Shane
McConkey
Award

About This
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.  This award represents the best adventure short film of the year. The Wasatch Mountain Film Festival has partnered with the Shane McConkey Foundation 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

The Long Today

2021

The Long Today

Directed by Niobe Thompson

The Trilogy

2020

The Trilogy

Directed by Tommy Joyce

The Trilogy

2019

The Passage

Directed by Nate Dappen

The Trilogy

2018

The Frozen Road

Directed by Tyler Wilkinson-Ray

The Trilogy

2017

Dodo’s Delight

Directed by Josh Lowell, Nick Rosen, & Peter Mortimer

The Trilogy

2016

Without An Image

Directed by Jason Piszczor

The Trilogy

2015

The Ridge

Directed by Stu Thomson

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