Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival

The Banff Centre hosts the Banff Mountain Film Festival, celebrating the spirit of adventure and the mountains! The top films from that festival go on tour, and Chippewa Nature Center is proud to host one of the stops on the World Tour. See some of the best mountain films of the year prior, featuring the people who live, play and enjoy those areas through high adventure, humor and a love for the outdoors!

Film Lineup: Sandstone

The Streif

2024, Austria, 4 min

Filmmakers: Fabio Wibmer, Christoph Thoresen, TobiReindl, Thomas Wernhart, Legs of Steel in cooperation with Sick Cinema

Advisory: No advisory

Fabio Wibmer is back on snow! This time crashing the preparations for the most legendary ski race in the world: the Streif.

River Mamma:

2023, USA, 11 min

Filmmakers: Sarah Hamilton, Sarah Hamilton Film, Ryan Weigman

Advisory: Coarse language

River Mamma follows Elisha McArthur, a lifelong raft guide and single mom and her relationship with her teenage goth daughter, Charlotte, who has no interest in rivers at all.

109 Below

(2024 Best Film - Adventure)

2023, USA, 14 min

Filmmakers: Nick Martini, Stept Studios, Sarah Stewart, Ben Osborne, Lex Hinson

Advisory: No advisory

109 Below tells a tale of resilience and grit when elite rescue volunteers go out of their way to save the lives of strangers.

Keep It Burning

2024, Spain, 32 min

Filmmakers: Guillaume Broust, Manu Moreau, Petzl

Advisory: No advisory

The Karakoram is the wildest mountain range in the world and Nameless Tower beckons to climbers who approach. Edu Marin, his brother Alex and father Novato attempt the second free ascent of Eternal Flame 33 years after the first ascent by Wolfgang Gullich and Kurt Albert, and 13 years after Alex and Thomas Huber's first free ascent.

Welcome to the Pit

2024, Canada, 15 min

Filmmakers: Seth Gillis, Charlene Brochu

Advisory: Coarse language

In 2011 Steve Matthews had a bright idea. With his kids completely hooked on snowboarding, he rallied a few friends and set out to build Yellowknife's first and only rope tow.

Dolomites (Tour Edit)

2024, France, 33 min

Filmmakers: Kilian Bron, Valentin Birant, VB Films Advisory: No advisory

Mountain biking free solo and more... Kilian Bron and his team take you on a thrilling and history-rich adventure, riding the steepest trails of the Dolomites.

Undammed

2024, USA, 17 min

Filmmakers: Shane Anderson, Patagonia Films, Swiftwater Films

Advisory: No advisory

After witnessing a massive fish kill on her ancestral home waters, Yurok tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis dedicated her life to reversing the generations long destruction wrought by the Klamath River dams. Undammed follows her journey to free the Klamath, from testifying before Congress to passing down fishing traditions within her young family.

Tickets: $18

20% discount for CNC members

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Group sales of 10 tickets or more will receive $2 off per ticket!

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Ages: 15+, under 18 w/adult

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