Banff Centre Mountain Film & Book Festival

Film screenings at artsPlace from Oct. 27 to Nov 3

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Dates

Oct. 27-Nov. 3

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October 3, 2024

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Banff Centre Mountain Film & Book Festival

Wild Days

Sun. October 27 at 7:30 p.m.

$20 / youth $10

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Bring Them Home

Mon. October 28 at 7:30 p.m.

$20 / youth $10

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Snow Show Repeat

Tue. October 29 at 7:30 p.m.

$30 / youth $15

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Radical Reels Repeat

Thu. October 31 at 7:30 p.m.

$30 / youth $15

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Searching for Amani

Fri. November 1 at 8 p.m.

$20 / youth $10

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Tamina

Sat. November 2 at 2 p.m.

$20 / youth $10

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A Gift from Kei Taniguchi

Sun. November 3 at 2 p.m.

$20 / youth $10

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Best of the Festival - Films Only

Sun. November 3 at 8 p.m.

$35 / youth $17.50

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artsPlace is proud to once again partner with the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity to host film screenings as part of the 2024 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, featuring stories of adventure and exploration from around the world!

Since 1976, the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival has been an industry leader in the celebration of Mountain Culture through the promotion, understanding and appreciation of the world’s mountain places. Creating opportunities for people to share and find inspiration in mountain experiences, ideas, and visions.

Feature photo by Jordan Manoukian

Film Line-Up

Sun. October 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Wild Days

Four friends from Savoie have a crazy idea: 50 days of self-sufficiency in Alaska's Denali massif. Wild Days takes us overland on a gruelling overland journey to a place where time drifts, spirits wander off, and where friendships are created and then tested by commitment.

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Mon. October 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Bring Them Home

Bring Them Home tells the story of a small group of Blackfoot people and their mission to establish the first wild buffalo herd on their ancestral territory since the species’ near-extinction a century ago – an act that would restore the land, re-enliven traditional culture, and bring much needed healing to their community.

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Tue. October 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Snow Show (Repeat)

Waist deep pow, big air, steep and deep couloirs and sick lines are all in the cards for Snow Show. Join us at this favourite big screen event that rings in the riding season!

Film Line-Up

Boundless: A Sam Anthamatten Portrait

Home From Home

Of a Lifetime

INTERMISSION

2 Legs is 2 Easy

The Meaningless Pursuit of Snow

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Thu. October 31 at 7:30 p.m.

Radical Reels (Repeat)

High adrenaline films surging with energy and good vibes all presented on the big screen. Epic adventures and fearless athletes abound, one of the festival's most popular programs.

Film Line-Up

Eliot Jackson - Drop the Mic

Backyard

Wolf of Wingsuit

Dropping Molly

INTERMISSION

Sliding

The Smoke that Thunders

Anytime

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Fri. November 1 at 8 p.m.

Searching for Amani

A 13-year-old aspiring journalist investigates his father’s mysterious murder within the boundaries of one of Kenya’s largest wildlife conservancies. As a ravaging drought encroaches, his quest to find the killer shifts and an activist is born as the collateral damage of a warming world is revealed. This documentary is a complex nuanced story with shades of gray where realities are revealed through the intimate lens of a young boy who comes of age in a changing world.

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Sat. November 2 at 2 p.m.

Tamina

World Premiere!

Wolves are returning to the Swiss Alps, and Beat Oswald is determined to find them. To do this, he settles in the small town of Vättis in Tamina, a remote mountain valley. Yet as he searches for traces of the wolf, it is mostly humans he comes across as the journey unfolds into a multi-layered quest. Tamina provokes and surprises viewers as it crosses the cinematic genres of mystery, wildlife documentary and thriller.

Director Beat Oswald will be in attendance for an audience Q&A following the film.

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Sun. November 3 at 2 p.m.

A Gift from Kei Taniguchi

Akihiro Oishi and Hiroki Suzuki are average Japanese workers who are determined to conquer the challenging North Buttress of Alaska's Mount Hunter. They have been climbing partners since Kei Taniguchi died at 43 in 2015. Kei was the first and only female climber in the world to receive the highly regarded Piolet d'Or mountaineering award. She was Akihiro's mentor and Hiroki's climbing partner. This film explores Kei's legacy and how she inspired the two men to climb Mt. Hunter.

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Sun. November 3 at 8 p.m.

Best of the Festival - Films Only

It's a night not to be missed! A selection of the winning films will be screened.

Note: Films screened are not confirmed until the jury finalizes the award winners on November 3, and the films will be announced at the beginning of the program. The awards presentation occurs at Banff Centre only.

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