Film Finalists by Category
This year’s Banff Mountain Film Festival competition received 277 entries from 28 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 8, at the closing ceremonies of the festival.
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 Yellowstone To Yukon Conservation Initiative
Best Feature-length Mountain Film
Sponsored by Sole
Sponsored by Western State College of Colorado
Sponsored by Mountain Hardwear
Alpine Club of Canada Award for Best Film on Climbing
Sponsored by the Alpine Club of Canada
Annapurna in Light Style
Directed by Dariusz Zaluski
(Poland)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Autour de Babel (Around Babel) [20 min.]
Directed by Fred Ripert
Production company: Locamescope (France)
Films with Karina Hollekim, November 6 at 8 p.m.
Azazel
Directed and produced by Guillaume Broust
Production company: Petzl (France)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Berhault
Directed by Gilles Chappaz, Raphaël Lassablière
Produced by Philippe Savoyat
Production company: Migoo Productions (France)
Opening Weekend Films, November 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Caravan of Dreams
Directed by Marek Klosowicz
Produced by Wojciech Szumowski
Production company: TVN S.A. (Poland)
Films with Valery Babanov, November 7 at 8 p.m.
Committed 2: The Walk of Life
Directed by Dave Brown
Produced by Paul Diffley
Production company: Hot Aches Productions (UK)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
First Ascent: Alone on the Wall
Produced by Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen
Production company: Sender Films (USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
First Ascent: The Impossible Climb
Produced by Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen, Josh Lowell
Production company: Sender Films (USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Grit Flick: Slab and Crack
Directed and produced by Alastair Lee
Production company: Posing Productions (UK)
Films with Valery Babanov, November 7 at 8 p.m.
Hunlen
Directed and produced by Will Gadd
Production company: Gravsports Inc. (Canada)
Opening Weekend Films, November 1 at 3:30 p.m.
On Sight
Directed and produced by Alastair Lee
Production company: Posing Productions (UK)
Opening Weekend Films, November 1 at 3:30 p.m.
Progression: World Cup
Directed and produced by Josh Lowell
Production company: Big UP Productions (USA)
Opening Weekend Fims, October 31 at noon
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Single-handed
Directed and produced by Paul Diffley
Production company: Hot Aches Productions (UK)
Films with Ueli Steck (Simulcast), November 6 at 8 p.m.
Slate Monkeys
Directed and produced by Paul Diffley
Production company: Hot Aches Productions (UK)
Films with Karina Hollekim, November 6 at 8 p.m.
To the Rainbow
Directed by Dave Brown
Produced by Lynwen Griffiths
Production company: Bamboo Chicken Productions (UK)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Uruca (5.12c R/X)
Directed and produced by Erick Grigorovski (Brazil)
Films with Karina Hollekim, November 6 at 8 p.m.
Way of the Mountain
Directed by Marek Klosowicz
Produced by Wojciech Szumowski
Production company: TVN S.A. (Poland)
Films with Valery Babanov, November 7 at 8 p.m.
Best Film on Mountain Culture
Sponsored by Petzl
Andy Parkin — A Life in Adaptation
Directed by David Fair
Produced by Pip Piper, Dominic Green
Production companies: Blue Hippo Media/Weekday Productions (UK)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Cable to the Sky
Directed and produced by Peter Pilafian
Production company: Horizon Pictures Inc. (USA)
The Snow Show, November 4 at 8 p.m.
Dolma du bout du monde (Dolma from the Middle of Nowhere)
Directed by Véronique, Anne and Erik Lapied
Produced by Erik Lapied
Production company: Ibex Productions (France)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Finding Farley
Directed by Leanne Allison
Produced by Tracey Friesen
Production company: National Film Board of Canada (Canada)
Opening Weekend Films, November 1 at noon
A Little Bit Mongolian
Directed and produced by Michael Dillon (Australia)
Opening Weekend Fims, October 31 at noon
Mustang — Journey of Transformation
Directed and produced by Will Parrinello
Production company: Mill Valley Film Group (USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Secrets of Shangri-La — Quest for Sacred Caves
Directed and produced by Liesl Clark
Production company: National Geographic Television (USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Shining Spirit
Directed and produced by Karen McDiarmid
Production company: The Tara Café Project (Canada)
Opening Weekend Films, November 1 at noon
Signatures
Directed by Nick Waggoner
Produced by Ben Sturgulewski
Production company: Sweetgrass Productions LLC (USA)
The Snow Show, November 4 at 8 p.m.
Best Film on Mountain Environment
Sponsored by Yellowstone To Yukon Conservation Initiative
Africa’s Dragon Mountains
Directed by Lynne and Philip Richardson
Produced by Walter Köhler
Production company: ORF NHU (Austria)
Films with Ueli Steck (Simulcast), November 6 at 8 p.m.
