2010 Banff Mountain Festival Film Competition Winners

GRAND PRIZE

sponsored by Mountain Equipment Co-op · $4,000

Mi Chacra

Director/Producer: Jason Burlage
Production Company: Devolution Films (USA)

THE BANFF CENTRE AWARD FOR CREATIVE EXCELLENCE

sponsored by The Banff Centre

Salt

Directors/Producers: Michael Angus, Murray Fredericks
Production Company: Jerrycan Films (Australia)

BEST FILM ON EXPLORATION AND ADVENTURE

sponsored by Kicking Horse Coffee Company · $2,000

Crossing the Ditch

Producers: Greg Quail, Douglas Howard, Justin Jones
Production Company: Quail Television Pty Ltd. (Australia)

BEST FILM ON MOUNTAIN CULTURE

sponsored by Petzl · $2,000

A Life Ascending

Director/Producer: Stephen Grynberg
Production Company: Ptarmigan Films (USA)

BEST FILM ON MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT

sponsored by Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative · $2,000

L'eau qui fait tourner la roue

Director/Producer: Jean-François Amiguet
Production Companies: Zagora Films SA, Télévision Suisse Romande (Switzerland)

BEST FILM ON CLIMBING

sponsored by the Alpine Club of Canada · $2,000

The Asgard Project

Director/Producer: Alastair Lee
Production Company: Posing Productions (UK)

BEST FILM ON MOUNTAIN SPORTS

sponsored by Live Out There · $2,000

Eastern Rises

Director: Ben Knight
Producer: Travis Rummel
Production Company: Felt Soul Media (USA

BEST SHORT MOUNTAIN FILM

sponsored by Mountain Hardwear · $2,000

The Longest Way

Director/Producer: Christoph Rehage (Germany)

BEST FEATURE-LENGTH MOUNTAIN FILM

sponsored by Sole · $2,000

Summer Pasture

Directors/Producers: Lynn True, Nelson Walker
production company: True Walker Productions (USA)

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

sponsored by Timex Expedition · $2,000

A Life Ascending

Director/Producer: Stephen Grynberg
Production Company: Ptarmigan Films (USA)

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD FOR RADICAL REELS

sponsored by The North Face · $350 + PRIZES

Dream Result

Production Company: River Roots & Revolutionary Innovations (USA)

AUDIO POST-PRODUCTION SCHOLARSHIP

sponsored by The Banff Centre

A Life Ascending

Director/Producer: Stephen Grynberg
Production Company: Ptarmigan Films (USA)

SPECIAL JURY MENTION

Cross Country Snowboarding

Director: Adam Brodie
Producer: Geoff McLean (USA)

SPECIAL JURY MENTION

Fly or Die

Producers: Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen
Production Company: Sender Films (USA)