Sender Films
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| Genre | Adventure sports documentary films |
| Founder | Peter Mortimer |
| Headquarters | Boulder, Colorado, USA |
| Website | http://www.senderfilms.com/ |
Sender Films is an American film production company based in Boulder, Colorado. Productions include outdoor adventure films, television shows, and commercials.
Company
Sender Films integrates action with story-telling to create climbing/mountaineering and adventure sports documentary films. Sender Films goes inside the sport of hard-core climbing, focusing on climbers driven to obscure accomplishments.[1] According to Outside Magazine, Sender Films has "focused on character-driven narratives..".[2] Over the past three years, Sender Films has produced the six-part series First Ascent with National Geographic International. They have also been producing adventure film segments for US TV networks such as NBC, The Weather Channel, and Outside TV. Their shows have been financial successes, proving that audiences are interested in the emerging genre of climbing and adventure-sports.[3]
Recent Work
- On April 25, 2015, the feature documentary Valley Uprising had its television premiere headlining Discovery Channel's Elevation Weekend.[4]
- During Ueli Steck and Simone Moro's attempted ascent of Mount Everest in April 2013, a conflict between climbers and sherpas derailed the expedition and put the climbers in the national spotlight. Sender Films was there to document the altercation, and later that year released their retelling of the events as "High Tension: Ueli Steck and the Clash on Everest" along with the REEL ROCK 8 Film Tour.
- Sender Films filmed 26-year-old Alex Honnold complete the Triple Solo in Yosemite Valley, CA for one of their Reel Rock Film Tour 2012 short films. According to the New York Times, Honnold accomplished "...something no one had done before: climb the three biggest rock faces in the California park in succession, alone, and in less than 24 hours. Dubbed the triple, the task would mean scaling the sheer walls of Mount Watkins, El Capitan and Half Dome for a total of about 7,000 vertical feet of rock.[5]" The film is set to premiere in late 2012 alongside the Reel Rock Film Tour.
- Reel Rock Film Tour 2011, part of an annual compilation of adventure film shorts that is co-produced by Sender Films and Big UP Productions, featured a short film called Sketchy Andy. Andy Lewis, or Sketchy Andy, is a professional slackliner, highliner, and BASE jumper. He was recently featured in the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show alongside Madonna. His appearance created media attention not only towards himself and his Reel Rock film, but also to the obscure sport of slacklining.[5]
- Sender Films was recently hired to shoot a Citibank television commercial that aired in the United States. The ad was featured in a CNN video segment due to its popularity.[6] The commercial features professional climbers Alex Honnold and Katie Brown climbing the Fisher Towers. Alex is featured in multiple Sender Films productions including Alone on the Wall from the First Ascent series.
- Free solo climber Alex Honnold was also featured in a 60 Minutes special detailing his impressive feats as a climber. Sender Films shot the 60 minutes piece[7] on location in Eldorado Springs, CO and Yosemite, CA with 60 Minutes crew members including Laura Logan.[8] Jeff Newton, a producer for the segment, considered the camera crew for the shoot a dream team of photographers and riggers in order to properly film the climb.[9]
Films
REEL ROCK 10 (2015)
The 2015 REEL ROCK Film Tour consisted of five films: A Line Across the Sky, Dean Potter Tribute, High and Mighty, 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell and a Dawn Wall Exclusive. Athletes in these films include Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Webb, Daniel Woods, Nik Berry, Mason Earle, Kevin Jorgeson, and Dean Potter.
Valley Uprising (2014)
- In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the National Park Service. And up on the walls, generation after generation has pushed the limits of climbing, vying amongst each other for supremacy on Yosemite's cliffs. "Valley Uprising" is the riveting, unforgettable tale of this bold rock climbing tradition in Yosemite National Park: half a century of struggle against the laws of gravity—and the laws of the land.
