Michael Brown teaching a Filmmakers’ Workshop at the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Michael Brown and the Serac Adventure Film School featured in Ralph Lauren Magazine in an article entitled Peak Performance by Michael Slenske.

Michael Brown presenting at the Adventure Travel World Summit in Quebec, Canada as part of the Meet the Press Film Production Panel. See the schedule (tab two) and Michael's profile.

Blind Skier's Edge shown as part of the official selection at the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival in Arizona.

Michael Brown presenting a talk entitled Risk and Reward at Ignite Boulder. Check out the event blogs here: Worldwide Ace and Clizbiz.

Michael Brown and Michael Herbener of Serac Adventure Films shooting footage for "Race Across the Sky," a new film about the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race, premiering this October.

Serac Adventure Film School student films airing on Untamed Sports TV. Check Broadcast Schedule airtimes for "Serac Adventure Films."

Michael Brown and Araceli Segarra on hand to capture footage for The Film: Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race, coming to theaters October 2009 from Citizen Pictures. Lance Armstrong returned to win the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race for the first time, with six-time winner Dave Wiens taking second.

Brain Port awarded the video category Gold Award in the 2009 National Health Information Awards.

The Ski Channel Television Network officially endorses the Serac Adventure Film School. Watch all of The Ski Channel's great adventure shows on VOD including the Teva Mountain Games.

Read Michael Brown's latest blog for Backpacker.com as he weighs the risks, rewards, and lessons he's learned shooting, literally, on the edge.

Michael Brown offers discussion on Challenge Based Learning, an engaging multidisciplinary approach to teaching and learning that encourages students to leverage the technology they use in their daily lives to solve real-world problems.

Show us your human powered B1–G Air moments and you could win a trip to the 2010 Teva Mountain Games and a course at the Serac Adventure Film School. All you have to do is submit a video of yourself or that you shot of one of your friends catching some air. Skiing, kayaking, free–riding, snowboarding, rock climbing …whatever. Just show us your B1–G AIR. A panel of judges will select one winner by June 30, 2009 so get your videos up ASAP!

Blind Skier's Edge screening at Breckenridge Festival of Film. In this film Erik Weihenmayer gives us a look at the world of blind skiing.

Join Serac Adventure Films at the next Adventure Film School in beautiful Vail, Colorado. Learn all the ins and outs of adventure filmmaking during the country’s largest celebration of mountain sports.

Daily Dispatches:
Day 1: Homestake Creek
Day 2: Prelims
Day 3: Bigger Crowds
Day 4: Final Celebration
Day 5: Film Festival

The Serac Adventure Film School featured on National Geographic online in an article entitled "Calling All Budding Adventure Filmmakers: Serac Adventure Film School (June 4 to 7)"

Serac Adventure Films release Bridal Veil Falls: Back to the Public screening at MountainFilm in Telluride Colorado. This film features blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer and Iraq War amputee Chad Jukes ice climbing Colorado's tallest free flowing waterfall. Bridal Veil was reopened to climbers through the efforts of the Trust For Public Land. The waterfall previously was closed to the public since the late 1980's.

Serac Adventure Films crew members helped film the newest permanent exhibit "Expedition Health" at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science to provide visitors the chance to explore and measure their own unique biology.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks awarded the Platinum Empixx at the The Empixx Awards - "Honoring Excellence in Moving Pixels" - in Ashland, Kentucky.

Check out Michael Brown's latest blog for Backpacker.com as he discusses the mentoring role of the world's best athletes both on a professional and personal level.

Award-winning director Michael Brown teaches you how to get the ultimate summit shots on
Outside Online.

Michael Brown presenting a talk entitled "Production in Vertical, High Altitude and Cold Extremes" at the Nab Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In his blog for Backpacker.com, Emmy-Award winning director Michael Brown drops us a line from Iceland to talk avalanches, glaciers, and paying dues in the film business (which share quite a few similarities).

Award-winning director Michael Brown takes time out from the Serac Adventure Film School in the Colorado Rocky Mountains to give tips on backcountry ski filmmaking on Outside Online. Tips filmed and edited by our own Tyler Jones.

In his blog for Backpacker.com, Award-winning director Michael Brown drops in from Switzerland to talk about how he got his start in the film industry, and where it's taken him— most recently, jumping a helicopter to film dynamite-triggered avalanches.

David D'Angelo shooting the entire Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race covering all 1049 miles by snow machine.

Michael Brown returns from a 5-week shoot in Europe for two different productions including Arctic and Alpine BBC Wales Human Planet and the Extreme Ice Survey.

