Friday, November 7 — 8:00 p.m.
Margaret Greenham Theatre — $32

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8:00 p.m.

Official Welcome and Opening Address

Mary Hofstetter, President and CEO, The Banff Centre, and Shannon O’Donoghue, Festival Director.

Guest Speaker

Peter Habeler

9:30 p.m.

Break

9:45 p.m.

A Matter of Degrees

USA, 2008, 24 minutes
Directed by Jill Singer
Produced by Jill Singer, Rick Godin
Canadian Premiere
Appearing in person: Howard Fish

A Matter of Degrees looks at the history of the Adirondack Mountains through a climate lens. It exposes a major misconception about climate — that a few degrees don’t make a difference. Viewers are taken along on a ride through Earth’s history which demonstrates the awe-inspiring forces of nature and climate. The film makes a simple point: the breathtaking drama of Earth’s evolution has been governed by a change in temperature of just a few degrees.

Finalist in: Best Film on Mountain Environment

10:12 p.m.

Acopan Tepui

Germany, 2008, 45 minutes
Directed by Jochen Schmoll
Produced by Dierk Heimann, Till Hoffmann

The allure of the unknown, mystical tales, forgotten cultures, and a mountain that looms vertically out of the primeval forest — this is the blend of adventure and discovery sought by German climber Stefan Glowacz. The Acopan Tepui plateau is completely isolated from the environment beneath it by a wall of rock up to 800 metres high, and evolution has created an alien animal and plant world on its heights. It is on Acopan’s steep and challenging face that Glowacz and his teammates hope to make a first ascent.

Finalist in: Best Film on Climbing