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Trail Film Merch Is Here! (And It’s Lookin’ Good)
We’ve been quietly cooking up something special—our very first line of Trail Film merch is officially live! 🎉 Think comfy tees, cozy hoodies, and sweatshirts that feature our original festival poster artwork. It’s trail-tested, wanderlust-approved, and 100% inspired by the spirit of storytelling on foot.
Bring Trail Magic to Your Community with Film Night!
We’re excited to launch Trail Film Nights—pre-packaged, 90-minute film lineups you can host right in your own community!
World Trails Film Festival to Premiere in Perth, Australia, October 2026
The World Trails Film Festival is heading Down Under! For the first time ever, our globe-trotting celebration of trail stories will premiere in the southern hemisphere, as part of the World Trails Conference 2026, hosted by Outdoors WA in Perth, Western Australia.
Filmmaker Dianne Whelan talks 500 Days in the Wild
After screening 500 Days in the Wild at our 2024 World Trails Film Festival Premiere, Dianne Whelan joined us for an audience Q&A. In it, she shared the highs and lows of making her film (which — don’t let the title fool you — took over 6 years!), a mix of logistics and how she got it done, and some of her biggest lessons learned.
World Trails Film Festival 2024 Award Winners
Announcing the World Trails Film Festival 2024 Award Winners — Best Feature, Best Short Feature, Best Short, Best Micro, & Emerging Filmmaker Award.
Yes, We Pay Our Filmmakers — And Here’s Why That Matters
Our filmmakers don’t just tell trail stories—they live them. Here’s how we’re making sure they’re paid for that work.
Trails Film 2022 To Take Place in Skiathos, Greece September 29, 2022
Started in 2018 at the World Trails Conference in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Trails Film returns to showcase an exciting line-up of trail stories to celebrate trails, the global communities that take care of trails and enjoy them, and to advocate for the future of trails.
Awards Announced at World Trails Film Festival 2018 Spain
From our premier event of the World Trails Film Festival, the following awards were granted in recognition of powerful storytelling in trail films.
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