beckoning silence
3rd - The Longest climb
4th- Ama Dablam

Grand Prize    Berghaus
Winner - King Lines
USA 50’ Directed and Produced by Peter Mortimer
Special Mention - Edge of Eden
Special Mention - The Beckoning Silence

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Ian Stephens of Cumbria Tourism (right) presents the Mountain Adventure award to Alastair Lee for Patagonia Winter - Al Powell and Andy Kirkpatrick (on the left) star in the film.	Leo Houlding received the award from Kate Burke of Climber magazine for the Best Climbing film - Aerialist - on behalf of film maker Brad Lynch and Dean Potter.
Lawrence Friell of ASOLO presents the Best Mountaineering Film Award to cameraman Keith Partridge for the splendid The Beckoning Silence.	Jack Tackle receives the Special Jury Award for The Oil and Water Project from Chris Bonington of behalf of director Seth Billington - "we're both from Montana and that's close enough!"
Kate Thomas presents the People's Choice Award to film maker Al Lee for Psyche.	American climber and editor of Alpinist collects the award from Andy Kirkpatrick of Berghaus for King Lines - the Grand Prize of the Festival - on behalf of film makers Peter Mortimer and Josh Lowell. Christian's called described King Lines as "a story about the passion for climbing and adventure that will inspire future generations."
The winners of the Kendal Film Academy award for 2007 receive their awards from Alice Morrison of Northwest Vision and Media and Brain Hall - Director of the AFA.	Don Gladstone of Granger's awards the best Environment Film to Deb Smythe of the Banff Mountain Festival on behalf of Jeff and Sue Turner.
Tim Emmett receives the award for Best Culture Film from Mandy Dixon of K Village on behalf of the film maker Graham Johnson and Bruce Perry	Dave Brown and Paul Diffley receive the award for Best Short Film for Committed Keen Youth from Andy Kirkpatrick

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FESTIVAL PATRONS Sir Chris Bonington and Leo Houlding Esq