Congratulations to this year’s Wild & Scenic Award Winners! Best of Festival: Waste Land, Lucy Walker Spirit of Activism Award: Alexandra’s Echo, Helen Slinger People’s Choice Award: Eastern Rises, Travis Rummel, Ben Knight Most Inspiring Adventure Film: Redwoods: Anatomy of a Giant, John Rubin, James Donald Jury Award: Bag It, Suzan Beraza Jury Award: First [...]

SYRCL’s 9th Annual Wild & Scenic® Film Festival is just a few days away and town is already buzzing with excitement.  Mother Nature is blessing us with beautiful weather this weekend; sunny and temps in the 60s.  Perfect for traversing the historic streets of Nevada City in search of great film, adventure and fun. We [...]

Nevada County has long been a mecca for talented artists, musicians and winemakers.  This weekend enjoy great film along with fine art, music and wine, homegrown here in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. Opening Receptions Free to the Public. Light hors d’oeuvres and wine tasting, 4-7pm Mowen Solinsky Gallery, 225 Broad St. with wine by Nevada [...]

Local Maidu tribal members and supporters are hosting a free weekend of films and music as part of the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Nevada City, January 14-16, 2011. Tribal members, environmental activists, and filmmakers plan to gather at the Veteran’s Hall, 415 North Pine Street, Nevada City to focus on the crucial role [...]

Travis Rummel and Ben Knight met in Telluride, Colorado, while both shooting stills for the Telluride Daily Planet. After witnessing the power of film to inspire and affect change at the Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, the two founded Felt Soul Media to create films that make a difference. Now five years later with one award-winning [...]

The Wild & Scenic® Film Festival’s Gala Event is THE celebration of the weekend you don’t want to miss! Rub elbows with filmmakers and meet other film enthusiasts while enjoying wine and gourmet hors d’oeuvres in the beautiful Nevada City Winery.  The local non-profit arts organization “Haute Trash” will provide servers — all dressed in [...]

 At Wild & Scenic, we have watched young filmmakers Trip Jennings and Andy Maser mature from their early days of adrenalin-rush, thrill-seeking kayaking films to their current groundbreaking issue-based enviro-adventure documentaries. In addition to being talented filmmakers and the creators of their media group, The Epicocity Project (EP), both have been recognized by National [...]

Back by popular demand is the Wild & Scenic Media Lounge hosted by See Jane Do, a multi-media program on award-winning community radio station KVMR 89.5FM. The Media Lounge is THE place for up-to-date information, photos, videos, and exclusive interviews with guest filmmakers, activists, and festival goers are all invited to enjoy free wi-fi and [...]