Film Finalists by Category
This year’s Banff Mountain Film Festival competition received 263 entries from 38 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 9, 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 Camper’s Village
Sponsored by Western State College of Colorado
Sponsored by Mountain Hardwear
Alpine Club of Canada Award for Best Film on Climbing
Sponsored by the Alpine Club of Canada
Acopan Tepui
Directed by Jochen Schmoll
Produced by Dierk Heimann, Till Hoffmann
Production company: medi cine medienproduktions GmbH (Germany)
Films with Peter Habeler (Simulcast), November 7 at 8 p.m.
Al filo de lo imposible: GIV, GIII — Gigantes olvidados (Forgotten Giants)
Directed by Sebastián Álvaro
Produced by Santiago Campo
Production company: TVE — Televisión Española S.A. (Spain)
Films with Jim Donini (Simulcast), November 8 at 8 p.m.
Committed 2: Grit Kids
Directed by Paul Diffley
Produced by Dave Brown
Production company: Hot Aches Productions (UK)
Feature-length Films, November 1 at 3:30 p.m.
Committed 2: Last Great Problems… The Groove
Directed by Paul Diffley
Produced by Dave Brown
Production company: Hot Aches Productions (UK)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Dosage Volume V: Meltdown
Directed and produced by Josh Lowell
Production company: Big UP Productions (USA)
Films with Peter Habeler (Live), November 7 at 8 p.m.
If You’re Not Falling
Directed by Dave Brown
Produced by Paul Diffley
Production company: Hot Aches Productions (UK)
Radical Reels, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Psyche: Magic Numbers
Directed and produced by Alastair Lee
Production company: Posing Productions (UK)
Films with Jim Donini (Live), November 8 at 8 p.m.
Psyche: Patagonian Winter
Directed and produced by Alastair Lee
Production company: Posing Productions (UK)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Shake That Bear
Directed and produced by Chris Alstrin
Production company: Alstrin Films (USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The Sharp End
Directed and produced by Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen
Production company: Sender Films (USA)
Feature-length Films, November 2 at 3:30 p.m.
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Spray: Window of Opportunity
Directed and produced by Brian Solano
Production company: BS Productions (USA)
Feature-length Films, November 2 at 3:30 p.m.
Best Film on Mountain Culture
Sponsored by Petzl
The Cable Car
Directed by Claudius Gentinetta, Frank Braun
Produced by Claudius Gentinetta
Production companies: Gentinettafilm/Schweizer Fernsehen (Switzerland)
Feature-length Films, November 2 at noon
Feature-length Films, November 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Chadar — The Ice Trail
Directed by Anne Lapied, Erik Lapied
Produced by Benjamin Ternynck
Production company: Kwanza (France)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Greina
Directed and produced by Villi Hermann (Switzerland)
Feature-length Films, November 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Himalaya — Land of Women
Directed by Marianne Chaud
Produced by Manuel Catteau
Production company: ZED (France)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The Last Nomads
Directed and produced by Andrew Gregg
Production company: 90th Parallel Film & Television Productions Ltd. (Canada)
Films with Peter Habeler (Live), November 7 at 8 p.m.
Mountain Town: Chispas de la Vida
Directed by Brendan Kiernan, Frank Pickell
Produced by Steve Metcalf, Brendan Kiernan
Production company: Futuristic Films (USA)
Feature-length Films, November 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Return to Nepal
Directed and produced by Robert Lang
Production company: Kensington Communications Inc. (Canada)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Tracking the White Reindeer
Directed by Hamid Sardar
Produced by Manuel Catteau
Production company: ZED (France)
Feature-length Films, November 1 at 3:30 p.m.
Best Film on Mountain Environment
Sponsored by Patagonia
99 Days on the Ice
Directed by Jean-Gabriel Leynaud
Produced by Patrick Villeneuve, Karsten Kjaer
Production companies: Freeport Media/Sombrero and Co. (France)
Films with Jim Donini (Live), November 8 at 8 p.m.
