{"id":47265,"date":"2017-09-19T09:04:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T16:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=47265"},"modified":"2017-10-03T09:04:56","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T16:04:56","slug":"and-the-2017-giff-finalists-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/and-the-2017-giff-finalists-are\/","title":{"rendered":"And the 2017 GIFF finalists are&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prepare the popcorn and get ready to enjoy geocaching on the big screen!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At long last, the Geocaching International Film Festival 2017 finalists have been chosen! These films stand out above the rest for their creativity, production quality, content, and contribution to the global community of geocachers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s give a huge round of applause to the following films and directors:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Travel Bug&#8217;s Life \u00a0| \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/p\/default.aspx?guid=5e0cbf5d-dc17-42ae-b3d0-04bb05bb4c15\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GeoElmo6000<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Antarctica | \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/p\/default.aspx?guid=76e212a2-05a3-48d0-82cf-0559938211e8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">svieca <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FOUND IT! (My Geocaching Adventure) \u00a0| \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/p\/default.aspx?guid=77c2690f-79bb-48e7-a32a-4f0a7758879d\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">K8brownie<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FTFever \u00a0| \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/p\/default.aspx?guid=c12576d1-c3bc-4d22-bd60-c4328e98d4b2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AlboGIFF_Team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geocaching Day in Vilnius \u00a0| \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/p\/default.aspx?guid=2b711335-ad84-4492-9868-fa7b34fa0184\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kaimynas <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geocaching is free \u00a0| \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/p\/default.aspx?guid=07941c9f-3250-48ee-a0dd-94cc75f5308c\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lat&amp;long junkie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geocaching: Your Passport to Adventure \u00a0| \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/p\/default.aspx?guid=6965969e-14b4-4876-87a5-8ca3c64b35f6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">alienchauncey<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geo early learning \u00a0| \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/p\/default.aspx?guid=faebf4a8-944d-40f1-b94f-b15dc0f753b0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pigwig2<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harry Dirtski and Disco Box (org. 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