M&P Ep. 194 Stuart Derman, Wasatch Mountain Film Festival

Garrett Clark and Co-founder and Executive Director of Wasatch Mountain Arts, Stuart Derman, discuss the upcoming Wasatch Mountain Film Festival that is happening April 20-23 and how the film festival was founded.

While studying in college, he and Co-Founder, Shane Baldwin, would attend outdoor-adventure film festivals; however, even though Utah is known for its diverse outdoor environment and community, Utah did not have a film festival dedicated to the outdoors at the time. So, they created Wasatch Mountain Arts that highlights outdoor adventure film directors. Since its creation, the event has grown from a single-day event to a four-day event with thousands of attendees, workshops, panel discussions, and screenings.

Outline of the converstion

0:00 Introduction 1:00 Founding of Wasatch Mountain Film Festival 3:00 Unique access 5:00 Judging 8:00 Workshops 10:00 Access to creators 12:00 Location 14:15 Awards 16:00 Conservation 19:00 Upcoming plans 21:00 Closing remarks

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https://wasatchfilmfestival.org

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