{"id":17167,"date":"2017-01-30T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2017\/01\/30\/2017-trails-in-motion-mountain-bike-film-festival-underway-r6061\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T07:15:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T07:15:25","slug":"2017-trails-in-motion-mountain-bike-film-festival-underway-r6061","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2017-trails-in-motion-mountain-bike-film-festival-underway-r6061\/","title":{"rendered":"2017 Trails In Motion Mountain Bike Film Festival underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New Year ushers in an exciting time for South Africa-based Go Trail Media, with its launch of the inaugural Trails In Motion Mountain Bike Film Festival world tour. After the success of Trails In Motion\u2019s trail running film tour, now in its 5th year and screened in almost 30 countries, the progression to a mountain bike-focused world tour was a natural one.<\/p>\n<p>Festival director, James Hallett, saw the need to inspire the international mountain biking community through film and global sponsors <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b68ab8716d291a886cd18b450&amp;id=6ac9ca87cd&amp;e=e424b55036\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bike Hub<\/a>, South Africa&#8217;s leading online cycling destination, as well as innovative lighting and headlamp manufacture <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b68ab8716d291a886cd18b450&amp;id=067a3105d8&amp;e=e424b55036\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ledlenser<\/a>, jumped at the opportunity to come on board as festival partners.<\/p>\n<p>To fully appreciate the immense stoke that this year\u2019s festival will bring, watch the trailer below:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full aspect-video\">\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yFPOrd7MaPw?feature=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since the announcement of the tour, the mountain biking community has responded enthusiastically, with over 13 screenings scheduled for 2017 already! And who could blame them with an awe-inspiring line-up of films on offer for hosts to screen \u2013 11 of the finest to be exact \u2013 produced by the likes of some of the world\u2019s top filmmakers.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-88215100-1485532808.jpg\" data-fileid=\"886148\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"886148\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-88215100-1485532808.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-88215100-1485532808.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><span class=\"italic text-sm text-slate-500 block mt-1 mb-4\">Bikepacking the Colorado Trail. Photo credit: Ben Gevalda.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>From Flashes of the Altai, where childhood friends set out for a mountain biking and pack rafting adventure in far west Mongolia, to the vintage \u201880s compilation Freewheelin\u2019 \u2013 believed to be one of the first mountain biking films ever made \u2013 there really is something for everyone.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-29261200-1485532810.jpg\" data-fileid=\"886150\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"886150\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-29261200-1485532810.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-29261200-1485532810.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><span class=\"italic text-sm text-slate-500 block mt-1 mb-4\">Fast Forward. Photo credit: Talweg Creative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe films that make up our official selection have been chosen because of their diversity and rich story line,\u201d says Hallett. \u201cWe believe that all riders revere their own individual sense of adventure when it comes to venturing outdoors and riding bikes and the 2017 lineup of films truly encompasses this spirit of discovery and self-expression.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-99024000-1485532810.jpg\" data-fileid=\"886151\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"886151\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-99024000-1485532810.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-99024000-1485532810.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><span class=\"italic text-sm text-slate-500 block mt-1 mb-4\">Flashes of the Altai. Photo credit: Joey Schusler.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-slate-100 p-5\">\nFor more information about the Trails In Motion Mountain Bike Film Festival world tour, including how to host a screening, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.us2.list-manage2.com\/track\/click?u=b68ab8716d291a886cd18b450&amp;id=7beecf1440&amp;e=e424b55036\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.trailsinmotionmtb.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Book your spot:<\/h2>\n<p>Buy tickets to the first South African showing hosted by the Galileo Open Air Cinema on 29 March 2017 at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webtickets.co.za\/performance.aspx?itemid=1464864153\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-47826400-1485532811.jpg\" data-fileid=\"886152\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"886152\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-47826400-1485532811.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-47826400-1485532811.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><span class=\"italic text-sm text-slate-500 block mt-1 mb-4\">Island of Thorns. 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