High Plains Films Receives Humanities Montana Grant
September 29, 2011
High Plains Films is the recipient of a small grant from Humanities Montana to continue production on our film, TWO RIVERS, about the Bonner/Milltown area of western Montana. Special thanks to Humanities Montana for their continued support of our work.
Read more about the film and see more sample scenes at http://www.highplainsfilms.org/hpf/films/two_rivers_work_in_progress
Comments (0)5th Native Trout Episode On-Line
August 16, 2011
Check out Episode #5 of the TRCP Native Trout web series, shot in western Oregon by Joel Webster, Montana TRCP representative, and edited by Dru Carr.
Comments (0)Complete 1996 Documentary THE PAPER COLONY Now On-Line
July 27, 2011
Our 1996 film, THE PAPER COLONY, about the Maine Woods is now on-line for free viewing in three parts on our web site and on our youtube.com channel. http://www.highplainsfilms.org/hpf/films/the_paper_colony/scenes/
Comments (0)FACING THE STORM U.S. Broadcast Premiere on Independent Lens
July 22, 2011
Independent Lens, one of the premier showcases for documentary film on television, will include the latest High Plains documentary, FACING THE STORM: STORY OF THE AMERICAN BISON, in its upcoming 2011-2012 broadcast season. This latest work by filmmaker, Doug Hawes-Davis, is an unflinching examination of the complex, centuries-long relationship between humans and bison in North America. Broadcast date and time will be announced in August. Independent Lens will also handle on-line distribution of the film. DVD, Blu-Ray and non-U.S. broadcast rights are available for licensing.
“An incisive history of the animals relationship to man and efforts to restore bison herds to the Great Plains.” Kansas City Star
“Paints a portrait that’s as broad and subtly shaded as the Great Plains themselves.” Missoulian
FACING THE STORM: STORY OF THE AMERICAN BISON is a co-production of High Plains Films, Montana PBS, and ITVS. Additional funding was provided by Cinnabar Foundation, Donna Balkan Litowitz, High Stakes Foundation, and Humanities Montana.
For More information about Independent Lens visit - http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/
Complete press release - http://www.highplainsfilms.org/hpf/films/facing_the_storm/press-kit/
Comments (0)Complete 1996 Documentary SOUTHBOUND Now On-Line
July 22, 2011
Thanks to a donation from long-time Tennessee forest activists, our 1996 film, SOUTHBOUND can now be streamed in its entirety on our web site, blip.tv, and youtube. http://www.highplainsfilms.org/hpf/films/southbound/scenes/
Comments (0)4th Native Trout Episode On-Line
July 19, 2011
Check out Episode #4 of the TRCP Native Trout web series, shot on the Pike National Forest in Colorado, by Joel Webster, Montana TRCP representative, and edited by Dru Carr.
Comments (0)3rd Native Trout Episode On-Line
July 8, 2011
Check out Episode #3 of the TRCP Native Trout web series, shot by Joel Webster, Montana TRCP representative, and edited by Dru Carr.
Comments (0)2nd Native Trout Video On-Line
June 25, 2011
Check out Episode #2 of the TRCP Native Trout web series, shot by Joel Webster, Montana TRCP representative, and edited by Dru Carr.
Comments (0)High Plains Edits Native Trout Videos
May 25, 2011
High Plains Films is pleased to be working with the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) to edit a series of webisodes for the TRCP blog. The videos are all shot in native cutthroat trout habitat in the American West and are intended to increase awareness about the need to conserve watersheds on the National Forest system. Check out Episode #1, shot in Montana by Joel Webster, Montana TRCP representative, and edited by Dru Carr.
Comments (1)FACING THE STORM: STORY OF THE AMERICAN BISON European premiere at NaturVision
May 21, 2011
Just got our acceptance to screen in-competition at the NaturVision film festival in Germany. I don’t know much about the event, but it’s definitely been around a while. Nice to have the film shown in Europe for the first time.
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