5Point Film Festival

What 5Point Film Festival does

5Point Film Festival is a privately held, nonprofit adventure film organization founded in 2007 by Julie Kennedy in Carbondale, Colorado. The organization was established with founding partner Patagonia after Yvon Chouinard offered initial financial backing during a breakfast conversation with the founder. Its stated mission is to champion adventure storytelling to ignite the human spirit and catalyze community, and its programming is anchored in five guiding principles: Respect, Commitment, Humility, Purpose, and Balance. The festival curates adventure films focused on transformation rather than spectacle, distinguishing itself from adrenaline-focused adventure media.

The organization operates a portfolio of five core programs: the annual Flagship Festival in Carbondale, Colorado; year-round Education Programming for students; the 5Point Tour, which brings curated screenings to multiple regional locations; the Bring 5Point to You community-hosted screening initiative; and Filmmaker Programs that include grant funding and a forum for creators. Distribution is primarily event-driven and community-led, relying on a grassroots network of local screening hosts and volunteer organizers in addition to the flagship event. The underlying technology stack is minimal — a Squarespace-hosted website and a Givecloud-based donation platform — with no disclosed proprietary systems, applications, or AI components.

5Point's revenue model combines ticket sales for the flagship festival, transaction-based fees from local hosted screenings (often paired with community fundraising), donations collected through Givecloud, and professional-services-style fees for year-round educational programming. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Geographic operations are concentrated in Colorado, USA, with the Tour providing the primary mechanism for any regional reach beyond Carbondale. Leadership comprises Founder Julie Kennedy, Executive Director Aisha Weinhold, Programming Director Charlie Turnbull, and Education Director Tracy Wilson, supported by a Board of Directors. No external venture capital, private equity, parent company, or acquisition activity is associated with the organization.

Name

5Point Film Festival

Legal name

5Point Film Festival

Website

https://5pointfilm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

5Point Film Festival is a nonprofit adventure film organization founded in 2007 in Carbondale, Colorado, producing an annual flagship festival, education programming, a touring film program, community-hosted screenings, and filmmaker grants for adventure filmmakers, students, and local community hosts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adventure Film Festival Events

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Exhibition (51213)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Film Festivals & Festival Organizers (MPADAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Travel & Adventure Documentaries (MPADADAM)

Keywords

• Adventure film festival
• Film festival events
• Outdoor adventure films
• Adventure storytelling events
• Community film screenings

Headquarters

HQ city

Carbondale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Festival Tickets and Attendance: Revenue generated from ticket sales to the annual flagship festival event in Carbondale, Colorado
2. Local Screening Hosting: Community hosts organize local screenings which serve as fundraising opportunities for local organizations and communities
3. Donations and Fundraising: Direct support through fundraising forms and donation collection, including gear giveaways and grant funding programs
4. Education Programming: Year-round educational programming delivered to students, developing and delivering adventure storytelling content

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

5Point Film Festival runs an annual adventure film festival in Carbondale, Colorado, alongside a touring film program, year-round education programming for students, filmmaker grant and support programs, and a community-led local screening initiative. All programming is curated to showcase adventure storytelling that emphasizes personal transformation and is anchored by five principles: Purpose, Commitment, Humility, Respect, and Balance.

Product overview

5Point Film Festival is a nonprofit organization offering a multi-program portfolio centered on adventure storytelling. The core offerings include the annual Flagship Festival in Carbondale, Colorado, year-round Education Programming for students, the 5Point Tour bringing films to various locations, Local Screenings (Bring 5Point to You) for community-organized events, and Filmmaker Programs providing grants and support. All programming is guided by five founding principles: commitment, respect, humility, purpose, and balance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flagship Festival The annual flagship film festival held in Carbondale, Colorado, showcasing adventure-themed films and storytelling that champions the five principles of commitment, respect, humility, purpose, and balance. Designed for adventure filmmakers, enthusiasts, and community members.
• Education Programming Year-round educational programming for students based on the belief that adventure, pursued deliberately, transforms individuals and communities, extending the festival's mission beyond the annual event.
• 5Point Tour
• Local Screenings (Bring 5Point to You)
• Filmmaker Programs

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Adventure Film Festival: Multi-city adventure film festival (originally launched in the US, now touring) showcasing short and feature-length adventure films. Direct peer in content niche, format, and audience.
• Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival: The world's largest and most prestigious mountain/adventure film festival, touring globally with a similar festival-plus-world-tour structure. Directly comparable as a curated adventure film festival competing for the same filmmakers, audiences, and outdoor sponsors.
• Telluride Mountainfilm: Long-running adventure documentary festival held annually in Telluride, Colorado. Direct peer: same geography, same adventure-film niche, similar audience of outdoor enthusiasts and filmmakers, competing for the same sponsorship dollars.
• Reel Rock Film Tour: An annual touring adventure/climbing film tour that combines curated short films with live events in multiple cities. Closely comparable GTM motion (festival + traveling tour + community-hosted screenings) and audience overlap with 5Point's tour and local screening model.
• Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF): UK adventure film festival built around a multi-day curated film program plus community screenings. Comparable format and audience, with strong outdoor-brand sponsorship overlap.
• Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF): Annual adventure and mountain film festival in Vancouver with a spring festival plus additional screening series. Direct peer competing for filmmakers, audiences, and outdoor-industry sponsors across North America.
• Flagstaff Mountain Films Festival: Adventure documentary festival in Flagstaff, Arizona with curated outdoor film programming. Direct peer: same content category, similar scale, competing for filmmakers and sponsors in the Southwestern outdoor market.
• Kendal Mountain Festival: UK-based adventure and mountain culture festival with a flagship event plus touring program. Direct peer in format and content focus, with broader speaker and adventure-content programming layered on top of film exhibition.

Broad incumbents

• Patagonia Films: Patagonia's in-house film and storytelling program that produces and distributes adventure films tied to environmental and outdoor themes. Comparable as an adventure storytelling brand with deep outdoor credibility; broader incumbent that has produced premieres showcased at 5Point and similar festivals.
• Outside (Outside Magazine / Outside TV): Established outdoor media brand with print, digital, and video platforms covering adventure sports, gear, and storytelling. Broad incumbent in the adventure content space, reaching similar audiences but at vastly greater scale and with a sponsor/marketing model rather than festival/event model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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