Banff Mountain Film Festival 2006
October 28 – November 5
Film Finalists by Category
This year’s Banff Mountain Film Festival competition received 324 entries from 37 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 5, at the closing ceremonies of the festival.
Images of selected finalist films are available.
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 Lowepro
Sponsored by Big Rock Brewery
Sponsored by GORE-TEX
Alpine Club of Canada Award for Best Film on Climbing
Sponsored by the Alpine Club of Canada
Aweberg
Produced by Will Gadd
Production company: Gravsports (Canada)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 29 at 3:30 p.m.
First Ascent: The Obscurist
Directed by Peter Mortimer
Produced by Peter Mortimer, Timmy O’Neill , Nick Rosen
Production company: Sender Films (USA)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program B on November 4 and 5
Cayesh — The Calling
Directed and produced by Steve House (USA)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program A on November 4 and 5
Cobra Crack
Directed by Sonnie Trotter and Paul Bride
Produced by Ivan Hughes (Canada)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program B on November 4 and 5
E11
Directed by Paul Diffley
Produced by David Brown
Production company: Hot Aches Productions (UK)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program B on November 4 and 5
First Ascent: Thailand
Directed by Peter Mortimer
Produced by Peter Mortimer, Timmy O’Neill , Nick Rosen, Pascal Bronnimann
Production company: Sender Films (USA)
Appeared in Friday Evening Program on November 3 at the Eric Harvie Theatre
First Ascent: The Tombstone
Directed by Peter Mortimer
Produced by Peter Mortimer, Timmy O’Neill , Nick Rosen
Production company: Sender Films (USA)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program A on November 4 and 5
First Ascent: Urban Ape Goes to Hollywood
Directed by Peter Mortimer
Produced by Peter Mortimer, Timmy O’Neill , Nick Rosen
Production company: Sender Films (USA)
Appeared in Radical Reels on October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Great Sporting Duels: Duel in the Himalayas — Great Britain / Germany
Directed by Jean Afanassieff
Produced by Marc Silvera
Production companies: ARTE France/Ethan Productions (France)
Appeared in Retro Reels on November 4
Kilimanjaro — Going for Broke
Directed and produced by Richard Heap, Ben Pritchard
Production company: Slackjaw Film (UK)
Appeared in Friday Evening Program on November 3 at the Margaret Greenham Theatre
Mountains without Barriers
Directed by Michael Brown
Produced by Mark Wellman, Dave D’Angelo
Production company: Serac Adventure Films (USA)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program B on November 4 and 5
Québec Givré (Crazy Quebec)
Directed by Sam Beaugey, Erwan Le Lann
Produced by Séverine Gauci
Production company: Seven Doc (France)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program A on November 4 and 5
Shisha in Winter
Directed and produced by Dariusz Zaluski (Poland)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program A on November 4 and 5
The Story of Indian Face
Directed by Alun Hughes
Produced by Justine Curgenven, Alun Hughes
Production company: Alun Hughes Productions (UK)
Appeared in Retro Reels on November 4
Thunderbird
Produced by Chris Alstrin
Production company: Higher Ground Productions (USA)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program B on November 4 and 5
University Wall
Directed by Ivan Hughes
Produced by Angela Heck
Production company: Fringe Filmworks Inc. (Canada)
Appeared in Retro Reels on November 4
Best Film on Mountain Culture
Sponsored by Petzl
Balapan — Wings of Altai
Directed by Hamid Sardar
Produced by Hamid Sardar/Axis Mundi (France)
Appeared in Saturday Evening Program on November 4 at the Eric Harvie Theatre
Franklin’s Lost Expedition
Directed by Peter Bate
Produced by John Murray
Production company: Crossing the Line Films (Ireland)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program A on November 4 and 5
L’homme qui revient de haut (Return from the Heights)
Directed by Gilles Perret
Produced by Evelyne July
Production companies: France 3/Mècanos Productions (France)
Appeared in Saturday Evening Program on November 4 at the Margaret Greenham Theatre
Outside In
Directed by François Desrosiers
Production company: FD Productions (Canada)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program A on November 4 and 5
Le Pianiste de la Sierra Madre (The Pianist of the Sierra Madre)
Directed by Judith Haussling, Alain Tixier
Produced by Pierre-Henri Loÿs
Production company: Aller Retour Productions (France)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program A on November 4 and 5
Storms — The Movie: Touching My Self
Directed and produced by David Halsted, Alastair Lee
Production companies: Posing Productions/Shrewd Ape Media (UK)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 29 at 3:30 p.m.
