Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

Image courtesy of Grant Statham (Wapta Icefields 2017)

Mountain guide and avalanche safety specialist Grant Statham wins 2022 Summit of Excellence Award

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival announces the 2022 Summit of Excellence Award winner, Grant Statham.
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Brette Harrington and Christina Lustenberger © Drew Smith

2022 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival schedule and film finalists announced

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is thrilled to announce the 2022 Festival schedule and Banff Mountain Film Competition finalists
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Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

Save the date – 2022 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

The 47th Annual Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival will take place this year from October 29th to November 6th, 2022.
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Ashlee Hendy and Elizabeth Chong, Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park, Australia © Simon Carter

Signature Image 2022

We are proud to announce the 2022 signature image to represent the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival and World Tour in over 40 countries!
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From the film Sonder

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival announces 2021 Film and Book Grand Prize Winners

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is thrilled to announce The Rescue as Grand Prize winner in the Banff Mountain Film Competition and Finding the Mot
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Sun rises behind Mt. Rundle as seen from Tunnel Mountain, the sky has fiery orange and bright pink clouds.

Festival Trail Run with Rab’s Susie Von Mettenheim

Join Rab’s Susie Von Mettenheim for a run on the local woodland trails around Banff Centre. 
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A happily animated group dressed for winter weather stands around a gas fire pit discussing a topic.

Campfire Conversation with POW Canada - Hosted by BUFF

Join representatives from Protect Our Winters Canada for a chat on the subject of climate change. 
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Artist Bryn Merrell creates a colorful watercolor piece with mountains and lakes.

Hike & Sketch with Festival Artwork creator Bryn Merrell

Join Bryn Merrell, the creator of the this year's Festival Artwork, for a hike up Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain where she will share some sketching tips as t
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2021 Book Competition Award Winners with Logo

Banff Mountain Book Competition announces 2021 category award winners

Banff Mountain Book Competition is pleased to announce the 2021 category award winners who will go on to compete for the Grand Prize on November 5 at this year’
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Date: Sat, Nov 06 @ 8:00 AM
Kinnear Centre for Creativity & Innovation

Nikon Photo Walk with Kristian Bogner

Join Nikon Ambassador Kristian Bogner for an instructional photo walk.  As a local, he has an intimate knowledge of this beautiful town! Get outside, learn from
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Image courtesy of Helen Sovdat

Mountain adventurer and guide Helen Sovdat wins 2021 Summit of Excellence Award

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is honoured to announce that one of Canada's outstanding mountain adventurers and guides, Helen Sovdat, is the reci
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From the film La Liste, photo by Jeremy Bernard

2021 Banff Mountain Film Competition Finalists

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival has chosen 76 films as finalists in the 2021 Banff Mountain Film Competition.
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