Wild Water Festival

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Sunday, September 25th, 2016
Events in evening Thursday and Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday

Thursday, September 22: SPECIAL PARTNER EVENT AT CANOE BREWPUB

6:30pm: "If By Sea" a Surfrider Foundation Vancouver Island Fundraiser that will include a few Short Film Screenings, Silent Photo Auction featuring prints by numerous local artists, appies, raffle and door prizes.  Short films include: "The More Things Change" - Directed by Nathan Myres; "Saturday 6:27AM" - By Josh Rufford; "Takk: An Icelandic Surf Film" - By Chris Hannant.

Friday, September 23:  OPENING NIGHT AT THE VIC THEATRE

5:00pm: Adventurer and Bushcraft & Survival Skills Photographer Grant Callegari talks about how he turned his passion for adventure into a successful career. Expect to see lots of cool photos and exciting stories.

6:00pm: Opening celebration of the first annual Wild Water: Victoria International Water Film Festival. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres and drinks before the movie! 7:00pm Feature film "The Weekend Sailor" - Is a multiple award winning and inspiring film about Ramon Carlin an inexperienced Mexican sailor, who beat every competing nation in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race (today known as the Volvo Ocean Race.

9:00pm: Feature film "View From a Blue Moon" features stunning vistas and lets you see the sport of surfing as it’s never been captured before in John Florence and Blake Vincent Kueny’s second signature release, this time in association with the Emmy award-winning production company Brain Farm!

Saturday, September 24: AT VIC THEATRE

11:00am: Short Extreme Water Sports Films Program - A collection of short films that all surround the topic of extreme water sports! Saturday 6:27AM | Directed By: Josh Rufford, Rhiannon Rufford | 2.5 min | A short observation of happenings that could be taking place at any given break on any given day... Way of the Kayak | Directed By: Richard Poe | 5 min | The indescribable mental, physical, spiritual, and sensual thrill of rolling a kayak — the terror of letting your boat capsize while you’re jammed into the tight cockpit. Ice Paths | Directed By: Claudia Kedney-Bolduc | 7 min | Immerses yourself in the frozen waters of the St.Lawrence River where history and passion meet. Surfshaper JOY | Directed by: Ruslan Aksenov, Konstantin Kuchin | 12 min | "My first board was red fish 6'2 ft. I thought it was ideal until I tried using it… after that I started studying and developing my skills of a shaper.” Blackwaters | Directed By: Olaf Crato | 20 min. | Wave sailing at its absolute best: two time Aloha Classic Champion Morgan Noireaux takes us on a tour of the most demanding spots on the island of Maui, Hawaii.

1:00pm to 4pm: FAMILY HANDS ON FUN AND LEARNING: Families will have fun trying out the latest sporting equipment, learning about the water with Ocean Networks Canada and visiting the Maritime Museum displays! Hands-on activities for the whole family. Vic Theatre at

4:14pm: Feature Film "Diving into the Unknown" about four Finnish cave divers face their worst nightmare when two of their friends drown deep inside an underwater cave in Norway. When the official recovery operation is called off by the Norwegian and British authorities after being deemed too risky, the friends set out on a secret mission to retrieve the bodies themselves.

7:00pm: Feature Film "Chasing Niagara" about pro kayaker Rafa Ortiz decides to follow his dream to paddle over Niagara Falls, he sets in motion an incredible series of events that eventually takes on a life of its own.

Sunday, September 25 - AT THE VIC THEATRE

12:00pm: Feature Film "Michigan Ice Film" see amazing ice climbing and views as the world’s largest lake set a stage for some of the best ice climbing on the continent.

2:15pm: Short Adventure Films Program - A collection of short films that all surround the topic of wild adventures on the water! Standing on the Current | Directed By: Thomas Malkowicz, Mark Malkowicz | 5 min. | The plan was to paddleboard the length of the Current River inside the Ozark National Scenic Riverways – A 104 mile journey that we have set aside a week to complete. Surf Anywhere | Directed By: Desiree Bilon, Glenn Dixon | 10 min | You can surf anywhere – even 1500m above sea level and 1000km away from the nearest ocean. Havasupai Cliff Jumping | Directed By: Jeff Edwards | 13 min. | Travel to the wild blue back rivers of Supai, Arizona and take the leap. Eureka Dreams | Directed By: Todd Kortte | 13 min. | An underwater adventure film showcasing the beautiful marine life that flourishes around an offshore oil rig in California, USA. Explorer | Directed By: Francis Luta | 16 min. | Adam Shoalts is a professional explorer and adventurer trail-blazing into the last unexplored places on the planet including the Hudson Bay wetlands

4:00pm: Feature Film, "It Ain't Pretty" about the women who surf San Francisco’s Ocean Beach as well as a movement that has women forging new tides in Women's big wave surfing.

7:00pm: Documentary film and talk, "Sonic Sea" about the impact of man-made ocean noise on marine life. followed by speakers who will lead a talk about the film and the effect of noise pollution in the water.

Guests include Kate Moran, President and CEO of Ocean Networks Canada and Michael Jasny, Director of the Marine Mammal Protection Program at the NRDC, and Sarika Cullis-Suzuki, PhD visiting scientist at Ocean Networks Canada.