Banff Fest Dhaka | 2025
Like every year, Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will be in Dhaka soon. 2 hours of adventure movie marathon will be on the screen on 21st November at Liberation War Museum, Dhaka.
The Banff Mountain Film Festival is the most prestigious international film competition and an annual presentation of short films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, and environment. It was launched in 1976 as The Banff Festival of Mountain Films by The Banff Centre and is held every October in Banff, Canada.
Since 1976, the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival, a flagship program of Banff Centre, has been an industry leader in the celebration of Mountain Culture. We promote understanding and appreciation of the world’s mountain places by creating opportunities for people to share and find inspiration in mountain experiences, ideas, and visions. Following the festival each fall, our annual World Tour reaches more than 40 countries on 7 continents, making us the largest adventure film tour on the planet.
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Films
Anytime – Utah
(2024, Canada, 05:56 min)
Director: Darcy Wittenburg, Colin Jones, Darren McCullough
Producer: Darcy Wittenburg, Ian Dunn, Galen Knowles
Production Company: Anthill Films, Red Bull Media House
Advisory: No Advisory
Film Synopsis: For the most progressive rider in the sport, their frontier is truly defined by breaking new ground for what is possible on a bike. In the last 3 years Emil Johansson has won 8 consecutive Crankworx slopestyle titles, the longest winning streak in the sport’s history, and counting. His goal for a film segment: to not be held back by any limitations other than himself. In order to achieve this, he needs a perfect canvas – the right dirt, conditions, build crew, landscape and of course, time.
The Smoke that Thunders
2024 Banff Mountain Film Competition: ***CREATIVE EXCELLENCE AWARD***
(2024, Canada, 04:11 min)
Director: Caleb Roberts
Producer: Caleb Roberts
Production Company: N/A
Advisory: No advisory
Film Synopsis: Aiming to paddle the fabled Minus rapids at the base of Victoria Falls on the Zambezi river, Ben Marr’s biggest challenge is to access them by trekking upstream. A total assault on the senses awaits as the force of the river speaks for itself.
Wild Days
2024 Banff Mountain Film Competition: ***BEST FILM – SNOW SPORTS***
(2024, France, 49:58 min)
Director: Yohan Guignard
Producer: Pascal Barneville
Production Company: L’Endroit
Advisory: Coarse language
Film Synopsis: Four friends from Savoie have a crazy idea: 50 days of self-sufficiency in Alaska’s Denali massif. Wild Days takes us overland on a grueling overland journey to a place where time drifts, spirits wander off, and where friendships are created and then tested by commitment.
Soul Flyers – the Longest Line Tour
(2022, France, 5:14 min)
Director: Thibault Gachet
Producer: Fred Fugen, Soul Flyers – Thibault Gachet
Production Company: TG films
Advisory: No advisory
Film Synopsis: Fred Fugen, Vincent Cotte and Aurélien Chatard perform the longest terrain-flying wingsuit line in history, traveling an incredible 7.5km over the stunning landscape of Mont Blanc. The trio jump in formation from a helicopter just above the summit, passing mountaineers, glaciers, ice cracks and cliffs as they sped their way to a world record in just 3:05.
Keep It Burning
(2024, Spain, 32:40 min)
Director: Guillaume Broust
Producer: Manu Moreau
Production Company: Petzl
Advisory: No advisory
Film Synopsis: The Karakoram is the wildest mountain range in the world and Nameless Tower beckons to climbers who approach. Edu Marín, his brother Alex and father Novato attempt the second free ascent of Eternal Flame 33 years after the first ascent by Wolfgang Güllich and Kurt Albert, and 13 years after Alex and Thomas Huber’s first free ascent.
The Streif – Fabio Widmer
(2024, Austria, 03:21 min)
Director: Fabio Wibmer, Christoph Thoresen
Producer: Tobi Reindl, Thomas Wernhart
Production Company: Legs of Steel in cooperation with Sick Cinema
Advisory: No advisory
Film Synopsis: Fabio Wibmer is back on Snow. This time crashing the preparations for the most legendary ski race in the world – the Streif.
A Team Sport
(2024, USA, 15:44 min)
Director: Alexis Berg, Julien Raison
Producer: Sarah Stewart, Jon Brogan, Laura Mittleberg, Jason Israel, Marion Blache, Oliver Denton
Production Company: Stept Studios
Advisory: No Advisory
Film Synopsis: Ultra-runner Courtney Dauwalter is one of the greatest athletes in the history of the sport. Continuing to shatter records, in 2023 she became the first person ever to wear the Triple Crown of ultra-running, winning three iconic 100+mile races back-to-back in one summer. But who is the team behind Courtney and her remarkable success?
