The Banff Mountain Film Festival features a brand-new collection of short films filled with extreme journeys, untamed characters and captivating cinematography! Join the world’s top adventure filmmakers and thrill-seekers as they climb, ski, paddle and ride into the wildest corners of the planet!

With free prize giveaways, this is an unmissable event from the world’s most prestigious mountain festival – guaranteed to spark your passion for adventure, action and travel!

See www.banff-uk.com for more.

Picture by Jordan Manoukian.

FILM PROGRAMME

Ice Waterfalls

36 minutes

For years, professional kayaker Aniol Serrasolses has dreamt of running rivers and waterfalls formed by melting ice caps and gigantic glaciers. Accompanied by a team of expert kayakers and Arctic guides, he ventures into one of the most remote and rugged regions of the planet: Svalbard. Amid the Arctic's otherworldly landscapes, reality is about to surpass Aniol’s wildest dreams.

Dropping Molly

30 minutes

Follow climber Molly Mitchell’s rollercoaster journey to climb Crank It, a route in Colorado known for its extreme difficulty and high risks. After facing serious injury on her intense, years-long project, Molly confronts her rocky mental health and embarks on a journey of self-discovery and growth, asking what drives her to push herself to the limits – and beyond.

Soul Flyers – The Longest Line

5 minutes

Witness the longest terrain-flying wingsuit line in history. Jumping in formation, Fred Fugen, Vincent Cotte and Aurélien Chatard travel an incredible 7.5km over the stunning landscape of Mont Blanc, passing mountaineers, glaciers, ice cracks and cliffs as they speed their way to a world record. This film takes the viewer up and into the middle of the action.

The Streif

3 minutes

You’ve heard of defying gravity, but this is defying physics. Freestyle mountain bike phenomenon Fabio Wibmer is crashing the preparations for the most legendary ski race in the world – the Streif in Austria. Get set for a jaw-dropping world-first descent unlike anything ever seen before.

Dolomites

33 minutes

Kilian Bron is a pro mountain biker known for his penchant for risk taking and his passion for creative adventure filmmaking. In this nail-biting film, he takes us on a thrilling high-alpine journey, riding the steepest trails of the Dolomites. Kilian says it has taken him 15 years to accumulate the experience and confidence to charge the most exposed lines in this breath-taking rocky playground.

Welcome to the Pit

15 minutes

It’s not where you live, it’s what you make of it. Just south of the Arctic Circle, Yellowknife in Canada is a hostile landscape, not for the fainthearted. But when a bunch of skiers and boarders install a rope tow lift at a local gravel pit, they inadvertently create the epicentre of snow-sliding in the Northwest Territories. A heartwarming story of community, resilience and making the most of what you’ve got.