Films
2008 Film Award Winners
The 2008 awards were announced at the Best of the Festival Screening on November 9.
Grand Prize: Sponsored by Mountain Equipment Co-op ($4000)
Alpine Club of Canada Award for Best Film on Climbing: Sponsored by the Alpine Club of Canada ($2000)
Best Film on Mountain Culture: Sponsored by Petzl ($2000)
Best Film on Mountain Environment: Sponsored by Patagonia ($2000)
Best Feature-length Mountain Film: Sponsored by Camper’s Village ($2000)
Stranded — I’ve Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains…
Best Film on Mountain Sports: Sponsored by Western State College of Colorado ($2000)
Best Short Mountain Film: Sponsored by Mountain Hardwear ($2000)
Special Jury Awards
People’s Choice Award: Sponsored by Timex ($2000)
People’s Choice Award for Radical Reels: Sponsored by Fido ($350 plus a selection of prizes)
Audio Post-Production Award: Sponsored by The Banff Centre
Audio Post-Production Award — Special Recognition: Sponsored by The Banff Centre
Thank you to all filmmakers for submitting your work — Finalists were selected from the 263 entries we received this year.
Films appeared in the following programs:
- Feature-length Films, November 1 at noon
- Feature-length Films, November 1 at 3:30 p.m.
- Feature-length Films, November 1 at 7:30 p.m.
- Feature-length Films, November 2 at noon
- Feature-length Films, November 2 at 3:30 p.m.
- Feature-length Films, November 2 at 7:30 p.m.
- Radical Reels, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
- Films with Peter Habeler (Live), November 7 at 8 p.m.
- Films with Peter Habeler (Simulcast), November 7 at 8 p.m.
- The Snow Show, November 7 at 8 p.m.
- Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Films with Jim Donini (Live), November 8 at 8 p.m.
- Films with Jim Donini (Simulcast), November 8 at 8 p.m.
- To the Ends of the Earth, November 8 at 8 p.m.
- Best of the Festival, November 9 at 7:30 p.m.

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