Are you an aspiring adventure filmmaker or just love adventures? We want to see your skills and follow your stories!

We are back for our second adventure film making competition - set here in Nelson Tasman - showcasing the best of the top of the south.

We want to see your adventures, that inspire us to get off our butts, get creative and push the limits of our bodies, minds and imaginations.

Put together a short (up to 15 minute) film featuring an outdoor pursuit or adventure - whatever that means to you. The shortlisted films will be showcased in June 2025 with screenings in Nelson and our awards night. Enter to be in with a chance to win an amazing bundle of prizes valued at $6k+ of outdoor kit.

Examples of pursuits:
Mountain biking
Climbing
Bouldering
Canyoning
Caving
Tramping
Trail running
Kayaking
Fishing
Pack rafting
Snowboarding
Paddling
Skiing
Surfing
Freediving
Skydiving
Slacklining
Highlining
Bushcraft
Kite-surfing
Wind-surfing

Best Film Award - Adventure Prize Pack
Best Youth Award (Youth and Students) - Adventure Prize Pack
Spirit of Adventure Award -
Director's Choice Award - $1000 Adventure Prize Pack

+ extra door awards on the night!

*All prize packs to be valued over $2k each.

Submissions are open from October 2024 - May 2025.
~Shortlisted films to be screened in the cinema and online in June 2025
~Films must be recorded in the South Island, New Zealand
~Films must be up to 15mins long
~ Films must be filmed in 2024 or 2025
~Films can be filmed on any camera/GoPro/mobile device
~ANY outdoor adventure pursuit/sport/activity/expedition is eligible (see below for a non-exhaustive list)
~Amateurs welcome and encouraged!