Banff Mountain Film Festival
October 27 – November 4
Film Finalists by Category
This year’s Banff Mountain Film Festival competition received 296 entries from 32 countries. Thanks to all our film entrants for submitting your work. All 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 4, at the closing ceremonies of the festival.
Categories
Alpine Club of Canada Award for Best Film on Climbing
Sponsored by Alpine Club of Canada
Sponsored by Petzl
Best Film on Mountain Environment
Sponsored by Patagonia
Best Feature-length Mountain Film
Sponsored by Lowepro
Sponsored by Big Rock Brewery
Sponsored by GORE-TEX
Alpine Club of Canada Award for Best Film on Climbing
Sponsored by Alpine Club of Canada
Aerialist
Directed by Brad Lynch, Jim Hurst
Produced by Brad Lynch
Production company: Many Monkeys Productions (USA)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 27 at 3:30 p.m.
Climber
Directed by Carlos Villarreal-Kwasek
Produced by Vancouver Film School
Production company: Vancouver Film School (Canada)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program B on November 3 and 4
Committed
Directed by Paul Diffley and Dave Brown
Produced by Dave Brown
Production company: Hot Aches Productions (UK)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program B on November 3 and 4
Committed: Keen Youth
Directed by Paul Diffley and Dave Brown
Produced by Dave Brown
Production company: Hot Aches Productions (UK)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 27 at noon
Committed: To Grit
Directed by Paul Diffley and Dave Brown
Produced by Dave Brown
Production company: Hot Aches Productions (UK)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Death on Nanga Parbat (Tod am Nanga Parbat — Die Messner-Tragödie)
Directed by Ludwig Ott
Produced by Jo Angerer
Production company: Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Germany)
Appears in Retro Reels on November 3
Un Désert Vertical (Vertical Desert)
Directed and produced by Daniel du Lac
Production company: Altisphère (France)
Appears in Saturday Evening Program — Margaret Greenham Theatre on November 3
Facing Obsession
Directed by Jochen Schmoll
Production company: Drehxtrem Film- und Fernsehproduktion (Germany)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Great Day for Climbing
Directed and produced by Stephen Burgess
Production company: Willis Wall Multimedia (USA)
Appears in Friday Evening Program — Margaret Greenham Theatre on November 2
Higher Ground: Black Canyon
Directed by Chris Alstrin and Alexander Lavigne
Produced by Chris Alstrin
Production company: Higher Ground Productions (USA)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program A on November 3 and 4
Higher Ground: Mountain Photographer
Directed by Chris Alstrin and Alexander Lavigne
Produced by Chris Alstrin
Production company: Higher Ground Productions (USA)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 27 at 3:30 p.m.
Ice Mines
Directed and produced by Will Gadd
Production company: Gravsports (Canada)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program B on November 3 and 4
King Lines
Directed and produced by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer
Production company: Sender Films (USA)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program A on November 3 and 4
Set in Stone
Directed and produced by Alastair Lee
Production company: Posing Productions (UK)
Appears in Saturday Evening Program — Margaret Greenham Theatre on November 3
Yamabushi
Directed by Will Gadd
Production company: Gravsports (Canada)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Best Film on Mountain Culture
Sponsored by Petzl
Draw Me a Line
Directed by Sébastien Devrient
Produced by Géraldine Fasnacht
Production company: Mountain Line Foundation (Switzerland)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 28 at noon
Duet
Directed by Keith Partridge
Production company: P4 Productions (UK)
Appears in Friday Evening Program — Margaret Greenham Theatre on November 2
The Endless Knot
Directed by Michael Brown
Produced by David D’Angelo
Production company: Serac Adventure Films (USA)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program B on November 3 and 4
Iran — A Mountain Journey (Part 2)
Directed and produced by John Murray
Production company: Crossing the Line Films (Ireland)
Appears in Friday Evening Program — Margaret Greenham Theatre on November 2
Last Chance Journeys: Across the Himalaya
Directed and produced by John Murray
Production company: Crossing the Line Films (Ireland)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program A on November 3 and 4
The Western Lands — Hoy
Directed and produced by Grant Gee (UK)
Appears in Retro Reels on November 3
Best Film on Mountain Environment
Sponsored by Patagonia
The Alps
Directed by Stephen Judson
Produced by Greg MacGillivray and Mark Krenzien
Production company: MacGillivray Freeman Films (USA)
Appears in Friday Evening Program — Eric Harvie Theatre on November 2
Badgered
Directed by Sharon Colman
Produced by Jamie Wolpert
Production company: National Film and Television School (UK)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 27 at noon
Borneo’s Pygmy Elephants
Directed by Joe Kennedy
Produced by Michael Patrick Wong
Production companies: Michael Patrick Wong/Off the Fence (The Netherlands)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program A on November 3 and 4
Resorting to Madness — Taking Back Our Mountain Communities
Directed by Hunter Sykes and Darren Campbell
Produced by Darren Campbell
Production company: Coldstream Creative (USA)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program B on November 3 and 4
Searching for the Coast Wolves
Directed by Richard Matthews
Produced by Heinz von Matthey
Production companies: Matthey Film Productions/Infinity Filmed Entertainment Group Ltd. (Germany)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 28 at 3:30 p.m.
