Join us for the year's best paddling films!
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Presented with Adventure Attic! Door prizes during intermission!
The Paddling Film Festival has been showcasing the very best paddling films since 2006. Be inspired to explore rivers, lakes and oceans, push extremes, appreciate wild places and fully embrace the paddling lifestyle. Experience the heart-thumping thrills of paddling huge spring run-off haystacks, gentle Scottish Highland canoeing, Icelandic sea kayak excursion, monster waterfall plunges and a doc about a vintage canoe guide from Algonquin Park. 8 short films in all! Presented with a 15 minute intermission.
The Paddling Film Festival World Tour is screened in more than 135 cities around the world. Join us! Then, go paddling. We’re pretty sure you’ll want to.
Local filmmaker Thomas Ostapchuk will be live in person to introduce his new film "The Grand", as part of the festival. Read all the press about his film below.
Guelph Today - "The Grand" film interview, Thomas Ostapchuk. March 5th, 2023
CBC-KW - Local filmmaker, Thomas Ostapchuk interview view - March 14, 2023
THE RECORD - Grand River Front and Center - March 17th, 2023