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Competitions

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival features a number of different competitions which garner hundreds of entries from around the world, each and every year. Genres include filmmaking, writing, photography, and others.

 

Film Competition

The 2018 Competition is now closed.
Book Competition

The 2018 Competition is now closed.
Don Serl Summit of Excellence
Summit of Excellence

Nominate an individual for significant contribution to mountain life in Canada.
Mountain Idol

Nominate youth who elevate their outdoor sport in the Bow Valley community.
2 Afghan Krygyz women collecting water © Beth Wald
Mountain Photo Essay Competition

The 2019 Photo Competition opens Closes May 1, 2019
Valentine Fabre, Dent du Géant © Ben Tibbetts
Signature Image

The 2018 signature image has been selected!

Essential Links

2017 Film Winners2017 Film Finalists2017 Book Competition Winners2016 Film Competition Winners

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October 25 - November 16, 2019

Mountain and Wilderness Writing

This intensive writing program open to all genres is focused on mountain narratives, environmental journalism, wilderness adventure, or projects with an environmental theme.

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We acknowledge, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as "Minhrpa" (translated in Stoney Nakoda as "the waterfalls") and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley First Nations – as well as the Tsuut'ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

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