Extreme Ice
Directed and produced by Noel Dockstader
Production companies: National Geographic Television/NOVA-WGBH Boston (USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Natural World: Snow Leopard — Beyond the Myth
Directed by Jeff Wilson
Produced by Vanessa Berlowitz, Jeff Wilson
Production companies: BBC/Animal Planet (UK/USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Pick-up Sticks
Directed by Julia Szucs
Produced by Steve Smith
Production company: Meltwater Media (Canada)
Opening Weekend Films, November 1 at noon
Yellowstone People: Mike Kasic — The Fishman
Produced by Kathryn Kasic
Production companies: BBC/Animal Planet (UK/USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Yellowstone: Winter
Produced by Andrew Murray
Production companies: BBC/Animal Planet (USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Best Feature-length Mountain Film
Sponsored by Sole
Beyond the Summits
Directed and produced by Rémy Tezier
Production company: Tec Tec Production (France)
Films with Ueli Steck (Live), November 6 at 8 p.m.
The Edge of Never
Directed by William A. Kerig
Produced by Peter Schweitzer (USA)
Opening Weekend Films, October 31 at 3:30 p.m.
In Nansen’s Footsteps
Directed by Tore Rosshaug
Produced by Terje Dale
Production company: NRK (Norway)
Films with Dean Karnazes (Simulcast), November 7 at 8 p.m.
Nordwand (The North Face)
Directed by Philipp Stölzl
Produced by Danny Krausz, Boris Schönfelder
Production company: Dor Film-West GmbH (Germany)
Opening Weekend Films, October 31 at 7:30 p.m.
The Wildest Dream
Directed by Anthony Geffen
Produced by Anthony Geffen, Claudia Perkins
Production company: Altitude Films with Atlantic Productions (UK)
Films with Dean Karnazes (Live), November 7 at 8 p.m.
Best Film on Mountain Sports
Sponsored by Western State College of Colorado
Apocalypse Snow — Le Retour
Directed and produced by Didier Lafond
Production company: Vision Films (France)
Opening Weekend Films, November 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Birdman of the Karakoram
Directed and produced by Alun Hughes
Production company: Alun Hughes Productions (UK)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The Blue Line
Directed and produced by Bryan Smith
Production company: Reel Water Productions (Canada)
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Deep/Shinsetsu
Directed and produced by Masaki Sekiguchi
Production company: Ebis Films (Japan)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The Snow Show, November 4 at 8 p.m.
Extra. Ordinary.
Directed and produced by Matty Westcott, Joel Whalen
Production company: Dubs Brothers Films (Canada)
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Hack Your Shackles
Directed by Dave Mossop
Produced by Cholo Burns
Production company: Rocky Mountain Sherpas (Canada)
The Snow Show, November 4 at 8 p.m.
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Kranked — Revolve [festival cut]
Directed and produced by Bjørn Enga
Production company: Radical Films (Canada)
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Look to the Ground
Directed and produced by Bjørn Enga
Production company: Radical Films (Canada)
Opening Weekend Fims, October 31 at noon
MedeoZ
Directed and produced by Guillaume Broust
Production company: Medeo Productions (France)
Opening Weekend Films, October 31 at 3:30 p.m.
Mont-Blanc Speed Flying
Directed and produced by Didier Lafond
Production company: Vision Films (France)
Opening Weekend Films, October 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Films with Ueli Steck (Live), November 6 at 8 p.m.
Mystic Spirit
Directed by Dominique Janiszewski
Produced by Claude Adam
Production company: Ride The Planets (France)
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
NWD 10 — Dust and Bones
Directed by Derek Westerlund
Produced by Derek Westerlund, Scott Bradfield, Jacob Heilbron, and Dan Gerhard
Production company: Freeride Entertainment (Canada)
Opening Weekend Films, November 1 at 3:30 p.m.
On a Bike
Directed and produced by Bryan Simpson
Production company: New Belgium Brewing Company (USA)
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Project Megawoosh
Directed by Minh Duong
Produced by Nikolas Hannack
Production company: Ohi Films (Germany)
Opening Weekend Fims, October 31 at noon
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Re:Session
Directed and produced by Todd Jones, Steve Jones, Corey Gavitt
Production company: Teton Gravity Research (USA)
The Snow Show, November 4 at 8 p.m.
Reflections on Ice and Snow
Directed and produced by Glen Crawford
Production company: Glen Crawford Production Services (Canada)
Opening Weekend Fims, October 31 at noon
Revolution One [abridged]
Directed and produced by Dan Heaton
Production company: Syko Productions (USA)
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Rowing the Atlantic
Directed and produced by JB Benna
Production company: Journeyfilm LLC (USA)
Films with Karina Hollekim, November 6 at 8 p.m.