Grand Canyon Adventure — River at Risk
Directed and produced by Greg MacGillivray
Production company: MacGillivray Freeman Films (USA)
Feature-length Films, November 1 at 3:30 p.m.
A Matter of Degrees
Directed by Jill Singer
Produced by Jill Singer, Rick Godin
Production company: Chedd-Angier-Lewis (USA)
Films with Peter Habeler (Simulcast), November 7 at 8 p.m.
The Meadow
Directed by Jan Haft
Produced by Tom Synnatzschke
Production company: Nautilusfilm GmbH (Germany)
Films with Jim Donini (Simulcast), November 8 at 8 p.m.
Papiroflexia
Directed and produced by Joaquin Baldwin (USA)
Feature-length Films, November 1 at noon
Films with Jim Donini (Live), November 8 at 8 p.m.
Red Gold
Directed by Ben Knight, Travis Rummel
Produced by Travis Rummel
Production company: Felt Soul Media (USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Silent Snow
Directed by Jan van den Berg
Produced by Ann Andreasen, Sabine Groenewegen, Jacob Gelt Dekker, Henk Sannes
Production company: drsFilm (The Netherlands)
To the Ends of the Earth, November 8 at 8 p.m.
Turkey — From Ararat to Bosphorus
Directed by Jan Haft
Produced by Britta Kiesewetter, Sabine Holzer
Production company: Nautilusfilm GmbH (Germany)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Best Feature-length Mountain Film
Sponsored by Camper’s Village
Encounters at the End of the World
Directed by Werner Herzog
Produced by Henry Kaiser
Production company: Creative Differences Productions Inc. (USA)
To the Ends of the Earth, November 8 at 8 p.m.
The Last Continent
Directed and produced by Jean Lemire
Production companies: Production Le Dernier Continent/Glacialis Productions (Canada)
Feature-length Films, November 2 at noon
Saving Luna
Directed by Suzanne Chisholm, Michael Parfit
Produced by Suzanne Chisholm
Production company: Mountainside Films Ltd. (Canada)
Feature-length Films, November 1 at noon
Stranded — I’ve Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains…
Directed by Gonzalo Arijón
Produced by Marc Silvera
Production companies: Ethan Productions/La Realidad/ARTE France/The ITVS — International Media Development Fund; IMDF/Morocha Films/Alea Docs & Films/Sylicone (France)
Feature-length Films, November 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Zum Dritten Pol (To the Third Pole)
Directed by Andreas Nickel, Jurgen Czwienk
Produced by Andreas Nickel
Production companies: Bayerischer Rundfunk/ExplorerMedia (Germany)
Feature-length Films, November 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Best Film on Mountain Sports
Sponsored by Western State College of Colorado
Crux
Directed by Alexander Lavigne
Produced by Ryan Leech
Production company: Alias Productions (Canada)
Radical Reels, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Daily Strips
Directed by Dominique Janiszewski
Produced by Claude Adam
Production company: Ride The Planets (France)
Radical Reels, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
The Fine Line — A 16mm Avalanche Education Film
Directed by Dave Mossop
Produced by Malcolm Sangster
Production company: Rocky Mountain Sherpas Inc. (Canada)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Flying with Eagles
Directed and produced by Anton Gammelgaard
Production company: Paravision (Denmark)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Gobi Desert
Directed by Jeremy Grant
Produced by Derek Westerlund
Production company: Freeride Entertainment (Canada)
Radical Reels, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Hand Cut
Directed and produced by Nick Waggoner
Production company: Sweetgrass Productions (USA)
The Snow Show, November 7 at 8 p.m.
Journey to the Center
Directed by Jens Hoffmann
Produced by Iiro Seppanen, Jeb Corliss
Production company: Ground Impact Inc. (USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The Last Frontier — Papua New Guinea
Directed and produced by Trip Jennings
Production company: The Epicocity Project (USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Latitudes
Directed and produced by Don Hampton
Production company: DH Productions (USA)
Feature-length Films, November 2 at 3:30 p.m.