Best Film on Mountain Environment
Sponsored by Patagonia
Cherub of the Mist
Directed by Naresh Bedi
Produced by Naresh Bedi, Rajesh Bedi
Production company: Bedi Films (India)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program B on November 4 and 5
Conversing with Aotearoa/New Zealand
Directed by Corrie Francis
Production company: University of Southern California (USA)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Conflict Tiger
Directed and produced by Sasha Snow
Production companies: Sasha Snow Film Production/Scandinature for BBC/ARTE/Discovery Channel U.S. (UK/Sweden)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program A on November 4 and 5
Exploring the Mother of Waters
Directed by Mick O’Shea , Brian Eustis
Produced by Mick O’Shea
Production company: Exploremore Productions (Australia)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program B on November 4 and 5
Heartbeats of Denali
Directed and produced by Patrick McCloskey
Production company: McCloskey Productions Inc. (Canada)
Appeared in Saturday Evening Program on November 4 at the Eric Harvie Theatre
Lemmings
Directed by Craig Van Dyke
Produced by R. Brent Adams
Production company: Brigham Young University (USA)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 29 at noon
Natural World: Caribou and Wolves — The Endless Dance
Produced by Jeff Turner, Sue Turner
Production company: Quickfire Media for BBC (UK)
Appeared in Saturday Evening Program on November 4 at the Margaret Greenham Theatre
Pandas in the Wild
Directed by Tatsuhiko Kobayashi
Produced by Yoshimizu Kawano, Masaru Ikeo
Production company: NHK (Japan)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 28 at noon
Ride of the Mergansers
Produced by Steve Furman
Production company: Furman Technologies (USA)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program B on November 4 and 5
The Skater
Directed and produced by Guy Clarkson
Production company: Raven HD Productions (Canada)
Appeared in Saturday Evening Program on November 4 at the Eric Harvie Theatre
Tyrol — Land in the Mountains
Directed and produced by Georg Riha
Production companies: Tirol Tourist Board/Cine Tirol (Austria)
Appeared in Friday Evening Program on November 3 at the Eric Harvie Theatre
Best Feature-Length Mountain Film
Sponsored by Lowepro
39 Pounds of Love
Directed by Dani Menkin
Produced by Dani Menkin, Daniel J. Chalfen
Production company: Hey Jude Productions (USA)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 28 at 3:30 p.m.
The Cave of the Yellow Dog
Directed by Byambasuren Davaa
Produced by Stephan Schesch
Production companies: Schesch Filmproduktion/Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (Germany)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 28 at noon
First Ascent [full-length]
Directed by Peter Mortimer with Nick Rosen
Produced by Peter Mortimer, Timmy O’Neill, Nick Rosen
Production company: Sender Films (USA)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 29 at 3:30 p.m.
The Giant Buddhas
Directed and produced by Christian Frei
Production companies: Christian Frei Filmproductions GmbH/Schweizer Fernsehen DRS/ZDF-ARTE/Suissimage (Switzerland/Germany)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 29 at 7:30 p.m.
The Journals of Knud Rasmussen
Directed by Zacharias Kunuk, Norman Cohn
Produced by Norman Cohn, Zacharias Kunuk, Vibeke Vogel, Elise Lund Larsen
Production companies: Kunuk Cohn Productions/Igloolik Isuma Productions/Barok Film (Canada/Denmark)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 28 at 7:30 p.m.
