Kranked
{{short description|Series of freeride mountain-biking films}}
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Kranked is a series of extreme freeride mountain-biking films.
Since 1997, Bjørn Enga, producer/director for Radical Films has specialized in extreme mountain bike cinematography. His work has won the People's Choice Award at the Banff Mountain Film Festival in 2010 and 2015 and he was voted the #1 Adrenaline Filmmaker by Outside Magazine's Top Ten TV show.{{Cite news |last=Burkat |first=Radek |date=18 Feb 2005 |title=Interview with Bjorn Enga - Radical Films |url=https://www.pinkbike.com/news/bjorn-enga-2005.html |work=PinkBike}}
[http://www.smackaysmith.com Stu Mackay-Smith] has created the Kranked artwork and animation since 1997 with music contributions from Brian Carson and some of the voice overs performed by Vancouver hip-hop artist [http://www.kiakadiri.com Kia Kadiri].
Series
- Kranked - Live to Ride, (1998)
- Kranked 2 - Trails from the Crypt, (1999)
- Kranked 3 - Ride Against the Machine, (2000)
- Kranked 4 - Search for the Holey Trail, (2001)
- Kranked 5 - In Concert, (2003)
- Kranked 6 - Progression, (2006)
- Kranked 7 - The Cackle Factor, (2008)
- Kranked 8 - Revolve, (2009)
Awards
- Trial & Error: People´s Choice Award [http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainculture/festivals/2007/film/awards/trial_error.asp Banff Mountain Film Festival] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409151433/http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainculture/festivals/2007/film/awards/trial_error.asp |date=April 09, 2015 }}
- Kranked 8 - Revolve : People´s Choice Award [http://www.mountainfilm.ca/films.php Banff Mountain Film Festival 2010]{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220200125/http://www.mountainfilm.ca/films.php |date=February 20, 2010 }}
Trivia
The video trailer of Kranked 6 was bundled with Microsoft's Zune. {{cite web |title=Kranked 6 draws mainstream attention to mountain biking |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kranked-6-draws-mainstream-attention-to-mountain-biking/ |website=Cycling News}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.radical-films.com/ Radical Films] Kranked Series
Category:Mountain biking films
Category:American short documentary films
Category:Documentary films about cycling
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