Michael Brown Director of Photography for the documentary television show Extreme Ice which airs on NOVA/PBS March 24th at 7:00pm/RMST. (Check listings for your area). The show features stunning cinematography of glaciers around the world. This program is now available online.

The Endless Knot shown as part of the official selection at the International Mountain Film Festival in Domzale, Slovenia.

The Bent Gate Film Festival screening student films from the Serac Adventure Film School including snow camping, backcountry skiing, and avalanche training in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks shown as part of the official selection at the Fernie Mountain Film Festival in British Columbia. Click here to see the poster.

Chad Jukes, who lost a leg to a bomb in Iraq, and Erik Weihenmayer, blind since age 13, climb the jagged blue ice Bridal Veil Falls. The ascent was documented by Serac Adventure Films and featured in National Geographic, Men's Journal, and The Denver Post.

Join Serac Adventure Films at the next Adventure Film School on an expedition in the Colorado snow. Go on a two-day backcountry ski trip combined with an avalanche safety course and make your own adventure film.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks shown as part of the official selection at the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival in Nevada City, California and winner of the Most Inspiring Adventure Film Award.

Michael Brown giving a presentation entitled:

"The Power of Story. Reaching a Wider Audience and Making a Difference."
Develop your storytelling skills and increase the distribution and sellability of your film. Green channels are loosing ratings. Why? Better films with powerful narratives is the only solution. Michael has spent years producing or trying to produce green and socially conscious films to know the score and has tactics to combat the problem. This will be an interactive presentation and we encourage filmmakers and the audience to join in and get riled up. Let's pump those ratings and make green programming interesting and compelling.

The Serac Adventure Film School appearing on Clip Syndicate Signature Stories- FOX KDVR Denver, CO.

Serac Adventure Films on the production teams for prime time television shows airing this fall: Storm Chasers (Discovery Channel, Sundays 10pm E/P), Toughest Race on Earth: Iditarod (Discovery Channel, Tuesdays 10 pm E/P) and World's Toughest Fixes (National Geographic, Saturdays 10pm EST).

The Endless Knot shown as part of the official selection at the Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival in Nepal.

Update: "A Climber's Blind Determination" featured on ABC News documenting the story of 46-year-old Bill Barkeley successfully summiting Mount Kilimanjaro. Barkeley loses more and more of his hearing and vision each day due to a rare genetic disease called Usher Syndrome. The story is also documented in the short film "Walk Your Own Path" by Josh Levine as part of the Serac Adventure Film School.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks shown as part of the official selection at the International Mountain Film Festival in Bansko, Bulgaria.

Michael Brown giving a presentation during the Explorers Festival in Lodz, Poland and participating in a discussion panel with students of marketing faculty at the University of Lodz on how a hobby/passion influences business dealings.

Join Serac Adventure Films and the Adventure Film School for the premiere of seven new short films at 7pm in the Atlas Auditorium room 102 at the University of Colorado. In early October, seven filmmakers trekked the 'Super Inca' trail to the lost city of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes with video cameras rolling. From this journey emerged seven unique films, each surprisingly different; each surprisingly original. Admission is free.

Come see the award winning documentary BLINDSIGHT in Muenzinger Auditorium on the University of Colorado campus. There are two screenings at 7pm and 9pm. Admission is $5.00 at the door.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks shown as part of the official selection at the Berg & Abenteuer Filmfestival Graz
in Austria.

Serac Adventure Film School student films Total Carnage by Sam Lowe and Unlevel Forte by Anders Carlson shown as part of the Adventure Film Festival at 10am in Boulder, Colorado.

Michael Brown instructing at the Adventure Filmmakers' Workshop in Banff, Canada. The workship is taught by award-winning, entrepreneurial filmmakers and influential decision-makers focusing on topics essential to every independent filmmaker.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks shown as part of the official selection at the Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival in Germany.

Wild Screen Festival: International WIldlife and Environmental Film Festival Panda Award nominated films include Can We Save Planet Earth, the Emmy award winning film directed by Nicolas Brown. The expedition leader for the opening sequence glacier shoot in Southern Chile was Michael Brown.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks shown as part of the official selection at the Taos Mountain Film Festival in New Mexico.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks shown as part of the official selection at the Inaugural Melbourne African Film Festival in Australia.

The Serac Adventure Film School on an expedition to Peru. Filmmakers trek the 'Super Inca' trail to the lost city of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes and make their own adventure film with renowned director Michael Brown.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks shown as part of the official selection at the Sydney African Film Festival in Australia.

