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Join us in coming together to celebrate the spirit of adventure with Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival and World Tour. Choose between a pass for one night or both for full access to all film screenings! Schedule and film information at the bottom of this event posting.
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour was born from Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival which began in Banff, Alberta. In 1976 a tight-knit group of climbers and outdoor enthusiasts conceived The Banff Festival of Mountaineering Films. This was a one-day gathering that became the renowned international Festival it is today.
Over 30 years ago, Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival began an outreach program to bring the Festival to other communities. This has become known as Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour, a program of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
Like the first festival in Banff, the tour began small – three cities across Canada. The World Tour now reaches over 40 countries and brings mountain films to an audience of over 550,000 worldwide in approximately 550 locations.
Our mission is to make art accessible to everyone. Financial assistance is available for this event through our #fieldhallforall program. Patrons can request a discount of up to 100%. Click here to apply for financial assistance.
FILM SCHEDULE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH
Anytime – Switzerland (Tour Edit)
2024, Canada, 5min
Filmmakers: Darcy Wittenburg, Colin Jones, Darren McCullough, Anthill Films, Red Bull Media House, Ian Dunn, Galen Knowles
Set in the Lenzerheide Bike Park this segment will highlight the fact that good times are at the core of it all. Leave your preconceptions behind and join the revolution as these women prove they’re not just riding – they’re reigning.
Welcome to the Pit
2024, Canada, 15 min
Filmmakers: Seth Gillis, Charlène Brochu
In 2011, Steve Matthews had a bright idea. With his kids completely hooked on snowboarding, he rallied a few friends and set out to build Yellowknife’s first and only rope tow.
Canyon Chorus
2024, USA, 17 min
Filmmakers: Chris Cresci, Davis Love, Wondercamp
Set against the backdrop of Desolation Canyon, UT, Mikah Meyer, a world-record traveler and LGBTQ+ advocate and his friends reflect on their stories and the power of mentorship within the queer community.
Eliot Jackson – Drop the Mic
2024, Canada, 2 min
Filmmakers: Scott Secco, Seb Kemp, Daniel Gillooley, Scott Secco Films
Eliot Jackson has sneaky superpowers. He is one of the most badass riders to ever scrub-whip a mountain bike.
Farming Turns
2024, France, 25 min
Filmmakers: Anthony Bonello, Picture Organic Clothing
As a professional skier, Chris Ruebens travelled the globe in search of the best skiing, until an expedition to Greenland brought the reality of climate change into sharp focus. Forced to confront his footprint and values, he takes action, risking his career as an athlete to become an organic farmer in a quest to foster a stronger connection to the mountains.
The Smoke That Thunders*
2024, Canada, 5 min
Filmmakers: Caleb Roberts
*2024 Creative Excellence Award
Aiming to paddle the fabled Minus rapids at the base of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi river, Ben Marr’s biggest challenge is to access them by trekking upstream. A total assault on the senses awaits as the force of the river speaks for itself.
Undammed
2024, USA, 17 min
Filmmakers: Shane Anderson, Patagonia Films, Swiftwater Films
After witnessing a massive fish kill on her ancestral home waters, Yurok tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis dedicated her life to reversing the generations-long destruction wrought by the Klamath River dams. Undammed follows her journey to free the Klamath, from testifying before Congress to passing down fishing traditions within her young family.
Reel Rock – Jirischanca
2024, USA, 32 min
Filmmakers: Peter Mortimer, Josh Lowell, Zachary Barr, Halle Johns, Sender Films, Patagonia Films
Renowned alpinists Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson attempt a free ascent of the Jirishanca, an epic 6000-metre peak in the Peruvian Andes. The duo will have to tackle 5.13 face climbing, horizontal ice roofs, technical mixed terrain, and treacherous snow mushrooms as they reconcile the inherent risk of climbing with their love of alpine adventure.
House of Bliss
2024, Iceland, 9 min
Filmmakers: Ben Weiland, Elli Thor Magnusson, Steve Lewis, 104 Frames
House of Bliss (Saeluhus) documents the making of a shelter situated somewhere on the border of reality and imagination. A private world of contemplation and quiet relief from the outside world.
FILM SCHEDULE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH
Anytime: Utah (Tour Edit)
2024, Canada, 8 min
Filmmakers: Colin Jones, Darren McCullough, Darcy Wittenburg, Ian Dunn, Anthill Films, Red Bull Media House
In Utah’s rugged, arid landscape, a new era of female freeride mountain biking is born. Follow four trailblazing women as they carve unprecedented lines and push the limits of what’s possible, inspiring a generation of riders to come.
River Mamma
2023, USA 11 min
Filmmakers: Sarah Hamilton, Sarah Hamilton Film, Ryan Weigman
River Mamma follows Elisha McArthur, a lifelong raft guide and single mom and her relationship with her teenage goth daughter, Charlotte, who has no interest in rivers at all.
Wild Days (Tour Edit)*
2024, France, 50 min
*2024 Best Film – Snow Sports
Filmmakers: Yohan Guignard, L’Endroit, Pascal Barneville
Four friends from Savoie have a crazy idea: 50 days of self-sufficiency in Alaska’s Denali massif. Wild Days takes us overland on a grueling journey to a place where time drifts, spirits wander off, and where friendships are created and then tested by commitment.
A Team Sport
2024, United States, 15 min
Filmmakers: Julien Raison, Alexis Berg, Marion Blache, Oliver Denton, Jason Israel, Laura Mittleberg, Jon Brogan, Sarah Stewart, Stept Studios
Ultra-runner Courtney Dauwalter is one of the greatest athletes in the history of the sport. Continuing to shatter records, in 2023 she became the first person ever to wear the Triple Crown of ultra-running, winning three iconic 100+mile races back-to-back in one summer. But who is the team behind Courtney and her remarkable success?
Footprints on Katmai
2023, United States, 21 min
Filmmakers: Max Romey, Jennifer Langille, Trailbound Sketches
Following his Grandmother’s footsteps to one of the most remote and bear-strewn beaches in Alaska, painter Max Romey discovers that an ocean of problems is closer to home than he could have imagined.
The Last Observers*
2024, United States, 24 min
*2024 Special Jury Mention
Filmmakers: Maja K Mikkelsen, Patagonia Films, Adam Mikkelsen
For decades, every third hour around the clock, every day of the hear, Karin Persson and Lennart Karlsson have gone outside to observe and record the weather. At one of the last manual weather stations on the planet, there are no days off.
Soul Fliers – The Longest Line
2022, France, 5 min
Filmmakers: Thibault Gachet, Fred Fugen, TG Films
Fred Fugen, Vincent Cotte and Aurélien Chatard perform the longest terrain-flying wingsuit line in history, traveling an incredible 7.5km over the stunning landscape of Mont Blanc. The trio jump in formation from a helicopter just above the summit, passing mountaineers, glaciers, ice cracks and cliffs as they sped their way to a world record in just 3:05.
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The Waterfront Coffee Bar at Field Hall will also be closed on Saturday, November 30th.
The Estill & Reba Cornett Box Office and Field Hall Gallery will be open on Saturday, November 30th from 10AM – 2PM for Small Business Saturday.
Special discounts and holiday treats available in person on November 30th.
