NPFF08- Enter your STUFF!
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Description: Enter Your STUFF! DEADLINE JAN. 25, 2008 “The Best in Paddlesports Film and Image Competition” Greetings from the 2008 National Paddling Film Festival! February 22nd and 23rd will be our 25th Annual NPFF, celebrating 25 years of promoting River Conservation through “The Best in Paddlesport Video and Image Competition. This year’s Guest Hosts are the winners of the “The Best of Festival” and “Accomplished General” awards at NPFF 2007, The Range Life. From NPFF 2008 Video Coordinator, Phillip Sisk: “The Range Life all the way from the Pacific Northwest, fresh off last year's stunning zip line footage film that took top honors, and back from IR’s ‘Vacation to Hell’ in the Peru jungle will host the 25th annual NPFF.” Also, NPFF 2007 Guest Host, John Grace of Lunch Video Magazine, will be returning to do a LVM Premier for NPFF 2008. We have lots of gear coming in from all over the place for the Silent Auction. Some of the items already received are books and shirts from Helliconia Press and an instruction package from the Nantahala Outdoor Center, and through American Whitewater, boats from Dagger, WaveSport, and Jackson Kayaks, with more on the way. The Bluegrass Brewing Company is again providing beverages for the NPFF. We are planning on having live music again this year, and are working on finding the acts now. Now for the big news – the NPFF has a new home! Due to size and parking constraints, and the lack of appropriate facilities during the dates we needed, we’ve move the event to the historic Buffalo Trace Distillery Lodge in Frankfort, Kentucky! After careful consideration, we decided that this location was ideal for our 25th Anniversary, with seating for 250 to 275 people, an adjacent bar area, and a full kitchen and dining area in the downstairs area which is suitable for both eating and the Silent Auction displays, along with vendor tables. This location is only 20 to 25 minutes further for people coming from I-75, and is actually closer for those coming from I-65. It is centrally located in historic Frankfort, the Capital City of Kentucky. There is ample parking onsite for the event, and we are working on getting a shuttle service set up for those who may party like rock stars. We have a block of 75 rooms reserved at the Capital Plaza Hotel, which is only a half-mile from the event site. Rooms are $74 per night. We will have the reservation forms posted on the NPFF website later this week. I have been in contact with the Downtown Frankfort Tourism Board, and they are excited to have us there. They will be providing goodie bags for attendees, including discounts to the local downtown merchants. There are several good restaurants, including a great pizzeria, a Middle-Eastern restaurant (with belly dancing on Fridays!), a deli, an upscale restaurant, and a fantastic wine bar. We are pulling out all the stops to make the transition to the new location a great one! Remember, the deadline for video entries is January 18th, so get your videos ready, and enter them now! Entry forms can be found on the NPFF website. Tickets will be on sale soon online, through the generous help of American Whitewater. Look for updates on our website later this week, and plan to attend the 25th Annual National Paddling Film Festival. We look forward to seeing you all there! Todd Garland Director, NPFF 2008 Links: NPFF website – http://www.surfbwa.org/npff American Whitewater - http://www.americanwhitewater.org/ The Range Life - http://www.therangelife.blogspot.com/ Buffalo Trace Distillery - http://www.buffalotrace.com/ The Capital Plaza Hotel - http://www.capitolplaza.com/ Frankfort/Franklin County Tourist & Convention Committee - http://www.visitfrankfort.com/
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