Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

An island in the ocean

Ebb and Flow - Mixed Films

This mixed film program is all about water.  Meet conservationists, marine biologists, photographers, and adventurers as we visit some of the planet’s most remo
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A paraglider is flying over mountains.

Earth Tones - Mixed Films

Three very different approaches to visiting special places but two common goals – the preservation of wild landscape and the need for human awareness.  Can huma
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A female climber hanging over a cliff

Climb the World - Short Films

Gear up and tie in for three stories of personal climbing goals.  Whether it’s a scary 9a in North Wales, a first female ascent in The Alps, or a life-long comm
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Return to El Guayas

Radical Reels

High adrenaline films surging with high energy and good vibes, crazy adventures and fearless athletes abound, one of Banff’s most popular programs continues fro
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Banner showing a beautiful mountain valley with a lake in the middle.

The Adventure Continues

The iconic Mountain Film and Book Festival will proceed online in 2020. Using a digital platform festival loyalists and newcomers will be able to access the sam
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Two skiers climb into the Sierra Nevada backcountry for some ski touring.

Signature Image 2020

Each year we put out the call to photographers and receive a diverse range of mountain and adventure images. One image is then selected to represent the Festiva
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Image from the film Artifishal
Date: Thu, Apr 30 @ 7:00 PM
Lux Cinema Banff, 229 Bear St

The Best of the Festival: Artifishal [Cancelled]

Join us the last Thursday of every month for screenings of award-winning films from the 2019 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival.
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$13.00
Image from the film Into the Canyon
Date: Thu, Mar 26 @ 7:00 PM
Lux Cinema Banff, 229 Bear St

The Best of the Festival: Into the Canyon [Cancelled]

Join us the last Thursday of every month for screenings of award-winning films from the 2019 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival.
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$13.00
Image from the film Home
Date: Thu, Feb 27 @ 7:00 PM
Lux Cinema Banff, 229 Bear St

The Best of the Festival: Home

Join us the last Thursday of every month for screenings of award-winning films from the 2019 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival.
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$13.00
Image from the film Piano to Zanskar © Jarek Kotomski
Date: Thu, Jan 30 @ 7:00 PM
Lux Cinema Banff, 229 Bear St

The Best of the Festival: Piano to Zanskar

Join us the last Thursday of every month for screenings of award-winning films from the 2019 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival.
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$13.00
Image from the film Piano to Zanskar © Jarek Kotomski

Piano to Zanskar wins Grand Prize in the 2019 Banff Mountain Film Competition

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is thrilled to announce Piano to Zanskar as winner of the Grand Prize in the 2019 Banff Mountain Film Competition.
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Down From The Mountain by Bryce Andrews

Down from the Mountain: The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear by Bryce Andrews takes the Grand Prize in the 2019 Banff Mountain Book Competition

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is pleased to announce Down from the Mountain: The Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear by Bryce Andrews as Grand Prize
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