Project Getaway – this month’s top entries

Posted on 6 December 2013

The Project Getaway Travel Film Competition has finally come to an end. As the closing date for entries – 30 November – drew nearer, we saw a flurry of entries arriving over the course of the month. In total we received more than 80 videos filmed and edited by keen adventurers from across the globe. The top 32 videos are currently being featured on the Getaway Youtube Channel. Head over to the Project Getaway playlist to see them all or check them out on the Getaway blog here:

See the top entries for July here

See the top entries for August here

See the top entries for September here

See the top entries for October here

And check out the top entries for November below:

From Kruger to Mozambique

Ané Fourie set off on an epic adventure from Letaba Rest Camp in Kruger National Park to Barra, Mozambique in December 2011 / January 2012. The adventure involved a few 4x4s, some good friends and the best of both the beach and the bush.

Another great day in Croatia

Megan Nowell had the honour of cycling alongside (well, mostly behind) three epic South African chaps on the Croatian leg of their Eurocycle madness (cycling from Lisbon to Istanbul).

What SUP Zanzibar

Christo Smeda regularly competes in adventure racing. This trip around Zanzibar on SUP (stand up paddle boards) has not been done before and so he and three friends decided around a braai one night that this is an awesome adventure that we just have to undertake.

Singing to a lion

Esmeralda van der Walt and her husband Roy spotted two lions in the Kruger National Park. After waiting for quite a while for them to make a move my husband began to sing. Just then, the big boy lifted his head.

Beautiful Barcelona

On Tessa Brown’s first -ever trip overseas she visited Italy, Switzerland and Spain and shared this video is of Barcelona, a city much like Cape Town, culturally rich, vibrant, full of people with a heart for life.

Road tripping with Raquel

Raquel Osuna Maza took a friend and a pink camper van through four states (California, Utah, Nevada and Arizona) in 20 days with no fixed plans. In this video she captures the moment, the long drives through the endless highways and each one of the spectacular and breathtaking landscapes that made a road trip what it should be.

Trekking Annapurna Base Camp

Monique and Tamsyn aka The Mixon’s visited Nepal and trekked to Annapurna Base Camp.

Searching for sea shells

Emile Jansen is an amateur videographer from Cape Town who loves spontaneous outings with the family. This little video was shot on the fly with his youngest daughter Shelby at Yzerfontein, arguably one of the best beach towns in the Western Cape.

The rain in Prague

Kiki Kargaard and her sister and took a trip to Prague, a city they had always dreamed of seeing. Little did they know that the worst flood in years was set to hit Prague.

Adventures in Ethiopia

Marlese Lenhoff went up to Ethiopia to visit my boyfriend who had been working there for a few years and realised how few resources one actually needs: a donkey, a goat, some chickens and a mud-house. Even up in the remote hills of Ethiopia, she found a global platform that established a non-verbal communication with rural Ethiopians, soccer!

The Wild Side of Zimbabwe

Micaela Hamilton decided to take a road trip into the wildest part of Zimbabwe: Mana Pools. In this stunning national park, they discovered a wild paradise and decided to explore the bush and make the most of living on the “wild” side in Zimbabwe.

My Thailand Island

Vaughan McShane spent nine months teaching English on the beautiful island of Koh Samui. He loved it so much we wanted to help other travellers find their way to it and around it. This film showcases some of our favourite spots to shop, eat, swim, get massages and more.

What happens now?

Now the judging phase of the competition begins! A panel of judges made up of the Getaway magazine editor, RamsayMedia video editor, and RamsayMedia creative director will select three of the top videos based on the aesthetic, originality and emotion. One from each of the following categories:

Packing shorts – anything up to one minute in length.

Fives alive – anything up to five minutes.

Long way round – anything up to ten minutes.

The video work that is deemed to be the best (determined by the factors above) by the panel as at 12:00 CAT standard time on Monday 16 December 2013, will be the winner of the Overall Grand Prize:

R20 ooo cash value toward any holiday / adventure package displayed on adventures.getaway.co.za

Good luck!

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