Gathering: A Film & Music Festival

The third annual Sun Valley Gathering will showcase talent from near and far. This festival of music and film celebrates the mountain lifestyle, those who live it, and the talent and creativity of the filmmakers representing it.

Entertain us. Make us laugh. Make us cry. Thrill us. Most of all - have fun! That's what this sport is all about. Now - impress us!

All-Access Festival Pass - $25

Available for purchase online or in person at the Sun Valley Recreation Center (208) 622-2135

Festival Schedule

Friday, September 21

SV Opera House Lawn

4:00 pm   Rail, Skate Jam
5:00 pm   BBQ
6:00 pm   Athlete Meet and Greet

Sun Valley Opera House Theater

7:00 pm    Smith Optics, Prospecting Idaho
8:00 pm   Teton Gravity Research, DREAM FACTORY

For the past 16 years, Teton Gravity Research has made the pilgrimage to America’s last frontier, Alaska: The Dream Factory. Throughout history, Alaska has been a place of dreams. From the early gold rush days, to the rise of commercial fishing, to the explosion of the ski and snowboard freeride movement, people have left everything to follow their dreams and journey to this foreign, mystical land. Like the frontiersmen before them, the pioneers of the freeride movement like Doug Coombs, Eric Pehota, and Trevor Petersen made the dream of skiing in Alaska a reality.

Follow TGR's modern day athletes on this cinematic voyage through Alaska's awe-inspiring expanse, rich history, and colorful characters. Watch as the TGR crew ventures from AK training grounds Jackson Hole, WY, and Pemberton, BC, and delves deep into the Alaskan way of life during a record snowfall year in AK, skiing terrain most of us only dream about.

On Location: Jackson Hole, WY / Valdez, AK / Haines, AK / Anchorage, AK / Whittier, AK / Northern Chugach, AK / Valdez Heli Ski Guides / Alyeska Resort / SEABA Heli / Alaska Heli Skiing / Girdwood, AK / Pemberton, BC

Ketchum Downtown

9:00 pm   Whiskey Jacques Film Party, YES snowboards
10:00 pm   Whiskey Jacques, Live Music, Jonathan Warren & The Billy Goats

Saturday, September 22

Sun Valley Opera House

4:00 pm   The Gathering Amateur Film Competition – viewing of top entries

Submit your movie! Download Amateur Film Contest Entry Form

4:30 pm   Toy Soldier Productions: ACT NATURAL

4:45 pm   TGR: Jeremy Jones – FURTHER

Award winning producers Teton Gravity Research are pleased to announce Further, the second installment in the Jeremy Jones snowboard movie trilogy, Deeper, Further, Higher, presented by O’Neill.

Further will explore some of the worlds most remote mountain terrain while continuing Jones' mission to camp deep in the backcountry and on the summits of un ridden lines to access nearly vertical spines and wide-open powder fields. Join Jeremy and his crew as they push their minds and bodies Further.

SV Opera House Lawn

5:00 pm   BBQ

Sun Valley Opera House Theater

7:00 pm   BURTON SNOWBOARDS premiere

7:50 pm   Gathering Film Competition Winner 

View the winning entry on the big screen

8:00 pm   Level 1 introduction

Talk with the Level 1 production crew as they discuss their new feature film SUNNY

8:15 pm   Level 1 premiere of SUNNY

They say the lack of sunlight affects our mood- that the natural balance of the human mind state quickly shifts with presence of the giant solar fireball in the sky. But this isn’t about winter blues or summer depression. Sunny is a mental disposition, and not just one reserved for beaches and fun parks. Level 1 injected a positive mood into the ski season – giving a dose of light therapy to dark northern landscapes of Scandinavia, Alaska, Japan and British Columbia. So sit back and relax, put your shades on and soak up the rays- the future looks bright.

Ketchum Downtown

9:30 pm   Toy Soldier Productions: ACT NATURAL
10:00 pm   Whiskey Jacques Live Music, Whiskey Blanket [Boulder, CO]

 

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Download: Amateur Film Contest Entry Form
Submission deadline - September 17th

Return your completed entry form to:

Sun Valley Resort
Gathering: A Film & Music Festival
P.O. Box 10
Sun Valley, ID 83353

Judging Criteria

• Mountain action in a compelling, positive, entertaining and/or intriguing way, regardless of movie location
• Content must be consistent with the rules of the Responsibility Code and Smart Style freestyle terrain code (if applicable).
• "Family edit" as the film festival is open to everyone.
• Quality of finished piece – video, post-production, audio quality, use of music.
• Creative aspects and approach to the project.
• Story telling.
• Overall impression.
• Must upload movie to YouTube or Vimeo and submit a download link for playback during the Saturday viewing

Prizes

• Winner receives a 20-Day Mountain Pass plus other finalist prizes.
• Winner receives a 3-day lodging and lift package.
• Top 5 finalists receive a custom swag prize bag
• Any of the Top 5 finalists will be eligible for the "NSAA Video Prize" to be submitted to NSAA for previewing at the annual NSAA Conference in May. Any submissions selected to be shown by NSAA will receive a Winter Season Special Edition Prize from Sun Valley Resort

 

2011 Amateur Film Contest Winner & Runner-Up

Winner: Spencer Cordovano - Pow Explorer

Runner-Up: Stephen Siegel - Why We Keep On Coming Back

 

Got a question? Contact us

Brian Callahan / tel. (208) 622-2074 / bcallahan@sunvalley.com
Mike Fitzpatrick / tel. (208) 622-2077 / mfitzpatrick@sunvalley.com

 

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