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Connecting the packraft community around the globe through adventure stories and film � A new film festival showcasing a the world of packrafting.

09/26/2026

Why do we packraft? For Christian Reinwarth, the answer seems to be somewhere between wanting to know what’s around the next bend and saying, “this might be a bad idea”... then doing it anyway.

“WHY WE PACKRAFT” brings together adventures from Northern Europe to Patagonia in a fun, slightly chaotic love letter to the little boats that keep carrying us into stories we probably never would have found otherwise.

See the full film in the 2026 International Packraft Film Festival. Showing dates are listed on the IPFF website at the link in our bio.

09/06/2026

Puelo Chico 💙🌊 un Creeckazo que tenemos en la localidad de Río Puelo, en el Valle Poicas 🧉🌿

Acá un poquito de la sección clase III que comienza en lostroncoskm10 que será el Base Camp del encuentro “ Patagonia Packrafting Roundup” Patagonia Packrafting Roundup

Además contarles que tendremos el festival internacional de Packraft estrenándose en Chile y Sudamérica 🤩😮👉🏼 International Packraft Film Festival en una tarde/noche de Cervezas y Pizzas en Puelo Siempreverde 🍕🍻

Ven este verano a Río Puelo 🫵🏼
Te esperamos 😁

09/02/2026

In January 2025, Perry Miller traveled to Patagonia in search of remote rivers to float, fly fish and wild camp along. The Caleufú quickly became one of his favorites.

Caleufú brings us along on one of Argentina’s most beautiful rivers and into the kind of place that keeps pulling us toward whatever is around the next bend.

See the full film in the 2026 International Packraft Film Festival. Showing dates are listed on the IPFF website at the link in our bio.

08/31/2026

What happens when packrafting becomes a way back to the river?

Riverbound: The Storybook Has Just Begun, from filmmaker Deane Parker, follows Yak, a former professional guide and expert kayaker who became paraplegic after a canyoning accident.

Now he’s taking on the Upper Buller Gorge in New Zealand in a packraft… including its thundering Class III whitewater.

This film is about a lot more than getting back downstream. It asks what packrafting can make possible, who gets access to these places, and how much freedom a little inflatable boat can give someone.

Catch Riverbound as part of the 2026 International Packraft Film Festival at showings around the world.

Find upcoming screenings at the link in our bio.

🎥 Deane Parker
📍 Buller River, New Zealand
Deane Brent Vandam Yak

08/03/2026

The International Packraft Film Festival is headed to Maine!

IPFF will be showing at the first APA Packraft RoundUp Maine, happening September 4–7 at Chewonki’s Big Eddy Campground in Millinocket, Maine, along the West Branch of the Penobscot River.

The American Packrafting Association and Packraft Maine are bringing the community together over Labor Day weekend for paddling, camping, and a showing of packrafting films from around the world.

Registration is limited to 40 people, so grab your spot through the APA. We’ll see you by the river and at the showing!

07/21/2026

2025 Judge’s Choice Winner, Huw Miles’ has another incredible film in the 2026 International Packraft Film Festival.

Check “Jerry on the Jerry” out at a showing near you. Find dates and locations at www.packraftfilmfest.com or at the link in our bio!

Thank you to all of our incredible sponsors for making this possible…
Alpacka Raft
RallyCrew
Utah Whitewater Gear
Packrafting Queenstown NZ
MRS Packraft US
Blue Duck Packrafts
AmericanPackraftingAssociation
Durston
Alaska Mountaineering & Hiking
Wrangell Mtn Air | Alaska
Alaska Packraft School: Jule Harle

06/30/2026

🎬 OFFICIAL SELECTION // IPFF 2026 🛶

"Why We Packraft" by Christian Reinwarth () is officially coming to the International Packraft Film Festival 🤘

A fast-paced, slightly chaotic love letter to packrafting—and to every adventure that began with:

"This might be a bad idea..."

Filmed across Germany, Norway, Finland, Chile, Argentina, Denmark, Sweden, Austria... and maybe a few other places. 😅

If you've ever looked at a map and thought, "Yeah, we can probably float that," this one's for you.

👇 What's the worst idea that turned into your best adventure?

06/26/2026

Tim Johnson’s film “Strapped In” is part of the 2026 International Packraft Film Festival.

The film looks back at the early days of packrafting in Alaska, when boats were being borrowed, modified, strapped together, and figured out by people who were simply trying to move through wild country in a new way.

Tim shares the story of rigging up Roman Dial’s son’s boat back in the day, and gives us a glimpse into the scrappy, experimental roots of the sport.

Join us at a showing somewhere around the world.

Find upcoming IPFF showings on RallyCrew, or check the Packraft Film Fest website at the link in IPFF’s bio.

05/28/2026

We’re stoked to have the American Packrafting Association supporting the 2026 International Packraft Film Festival!

APA does a ton of important work for the packrafting community through education, safety, stewardship, and helping more people connect with this sport in a thoughtful way.

And for everyone coming to the World Premiere at Bear Tooth Theatrepub in Anchorage on May 28th, APA will also be hosting a giveaway during the event.

Come support an incredible organization, watch a stacked lineup of packrafting films from around the world, and maybe walk away with some epic prizes while you’re at it.

Tickets are available through the Bear Tooth website. Link in bio.

05/15/2026

❄️ OFFICIAL SELECTION // IPFF 2026 🛶

“Packrafting and Ice Climbing” by Takuya Tsuboshima is coming to the International Packraft Film Festival 🇯🇵

Winter river. Partially frozen. Full send.

Paddling through icy channels in Hokkaido, Japan, then stepping straight out of the boat and onto unclimbed ice walls — because why not combine your hobbies into one very committed day out?

Boat. Climb. Repeat. 🧊🛶🧗‍♂️

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