All.I.Can: The Short Cut
Best Feature-length Mountain Film, Sponsored by Town of Banff
Canada, 2011, 11 minutes
Directed by: Dave Mossop, Eric Crossland
Produced by: Eric Crosland, Malcolm Sangster
Website: www.sherpascinema.com
Classification: General
Focus: Snow sports
On Assignment: Jimmy Chin
USA, 2010, 6 minutes
Directed and produced by: Renan Ozturk
Website: www.camp4collective.com
Classification: General
Focus: photography, climbing, outdoor culture
A brief portrait of a passionate athlete who has melded climbing and photography. Jimmy Chin believes that “the most honest photos happen when both the subject and the photographer are just in the moment, and the rest of the world has just fallen away.”
Spoil
Best Film on Mountain and Environment
USA, 2011, 44 minutes
Directed and produced by Ben Stookesbury
Classification: Parental guidance – coarse language
A very current issue about Big Oil and the environment with stunning wildlife images and a mssage to protect our natural resources.
Blue Obsession
USA, 2011, 8 minutes
Directed by Alan Gordon, Jordan Halland
Produced by Alan Gordon
Classification: General
Website: www.blueobsessionfilm.com
The beautiful and ever-changing icefalls of Alaskan glaciers provide a stunning setting for some unusual ice climbing adventures.
23 Feet
USA, 2011, 29 minutes
Directed and produced by: Allie Bombach
Website: www.23feet.org
Classification: General
Focus: Culture
Hop onboard a 23-foot 1970 Airstream trailer and join three young women on their search for people who are living simply. They find out it’s not all that simple to step out of the mainstream and pursue your passion for the outdoors.
Sketchy Andy
USA, 2011, 22 minutes
Directed by: Peter Mortimer
Produced by: Nick Rosen
Website: www.senderfilms.com
Classification: Parental guidance – coarse language, nudity
Focus: Slack lining, BASE Jumping, craziness!
American climbing dirtbag Andy Lewis is taking the discipline of slacklining into the future as he solos the world’s longest high-lines and masters the hardest aerial tricks, while pushing his equipment to the limit. As Andy goes higher, harder, and faster with climbing, slack, and B.A.S.E., we all wonder how far he can go before it’ll be one step over the line.
C.A.R.C.A.
Canada, 2011, 8 minutes
Directed and produced by Adam Bailey
Classification: General
Website: www.carca.ca
One man’s quest to revolutionize the world of animal avalanche rescue.
Films subject to change
Hot on the heels of the festival held every fall in Banff, Alberta, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road.
With stops planned in about 390 communities and 35 countries across the globe, this year’s tour features a collection of the most inspiring action, environmental, and adventure films from the festival.
Traveling to exotic landscapes and remote cultures, and bringing audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports, the 2011/2012 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.
From approximately 300 films entered into the annual festival, award-winning films and audience favorites are among the films chosen to travel the globe.
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