The 2012 Adventure Travel Film Festival
Will be held in Bright in February, featuring a number of films with a motorcycle bent, as well as those telling the stories of adventure over the last 70 yearsAustralia’s first ever Adventure Travel Film Festival will be held from February 24-26, 2012 in the scenic Victorian country town of Bright.
Hosted by Brit adventurers, film-maker Austin Vince and travel author Lois Pryce, The Adventure Travel Film Festival, which has graced the UK and the USA, features many films from the last 70 years covering every continent and form of transport including bicycles, motorcycles, buses, 4x4s, canoes and even a spot of train-hopping!
And to add to the vibe, there will be an open air starlight screening each evening.
The motorcycle films will include Cycles South (1971), Going the Distance (2010), Motosyberia (2007) and The Rugged Road (1935) – the latter about two English women who set off from London to ride to Cape Town in a motorcycle sidecar outfit pulling a trailer.
And Cycles South (pictured) features what is surely cinema’s only stoned nude dirt-biking scene!
There’s some home-grown talent at the festival, too. One is Four Strokes of Luck (2010) which follows the incredible adventures of two Aussies tackling the Darien Gap on a boat powered by their own motorcycles! And one from the archives -- Back of Beyond, a haunting 1950s documentary following an outback mailman along the remote Birdsville Track.
Weekend ($65) and day passes ($35) will be available in advance from October (tickets will also be available on the door -- more expensive). Tickets include not just films but workshops on film-making and presentations from adventurers. There are local hotels, campsites and B&Bs aplenty with all budgets catered for.
The festival takes place at the Alpine Visitor Information Centre and Bright Brewery right at the heart of Bright.
For more information, visit www.adventuretravelfilmfestival.com or email australia@adventuretravelfilmfestival.com.
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