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Posted by Action adventure film highlights from the Banff Mountain Film Festival are making their way across North America and around the world in the 2013 Radical Reels Tour. Though the order may vary by venue the series includes 11 movies that sweep the action sports spectrum. “This year’s tour includes films about climbing, skiing, snowboarding, mountain…
Posted by “You shouldn’t have to convince people to go to paradise, but if I could go to paradise without dying and see all that is there, sign me up.” –Shelton Johnson, Yosemite park ranger, in The Way Home Sign me up, too! It sounds like an adventure. Paradise waits for us when we explore the unknown,…
Crossing the Ice was clearly a stand out favorite this year at the Banff Mountain Film Festival. Taking home the trophy for Best Film on Exploration and Adventure, The People’s Choice Award, and the Grand Prize, this documentary affirms the notion that, at their core, the truly great stories of our time reflect the very…
Banff Mountain Film Festival: Where Adrenaline and Nature Collide
Posted by Mary Anne Potts on March 12, 2009 Text by Keith Rutowski Prior to a New York City screening of the 33rd annual Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour on Tuesday night, I heard an exchange between a mother and daughter that would concisely sum up the event: “Is it a cartoon, mommy?” “No, honey, no cartoons. There’ll be a lot of nature,…
