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28th Annual Banff Mountain Film Festival: November 4, 7-9, 2003

 
 

2003 FILM FINALISTS – BY CATEGORY

This year’s Banff Mountain Film Festival received a record number of 307 film entries into competition from 38 countries. Thank you to all our film entrants for submitting your work. All film finalists will now be viewed by our international film jury, and awards will be presented in front of a live audience on Sunday evening, November 9, at the Festival.

ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA AWARD FOR BEST FILM ON CLIMBING, SPONSORED BY THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA — FINALISTS

    The Dark Side of Everest, DIRECTOR: Andrew Palmer; PRODUCERS: Andrew Palmer, Carrie Madu; PRODUCTION COMPANIES: KEO Films/Great North Productions (Canada/UK)

Eiger-Nordwand – Auf den Spuren der Erstbesteiger (Eiger North Face – In the Footsteps of Its First Climbers)
, DIRECTORS: Frank Senn, Thomas Ulrich; PRODUCER: Otto Honegger; PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Swiss National Television Network/ARTE (Switzerland)

Exploring the Heights, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Charles Houston (USA)

Farther Than the Eye Can See [46 min.]
, DIRECTOR: Michael Brown; PRODUCER: Les Guthman; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Outside Television/Serac Adventure Films (USA)

Front Range Freaks: Biscuit
, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Peter Mortimer; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Axolotl Productions (USA)

Front Range Freaks: Dyno-soar
, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Peter Mortimer; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Axolotl Productions (USA)

G4 – A Ridge between Past and War (Una Cresta tra Passato e Guerra), DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Fulvio Mariani; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Iceberg-Film SA (Switzerland)

Ice Axis
, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Rich Purnell; PRODUCTION COMPANY: m9entertainment (USA)

Ice Up
, DIRECTOR: Bertrand Delapierre; PRODUCERS: François Damilano, Bertrand Delapierre; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Seven Doc (France)

Part Animal, Part Machine
, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Will Gadd; PRODUCTION COMPANY: GravSports (Canada)

Passe-moi les jumelles: Le Cervin fait son cinéma (The Matterhorn – Movie Star)
, DIRECTOR: Luca De Luigi; PRODUCER: Benoît Aymon; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Télévision Suisse Romande – TSR (Switzerland)

The Race
, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Uli Wiesmeier (Germany)

The Race for Everest
, PRODUCER: Mick Conefrey; PRODUCTION COMPANIES: BBC/ZDF (UK/Germany)

Rubicon, or People from the Other Side of the Earth – A Rock Ballad
, DIRECTOR: Andrew Kim; PRODUCER: Tatyana Zapolskaya; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Master Video Production Studio (Russia)

Sister Extreme
, DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Glen Crawford, Brad Wrobleski (Canada)

So Far West It's Quicker to Go East to Get There…
,DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Leo Houlding (UK)

Trouble with Timmy
, DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Tim O'Neill and friends (Canada)

Your Himalayas
, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Alberto Iñurrategi; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Iñurrategi Anaiak (Spain)
  BEST FILM ON MOUNTAIN CULTURE, SPONSORED BY PETZL — FINALISTS
    Edge Dancing – A Journey across Siberia, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Joy Tessman; PRODUCTION COMPANY: BolderVision Films (USA)

Last Chance Journeys: Siberia – The Journey North (Part Two)
, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: John Murray; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Crossing the Line Films (Ireland)

A Man Called Nomad, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Alex Gabbay; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Barefoot Films (UK)

Northwest Passage – On Franklin's Trail, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: John Murray; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Crossing the Line Films (Ireland)

NOVA: Lost Treasures of Tibet, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Liesl Clark; PRODUCTION COMPANY: NOVA – WGBH Educational Foundation (USA)

The Other Final, DIRECTOR: Johan Kramer; PRODUCER: Jacqueline Kouwenberg; PRODUCTION COMPANY: KesselsKramer (The Netherlands)
  BEST FILM ON MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT, SPONSORED BY CANADIAN MOUNTAIN HOLIDAYS — FINALISTS
    Cost of Freedom, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Vanessa Schulz; PRODUCTION COMPANY: 21st Paradigm (USA)

Das Rad (Rocks), DIRECTORS: Heidi Wittlinger, Chris Stenner; PRODUCER: Georg Gruber (Germany)

Locked Horns – The Fate of Old Crow
, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Andrew Gregg; PRODUCTION COMPANY: 90th Parallel Productions (Canada)

The Monkey Prince, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Frédéric Fougea; PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Boréales/Gaumont (France)

Mountain Gorilla – Pushing the Boundaries for Conservation
, DIRECTOR: Bruce Davidson; PRODUCERS: Bruce Davidson, François Franck, Annette Lanjouw; PRODUCTION COMPANY: International Gorilla Conservation Programme (South Africa)

National Geographic Explorer: Terminal Velocity, PRODUCERS: Martin Dohrn, Brian Leith; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Scorer Associates for National Geographic Television (USA)

Sahara – The English Patient's Desert, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Michael Schlamberger; PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Science Vision/ORF (Austria)
BEST FEATURE-LENGTH MOUNTAIN FILM, SPONSORED BY MSR — FINALISTS
  Karu Süda (The Heart of the Bear), DIRECTOR: Arvo Iho; PRODUCER: Mati Sepping; PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Faama Film/Cumulus Projekt/Lenfilm/Manfred Durniok Produktion/Studio Fáma 92/4S Production (Estonia/Russia/Germany/Czech Republic)

