'Kilimanjaro: Going for Broke' Set to Air on Resort Sports Network

announced today that its film Kilimanjaro: Going for Broke (1 x 52') -- a finalist at the Banff Mountain Festival in November 2006 -- is airing on Resort Sports Network (RSN), a outdoor sports cable network in the U.S. where films entered in the festival are featured. Directed and produced by Richard Heap and Ben Pritchard of Slackjaw Films, Kilimanjaro: Going for Broke, is about a group of climbers, all of whom have suffered severely as a result of climbing accidents, getting together to ascend Kilimanjaro. This inspirational film follows the climbers, all seriously disabled, as they share their passion for the mountains and the determination to make the most of every opportunity, all while climbing the highest peak in Africa. As the four climbers (Paul Pritchard and Jamie Andrew among them) arrive at the foothills of Kilimanjaro and begin the ascent, viewers learn about their accidents and see the challenges their physical handicaps present. Resort Sports Network (RSN) is a specialty cable network that provides resort information and recreational sports programming through resort-specfic TV channels in the United States. An ESPN affiliate, RSN provides programming to about 30 small affiliate channels, serving a total of approximately 60 resort towns, with a total subscriber base ranging from 650,000 to 2,000,000, depending on the time of year. The Banff Centre of Canada is internationally recognized as a leader on the local, national and international stages in the development and promotion of creative work in the arts, sciences, business, and the environment. The Banff Centre's mission is inspiring creativity. Based in the UK, Slackjaw Films is an organic group of film-makers who have a firm love of both the outdoors and producing high-quality work. At their disposal Slackjaw has a broad base of experience in all aspects of film production. Their catalog includes such climbing films as Hard Grit and Blood Sweat and Bagels, and the global warming documentary Meltdown, also distributed by Janson Media.