Local outdoor enthusiasts - get set for two award-winning film sessions showcasing high octane sports and topical environmental and mountain culture films.
The NZ Mountain Film Festival National Tour takes award winning films to audiences around New Zealand from Te Anau to Tauranga and it's a main fundraiser for Land Search and Rescue Whanganui (LandSAR) who have secured two evenings of inspirational short films.
"The New Zealand Mountain Film Festival is shown every year down in Wanaka and back in my Queenstown days we always made the trip over the hill every winter to soak in the incredible feats of ordinary people doing extraordinary things," LandSAR Whanganui member Louise Bird says.
"We are so lucky to have a curated selection available to showcase to a Whanganui audience. It's our third year now organising this film festival and we'd love to sell every seat!"
The Kiwi Made selection screens at 7pm on Thursday, August 12 and amazing home grown films (ranging from 10 minutes to 37 minutes) include a jaw-dropping ski traverse of the Canterbury Alps, a first time ascent of the massive Airport Wall in Fiordland, a Southern Alps exploration by four adventurous friends, up and coming surfer Kehu Butler shows us his secret spots, and a self-filmed free climb of Aoraki / Mt Cook's last unclimbed route.