the Banff Mountain Film Festivals World Tour

Films are subject to change... unlikely, but... and the next film is still a tossup...read on...

USA, 2008, 12 minutes Focus: rock climbing Beth Rodden makes the first ascent of Meltdown, one of the hardest traditional routes in the world.

Cable Car

Switzerland, 2008, 7 minutes Directed by Claudius Gentinetta, Frank Braun Produced by Claudius Gentinetta Website: www.gentinettafilm.ch Focus: animation, story While travelling by cable car to a place somewhere in the mountains, an old man treats himself to some snuff. With every sneeze, the cable car cabin falls apart more and more. The man, however, is far from accepting his fate.

Flying with Eagles

Denmark, 2006, 43 minutes Website: www.paravision.dk Focus: paragliding, wildlife, human narrative Two-time world paragliding champion Louise Crandal has a new challenge: a Russian steppe eagle is to be her new training partner. But will he fly with her?

Special Jury Award

Patagonian Winter

Rating: Parental Guidance: Suggestive Language (not quite sure what this means...but it must be bad. It's Suggestive...

Warning: No Advisory Repeat...No Bad Language..

The Last Frontier:Papua New Guinea

USA, 2008, 18 minutes Directed and produced by Trip Jennings Website: www.epicocity.com Classification: General Focus: kayaking, exploration, culture, environment The Epicocity crew travel to Papua New Guinea to document the island of New Britain’s pristine water, habitat and intact indigenous culture through an exploratory caving and kayaking expedition.

Peoples Choice Award

Crux

Canada, 2007, 12 minutes Website: www.ryanleech.com Focus: trials biking Combining sheer difficulty with creative style, three athletes execute mind-bending feats of bike mastery and redefine technical riding standards.