Best Feature-length Mountain Film
Sponsored by Lowepro
Arctic Tale
Directed by Adam Ravetch and Sarah Robertson
Produced by Adam Leipzig and Keenan Smart
Production company: National Geographic Films (USA)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 27 at noon
The Beckoning Silence
Directed and produced by Louise Osmond
Production company: Darlow Smithson Productions (UK)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program A on November 3 and 4
Becoming a Woman in Zanskar
Directed by Jean-Michel Corillion
Produced by Manuel Catteau
Production company: ZED (France)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 28 at 3:30 p.m.
Into the Wild
Directed by Sean Penn
Produced by Art Linson, Sean Penn, and William Pohlad
Production companies: Square One C.I.H./Linson Film (USA)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Loop
Directed and produced by Sjur Paulsen
Production company: Sub Productions (Norway)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Steep
Directed by Mark Obenhaus
Produced by Jordan Kronick and Gabrielle Tenenbaum
Production company: High Ground Productions (USA)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 28 at noon
Best Film on Mountain Sports
Sponsored by Big Rock Brewery
20 Seconds of Joy
Directed by Jens Hoffmann
Produced by Clenonice Comino
Production company: F24 Film GmbH (Germany)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program A on November 3 and 4
24 Solo (festival edit)
Directed by Jason Berry
Produced by Ken Bell
Production company: Gripped Films (USA)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program B on November 3 and 4
Ain’t Got No Friends on a Powder Day
Directed and produced by Nicolas Falquet and Loris Falquet
Production company: FLK Productions (Switzerland)
Appears in Snow Show on November 2 and Saturday Evening Program — Margaret Greenham Theatre on November 3
Balance
Directed and produced by Paul Cotton
Production company: Paul Cotton Films (Canada)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Entropy (Festival edit)
Directed and produced by Morten Gjerstad
Production company: Snowkitefilm (Norway)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Ephemere
Directed and produced by Nicolas Falquet and Loris Falquet
Production company: FLK Productions (Switzerland)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
It’s Fantastic
Directed and produced by Matt Sheridan
Production company: Team Thirteen (USA)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Light in Liquid — A Kayak Collage of Movement and Sound
Directed and produced by Adrian Matthew Glasenapp
Production company: Creative Under Velocity (USA)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30 and Daytime Film Screenings — Program A on November 3 and 4
Lost and Found
Directed and produced by Todd Jones, Dirk Collins, Steve Jones, and Corey Gavitt
Production company: Teton Gravity Research (USA)
Appears in Snow Show on November 2
Nine Winters Old
Directed by Bill Heath
Produced by Rich Corbett
Production company: Rich Corbett Productions (USA)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 27 at 3:30 p.m.
