Shane
McConkey
Award

BEST SHORT FILM OF THE FESTIVAL

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Award

THIS AWARD WAS CREATED IN HONOR OF THE LATE SHANE MCCONKEY WHO WAS A VISIONARY AND A PIONEER IN OUTDOOR FILM AND THE WORLD OF ADVENTURE. IT REPRESENTS THE BEST ADVENTURE SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR. THE WASATCH MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL HAS PARTNERED WITH THE SHANE MCCONKEY FOUNDATION TO PRESENT THIS AWARD EACH YEAR. WE ARE HONORED TO PRESERVE SHANE’S MEMORY AND HIS PASSION FOR OUTDOOR FILM.

PREVIOUS SHANE MCCONKEY AWARD RECIPIENTS

2022

RITE OF PASSAGE: THE STORY OF THE WURL
DIRECTED BY TIM JONES

2021

The Long Today

DIRECTED BY NIOBE THOMPSON

2020

The TRilogy

DIRECTED BY TOMMY JOYCE

2019

The Passage

Directed by Nate Dappen

2018

The Frozen Road

DIRECTED BY TYLER WILKINSON-RAY

2017

Dodo’s Delight

DIRECTED BY JOSH LOWELL, NICK ROSEN, & PETER MORTIMER

2016

Without An Image

DIRECTED BY JASON PISZCZOR

2015

The Ridge

DIRECTED BY STU THOMSON

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