Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world! Hot on the heels of the Festival that is held every fall in beautiful Banff, Alberta, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road.

The Banff World Tour celebrates amazing achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide!

From the over 400 entries submitted into the Festival each year, award-winners and audience favorites are among the films that are carefully selected to play in theaters around the world.

Traveling to remote vistas, analyzing topical environmental issues, and bringing audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports the 2024/2025 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.

Film lineup: Quartzite

Anytime - Switzerland (Tour Edit) | 2024, Canada, 4 min
Set in the Lenzerheide Bike Park, this segment will highlight the fact that good times are at the core of it all. Leave your preconceptions behind and join the revolution as these women prove they're not just riding - they're reigning.

Jamrock: The birth of Jamaican rock climbing | 2024, USA, 17 min
Kai Lightner, a 12-time national US climbing champion and the visionary founder of "Climb for Change" embarks on a transormative mission into the heart of Jamaica's emerging climbing communityh, where passion and determination thrive despite limited resources and recognition.

Of A Lifetime | 2024, Switzerland, 44 min
Of A Lifetime chronicles the renowned De Le Rue family's journey as Xavier, Victor, and 18-year old Mila sail across the Drake Passage to ride the unimaginably steep icy lines of the white continent.
Advisory: Coarse language

The Smoke that Thunders (2024 Creative Excellence Award*) | 2024, Canada, 5 min
Aiming to paddle the fabled Minus rapids at the base of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi river, Ben Marr's biggest challenge is to access them by trekking upstream. A total assault on the senses awaits as the force of the river speaks for itself.

The Last Observers (2024 Special Jury Mention*)
For decases, every third hour around the clock, every day of the year, Karin Persson and Lennart Karlsson have gone outside to observe and record the weather. At one of the last manual weather stations on the planet, there are no days off.

Reel Rock: Jirishanca | 2024, USA, 32 min
Renowned alpinists Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson attempt a free ascent of the Jirishanca, an epic 6000-metre peak in the Peruvian Andes. The duo will have to tackle 5.13 face climbing, horizontal ice roofs, technical mixed terrain, and treacherous snow mushroooms as they reconcile the inherent risk of climbing with their love of alpine adventure.

Sliding | 2024, United States Virgin Islands, 4 min
A female athlete skips the crowded ski slopes to traverse the Swiss Alps on her sled... headfirst.

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