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Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival 2024

Arts and Entertainment

January 25, 2024

From: Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival

Big-screen fun is in store for Banff's 23rd year at LOH!

Hot on the heels of the festival held every November, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road with stops in more than 40 countries across the globe. The tour edition features hand-selected collections of the most inspiring action, environmental, and adventure films from the Canadian festival.

Traveling to exotic landscapes and remote cultures - and bringing audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports - this film festival is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.

Schedule of Events

Fuego
(2023, France, 7 min)
Filmmakes: Pierre Henni, Kilian Bron
Advisory: None
Kilian Bron rides from the foot of the Fuego volcano the day before its historic eruption, to the colourful facades of Barrio Chualluma in La Paz, through the geological formations of the Valle de las Animas to an unforgettable meeting with the Cholitas Escaladoras.

The Best Skier You've Never Heard Of
(2023, Sweden, 8 min)
Filmmakers: Marcus Ahlström, Mattias Fredriksson,
Stellar Equipment
Advisory: None
After a successful ski racing career, Adrien Grabinski ventured West from Alberta. He discovered his true calling at Shames Mountain, a remote little co-op non-profit ski area near Terrace, B.C. The mountains, the snow, and the big lines first captivated him, but the local ski community truly stole his heart.

One Degree° #Peru
(2023, France, 15 min)
Filmmaker: Alex Lopez, Riding to Explore
Advisory: None
Armelle Courtois and Martin Thomas seek out the highest glacial lakes – over 5000m above sea level – to try and break the altitude record for kitesurfing. Their sporting challenge quickly takes on a new objective: to raise awareness about the consequences of melting glaciers and inspire change.

Subterranean (Tour Edit)
Best Film: Adventure
(2023, Canada, 40 min)
Filmmakers: François-Xavier De Ruydts,
Jenny Rustemeyer, Cold Fingers Films
Advisory: Coarse language
Two gritty teams of hobbyist cavers are poised to break records for the longest and deepest caves in Canada. From abyssal, muddy crawls to heart-pounding, vertical pits, and underwater squeezes, these are places where no person has been before.

Mustafa Ceylan
(2022, Switzerland, 12 min)
Filmmakers: Jules Guarneri, Benoît Goncerut, Cause
Advisory: Coarse language
This is the story of a young Turkish immigrant, destined to play football and take over his parents' kebab restaurant. But one day, fate put a pair of skis in his way.

Driving Sweep
(2023, USA, 10 min)
Filmmakers: Greg Cairns, Cairns Film
Advisory: Coarse language
Few river guides ever get the chance to drive Idaho's Iconic sweep boat. Join Katie Veteto as she learns how to "drive sweep" down the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. She's learned the rapids and the river. Now she learns to drive 4,000lbs down steep rocky rapids.

Range Rider
(2023, USA, 30 min)
Filmmakers: Colin Arisman, Wild Conuence Media
Advisory: Coarse language
As wolves repopulate Washington State, conflict is heating up with rural ranching communities. When wolves are suspected of killing livestock, the consequences for packs can be fatal. Range rider Daniel Curry's job is to patrol wild areas on horseback, creating a buffer between wolves and the cattle herds.

Two Point Four
(2023, United Kingdom, 20 min)
Filmmakers: Natasha Brooks, Leo Houlding
Advisory: Coarse language
Not your typical family holiday… but this is not your typical family! Leo Houlding, his wife Jess, and their two children Freya (9 years) and Jackson (5 years) climb Norway's national mountain via a 2,000 ft big wall.

Date: February 16, 2024

Time:
Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Film at 7:00pm

Cost:
General Admission: $30
Student (with valid ID): $27
Group price (10+ tickets)
General Admission: $27
Student: $24
Fees included in prices above, prices increase $3 day of show

Location:
Lebanon Opera House,
51 North Park Street,
Lebanon, NH 03766.

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