The idea of making '' Prince Avalanche '' came when the band Explosions in the Sky proposed the idea of making a movie with director David Gordon Green at Bastrop State Park , which was being restored following the 2011 Bastrop County Complex fire . Adapted from Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson 's 2011 film '' Either Way '' , the script for '' Prince Avalanche '' consisted of roughly 65 pages – about 30 pages short of an average feature-length screenplay . From development onward , the film was fast tracked to completion . " We really did n’t have time for proper or traditional development , " said Gordon Green . " We had the idea in February of 2012 , we were filming in May , and sound mixing in July . It was an unusually tight production schedule . " Paul Rudd joked to an '' Entertainment Weekly '' interviewer , " I found the biggest challenge of working on this was trying to stifle my alpha-male masculinity . " The film 's entire production was done in secret ; it was only announced to the public after completion in June 2012 . This was at the request of the director , David Gordon Green , who wanted to get back to his independent roots after his last three films were completed by a major film studio . Principal photography for '' Prince Avalanche '' began in May 2012 and lasted for 16 days in Bastrop State Park . Because of its scale , the film was shot with a small 15-person film crew . While already mid-shoot , the film crew came across Joyce Payne , a resident of the area whose home was destroyed in the fire . Fascinated by her story , Gordon Green included her in the film . " It was n’t scripted at all ; it was something very real for her that we documented , " said Gordon Green . " It ended up being pivotal . I could n’t imagine the movie without it now . " '' Prince Avalanche '' premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on 20 January . Then it had its international premiere in competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on 13 February 2013 where David Gordon Green won the Silver Bear for Best Director . It subsequently screened within such U.S. festivals as South by Southwest and Maryland Film Festival
63rd Berlin International Film Festival
63rd Berlin International Film Festival
Prince Avalanche