Media coverage

We're grateful to everyone for spreading the word about the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival.  (For press and media enquiries please call Jenny Brown on 07779 281114 or email jenny@bandofbirds.co.uk).

Arcteryx Adventure Shot 28th Mar 2011 ShAFF Entrant Gets UKC Treatment

Alex Messenger, editor of SUmmit Magazine and professional photographer was a finalist in the Arcteryx Adventure Shot at ShAFF this year. His audiovisual presentation wowed the audience on the night, and has now been...

Irish times 28th Mar 2011 Best Of ShAFF Hits Ireland

From The Irish Times: "A form of armchair adrenaline, this event comprises a 90-minute medley of the best of adventure films from ShAFF (the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival) which promises to leave viewers on a virtual...

Simon Jacques Files 28th Mar 2011 Music Round Up

Here's a review of the live music line-up at ShAFF by Simon Jacques: For the second year running, we had organised live music throughout the weekend and I had volunteered, yet again to organise this. By luck or design,...

Outdoors Magic 15th Mar 2011 ShAFF Mention in Outdoors Magic LlAMFF Piece

As you'd expect, there's a choice of film on show including this year's Best of Banff – see the video above for a taster – but it includes The Swiss Machine, the film about Swiss climber Uli Steck that carried off the...

Snowdonia Active 15th Mar 2011 ShAFF Mention in LlAMFF Write Up

The International Film Competition includes UK Premiere showings of several films such as The Path of the Condor set in Patagonia, the coming-of-age movie 2 Frogs in the West, and the ‘video poem’ Centipede Sun....

406 1 14th Mar 2011 Review: Andy Kirkpatrick at ShAFF 2011

Nichola Underdown reviews Andy Kirkpatrick's new lecture at ShAFF 2011: Andy Kirkpatrick is a man with a reputation. Metro newspaper said that his first book, Psychovertical, “made Ray Mears look like Paris Hilton”,...

Showroom Tickets 14th Mar 2011 Another ShAFF Review

Sim Davies shares his favourite films of ShAFF 2011: Top films of ShaFF 2011 This weekend was the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival. Like Kendal it was packed with a variety of great films, some which I had seen at...

Adventure Travel 10th Mar 2011 Adventure Travel Magazine - Festival Review

Here's a great review of the festival from Terry at Adventure Travel Magazine: The format of adventure and mountain film celebration pioneered in Kendal and other outdoor capitals has now been successfully developed...

citizenpictures 7th Mar 2011 ShAFF 2011 winners announced, Citizen Pictures

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News - Today - 2011 ShAFF Winners Announced - Sheffield Adventure Film Festival http://bit.ly/hFaSYr

redbulltweet 4th Mar 2011 Way Back Home at ShAFF, Red Bull twitter

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Check out Way Back Home at Sheffield Adventure Film festival this weekend http://www.shaff.co.uk.  Red Bull UK has 10,000+ followers.

UKClogo 5th Mar 2011 CWIF Live, ShAFF, Spyke, Nalle In The Peak! and Ron Recovers, UK Climbing

It's a big weekend in the Peak (Sheffield) and if you are about there is lots going on - there is a spot of rain forecast if you are climbing outside! At the same time ShAFF - The Sheffield Adventure Film Festival runs...

rarebreed-1 7th Mar 2011 ShAFF Weekend & Award Winners, Rare Breed Sports

ShAFF is all about Films and without a doubt manages to pull together the best line up of adventure films over a single weekend.  RB took a trip from London to Sheffield this weekend to check it out and we weren’t...

welcometosheff 1st Mar 2011 ShAFF, Welcome to Sheffield

If you're coming to ShAFF then you really should consider staying in Sheffield and exploring what a fabulous destination the film festival is based in. Whether you are looking for family run B&B accommodation, luxurious...

BMC 4th Mar 2011 ShAff Winners Announced, BMC News

The Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF) has announced its film award winners just ahead of the festival weekend which starts tonight (4-6 March). Climbing and mountaineering films feature highly, inlcuding: * Best...

BBCRadiosheffield 7th Mar 2011 What did you do at the weekend? BBC Radio Sheffield

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New research shows people lie about what they did at the weekend.  Matt Heason tells BBC Radio Sheffield's Rony Robinson what he got up to at ShAFF.  Click here to listen back

freecasterbaffin 3rd Mar 2011 Baffin Babes, Daily Motion, Freecaster TV

As part of the ShAFF Film Festival, this is the trailer for Baffin Babes. Showing on the 6th MAR 2011 @ 17:30, BAFFIN BABES is the epic adventure of four young Scandinavian women pushing themselves to the limit...

freecasterlogo 4th Mar 2011 ShAFF 2011 And the Winners Are? Freecaster TV

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he voting for the best film at ShAFF has taken place and the winner is The Swiss Machine - featuring Ueli Steck (Sender Films) Stunning aerial footage of Ueli Steck's record-breaking speed ascents in the Alps. The Swiss...

RCUKlogo 4th Mar 2011 RCUK's ShAFF preview, part two

We’ve already looked at some of the climbing films which are showing at the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival; now onto session two, available for your viewing pleasure at 9pm on Saturday March 5th or 8.30pm on Sunday...

UKClogo 8th Mar 2011 ShAFF winners 2011, UK Climbing

Following the success of this competition last year, when it was won by Alexandre Buisse (UKC report here), Arc'teryx were again the sponsors for this year's shoot out. The five finalists were chosen by Arc'teryx...

radiosheffield 4th Mar 2011 Matt Heason on BBC Radio Sheffield

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Matt Heason talks to BBC Radio Sheffield's Dean Pepall about the increasing popularity of adventure films on the opening evening of the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival.   (Click here for part one and here for part two)

RCUKlogo 4th Mar 2011 ShAFF, And the winner is....Rock Climbing UK

Drum roll please… The winners of the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival Awards have been announced ahead of the festival, which starts this evening. Best Film The Swiss Machine – featuring Ueli Steck (Sender Films) ...

bikemagiclogo 3rd Mar 2011 Leadville 100 to screen at ShAFF, Bike Magic

As part of the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF) this week will be a screening of the 2009 Leadville 100 endurance race, and to get you in the mood you can watch an interview with US mountain biker Rebecca Rusch -...

Screen shot 2011-03-08 at 193428 4th Mar 2011 Speed alpinism film judged best in fest, Grough

A vertiginous record of amazing speed climber Ueli Steck is the winning entry in this year’s Sheffield Adventure Film Festival. Judges put The Swiss Machine at the top of the pile. The amazing aerial footage of the...