The White Planet
Directed by Thierry Ragobert, Thierry Piantanida
Produced by Jean Lemire, Stéphane Millière, Jean Labadie
Production companies: Glacialis Productions/Gédéon Programmes/Bac Films in co-prod. with National Film Board of Canada/France 2 Cinéma (Canada/France)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 29 at noon
Best Film on Mountain Sports
Sponsored by Big Rock Brewery
2nd Base
Directed by Espen Wang Kristiansen with André Bach, Terje Halvorsen
Production companies: Oslo BASE/Plastikk Media/Monster Media (Norway)
Appeared in Radical Reels on October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Anomaly [30 min.]
Directed and produced by Todd Jones, Dirk Collins, Steve Jones, Corey Gavitt
Production company: Teton Gravity Research (USA)
Appeared in Radical Reels on October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Asiemut
Directed and produced by Olivier Higgins, Mélanie Carrier (Canada)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program B on November 4 and 5
The Bachelorette
Directed by Dom Janiszewski
Production company: Ride The Planets (France)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 29 at 3:30 p.m.
The Best of Jo
Directed and produced by Logan Carlstrom (Canada)
Appeared in The Snow Show on November 3
Dropstitch
Directed and produced by Josie Clyde, Lesley McKenna
Production company: ChunkyKnit Productions (UK)
Appeared in The Snow Show on November 3
Extreme Film School 2005: The Thrill Seekers
Directed by Roland Arnison, George Arnison
Production company: Kendal Mountain Film Festival (UK)
Appeared in Radical Reels on October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Fatima’s Hand
Directed by Jens Hoffmann
Production company: F24 Film GmbH (Germany)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program A on November 4 and 5
Frozen Motion
Directed by Gilles Chappaz
Produced by Gilles Galud
Production companies: La Parisienne d’Images/Vertical Zoo Films (France)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 28 at 3:30 p.m.
Hustle & Snow
Produced by Duane Kubischta
Production company: Adventure Film Works (USA)
Appeared in The Snow Show on November 3
Kids Who Rip [short]
Produced by Rod Parmenter (USA)
Appeared in Radical Reels on October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Marco, étoile filante (Marco — Shooting Star)
Directed by Bertrand Delapierre
Produced by Séverine Gauci
Production companies: Delapierre/Seven Doc (France)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program B on November 4 and 5
The Naghol — Origin of Bungy Jumping
Directed and produced by Magdalena Livingstone (Switzerland)
Appeared in Friday Evening Program on November 3 at the Margaret Greenham Theatre
New World Disorder VI: Unchained [short]
Directed by Derek Westerlund
Produced by Derek Westerlund, Carey Bokser
Production company: Freeride Entertainment (Canada)
Appeared in Friday Evening Program on November 3 at the Margaret Greenham Theatre
New World Disorder VII: Flying High Again
Directed and produced by Derek Westerlund
Production company: Freeride Entertainment (Canada)
Appeared in Radical Reels on October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
The Otterbody Experience
Directed by Andrew Chapman
Produced by Andrew Chapman, Doug Coombs, David Gonzales, John Griber
Production companies: Grand Venture Productions/Wink Inc. Productions (USA)
Appeared in The Snow Show on November 3
Patagonia — A Travel to the End of the World
Directed and produced by Vebjørn Hagen
Production company: TV 2 AS (Norway)
Appeared in Friday Evening Program on November 3 at the Eric Harvie Theatre
The Professional Adrenalinists
Directed by Adam Besse
Production company: Green Knight Entertainment (Canada)
Appeared in Radical Reels on October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Roam
Directed and produced by Darcy Wittenburg, Jamie Houssain
Production company: The Collective (Canada)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program A on November 4 and 5
Yes to the No
Directed by Dave Mossop
Produced by Spencer Francey, Cholo Burns
Production companies: Chasing Winter Media/Rocky Mountain Sherpas (Canada)
Appeared in The Snow Show on November 3
Alta Rezia Freeride Tour
Directed and produced by Alec Wohlgroth
Production company: Halsundbeinbruch Film (Switzerland)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Best Short Mountain Film
Sponsored by GORE-TEX
The Bachelorette
Directed by Dom Janiszewski
Production company: Ride The Planets (France)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 29 at 3:30 p.m.
