# National Paddling Film Festival 2026

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Podcast: [The River Radius Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-river-radius-podcast-1171849)
Published: 2026-02-17T10:05:00+00:00
Episode link: www.theriverradius.com
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## Resource

Rivers are always photogenic, even telegenic, and rivers often become the setting for many films. Each year since 1981, the National Paddling Film Festival (NPFF) has provided a collective presentation of river films. This year’s festival is happening on February 21, live and in person in Kentucky with a virtual streaming option available for the price of a cup of coffee. We have 3 guests bringing us details about the NPFF. Stephanie Hoelscher is the director; Devin Ashley Brown is the featured paddler in the film “Mother River” about her Mississippi River run; and Nishan Thapa is the creator of the film “The Jewel of Wild West Nepal” about paddling the rivers in his home country of Nepal.

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