Award-winning mountain filmmakers and father-son team, Roger and Michael Brown, guests of honor and recipients of the "LifeClimb Achievement Award" at the High Adventure Mountain Film Festival. Roger and Michael are recognized for their several decades of contribution to the mountain film genre.

Michael Brown’s Endless Knot receives the Lowe - MAX "Above the Summit" award. Roger Brown’s 1979 classic Ama Dablam shown at the festival. Kelly Perkins, a heart transplant recipient and mountaineer, on the "Strong Women" panel discussion group. Walk Your Own Path and Unlevel Fort, Serac Adventure Film School student films, nominated for awards.

Farther Than The Eye Can See shown as part of the official selection at the Nissan Adventure Film Festival in London.

Special coverage of the 2008 Teva Mountain Games Serac Adventure Film School airing on Fox 31 News in Colorado at 5:30 pm.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks: For the People of Africa DVD release. The documentary follows a team of 10 women from Australia and the USA who come together to attempt to climb three of Africa’s highest peaks in less than three weeks. By challenging themselves to climb Mt Kenya, Mt Meru, and Mt Kilimanjaro they hope to raise money and awareness for three key issues affecting East Africa today: environment, education, and HIV/AIDS. Order the DVD here!

The Endless Knot shown as part of the official selection at the International Mountaineering Film Festival in Teplice Nad Metuji, Czech Republic.

Michael Brown at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, Utah presenting "The Art and Challenges of Adventure Film Making."

Mountain Hardwear athletes at the Serac Adventure Film School in Boulder, Colorado learning to take cameras on their expeditions, capture great footage, and create exceptional films. See their movie "Heart of Stone."

It takes more than just owning a camera to make a great adventure film. Michael Brown shows you how to take your backcountry videos to the next level in "Film Your Own Adventure" on Backpacker Online. Then go behind the scenes as Backpacker staffers learn the ropes of adventure filmmaking in "Adventure Film School Outtakes."

Michael Brown guru of the month at My Success Gateway discusses adventure film making in a two-part podcast interview.

Michael Brown in the Polar Discovery: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute blog discussing arctic science on the Greenland Ice Sheet.

Across the Atlas shown as part of the official selection at the Squamish Mountain Film Festival in British Columbia, Canada.

The Serac crew shooting with Science North for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science new exhibit Body Trek on and around Mt, Evans, Colorado.

Michael Brown on the expedition crew of the Extreme Ice Survey filming in Greenland.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks shown as part of the official selection at the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival in Wanaka.

Michael Brown and Matthew Kennedy filming with Kelly Perkins climbing Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. Read about the ascent on the Yosemite Blog.

David D'Angelo shooting for the Red Bull Fighters International Freestyle Motocross in Fort Worth, Texas.

Michael Brown answers questions for the Action! Jackson blog covering the Jackson Hole Film Festival.

Michael Brown on the expedition crew of the Extreme Ice Survey filming in Alaska.

Serac Adventure Films and Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers crew arrive in Boulder, Colorado to finish off another season of filming.

Michael Brown introduces the Academy Award shortlisted documentary BLINDSIGHT at the Boulder Theatre.

Serac Adventure Films is teaming up with Teva and Untraditional Marketing to create an exciting addition to this year's Teva Mountain Games. Along with the competition there will be an Adventure Film School where students will learn all the ins and outs of adventure filmmaking with the country’s largest celebration of mountain sports as their classroom.

Teva will provide students with gift bags, free shoes, and sponsorship of editing headquarters during the film school. Apple will provide editing computers with the latest version of Final Cut Pro software for the students' use.

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3 Peaks 3 Weeks shown as part of the official selection at the Jackson Hole Film Festival in Wyoming.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks shown as part of the official selection at the Breckenridge Festival of Film in Breckenridge, Colorado.

The Endless Knot shown as part of the official selection at the Eleventh Festival "Vertical" in Moscow, Russia.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks shown as part of the official selection at The Berkshire International Film Festival in Massachusetts.

The Endless Knot shown as part of the official selection at the 5 Point Film Festival in Carbondale, Colorado.

Mountains Without Barriers will be airing on the Documentary Channel during the month of May. The first airdate will be on Monday, May 5th at 10:30 pm EST. Further air dates for the first week of its premiere are:
--Tuesday, May 6 at 8:30 pm EST and again at 2:30 am EST
--Thursday, May 8 at 7 pm EST and again at 1:30 am EST
--Saturday, May 10 at 9 pm EST and again at 11 pm EST

The Endless Knot shown as part of the official selection at the Hory a Mesto/Mountains and City Film Festival in Bratislava, Slovakia.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks wins the 'Silver REMI' and The Endless Knot wins the 'Platinum REMI' at the 41st WorldFest Independent Film Festival in Houston, Texas.

