SSTIKS 2019 Kayaking Film Festival is dedicated to short films about or inspired by "traditional kayaking." It is sponsored by SSTIKS, the South Sound Traditional Inuit Kayaking Symposium. SSTIKS is part of Qaannat Kattuffiat (the Greenland Kayaking Association) based in Nuuk Greenland.
Qaannat Kattuffiat's mission is to preserve, study and promote the traditions and techniques of Greenland Kayaking while seeking to further the appreciation and development of Greenland-style kayaking worldwide. These traditions and techniques include rolling, paddling, kayak building, tuilik making, harpooning, and other aspects of the Greenland kayaking culture.
Entries to the festival could include any of the above and/or:
Polar and Arctic cultures of all sorts
Rope gymnastics or related games
Kayak journeys
Kayak love stories
Personal narratives
Experimental films
Animation
Anything really that speaks to or is informed by traditional kayaking and culture. Don't be afraid to submit.
We welcome relevant all entries - first-time film-makers as well as professionals.
Films will be judged according to criteria including relevance to traditional kayaking, quality, and creativity.
The top ten films will be shown at SSTIKS 2019. Other entries will be made available on the SSTIKS website.
http://www.qajaqpnw.org/film-festival/
The top three entrants will receive the coveted SSTIKY Norsaq d’Or - a hand-carved norsaq from master carver Don Beale.