The Season [festival cut]
Directed by Bryan Smith
Produced by Fitz Cahall
Production company: Reel Water Productions (Canada)
Films with Karina Hollekim, November 6 at 8 p.m.
Solo
Directed by David Michôd, Jennifer Peedom
Produced by Jennifer Peedom
Production company: Essential Media and Entertainment (Australia)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Take a Seat
Directed by Ed Stobart, Dominic Gill
Produced by Lucy Wilcox
Production company: Ginger Productions (UK)
Opening Weekend Films, November 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Ten — A Cameraman’s Tale
Directed and produced by Guido Perrini
Production company: Perrini Productions (Switzerland)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The Ultimate Skiing Showdown
Directed and produced by David McMahon
Production company: XCZone (Canada)
The Snow Show, November 4 at 8 p.m.
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
White Noise
Directed by Dominique Perret
Produced by Vertical Zoo Films
Production company: Revolutionary Innovaions (Switzerland)
Opening Weekend Films, October 31 at 3:30 p.m.
World Record Waterfall Descent
Produced by Rush Sturges
Production company: Revolutionary Innovations (USA)
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Best Short Mountain Film
Sponsored by Mountain Hardwear
The Blue Line
Directed and produced by Bryan Smith
Production company: Reel Water Productions (Canada)
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Deep/Shinsetsu
Directed and produced by Masaki Sekiguchi
Production company: Ebis Films (Japan)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The Snow Show, November 4 at 8 p.m.
Grit Flick: Slab and Crack
Directed and produced by Alastair Lee
Production company: Posing Productions (UK)
Films with Valery Babanov, November 7 at 8 p.m.
Hack Your Shackles
Directed by Dave Mossop
Produced by Cholo Burns
Production company: Rocky Mountain Sherpas (Canada)
The Snow Show, November 4 at 8 p.m.
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Hunlen
Directed and produced by Will Gadd
Production company: Gravsports Inc. (Canada)
Opening Weekend Films, November 1 at 3:30 p.m.
Look to the Ground
Directed and produced by Bjørn Enga
Production company: Radical Films (Canada)
Opening Weekend Fims, October 31 at noon
MedeoZ
Directed and produced by Guillaume Broust
Production company: Medeo Productions (France)
Opening Weekend Films, October 31 at 3:30 p.m.
Mont-Blanc Speed Flying
Directed and produced by Didier Lafond
Production company: Vision Films (France)
Opening Weekend Films, October 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Films with Ueli Steck (Live), November 6 at 8 p.m.
Mystic Spirit
Directed by Dominique Janiszewski
Produced by Claude Adam
Production company: Ride The Planets (France)
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
On a Bike
Directed and produced by Bryan Simpson
Production company: New Belgium Brewing Company (USA)
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Pick-up Sticks
Directed by Julia Szucs
Produced by Steve Smith
Production company: Meltwater Media (Canada)
Opening Weekend Films, November 1 at noon
Progression: World Cup
Directed and produced by Josh Lowell
Production company: Big UP Productions (USA)
Opening Weekend Fims, October 31 at noon
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Project Megawoosh
Directed by Minh Duong
Produced by Nikolas Hannack
Production company: Ohi Films (Germany)
Opening Weekend Fims, October 31 at noon
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Reflections on Ice and Snow
Directed and produced by Glen Crawford
Production company: Glen Crawford Production Services (Canada)
Opening Weekend Fims, October 31 at noon
Revolution One [abridged]
Directed and produced by Dan Heaton
Production company: Syko Productions (USA)
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Slate Monkeys
Directed and produced by Paul Diffley
Production company: Hot Aches Productions (UK)
Films with Karina Hollekim, November 6 at 8 p.m.
To the Rainbow
Directed by Dave Brown
Produced by Lynwen Griffiths
Production company: Bamboo Chicken Productions (UK)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The Ultimate Skiing Showdown
Directed and produced by David McMahon
Production company: XCZone (Canada)
The Snow Show, November 4 at 8 p.m.
Daytime Film Screenings — Program A, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Uruca (5.12c R/X)
Directed and produced by Erick Grigorovski (Brazil)
Films with Karina Hollekim, November 6 at 8 p.m.
White Noise
Directed by Dominique Perret
Produced by Vertical Zoo Films
Production company: Revolutionary Innovaions (Switzerland)
Opening Weekend Films, October 31 at 3:30 p.m.
World Record Waterfall Descent
Produced by Rush Sturges
Production company: Revolutionary Innovations (USA)
Radical Reels, November 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Yellowstone People: Mike Kasic — The Fishman
Produced by Kathryn Kasic
Production companies: BBC/Animal Planet (UK/USA)
Daytime Film Screenings — Program B, November 7 and 8, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

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