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    Coldsmoke Awards celebrate winter wonderland of films

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    "Higher," winner of the Explorer's Award.
    BOZEMAN, Montana --

    Billed as the Oscars of winter film, the Coldsmoke Awards have been bestowed in Bozeman during an evening ceremony celebrating the artists and films inspired by life in the mountains. Among the notable winners was Jeremy Jones’ Higher from Teton Gravity Research, which received the Explorer’s Award recognizing the film that is pushing geographic and personal exploration to the furthest.

    The People’s Choice Award went to Soulryders Productions for Kashmir. Here’s a rundown of the winning entries:

        Explorer’s Award: Jeremy Jones & Higher, Teton Gravity Research
        Best Cinematography: Afterglow, Sweetgrass Productions
        Mountain Roots Award: Land of No Use, Henry Worobec and Chris Kamman
        Soul Award: Winter’s People, Right on Brother
        People’s Choice Award: Kashmir, Soulryders Productions
        Spirit Award: Far From Home, Chair 83 Productions
        Coldsmoke Award: The Little Things, Marie-France Roy and Darcy Turenne
        Award for Best Powder: Almost Ablaze, Teton Gravity Research
        Adaptive Award: Vasu Sojitra: Out on a Limb, T-bar Films
        Femme Fatale Award: Pretty Faces, Unicorn Picnic
        Best Web Series: Tiny House Tour, Right on Brother

    Among the Coldsmoke Awards sponsors are Coldsmoke Apparel, Powder Mountain, Whistler RV Park and Campground, Mountain Magazine, Ressler Motors, Boulder Mountain Guest Ranch, and The Montana Film Office.

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    Christmas TV movies are in their Taylor Swift era, with 2 Swift-inspired films airing this season

    Friday, November 22, 2024
    This image released by Hallmark Media shows Hunter King, left, and Tyler Hynes in a scene from "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story. (Joshua Haines/Hallmark Media via AP)

    Two new Christmas TV movies have a Taylor Swift connection that her fans would have no problem decoding.

    "Christmas in the Spotlight" debuts Saturday on Lifetime. It stars Jessica Lord as the world's biggest pop star and Laith Wallschleger as a pro football player, who meet and fall in love — not unlike Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

    "It's clearly inspired by Taylor and Travis, but I don't know them and I don't know what is going on behind the scenes. I only know what's been put out there," said Eirene Tran Donohue, a longtime, devoted fan who jumped at the opportunity to write a script even loosely based on her favorite musician.

    She was inspired by the couple's support of each other's accomplishments, particularly Kelce's ease with dating the star despite the glare of the spotlight, adding, "I love the way that he celebrates her."

    Tran Donohue wants fellow Swift fans to know she wrote the script with them in mind.

    "There are so many Easter eggs," she said of little details added that a Swift fan would pick up on. "I put in as many as I could."

    Then, on Nov. 30, Hallmark will air "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story." Instead of a nod to Swift, it's an ode to family traditions and bonding, like rooting for a sports team. Hallmark's headquarters is also in Kansas City, so it makes sense why the company chose the Chiefs to be highlighted.

    In this story, written by Julie Sherman Wolfe, sparks fly when a new employee for the Chiefs organization (Tyler Hynes) meets a woman — played by Hunter King — whose family's dedication to the team goes back generations.

    Sherman Wolfe, a San Francisco 49ers fan, said she got the call a week after Super Bowl LVIII, when the Chiefs... Read More

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