Sender Films

Sender Films
Private
Genre Adventure sports documentary films
Founder Peter Mortimer
Headquarters Boulder, Colorado, USA
Website http://www.senderfilms.com/

Sender Films is an American film production company based in Boulder, Colorado.  Productions include outdoor adventure films, television shows, and commercials.

Company

Sender Films integrates action with story-telling to create climbing/mountaineering and adventure sports documentary films.  Sender Films goes inside the sport of hard-core climbing, focusing on climbers driven to obscure accomplishments.[1]  According to Outside Magazine, Sender Films has "focused on character-driven narratives..".[2]   Over the past three years, Sender Films has produced the six-part series First Ascent with National Geographic International. They have also been producing adventure film segments for US TV networks such as NBC, The Weather Channel, and Outside TV. Their shows have been financial successes, proving that audiences are interested in the emerging genre of climbing and adventure-sports.[3]

Recent Work

Films

REEL ROCK 11 (2016)

REEL ROCK cranks it up to 11 with a collection of electrifying climbing films showcasing the sport's biggest stories and athletes. The five films deliver edge-of-your-seat action, globe-trotting exploration, big laughs and true inspiration.

REEL ROCK 10 (2015)

The 2015 REEL ROCK Film Tour consisted of five films: A Line Across the Sky, Dean Potter Tribute, High and Mighty, 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell and a Dawn Wall Exclusive. Athletes in these films include Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Webb, Daniel Woods, Nik Berry, Mason Earle, Kevin Jorgeson, and Dean Potter.

Valley Uprising (2014)

REEL ROCK 8 (2013)

REEL ROCK 7 (2012)

Reel Rock Film Tour (2011)

First Ascent: The Series (2010)

Reel Rock Film Tour (2010)

The Sharp End (2008)

King Lines (2007)

First Ascent (2006)

Return2Sender (2005)

Front Range Freaks (2003)

Crew

Peter Mortimer: President/Partner

Nick Rosen: Partner

Awards and Honors

Awards

A Line Across the Sky (2015)

High and Mighty (2015)


Showdown at Horseshoe Hell (2015)


Valley Uprising (2014)

High Tension (2013)

The Sensei (2013)

Spice Girl (2013)

Wide Boyz (2012)

La Dura Dura (2012)

Honnold 3.0 (2012)

Origins: Obe and Ashima (2011)

Cold (2011)

Sketchy Andy (2011)

Race for the Nose (2011)

Ice Revolution (2011)

The Swiss Machine (2010)

First Ascent: The Series (2010)

The Sharp End (2008)

King Lines (2007)

First Ascent (2006)

Return2Sender (2005)

Front Range Freaks (2003)

Scary Faces (2001)

Between Light and Shadow (2000)

Awards & Honors

First Ascent (2011)

References

  1. Carol Kauder (13 January 2007). "Films show climbing's soft side". Rocky Mountain News. The E.W. Scripps Co. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  2. Abe Streep (3 August 2010). "The Rope Guns". Outside. Mariah Media Network LLC. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. www.climbing.com. "The Travel Channel Acquires Sender Films/Shankly Docu-Series First Ascent". Skram Media LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  4. http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/elevation-weekend/
  5. Carlson, Erin (February 7, 2012). "Meet Sketchy Andy, Madonna's Super Bowl Slackliner". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  6. Moos, Jeanne. "New belt, new shoes...and a real climb?". CNN News. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  7. Overtime Staff (January 1, 2012). "Filming mountain climber Alex Honnold". CBS News. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  8. Logan, Laura. "The ascent of Alex Honnold". CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  9. Overtime Staff (January 1, 2012). "Filming mountain climber Alex Honnold". 60 Minutes Overtime. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  10. Climbing Narc. "Sender Films' First Ascent Series to air on the Travel Channel". Climbing Narcissist. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  11. Castell, Gabby. "First Ascent". NGC-UK Partnership. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  12. Berg, Emmett (March–April 2010). "Cinema Vertigo". Sierra Club. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  13. "Film Awards & the Best of ShAFF". Sheffield Adventure Film Festival. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  14. Rosen, Nick. "'THE SHARP END' WINS BEST ADVENTURE FILM AT X-DANCE". Skram Media LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  15. Bisharat, Andrew. "King Lines". Rock and Ice Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  16. Osius, Alison. "Return2Sender". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  17. Roth, Justin. "Big UP Productions and Sender Films earn a Sports Emmy for NBC Segment". Skram Media LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
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