The Massive
Directed and produced by Constantine Papanicolaou
Production company: Red Bull Moving Images (USA)
Radical Reels, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Mountain Town: Isabelle Fallardeau
Directed by Brendan Kiernan, Frank Pickell
Produced by Steve Metcalf, Brendan Kiernan
Production company: Futuristic Films (USA)
Radical Reels, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Mountain Town: Mac Smith
Directed by Brendan Kiernan, Frank Pickell
Produced by Steve Metcalf, Brendan Kiernan
Production company: Futuristic Films (USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Nike ACG Sweetspot, Annapurna, Nepal
Directed by Gilles Bonugli
Production company: Nike ACG (Canada)
The Snow Show, November 7 at 8 p.m.
The Red Helmet
Directed by Tyler Young
Produced by Dave Barlia
Production company: Expedition Films, LLC (USA)
Radical Reels, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Seasons
Produced by Jamie Houssian
Production company: The Collective (Canada)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
That’s It, That’s All
Directed and produced by Curtis Morgan
Production company: Brain Farm Productions (USA)
The Snow Show, November 7 at 8 p.m.
The Unbearable Lightness of Skiing
Directed and produced by Greg Hill (Canada)
Films with Jim Donini (Simulcast), November 8 at 8 p.m.
Under the Influence
Directed and produced by Todd Jones, Steve Jones, Corey Gavitt
Production company: Teton Gravity Research (USA)
The Snow Show, November 7 at 8 p.m.
Best Short Mountain Film
Sponsored by Mountain Hardwear
The Cable Car
Directed by Claudius Gentinetta, Frank Braun
Produced by Claudius Gentinetta
Production companies: Gentinettafilm/Schweizer Fernsehen (Switzerland)
Feature-length Films, November 2 at noon
Feature-length Films, November 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Daily Strips
Directed by Dominique Janiszewski
Produced by Claude Adam
Production company: Ride The Planets (France)
Radical Reels, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Dosage Volume V: Meltdown
Directed and produced by Josh Lowell
Production company: Big UP Productions (USA)
Films with Peter Habeler (Live), November 7 at 8 p.m.
Gobi Desert
Directed by Jeremy Grant
Produced by Derek Westerlund
Production company: Freeride Entertainment (Canada)
Radical Reels, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
If You’re Not Falling
Directed by Dave Brown
Produced by Paul Diffley
Production company: Hot Aches Productions (UK)
Radical Reels, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Mountain Town: Chispas de la Vida
Directed by Brendan Kiernan, Frank Pickell
Produced by Steve Metcalf, Brendan Kiernan
Production company: Futuristic Films (USA)
Feature-length Films, November 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Mountain Town: Isabelle Fallardeau
Directed by Brendan Kiernan, Frank Pickell
Produced by Steve Metcalf, Brendan Kiernan
Production company: Futuristic Films (USA)
Radical Reels, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Mountain Town: Mac Smith
Directed by Brendan Kiernan, Frank Pickell
Produced by Steve Metcalf, Brendan Kiernan
Production company: Futuristic Films (USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Nike ACG Sweetspot, Annapurna, Nepal
Directed by Gilles Bonugli
Production company: Nike ACG (Canada)
The Snow Show, November 7 at 8 p.m.
Papiroflexia
Directed and produced by Joaquin Baldwin (USA)
Feature-length Films, November 1 at noon
Films with Jim Donini (Live), November 8 at 8 p.m.
The Red Helmet
Directed by Tyler Young
Produced by Dave Barlia
Production company: Expedition Films, LLC (USA)
Radical Reels, November 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 8 and 9, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Silent Snow
Directed by Jan van den Berg
Produced by Ann Andreasen, Sabine Groenewegen, Jacob Gelt Dekker, Henk Sannes
Production company: drsFilm (The Netherlands)
To the Ends of the Earth, November 8 at 8 p.m.
Spray: Window of Opportunity
Directed and produced by Brian Solano
Production company: BS Productions (USA)
Feature-length Films, November 2 at 3:30 p.m.
The Unbearable Lightness of Skiing
Directed and produced by Greg Hill (Canada)
Films with Jim Donini (Simulcast), November 8 at 8 p.m.

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