The Monday Night and Wednesday Night Films
Special Jury Mention
Great story, funny, gripping mad adventure
Funny, epic….embodied all that is great about BMFF films
This is definitely one of the strongest pick we have for a feature length film this year.
A solid, well rounded story that is upbeat, humorous and adventurous all rolled into one. A great tale about a cool idea.
Funny, epic….embodied all that is great about BMFF films
- Truly inspirational to take on the 2year+ expedition while depending on the goodness of strangers
This is definitely one of the strongest pick we have for a feature length film this year.
A solid, well rounded story that is upbeat, humorous and adventurous all rolled into one. A great tale about a cool idea.
After gaining international climbing renown for his landmark free-solo of "Moonlight Buttress" (V, 5.12+, 9 pitches) in Zion National Park, Utah, in April 2008, 24-year-old Alex Honnold moves on to his next big challenge: the first free-solo of the "Regular Northwest Face" route (VI, 5.12a, 23 pitches) on Yosemite’s Half Dome.
- USA, 2009, 10 minutes
- Website: www.sykoproductions.com
- Focus: Unicycling
feedback
People love to see the next adventure of Kris Holm.
Cool factor, unique unicycle stunts, great cinematography
Good, short, and definitely different
Cool factor, unique unicycle stunts, great cinematography
Good, short, and definitely different
From the Road
Ranked 1st out of 27 films in online voting for favourite tour film.
- Alex Honnold is the baddest dude alive.
- Cognitive disconnect between who you see and what he does.
- Awe inspiring film and a great quirky climbing god!
- Awesome climbing, Alex has tons of personality, and the climb up Half Dome is jaw-dropping, nerve racking and amazing!
- Host insisted on screening it even if it was part of Reel Rock. Audience was totally engaged, laughed and applauded really loud. Heard no negative feedback in regards to it having it been screened already.
Special Jury Mention
Bruno Kammerl, a German engineer, works to perfect the world's tallest human water slide.
From the Road
- Hilarious, fantastic finish & humor,hilarious finish, just plain fun
- Too funny!
Revolution One
From the road
Dominic Gill’s mission is to cycle the 32,000 kilometres from the northern coast of Alaska to the southern tip of South America, on a tandem bike, picking up random strangers on the way. A gripping tale of two years and two continents, full of extraordinary characters and incidents.
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"Revolution One" takes a look into the history, people and places that have defined the rapidly emerging sport of off-road unicycling.
Follow world champion unicyclists Kris Holm and Dan Heaton as they display riding that has blown the minds of viewers worldwide.
Follow world champion unicyclists Kris Holm and Dan Heaton as they display riding that has blown the minds of viewers worldwide.
Films are subject to change...
USA 2009, 24 minutes
Focus, yes...lots!
rock climbing...free solo climbing
Focus, yes...lots!
rock climbing...free solo climbing
UK, 2009 46 minutes
Website:www.ginger.tv www.takeaseat.org
Classification: Nudity people...nudity
Fcus: Human story, adventure, biking
Website:www.ginger.tv www.takeaseat.org
Classification: Nudity people...nudity
Fcus: Human story, adventure, biking
Germany, 2009, 4 minutes
Website: okifilms.com
Focus:Humour
Website: okifilms.com
Focus:Humour
Filmed in the Mont Blanc range, this short features six different mountain sports: climbing, skiing, snowboarding, speed riding, paragliding and BASE jumping.
A photographer wants to take one shot showing all the sports, instead of taking separate photos of each sport. It takes a lot of work!
A photographer wants to take one shot showing all the sports, instead of taking separate photos of each sport. It takes a lot of work!
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at the Regent Theatre
France, 2008, 6 minutes
Website: www.kyom.blogspot.com/2008/02/og-team.html
Classification: familyfriendly, multisport,humour
Website: www.kyom.blogspot.com/2008/02/og-team.html
Classification: familyfriendly, multisport,humour
- France, 2007, 22 minutes
- Website: www.petzl.com
- Classification: General - no advisory
- Focus: Mountaineering, family friendly
Four friends set out to establish a new route on the Trango Pulpit Tower, a mythic 6000-metre-high rock wall in Pakistan.
Days and days of pleasure, quantities of testosterone expended, frozen fingers and naps on the wall.
Ranked 6th out of 27 films in online voting for favourite tour film.
A refreshing perspective on climbing that provokes lots of laughs throughout the film.
They definitely don’t take themselves too seriously – nasty conditions without sniveling and whining.
Good story, good footage.
Good climbing footage,
Funny, good climbing
A refreshing perspective on climbing that provokes lots of laughs throughout the film.
They definitely don’t take themselves too seriously – nasty conditions without sniveling and whining.
Good story, good footage.
Good climbing footage,
Funny, good climbing
This film got the best reaction from crowd. Wow! They were quiet until the last image where they
started...Quirky, adventurous and crazy, alled rolled into one. Fun, short, weird, original, unique, whacky, high production values. created alot of chatter.
started...Quirky, adventurous and crazy, alled rolled into one. Fun, short, weird, original, unique, whacky, high production values. created alot of chatter.
intermission
intermission
intermission
intermission
Mont Blanc Speed Flying
Six speed riders fly from the upper slopes of Mont Blanc down to Chamonix in one continuous 10-minute shot,
filmed in Cineflex.
filmed in Cineflex.
More feedback From the Road
Ranked 4th out of 27 films in online voting for favourite tour film
- The film on speed flying was absolutely spectacular!!
- Gives a good balance to the program, different - Scenery and music combination was fantastic.
France, 2008, 10 minutes
Website: www.didierlafond.com
Website: www.didierlafond.com
- Canada, 2009, 12 minutes
- Directed and produced by Will Gadd
- Website: www.gravsports.com
- Focus: Ice climbing
- Lots of tension and decent filming
- Fun film, moves along well.
- Will Gadd as usual – very enthusiastic
- Short and sweet, good footage, nice editing
- Good climbing, considering the conditions!
- Will’s character and enthusiasm combined with another wild and unique location make this film
Hunlen
From the road
What happens if you show up to climb one of the biggest frozen waterfalls in Canada -- but it isn't completely frozen? Will Gadd and EJ Plimley battle to do the first ascent of B.C.'s remote Hunlen Falls. Falling ice, crashing water, fear, big fun!
Award for Best Short Mountain Film
First Ascent Alone on the Wall
Project Megawoosh
celebrating wildness in the wilderness since we climbed out of the primordial freakin' muck
don't email the monkey
Hermitlake