Fly Fishing Film Festival

RISE - Fly Fishing Film Festival has become the premier event on fly fishers calendars across three countries and two continents.

In April 2008 the film tour will start in Dunedin and play over 35 shows over two months circumnavigating New Zealand and Australia.

The two hour show comprises of the best fly fishing entertainment available from around the world.

This year's winner of the Fly Shorts - Short Film Competition will open the festival at each screening. The competition is open to the general public and always produces some exceptional short films.

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First Prize = $7000

A hosted trip to Tahiti bonefishing .......more

Entries welcomed for judging in March 2008

Due to a fantastic response to the first short film competition the event will again be run in the lead up to RISE - Fly Fishing Film Festival 2008. Entries are welcomed from the general public.

The only restrictions are that the film must be less than 6 minutes long and have some fly fishing content.

Entries will be independantly judged on 3 criteria:

1. Storyline

2.Humour

3 Originality

Thank you to all who entered the Short Film Competition 2008 the winning film PERMIT OBSESSION will open the film festival in all the towns and cities during the 2008 tour.

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Films Featured in 2008

The films will be an interesting blend of exotic and local fly fishing focusing on adventure, story telling and humour - all brought to life on the big screen.

The Search - Tahiti

An odyssey into the Pacific Ocean to search for some of the biggest bonefish in the world. Hitch a ride on freighter ships and local fishing boats to uninhabited islands with Nick Reygaert, Kent Fraser, Craig Worthington and Mat Mchugh on this compelling voyage of discovery and conservation.

Gin-Clear Media movie

Fishizzle

Fishizzle! is a film that tells the tale of an Alaskan fishing guide’s journey of living his lifelong dream of guiding the pristine rivers of Alaska’s bush to making the agonizing decision to re-enter “the real world”.

Roll Cast Productions

Green Tide

The team from Intrepid Angler have put together the first comprehensive movie on saltwater fly fishing in NZ. You thought it was a trout fishers paradise. Wait until you see this! Amazing footage of massive kingfish smashing surface poppers.