The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival is an international film competition and annual presentation of films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, environment and adventure & exploration. It was launched in 1976 as ''The Banff Festival of Mountain Films'' by The Banff Centre and is held every fall in

Banff, Alberta Banff is a town within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located in Alberta's Rockies along the Trans-Canada Highway, approximately west of Calgary and east of Lake Louise. At above Banff is the community with the second highe ...

. Held concurrently is the

Banff Mountain Book Festival The Banff Mountain Book Festival is an annual book festival held at the Banff Centre in Banff, Canada. Grand Prize * 1994: Chris Bonington and Audrey Saukeld (editors), ''Heroic Climbs'' * 1995: Thomas Wharton, ''Icefields'' * 1996: Stephen Ve ...

, which brings the spirit of mountain literature to Banff, and features guest speakers, readings, seminars, and an international book competition. Immediately after the festival in November, a selection of the best films entered in the festival goes on tour. The host organization in each tour location chooses a program that reflects the interests of their community. Each community creates a unique celebration of local adventure and adventurers. The World Tour visits approximately 800 cities annually in over 40 countries, reaching over 500,000 audience members.

Film selection

Approximately 400 films are entered into the film festival annually, and approx. 70 - 80 films are selected by a pre-screening committee and the festival team to be shown at the festival. During the festival, the international film festival jury chooses the best films and presents awards in various categories. Every year the Banff World Tour team chooses about 35 - 40 films that feature a range of styles and themes, including climbing, skiing, kayaking, biking, adventure, culture, and the environment. The hosts try to choose the films that are best suited for their local audience and event. Most World Tour screenings include a range of different themes (adventure sports, environment, mountain culture, heritage, etc.) and styles (action-filled shorts; longer, more comprehensive films; amateur and professional productions; etc.). ''

Finding Farley ''Finding Farley'' is a 2009 documentary directed by Leanne Allison as she and her husband Karsten Heuer travel across Canada in the literary footsteps of the Canadian writer Farley Mowat. Heuer, a biologist and author, had written a book on his ...

'' was the top film at the 2009 Banff Mountain Film Festival, receiving both the Grand Prize and People's Choice Award. ''Mi Chacra'', directed and produced by Jason Burlage, was the top film at the 2010 Banff Mountain Film Festival, receiving the Grand Prize.

Music of Banff

The music was composed by Jacques Blackstone. He was commissioned in the late 1990s by Banff Centre to write a theme for the festival. The "voice" for the intro is provided by Richard Armstrong, a New York-based teacher and performer who conducts International Voice Workshops. The film clips come from the films that are entered in each year's festival.

Gallery

Image:2017 Banff mountain film festival at IMF Delhi P 20170325 175454.jpg, 2017 Banff Mountain Film festival at

IMF The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster glob ...

Delhi Image:Last minute touch up at 2017 Banff Mountain Film Festival at IMF Delhi P 20170325 181250.jpg, Last minute touch up at 2017 Banff Mountain Film Festival at IMF Delhi

References

{{reflist

External links

Banff Mountain Festivals web siteBanff Centre
Film festivals in Alberta Festivals in Banff, Alberta Mountaineering festivals Mountaineering in Canada

Film selection

Music of Banff

Gallery

See also

References

External links