REEL ROCK 8 (2013)
- The latest collection of films from the REEL ROCK 8 Film Tour, featuring "The Sensei" starring Yuji Hirayama and Daniel Woods, "Spice Girl" starring Hazel Findlay and Emily Harrington, and "High Tension" with Ueli Steck, Simone Moro and Melissa Arnot––a film chronicling the 2013 conflict on Mount Everest between European climbers and a group of sherpas.
REEL ROCK 7 (2012)
- The four films in this collection chronicle Alex Honnold's Triple Solo climb in Yosemite Valley, Chris Sharma and Adam Ondra's battle to establish the world's first 5.15c, and never before seen ascents of some of the most brutal routes in the world. Also featuring Conrad Anker, Sasha DiGiulian, Daila Ojeda, Jimmy Chin, Renan Ozturk, Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall.
Reel Rock Film Tour (2011)
- A collection of short films focusing on everything from rock climbing and BASE jumping to slacklining. The films feature renowned climbers Tommy Caldwell, Dean Potter, "Sketchy" Andy Lewis, Ashima Shiraishi, Will Gadd, Kevin Jorgeson, Corey Richards, Obe Carrion, Sean Leary, Tim Emmett, Simone Moro, Denis Urubko, Hans Florine, and The Huber Brothers.
First Ascent: The Series (2010)
- First Ascent is Sender Films' 6-part series that has aired on the Travel Channel[10] and the National Geographic Adventure Channel.[11] Produced over two years on five continents, First Ascent follows nine climbers to locations around the globe on their quests to redefine what is possible in the mountains. The series features the first rope free climb of Yosemite’s sheer 2,000 foot wall of Half Dome; the longest BASE jump achieved, from the Eiger Nordwand; and a tragic expedition to the lost peaks of Western China.[12]
Reel Rock Film Tour (2010)
- A collection of short films including, The Hulk, First Round First Minute, Fly Or Die, Down and Out and Under, The Hardest Moves, and the award-winning[13] The Swiss Machine. Athletes featured in this edition include Ueli Steck, Chris Sharma, Daniel Woods, Paul Robinson, Peter Croft, Lisa Rands, Cedar Wright, Matt Segal.
The Sharp End (2008)
- A film documenting the worlds' best climbers, including Alex Honnold, Dean Potter, Steph Davis, Lisa Rands, Chris McNamara, Ammon McNeely, Renan Ozturk, Cedar Wright and others, as they free solo, high-ball boulder, hard trad climb, extreme big-wall aid, wingsuit BASE fly, high line and tower jump in various locations on earth. The Sharp End has won multiple awards including Best Adventure Film[14] at the X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival.
King Lines (2007)
- A film chronicling Chris Sharma's global quest to climb difficult routes, or lines, including his first ascent of Es Pontàs, the still-unrepeated Mediterranean deep-sea arch. The film was hailed for its cinematography, with one critic calling it "the best camera work in a climbing film".[15]
First Ascent (2006)
- The film that preceded the similarly titled National Geographic Series. This documentary focuses on climbers in pursuit of a first ascent. Featuring Dean Potter, Timmy O'Neill, and Sonnie Trotter; also featuring Didier Berthod on his quest for the first ascent of the Cobra Crack.
Return2Sender (2005)
- A compilation of short climbing films featuring Timmy O'Neill and others. Rock and Ice Magazine called it "...one of the best climbing films ever made..." [16]
Front Range Freaks (2003)
- A short film detailing many of Colorado's Front Range climbers tackling Front Range routes. Front Range Freaks was produced by Axolotl Productions before Sender Films was founded.
Crew
Peter Mortimer: President/Partner
- Peter Mortimer is a filmmaker who lives in Boulder, Colorado, and is the founder of the adventure film company Sender Films. Peter is also co-founder, along with Josh Lowell of Big UP Productions, of the REEL ROCK Film Tour, coming up on in its 9th year and showing in over 265 locations across the world.
Nick Rosen: Partner
- Nick Rosen is a partner, writer, and producer at Sender Films. He is co-creator of the Emmy-nominated National Geographic Television Series, First Ascent, and co-director of The Sharp End.
