Crested Butte, CO

The 2007 Crested Butte Reel Fest will feature a new program of action sports short films.
Crested Butte’s 10th annual film festival, which will be held from August 8th through the
12th, is looking to encourage locals of all ages to capture their athletic adventures on film,
and to share their daring feats with their community.

“Our community is so fortunate to have professional film companies like Matchstick
Productions and Two Plank Productions right here in town. Their work, along with the
work of other sports film production companies undoubtedly inspires amateurs
throughout the valley. It’s not hard to spot skiers, snowboarders, rock climbers, and
bikers filming themselves throughout the year. Reel Fest is excited to showcase their
work for the first time,” says Allison Keagle, a member of the Reel Fest Board of
Directors.

While the program may put the spotlight on local amateur filmmakers and athletes, Reel
Fest welcomes submissions from professional film companies, as well as submissions
from filmmakers outside of the Gunnison Valley. The Fest is also exploring additional
related programs, such as workshops to help filmmakers improve the quality of their
work.

Two productions accepted from the Two Plank crew were slated to show down to finish up the summer. The films selected for screening were Two Plank’s acclaimed HDV project “Screenplay” and the award winning short documentary, “The Moment” were among a handful of great other screenings to conclude the festival. Check out “The Moment” and the trailer for “Screenplay” on our

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page. “Screenplay” is being featured at the new discounted rate of 14.99 at the TwoPlank Store.

One of the Crested Butte Reel Fest’s Co-Founder’s was then - local filmmaker Robert A. Nowotny. He was also a member of the Board of Directors for the Center for the Arts in Crested Butte, Colorado. Robert decided to have a fundraiser screening of seven short films made by filmmakers he knew. It was the middle of the winter of 1997 in the Rocky Mountains and he advertised that anyone wearing shorts would get in for half price. The response to the screening was overwhelming and people had to be turned away!

This year, James and Corey were unable to attend the first three days of the festival due to downhill mountain bike shoots all week in Snowmass, CO. After three nights of no sleep from the eclectic Aspen night life, followed up by 7AM call times, the boyz went straight to the Hill Top pool in Snowmass village, kicking it and debating the ages of fellow guests; before truckin’ ass back over 2 passes to make it back to the home town of Crested Butte just in time to catch the first of the “Sport Shorts” film screening. Several other Two Plank locals were in attendance like Berman, Furimsky, Boulding, and Hannan. The crew was extremely stoked with the attendance and the audience’s response to their films before taking the party to the local hotness, LoBar. Two Plank wants to thank the CB Reel Fest for extending their festival into the abstract category of action sports film. -TP

This entry was posted on Monday, October 1st, 2007 at 1:39 pm and is filed under TwoPlank Blog & News Archive.