Banff Mountain Film & Book Festival
by The Banff Centre
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Description
The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, flagship program of Film and Media at The Banff Centre, promotes an understanding and appreciation of the world's mountain places by creating opportunities for people to share, and find inspiration in, mountain experiences, exploration, ideas and challenges.
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Avalanche Awareness Night | In association with Parks Canada, this presentation included presentations by snow safety experts, films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival and a trade show featuring the latest tools and techniques for avalanche safety. | 2/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Renan Ozturk at The Festival | Allegra Young chats with athlete, artist and filmmaker Renan Ozturk while he's at The Banff Mountain Film Festival about his new film "As it Happens". | 1/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Andrew Skurka at The Festival | Allegra Young chats with adventurer Andrew Skurka while he's at The Banff Mountain Film Festival about his adventures skiing, packrafting and hiking all over the world. | 1/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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John Vaillant at The Festival | Allegra Young chats with writer John Vaillant while he's at The Banff Mountain Film Festival about his new book, "The Tiger" and his connection with filmmaker Sasha Snow. | 1/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jacki Florine at The Festival | Allegra Young chats with Jacki Florine, jury member of The Banff Mountain Film Festival, about the importance of mountain culture, mountain sport, and the films shown at the Festival. | 1/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jerry Kobalenko's "Arctic Eden" | Writer and photographer Jerry Kobalenko's second Arctic book "Arctic Eden" is being launched at The Banff Centre. It tells the story of his 750km ski journey through the high Arctic in the footsteps of explorer Frederick Cook. | 10/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Voices of Adventure: Greg Child | This year, the "Voices of Adventure" interview series reaches new heights as climber, writer and psychologist Geoff Powter takes a closer look into the life of the remarkable climber and writer Greg Child. | 11/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why it Matters | Join Geoff Powter as he moderates a panel discussion on "Why it Matters". What's the lasting impact of mountaineering expeditions on the people of remote mountain regions? What sets apart mountaineers who leave social legacies from peak baggers? | 11/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Under the Influence | Sunday, November 7th, brings us to our final noon hour seminar: Under the Influence. Does a film camera provide an extra dose of courage and the tenacity to go beyond one's usual physical limits when faced with extreme risk? | 11/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Video2008 Banff Mountain Film Festival Intro | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Video2008 Banff Mountain Film Festival Tour Banner | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | Video2008 Banff Mountain Film Festival Tour Intro | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoCrux - directed by Alexander Lavigne ; produced by Ryan Leech | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoCommitted 2: Grit Kids - directed by Paul Diffley ; produced by Dave Brown | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoIf You’re Not Falling - directed by Dave Brown ; produced by Paul Diffley | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoJourney to the Center - directed by Jens Hoffmann ; produced by Iiro Seppanen and Jeb Corliss | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoThe Last Nomads - directed and produced by Andrew Gregg | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoRed Gold - directed by Ben Knight and Travis Rummel ; produced by Travis Rummel | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoPsyche: Patagonian Winter - directed and produced by Alastair Lee | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoSaving Luna - directed by Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit ; produced by Suzanne Chisholm | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoSeasons - produced by Jamie Houssian | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoStranded — I’ve Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains… - directed by Gonzalo Arijón ; produced by Marc Silvera | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoThe Meadow - directed by Jan Haft ; produced by Tom Synnatzschke | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoTracking the White Reindeer - directed by Hamid Sardar ; produced by Manuel Catteau | -- | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 24 Episodes |