Awards and Honors
Awards
Valley Uprising (2014)
- Grand Prize: BANFF Mountain Film Festival
- Grand Prize: TORELLO Mountain Film Festival
- Grand Prize: BILBAO MENDI Film Festival
- Grand Prize: DANISH Mountain Film Festival
- Grand Prize: KENDAL Mountain Film Festival
- Grand Prize: KRAKOW Mountain Festival
- Grand Prize: LADEK Mountain Film Festival
- Grand Prize: DOMZALE Mountain Film Festival
- Savage Cinema Prize: SAN SEBASTIAN Film Festival
- Audience Award: BILBAO MENDI Film Festival
- Prix Du Jury: CHAMONIX Adventure Film Festival
- Special Mention of the Jury for Main Award: AUTRANS Mountain Film Festival
- Most Inspiring Adventure Film: Wild & Scenic
- Best Film: Bronze Award: Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
- Grand Jury Prize: Why Not? Adventure Film Festival
High Tension (2013)
- Best Film (Mountain Culture): BANFF Mountain Film Festival
- Best Mountaineering Film: Kendal Mountain Film Festival
- Grand Prize: Krakow Mountain Film Festival
The Sensei (2013)
- Best Climbing Film: Bilbao Mendi Film Festival
- People's Choice Radical Reels: BANFF Mountain Film Festival
- Best Climbing Film: Kendal Mountain Film Festival
Wide Boyz (2012)
- People’s Choice Award, Best Climbing Film: Kendal Mountain Film Festival
- Best Short Mountain Film: BANFF Mountain Film Festival
- Best Climbing Film (Gold): Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
- Charlie Fowler Award: Mountain Film in Telluride
La Dura Dura (2012)
- People’s Choice Radical Reels: BANFF Mountain Film Festival
Honnold 3.0 (2012)
- Best Climbing Film: BANFF Mountain Film Festival
- Best Climbing Film (Bronze): Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
Origins: Obe and Ashima (2011)
- Best Climbing Film: Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
- Best Mountaineering Film: Bilbao Mendi Film Festival
- Best of Festival: 5Point Film Festival
Cold (2011)
- Grand Prize, Best Climbing Film, Audio Post-Production Scholarship: BANFF Mountain Film Festival
- Best Adventure Film: 5Point Film Festival
- Charlie Fowler Award: MountainFilm Telluride
- Grand Prize: New Zealand Mountain Film Festival
- Grand Prize: Squamish Mountain Festival
- Spirit of Chamonix: Chamonix Adventure Film Festival
Sketchy Andy (2011)
- Best Adrenaline Film: Kendal Mountain Film Festival
- Best Adrenaline Film: Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
Race for the Nose (2011)
- Best Climbing Film: Kendal Mountain Film Festival
- People’s Choice Radical Reels: BANFF Mountain Film Festival
- Climbing Film Category Commended: Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
Ice Revolution (2011)
- Judges Special Prize: Kendal Mountain Film Festival
- Charlie Fowler Award: Mountain Film Telluride
The Swiss Machine (2010)
- Best Film, People’s Choice Award: Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
- Best Film: ShaFF Film Festival
- Best Mountaineering Film: Kendal Film Festival
First Ascent: The Series (2010)
- Grand Prize and Best Climbing Film: Kendal Film Festival
- Grand Prize: 5-Point Film Festival
- Grand Prize: Sheffield Film Festival
- Most Inspiring Film: Wild & Scenic Film Festival
- Best Film on Mountaineering: Trento Film Festival
- Best Climbing Film: Boulder Adventure Film Festival
- Charlie Fowler Award: Mountainfilm in Telluride
- Best Climbing Film: Squamish Mountain Festival
The Sharp End (2008)
- Kamera Alpin in Gold - Best Climbing Film: Graz International Mountaineering Film Festival
- Grand Prize - Tbilisi Mountain: Adventure and Extreme Film Festival
- Adventura Prize - Best Mountain Film: Travel and Adventure Film Festival
- Best Adventure Film: X-Dance, USA
- Grand Prize: Torelló Mountain Film Festival
- Best Climbing Film: Squamish Mountain Festival
- Best Action Sport: Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival
- Best Adventure Film: International Mountain Film Festival
