A few posts ago I was telling you about the Giromania! in Amsterdam. Later that same day I went to the Bicycle Film Festival (BFF). The BFF is a global festival that’s held in different cities every year and that showcases films about bikes. I must say it was as cool as it sounds. Really.
The Festival was divided in three sessions. First there was a collection of Urban bike shorts, and the second and third session each had a short and a long film. You can read the complete programme here: http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/amsterdam/
As in any festival, some films were better than others, but overall I really enjoyed it. Bicycles, films, beer… what’s there not to like! I’ve searched for a few of the short films I liked, and here are two I found: Bike Ride, by Tom Schroede.
And the trailer for Soul of Steel, a Portrait of the legendary Italian Frame Builder Giovanni Pelizzoli aka “Ciocc” . Ciocc shares his wisdom and life story while handbuilding a revolutionary new frame for urban fixed gear cycling. Ciocc demonstrates that the tradition and craft of framebuilding’s Golden age can be re-born and push the technical frontier of Cycling’s future.
ANIMA D’ACCIAIO
(SOUL OF STEEL)
LANGUAGE: ITALIAN (SUBTITLED IN ENGLISH)
A film by Daniel Leeb of Cinecycle Productions
After the festival, we went to the opening of Sur Place, and exhibition about urban cycling and fixed gear bikes. Lots of bike porn, pictures of riders after near-death experiences and a cool wee track that went around the whole place.
On top of the beers and the good music, there was a sprint competition -naturally.
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