The Best of Jo
Directed and produced by Logan Carlstrom (Canada)
Appeared in The Snow Show on November 3
Cobra Crack
Directed and produced by Sonnie Trotter (Canada)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program B on November 4 and 5
Conversing with Aotearoa/New Zealand
Directed by Corrie Francis
Production company: University of Southern California (USA)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Extreme Film School 2005: The Thrill Seekers
Directed by Roland Arnison, George Arnison
Production company: Kendal Mountain Film Festival (UK)
Appeared in Radical Reels on October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
First Ascent: The Obscurist
Directed by Peter Mortimer
Produced by Peter Mortimer, Timmy O’Neill , Nick Rosen
Production company: Sender Films (USA)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program B on November 4 and 5
First Ascent: Thailand
Directed by Peter Mortimer
Produced by Peter Mortimer, Timmy O’Neill , Nick Rosen, Pascal Bronnimann
Production company: Sender Films (USA)
Appeared in Friday Evening Program on November 3 at the Eric Harvie Theatre
First Ascent: The Tombstone
Directed by Peter Mortimer
Produced by Peter Mortimer, Timmy O’Neill , Nick Rosen
Production company: Sender Films (USA)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program A on November 4 and 5
First Ascent: Urban Ape Goes to Hollywood
Directed by Peter Mortimer
Produced by Peter Mortimer, Timmy O’Neill , Nick Rosen
Production company: Sender Films (USA)
Appeared in Radical Reels on October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Lemmings
Directed by Craig Van Dyke
Produced by R. Brent Adams
Production company: Brigham Young University (USA)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 29 at noon
The Naghol — Origin of Bungy Jumping
Directed and produced by Magdalena Livingstone (Switzerland)
Appeared in Friday Evening Program on November 3 at the Margaret Greenham Theatre
New World Disorder VI: Unchained [short]
Directed by Derek Westerlund
Produced by Derek Westerlund, Carey Bokser
Production company: Freeride Entertainment (Canada)
Appeared in Friday Evening Program on November 3 at the Margaret Greenham Theatre
Outside In
Directed by François Desrosiers
Production company: FD Productions (Canada)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program A on November 4 and 5
The Professional Adrenalinists
Directed by Adam Besse
Production company: Green Knight Entertainment (Canada)
Appeared in Radical Reels on October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Ride of the Mergansers
Produced by Steve Furman
Production company: Furman Technologies (USA)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program B on November 4 and 5
The Skater
Directed and produced by Guy Clarkson
Production company: Raven HD Productions (Canada)
Appeared in Saturday Evening Program on November 4 at the Eric Harvie Theatre
Storms — The Movie: Touching My Self
Directed and produced by David Halsted, Alastair Lee
Production companies: Posing Productions/Shrewd Ape Media (UK)
Appeared in Feature-length Films on October 29 at 3:30 p.m.
Thunderbird
Produced by Chris Alstrin
Production company: Higher Ground Productions (USA)
Appeared in Daytime Films — Program B on November 4 and 5
Tyrol — Land in the Mountains
Directed and produced by Georg Riha
Production companies: Tirol Tourist Board/Cine Tirol (Austria)
Appeared in Friday Evening Program on November 3 at the Eric Harvie Theatre
University Wall
Directed by Ivan Hughes
Produced by Angela Heck
Production company: Fringe Filmworks Inc. (Canada)
Appeared in Retro Reels on November 4
Yes to the No
Directed by Dave Mossop
Produced by Spencer Francey, Cholo Burns
Production companies: Chasing Winter Media/Rocky Mountain Sherpas (Canada)
Appeared in The Snow Show on November 3