- Best Film on Climbing: New Zealand Mountain Film Festival
- Best Film: Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival
King Lines (2007)
- Sports Emmy: Outstanding Camera Work
- Grand Prize: Kendal Mountain Film Festival
- Best Climbing Film: Banff Mountain Film Festival
- Best Climbing Film: Taos Mountain Film Festival
First Ascent (2006)
- Best Mountain Film: Trento Mountain Film Festival
- Best Climbing Film: Mountain Film in Telluride
- Best Climbing Film: Australian Mountain Film Festival
- Grand Prize: Squamish Mountain Film Festival
- Best Climbing Film: Boulder Adventure Film Festival
- Grand Prize Audience Award: Alpinist Film Festival
- World Tour Selection: Banff Mountain Film Festival
Return2Sender (2005)
- Best Climbing Film: Taos Mountain Film Festival
- Special Jury Award: Mountain Film in Telluride
- Best Climbing Film: Kendal Mountain Film Festival
- Best Adventure Film: Boulder Adventure Film Festival
- Best Climbing Film / World Tour Selection: Banff Mountain Film Festival
Front Range Freaks (2003)
- Best Short Film (FRF: Urban Ape): Banff Mountain Film Festival
- Best Don't Try This at Home Movie / Best of Fest - Kids Pick: Telluride Mountain Film Festival
- Best Film on Rock Climbing: Vancouver Mountain Film Festival
- Best Short Film (FRF: Biscuit): Kendal Mountain Film Festival
- Best Climbing Film: Taos Mountain Film Festival
Scary Faces (2001)
- Official Selection: Kendal Mountain Film Festival
- Official Selection Taos Mountain Film Festival
Between Light and Shadow (2000)
- Official Selection: Taos Mountain Film Festival
- Official Selection: Telluride Film Festival
- Official Selection: Napa Valley Mountain Film Festival
Nominations
First Ascent (2011)
- Sports Emmy: Outstanding Camera Work[17]
References
- ↑ Carol Kauder (13 January 2007). "Films show climbing's soft side". Rocky Mountain News. The E.W. Scripps Co. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ↑ Abe Streep (3 August 2010). "The Rope Guns". Outside. Mariah Media Network LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ↑ www.climbing.com. "The Travel Channel Acquires Sender Films/Shankly Docu-Series First Ascent". Skram Media LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/elevation-weekend/
- ↑ Carlson, Erin (February 7, 2012). "Meet Sketchy Andy, Madonna's Super Bowl Slackliner". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Moos, Jeanne. "New belt, new shoes...and a real climb?". CNN News. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Overtime Staff (January 1, 2012). "Filming mountain climber Alex Honnold". CBS News. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Logan, Laura. "The ascent of Alex Honnold". CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Overtime Staff (January 1, 2012). "Filming mountain climber Alex Honnold". 60 Minutes Overtime. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Climbing Narc. "Sender Films' First Ascent Series to air on the Travel Channel". Climbing Narcissist. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Castell, Gabby. "First Ascent". NGC-UK Partnership. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Berg, Emmett (March–April 2010). "Cinema Vertigo". Sierra Club. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ "Film Awards & the Best of ShAFF". Sheffield Adventure Film Festival. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ Rosen, Nick. "‘THE SHARP END’ WINS BEST ADVENTURE FILM AT X-DANCE". Skram Media LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Bisharat, Andrew. "King Lines". Rock and Ice Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ Osius, Alison. "Return2Sender". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ Roth, Justin. "Big UP Productions and Sender Films earn a Sports Emmy for NBC Segment". Skram Media LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
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