Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

Photo by Jeremiah Marsh

Youth Adventure Photography: Landscapes for Beginners

Join this intro-level class with photographer Jeremiah Marsh! Part of the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, for ages 15-25.

Banff Mountain Book Competition announces 2020 Award Winners

The international book competition celebrates mountain literature with over $20,000 awarded annually. The award winners represent the best in this year's mounta

Raphael Slawinski 2020 Summit of Excellence Award winner

Prolific Climber Raphael Slawinski wins the 2020 Summit of Excellence Award

The award presented by Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival celebrates this legendary pioneer of difficult climbing for his contributions to mountain li

A skier is dropping off a cliff into deep powder

Snow Show – Fresh Tracks

It’s time for fresh tracks, face shots, and big air in our annual night of snow films to get you ready for winter!

Two climbers are resting on the pitch.

Young at Heart - Short Films

Ah the glory days! School’s out for the summer, mountain biking pioneers reminisce about the good times past, and a ‘has been’ recruits a young-gun to fulfill a

A fisherman is holding a giant fish while standing in the water

World Journeys - Mixed Films

Ski some steeps in Chamonix, fly fish giant trout in Eastern Russia, take a canoe trip with Dad and join your sisters for some slacklining in Utah. The world i

Global Village - Short Films

Ocean conservation, preservation of traditional culture, receding glaciers, and centuries-steeped traditions are the world issues explored in this program. Thi

A female athlete is leaping down the mountain ridge.

Send it! - Short Films

Back flips, catching some good air, skiing pow, and running knife edge ridges are all at play. Just be sure you make it home to tell the tale. Pick your toy an

A female athlete is climbing on the coast.

Reaching New Heights - Short Films

Meet a group of athletic Indian women who are changing perceptions, adventure and climb in the South Pacific island of Makatea and join the journey of an adapt

A monastery in snowy mountains.

Pause and Reflect - Mixed Films

A slow-paced journey to Hokkaido, Japan, the Indian Himalaya, and Lebanon through three thought provoking films that dive deep into cultural history, mental hea

A woman is biking on a mountain road in fall.

Out the Back Door - Mixed Films

Leave your passport at home because sometimes the best journeys are those taken right out the back door. Running, fly fishing, bike-packing, and skiing adventur

Two skiers are having a break from hiking.

Live your Dream - Short Films

The adventure packed program all about Canada takes us climbing on Baffin Island, exploring visual beauty in Squamish BC, on a heartfelt family canoe trip, and

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We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minihrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.