European Outdoor Film Tour Explained

The European Outdoor Film Tour (EOFT) is the largest outdoor film tour in Europe, showing films on the themes of extreme sports, outdoors and adventure.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Every year, the festival is held in hundreds of venues in about dozen countries.[7] [8] [9] Number of participating countries varies slightly from year to year.

History

In 2001, the European Outdoor Film Tour, founded by Joachim Hellinger and Thomas Witt,[10] began movie screenings in 16 cities. For about two hours, various short films on extreme sports are shown in documentary form. The composition of the films changes from year to year. They are shown in theaters, universities and special event locations in the respective cities. Over the years, the number of cities where the films are shown has increased. In the 2014-2015 tour, the festival reached over 300 screenings in 163 cities and 14 countries. In the process, the EOFT attracted more than 200,000 viewers. In the past, at least one stage of the film festival has been held at BMW Welt.[11] Every year, the audience votes online to select the best film of the respective program, which receives the Audience Award.[12] Long standing sponsors of the festival are Mammut and Gore-Tex.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: European Outdoor Film Tour to visit Brussels and Antwerp . The Bulletin . 2023-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730193308/https://www.thebulletin.be/european-outdoor-film-tour-visit-brussels-and-antwerp . 2024-07-30 . live . 2024-07-30. the European Outdoor Film Tour EOFT is the largest film festival dedicated to the great outdoors in Europe..
  2. Web site: GmbH . Olympia-Verlag . European Outdoor Film Tour mit Adam Ondra . ALPIN.de . 1970-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730191040/https://www.alpin.de/home/news/25611/artikel_european_outdoor_film_tour_mit_adam_ondra.html . 2024-07-30 . live . de . 2024-07-30 . Ab 10. Oktober ist Europas größtest Outdoor Film Festival wieder auf Tour, mit mehr als 400 Veranstaltungen in 18 Ländern..
  3. Web site: 2016-02-03 . PressReader - Muenchner Merkur: 2015-12-01 - Lagerfeuer vor der Leinwand . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160203231654/http://www.pressreader.com/germany/muenchner-merkur/20151201/281874412327760/TextView . 2016-02-03 . 2024-03-28 . web.archive.org.
  4. Web site: DBS — DBS-Kooperation mit der European Outdoor Film Tour geht in die zweite Runde . DBS . 2023-09-27 . de . 2023-10-09.
  5. Web site: European Outdoor Film Tour 2023 . Magazin des Deutschen Alpenvereins (DAV) . 2023-09-12 . de . 2023-10-09.
  6. Web site: Premiere – European Outdoor Film Tour stellt neues Programm und Extremsportler in München vor . münchen.tv . 2022-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730192004/https://www.muenchen.tv/mediathek/video/premiere-european-outdoor-film-tour-stellt-neues-programm-und-extremsportler-in-muenchen-vor/ . 2024-07-30 . live . de . 2024-07-30.
  7. Web site: Why The Frozen Titans Was Perfect Timing For Will Gadd . UKC Gear . 2014-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730193158/https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/press/why_the_frozen_titans_was_perfect_timing_for_will_gadd-6677 . 2024-07-30 . live . 2024-07-30. The organisers of the 2014 European Outdoor Film Tour are today releasing the full programme for this year’s tour which visits 240 venues in 13 countries including the UK from 1st to 9th November..
  8. Web site: SZ . Kulturredaktion . Abenteuer vor der Haustür: EOFT bringt spektakuläre Outdoor-Filme nach Siegen . Siegener Zeitung . 2023-12-04 . http://web.archive.org/web/20240730231416/https://www.siegener-zeitung.de/kultur/regional/eoft-2023-in-der-siegerlandhalle-V6P6OMG4DVGINHFVBOHVICJSDE.html . 2024-07-30 . live . de . 2024-07-30. Ein Höhepunkt für Outdoor-Liebhaber steht bevor: Das European Outdoor Film Festival (EOFT), das größte seiner Art in Europa, tourt wieder durch den Kontinent und macht am 11. Dezember Halt in der Siegerlandhalle in Siegen. Nach der Deutschlandpremiere in München im Oktober startet die Tour mit mehr als 400 Events in verschiedenen Städten..
  9. Web site: Episode 40: „Draußen“ mit dem European Outdoor Film Festival . Braunschweiger Zeitung . 2023-02-16 . http://web.archive.org/web/20240730231919/https://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/podcast/article406338274/episode-40-draussen-mit-dem-european-outdoor-film-festival.html . 2024-07-30 . live . de . 2024-07-30. Im Jahr 2001 lief die European Outdoor Film Tour vom Stapel mit Aufführungen in 16 Städten. Inzwischen gastiert die Filmreihe, die mehr bieten will als einen Kinobesuch, in 14 Ländern und bis zu 160 Städten..
  10. Web site: Ten years of the International Ocean Film Tour . de.oceanfilmtour.com . 2024-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730192245/https://de.oceanfilmtour.com/media/pages/media-hub/volume-10/fd77fb7be6-1709025628/ocean24-v10-press-release-en.pdf . 2024-07-30 . dead . 2024-07-30. The best-known formats of the Munich-based entertainment company are the European Outdoor Film Tour and the International Ocean Film Tour. The team led by the two founders—Joachim Hellinger and Thomas Witt—is composed of 45 employees and is supplemented by five road crew teams consisting of about 70 people..
  11. Web site: BMW once again partner of European Outdoor Film Tour 2016. World premiere at BMW Welt with seven inspiring and authentic documentaries from the fascinating world of outdoor sports. . BMW Group PressClub . 2015-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730192912/https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/detail/T0264609EN/bmw-once-again-partner-of-european-outdoor-film-tour-2016-world-premiere-at-bmw-welt-with-seven-inspiring-and-authentic-documentaries-from-the-fascinating-world-of-outdoor-sports?language=en . 2024-07-30 . live . 2024-07-30.
  12. Web site: 2016-01-29. Vote (ACA) // European Outdoor Film Tour. www.eoft.eu.
  13. Web site: 2016-01-29. Impressum // European Outdoor Film Tour. www.eoft.eu.