Wow, things certainly hit all at once sometimes. Today I found out that “This is Canoeing” has won best canoeing film at TWO film festivals! Already!

The Reel Paddling Film Festival in Canada had it’s premiere showing last night in Toronto and the winning films were announced. “This is Canoeing” was amongst them and took the single blade title. 

I also had an email this afternoon from Anne Baxter from the Waterwalker Film Festival, a Canadian paddling festival set up in memory of Bill Mason. She said,

“Hello Justine,

This is to inform you that your film This is Canoeing is the winner of the Best Canoeing Film of the 2010 Waterwalker Film Festival.

This is Canoeing is an excellent canoeing film with an excellent representation from some of the best-known paddlers from around the globe”.
 

I rushed to get preview copies of the DVD to both festivals and I’m glad I did!

See the other winners at Waterwalker here.  The other winners at the Reel Film Festival will be on their website very soon. Both festivals are taking the best films on tour of Canada & America so look out for a showing near you.

Congratulations to Simon Willis and Gordon Brown – their DVD won best instructional film at both festivals. And congratulations to all the other winners.

If this news has persuaded you to pre-order the DVD then you can do so at our webstore, or you can make sure your local paddling shop will be stocking it. The DVDs should be ready in time so that I can get the DVDs to your local store by the release date of 12th March – but they have to order them!!

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