Cairns QLD, 22nd February 2012:  The third annual Cairns Adventure Film
Festival is Australasia’s only dedicated adventure and extreme sports film
festival and competition. Over two nights the festival will showcase the best
adventure films that have been sourced from Australasian and local North
Queensland film makers and sports people. This year CAFF will also include the Adventurous by Nature Stills Photography category. This is an exciting opportunity for avid action and adventure sports photographers to also showcase their work.

          2011 CAFF entrant, Jack McGowan from Victoria said he was
very excited about having an Australian adventure film festival to enter his
film “Three Two One”. When he attended the Banff Film Festival as a scholarship
winner, he was a little disappointed that there wasn't a similar forum in
Australia to bring together adventurers, filmmakers and adventure lovers in one
event. After 8 International screenings, CAFF was the first Australian
screening.
           CAFF 2011 had entries featuring a variety of sports and locations including white
water kayaking, BASE jumping, downhill Mountain Biking and travel adventures based in India, Laos and China. There were entrants from most Australian states and several from New Zealand. CAFF organizer Rebecca Scott says, “the event welcomes out of the ordinary past times as long as they are respectful to the natural world and to the participants. Tests of human endurance, stamina, skill and courage shone through in the 2011 films and we are excited about what the
adventure sport community will produce for 2012”.

          Prolific Cairns whitewater kayaker Josh Bond entered the first two years of CAFF and took out the top honours and cash prize in 2011 with his film Summer Rain.  He said about that entering CAFF was “an amazing opportunity for myself and many others like me to get our chosen sport and past time documented and exposed for others to see”. Judges were impressed with the increase in quality of Josh’s 2011 films when compared with his 2010 efforts.

          CAFF provides a great opportunity for both film makers developmentally as well as
for adventure community groups to showcase their sports. CAFF is inviting Australasian film makers and adventure sports lovers to enter a variety of categories:

1. Short Adventures in Nature  ($500 Cash Prize for First Place!! Thanks to Outdoors Queensland www.qorf.org)
- Under 10 minute narrative-style films featuring adventures, journeys and
explorations in nature. This can include sport based narratives, outdoor
expeditions or travel docos. This category is to be green powered, with the
focus being on the adventurer’s interaction with the wilderness and the wonders
it contains. 

2. Caffeinated Adventures
- Under 6 minutes  featuring adrenaline style adventure activities of any sort. Music videos, animation and narratives allowed.

3. The People’s Choice Mad Minutes
- Ultra short adrenaline adventures – Under 2 minutes - action packed films. These films will be embedded in the CAFF website and voted on by online viewers in the month prior to CAFF. They will are a great way to build excitement in the lead up to the festival. The votes are tallied and the ultimate winner is announced on the night and the best films played during the festival.

4. Feature length Adventures-
CAFF is also looking for a selection of feature length adventure films with a preference for under 30 minute films.

5. Adventurous by Nature Stills Photo – CAFF are looking for quality action shots that express
the meaning of adventurous by nature. The best photos will be displayed during the event and there will be also be a people’s choice award for this category.

Full entry details and examples of films entered in previous years are available on the www.caff.net.au website.

Entries are due early April 2011 and CAFF is excited to announce that the main event and awards night will be held at The Union Jack Hotel (formerly Shennanigans) in the CBD of Cairns. This is an exciting night featuring the best short films of the 2012 competition and
will include much exhilarating live entertainment.