The Endless Knot shown as part of the official selection at the Brilliant Light International Film Festival in Los Angeles, California.

Backpacker Magazine employees at the Serac Adventure Film School in Boulder, Colorado learning to create webclibs for the magazine's website.

The Serac Adventure Films crew shooting at the National Ice Core Laboratory in Golden, Colorado for the BBC.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks wins 'Award of Excellence' at The Accolade Film Awards in San Diego, California.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks wins 'People's Choice Award' at the Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival.

Michael Brown on the expedition crew of the Extreme Ice Survey filming in Greenland.

David D'Angelo shooting the entire Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race covering all 1049 miles by snow machine.

The Endless Knot shown as part of the official selection at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival in North Vancouver BC. Guests include Conrad Anker.

Adventure filmmaker Michael Brown on Plum TV talks about his start as a filmmaker, his company, and their mission to celebrate the human spirit through film.

3 Peaks 3 Weeks wins 'Best Adventure Film' in its theatrical world premiere at the Boulder International Film Festival.

Altered Dates shown as part of the official selection of the Romance In A Can Valentine's week romantic film festival in Miami Beach, Florida. Watch Altered Dates on Fast Film TV.

Michael Brown giving a talk entitled Behind the Lens for the Unlimited Adventure Series at the Vail Symposium. Read about the Unlimited Adventure Series in the Vail Daily.

Michael Brown teaching an Adventure Filmmaking Workshop at Boulder Digital Arts. The three-hour seminar will cover financing, pitching, vital equipment for expedition filming, and even bringing cameras to the top of Mount Everest. (SOLD OUT)

Chloe Chick, founder of the all womens climbing team 3 Peaks 3 Weeks, receives Young Australian of the Year award in Britain.

The Endless Knot wins 'Most Inspiring Adventure Film' at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Nevada City, California. Michael will also be conducting an Adventure Filmmakers Seminar on Saturday during the festival.

The Alps IMAX® screening at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Our own Michael Brown, Director of Mountain Photography for the film, introduces Alps IMAX® followed by a question and answer after the screening.

James Mills of TheOutdoorProfessional.com interview for SNEWSLive: Filmmaker Michael Brown captures the human side of adventure.

Light of the Himalaya wins the 'Best of Festival Award' and 'First Place' in the Feature/Series Segments Category at The My Hero Short Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Michael Brown receives the International Alliance for Mountain Film - Grand Prize.
Each year, members of the IAMF select a filmmaker who has made a significant contribution to the mountain film genre. Michael is the first North American as well as the youngest recipient to date. Previous winners include: Gerhard Baur; Leo Dickinson, Fulvio Mariani and others. The Banff Mountain Film Festival hosted the award presentation.

Mountains Without Barriers will be shown as part of the official selection at the Dundee Mountain Film Festival in the United Kingdom.

The Endless Knot wins 'Ascent Prize' at the Explorers Festival in Lodz, Poland.

The Endless Knot will be shown as part of the official selection at the following film festivals: Taos Mountain Film Festival in New Mexico, International Festival of Mountain Films in Poprad, Slovakia, Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival in Tegernsee, Germany, 5th International Festival of Outdoor Films in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Montreal International Adventure Film Festival in Montreal, Quebec, 19th International Mountain & Adventure Filmfestival Graz in Austria, 24th Autrans International Mountain Film Festival in France, Banff Mountain Film Festival in Canada, Whistler Film Festival in Canada, and the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Nevada City, California.

The Endless Knot recieves 'honorable mention' at The Film Council of Greater Columbus in the Columbus International Film and Video Festival, also known as the Chris Awards.

Jeff Evans and Bill Barkeley will be on Good Morning America with our footage from The 2007 Serac Adventure Film School expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro.

Alps IMAX® will be shown at the 2007 Banff Mountain Film Festival at 8:00 p.m. The high-definition screening will be introduced by John Harlin III. Michael Brown was Director of Mountain Photography for the award-winning film. Also Screening The Endless Knot.

Michael Brown is an instructor at the 2007 Banff Adventure Filmmakers' Seminar. It will be two days of interactive seminars where participants will learn the in's and out's of Adventure Film making during the Banff Mountain Film Festival. Sign up for the Filmmaker's Seminar here. (Seminar Full)