Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

A Line Above The Sky

Banff Mountain Book Competition announces 2023 Grand Prize winner

Banff Mountain Book Competition is thrilled to announce the 2023 Grand Prize winner.

Books Winners 2023

Banff Mountain Book Competition announces 2023 category award winners

Banff Mountain Book Competition is thrilled to announce the 2023 category award winners, who will go on to compete for the Grand Prize on November 2.

Image courtesy of Andy Genereux (Ledge Do of The Fall, Ghost River)

Andy Genereux wins 2023 Summit of Excellence Award

Pioneering climber, route builder, author, and mentor, Andy Genereux wins 2023 Summit of Excellence Award.

Image from the film Full Circle

2023 Banff Mountain Film Competition finalists

The 48th Annual Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is thrilled to announce the 2023 Banff Mountain Film Competition finalists.

A selection of the 2023 Banff Mountain Book Competition category finalists

2023 Banff Mountain Book Competition category finalists

The 48th Annual Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is pleased to announce the 2023 Banff Mountain Book Competition category finalists.

Jeremy Jones, snowboarding, photo by Ming Poon

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival schedule announced and tickets on sale August 10

The 48th Annual Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is thrilled to announce the 2023 Festival schedule

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival 2023, Hael Somma, Chamonix, photo by Antoine Mesnage

Save the date – 2023 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

The 48th Annual Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival will take place this year from October 28 to November 5, 2023.

2023 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, Signature Image, Hael Somma in Chamonix, photo by Antoine Mesnage, Hi

Signature Image 2023

We are proud to announce the 2023 signature image which represents the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival and World Tour in over 50 countries!

A very large avalanche is barreling down a narrow gully towards the camera, it is a blue sky above.

Date: Sun, Jan 22 @ 7:00 PM

Max Bell Auditorium

Avalanche Awareness Night

Learn about avalanche risks associated with backcountry and out-of-bounds travel. Presented in partnership with Avalanche Canada.

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The Territory

The Territory wins the 2022 Banff Mountain Film Competition Grand Prize

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is thrilled to announce The Territory as Grand Prize film winner.

Native Air by Jonathan Howland

Native Air by Jonathan Howland wins 2022 Banff Mountain Book Competition Grand Prize

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is pleased to announce Native Air by Jonathan Howland as Grand Prize book winner.

Books Winners 2023

Banff Mountain Book Competition announces 2022 category award winners

The eight category award winners are selected by our international jury from a longlist of 28 finalists (chosen from a total of 166 book submissions).

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