One More Time
Directed and produced by Guy Clarkson
Production company: Raven HD Productions (Canada)
Appears in Friday Evening Program — Eric Harvie Theatre on November 2
Pacific Horizons: Exploring the Northwest Coast by Kayak
Directed by Bryan Smith and Lise-Anne Beyries
Produced by Bryan Smith
Production company: Reel Water Productions (Canada)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program B on November 3 and 4
PNW
Directed and produced by Jeff Thomas
Production companies: Theory-3 Media/Poorboyz Productions (Canada)
Appears in Snow Show on November 2
Rock Wings
Directed by Dominique Janiszewski
Produced by Patrice Janet
Production company: Ride The Planets (France)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Sevenvision
Directed by Don Hampton and Aaron Chase
Produced by Don Hampton
Production company: DH Productions (USA)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Speed Riding — Attack à Popow Land
Directed by Antoine Boisselier
Produced by Séverine Gauci
Production companies: Antoine Boisselier/Seven Doc (France)
Appears in Snow Show on November 2
Trial & Air
Directed and produced by Darrell Miller
Production company: Storm Show Studios (USA)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Trial & Error
Directed by Bjørn Enga
Produced by Radical Films (Canada)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Vicious Circle (Festival edit)
Directed and produced by Jonathan Desrosiers
Production company: Bullet Proof Video (Canada)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program A on November 3 and 4
Wings on Your Feet (Le ali ai piedi)
Directed and produced by Fulvio Mariani
Production companies: Iceberg-Film/TSI - Televisione Svizzera (Switzerland)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program B on November 3 and 4
Yellow Boat, White Water
Directed and produced by Andrew Hardingham (Canada)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Best Short Mountain Film
Sponsored by GORE-TEX
Ain’t Got No Friends on a Powder Day
Directed and produced by Nicolas Falquet and Loris Falquet
Production company: FLK Productions (Switzerland)
Appears in Snow Show on November 2 and Saturday Evening Program — Margaret Greenham Theatre on November 3
Badgered
Directed by Sharon Colman
Produced by Jamie Wolpert
Production company: National Film and Television School (UK)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 27 at noon
Balance
Directed and produced by Paul Cotton
Production company: Paul Cotton Films (Canada)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Climber
Directed by Carlos Villarreal-Kwasek
Produced by Vancouver Film School
Production company: Vancouver Film School (Canada)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program B on November 3 and 4
Committed: Keen Youth
Directed by Paul Diffley and Dave Brown
Produced by Dave Brown
Production company: Hot Aches Productions (UK)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 27 at noon
Committed: To Grit
Directed by Paul Diffley and Dave Brown
Produced by Dave Brown
Production company: Hot Aches Productions (UK)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Duet
Directed by Keith Partridge
Production company: P4 Productions (UK)
Appears in Friday Evening Program — Margaret Greenham Theatre on November 2
Entropy (Festival edit)
Directed and produced by Morten Gjerstad
Production company: Snowkitefilm (Norway)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Ephemere
Directed and produced by Nicolas Falquet and Loris Falquet
Production company: FLK Productions (Switzerland)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Great Day for Climbing
Directed and produced by Stephen Burgess
Production company: Willis Wall Multimedia (USA)
Appears in Friday Evening Program — Margaret Greenham Theatre on November 2
Higher Ground: Black Canyon
Directed by Chris Alstrin and Alexander Lavigne
Produced by Chris Alstrin
Production company: Higher Ground Productions (USA)
Appears in Daytime Film Screenings — Program A on November 3 and 4
Higher Ground: Mountain Photographer
Directed by Chris Alstrin and Alexander Lavigne
Produced by Chris Alstrin
Production company: Higher Ground Productions (USA)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 27 at 3:30 p.m.
Light in Liquid — A Kayak Collage of Movement and Sound
Directed and produced by Adrian Matthew Glasenapp
Production company: Creative Under Velocity (USA)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30 and Daytime Film Screenings — Program A on November 3 and 4
One More Time
Directed and produced by Guy Clarkson
Production company: Raven HD Productions (Canada)
Appears in Friday Evening Program — Eric Harvie Theatre on November 2
Rock Wings
Directed by Dominique Janiszewski
Produced by Patrice Janet
Production company: Ride The Planets (France)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Trial & Air
Directed and produced by Darrell Miller
Production company: Storm Show Studios (USA)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
Trial & Error
Directed by Bjørn Enga
Produced by Radical Films (Canada)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
The Western Lands — Hoy
Directed and produced by Grant Gee (UK)
Appears in Retro Reels on November 3
Yamabushi
Directed by Will Gadd
Production company: Gravsports (Canada)
Appears in Feature-length Films on October 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Yellow Boat, White Water
Directed and produced by Andrew Hardingham (Canada)
Appears in Radical Reels on October 30