National Geographic Television: Surviving Everest
, PRODUCER: Liesl Clark; PRODUCTION COMPANY: National Geographic Television (USA)

Schwabenkinder (The Swabian Children), DIRECTOR: Jo Baier; PRODUCER: Dieter Pochlatko; PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Epo-Film/Filmline Productions (Austria/Germany)

Tibet – Cry of the Snow Lion
, DIRECTOR: Tom Peosay; PRODUCERS: Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd, Tom Peosay, Sue Peosay ; PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Earthworks Films/Zambuling Pictures (USA)

Touching the Void, DIRECTOR: Kevin MacDonald; PRODUCER: John Smithson; PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Darlow Smithson Productions/Film Four/The Film Council (UK)

Winged Migration, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Jacques Perrin; PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Galatée Films/France 2 Cinéma/France 3 Cinéma/Les Productions de la Guéville/Bac Films (France)

Yönden, DIRECTOR: Marie Jaoul de Poncheville; PRODUCER: Michel Rotman; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Kuiv Productions (France)
BEST FILM ON MOUNTAIN SPORTS, SPONSORED BY BIG ROCK BREWERY — FINALISTS
  Caught between a Rock and a Hard Place, PRODUCERS: Justine Curgenven, Tim Guilford, Kate Snell; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Raw Material Productions (UK)

Cinclus Vision
, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Anthony DiCola; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Donk Productions (USA)

Deep Seeded Instability, DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Dave Mossop, Eric Crosland; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Rocky Mountain Sherpa Productions (Canada)

Falling, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: John Armstrong; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Blue Corner Films (USA)

Focused: Shane McConkey [11 min.], DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Steve Winter, Murray Wais, Scott Gaffney; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Matchstick Productions (USA)

High Life [short], DIRECTORS: Todd Jones, Steve Jones, Dirk Collins, Corey Gavitt; PRODUCER: Jon Klaczkiewicz; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Teton Gravity Research (USA)

Immersion, DIRECTORS: Steve Winter, Murray Wais; PRODUCER: Scott Gaffney; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Matchstick Productions (USA)

Janica Kostelic, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Bud Greenspan; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Cappy Productions (USA)

Jumpers, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Mark Rinehart; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Mark Rinehart Productions (USA)

No Big Names II: AMPed [38 min.], DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Brent Buntyn, Ben Stookesberry, Eric Seymour; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Ashland Mine Productions (USA)

Parahawking, DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Graham Saunders-Griffiths, Scott Mason, Adam Hill; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Himalayan Frontiers (UK)

Stefania Belmondo, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Bud Greenspan; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Cappy Productions (USA)

The Texas Paragliding Massacre – Killing the Record, PRODUCERS: Darryl Czuchra, Will Gadd; PRODUCTION COMPANY: GravSports (Canada)

Vertigames 2002
, DIRECTOR: Guillaume Broust; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Redbull Vertigo (France)

Wehyakin [36 min.], DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Arden Oksanen, Trask McFarland; PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Teton Gravity Research/New Rider Productions (USA)

Xtreme Tramping: The Lord of the Springs, DIRECTOR: Todd Forsbloom; PRODUCERS: Todd Forsbloom, Jeremy Smith; PRODUCTION COMPANY: eye4pictures (Canada)
BEST SHORT MOUNTAIN FILM, SPONSORED BY MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT CO-OP — FINALISTS
  Cinclus Vision, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Anthony DiCola; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Donk Productions (USA)

Das Rad (Rocks), DIRECTORS: Heidi Wittlinger, Chris Stenner; PRODUCER: Georg Gruber (Germany)

Deep Seeded Instability, DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Dave Mossop, Eric Crosland; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Rocky Mountain Sherpa Productions (Canada)

Edge Dancing – A Journey across Siberia, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Joy Tessman; PRODUCTION COMPANY: BolderVision Films (USA)

Falling, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: John Armstrong; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Blue Corner Films (USA)

Focused: Shane McConkey [11 min.], DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Steve Winter, Murray Wais, Scott Gaffney; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Matchstick Productions (USA)

Front Range Freaks: Biscuit, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Peter Mortimer; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Axolotl Productions (USA)

Front Range Freaks: Dyno-soar, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Peter Mortimer; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Axolotl Productions (USA)

Ice Axis, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Rich Purnell; PRODUCTION COMPANY: m9entertainment (USA)

Part Animal, Part Machine, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Will Gadd (Canada)

The Race, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Uli Wiesmeier (Germany)

So Far West It's Quicker to Go East to Get There..., DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Leo Houlding (UK)

Stefania Belmondo, DIRECTOR/PRODUCER: Bud Greenspan; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Cappy Productions (USA)

Trouble with Timmy, DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS: Tim O'Neill and friends (USA)

Vertigames 2002, DIRECTOR: Guillaume Broust; PRODUCTION COMPANY: Redbull Vertigo (France)

Xtreme Tramping: The Lord of the Springs, DIRECTOR: Todd Forsbloom; PRODUCERS: Todd Forsbloom, Jeremy Smith; PRODUCTION COMPANY: eye4pictures (Canada)
   
 

   

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Photo credits: left: Guy Cotter climbing summit ridge of Everest, 1993. Photo by the late Ned Gillette.