Why you should enter the
Banff Mountain Film Competition

A world-class reputation

Interested in reaching a global audience in about 30 countries all over the world? Looking for better recognition, more revenue and a chance to collaborate with the best in the adventure film industry? Then take the time to complete your entry to the 2009 Banff Mountain Film Festival today. After 34 years, the Banff Mountain Film Festival has a proven track record as the world’s largest and one of the most prestigious mountain film festivals in the world. The Banff Mountain Film Festival, presented by National Geographic and The North Face, is the flagship program of Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre.

A worldwide audience

During the 2009/2010 Tour, we will present films in about 30 countries, with a total audience of over 200,000 people. From armchair adventurers to world-class climbers, from business leaders to schoolchildren, from Argentina to Iceland, and from South Africa to Japan — the World Tour is where you want your film to be. In addition to our well-established World Tour program, we also present a high-adrenaline, sport-oriented Radical Reels Tour based on our very successful Radical Reels festival night.

We try to provide an exciting selection of films from the Banff festival to our tour hosts. From our experience, short films are chosen to play more frequently. For this reason, we encourage you to enter your short films, or a shorter version of your film (5 to 15 minutes), for touring consideration. If you are submitting a longer film to the festival, consider providing a shorter version (special edit or excerpt) for the Tour.

Check out our World Tour website and see where we’re off to next!

An opportunity to learn

Banff Adventure Filmmakers’ Workshop: Take your next adventure film project to a new level. This workshop focuses on topics essential to every independent filmmaker. The faculty are award-winning, entrepreneurial filmmakers and influential decision-makers. The format is lively and interactive with lots of opportunity for one-on-one feedback. And best of all, attendance at the world-renowned Banff Mountain Film Festival is mandatory!

Check out our Filmmakers’ Workshop website and sign up for email updates.

Audio Post Production Award

Inaugurated in 2004, this award is sponsored by the Audio program in Music & Sound at The Banff Centre and is exclusively available to filmmakers entering the 2009 Banff Mountain Film Festival.

The purpose of the award is to help filmmakers produce a quality soundtrack for their project while helping The Banff Centre further its goals in audio education. The award is given in the form of time allotted for studio services and staff expertise in The Banff Centre’s facilities, and is valued at approximately $10,000 CDN. Film finalists in the 2009 Banff Mountain Film Festival competition will be adjudicated to find a flimmaker who has a project that meets the scholarship criteria. For a detailed list of these criteria visit the visit the Audio Post Production Award web page.

An opportunity to network

The festival offers you the chance to meet other filmmakers and to exchange ideas and collaborate in a relaxed atmosphere. It’s also a great opportunity to connect with leaders in the outdoor adventure field including climbers, mountaineers, gear manufacturers and journalists. Festival finalists are invited to join us in Banff during festival week. As our special guests, attending film finalists will receive:

• film festival passes
• admission to special invitation-only events during the festival
• one hotel room for three nights during the festival
• an invitation to introduce your film in person at our public theatre screenings
• an opportunity to sell copies of your films at the festival

An opportunity to broadcast

Selected films may have the opportunity to be featured in Banff Mountain Film Festival network television series.