Please note that this show has been rated '15' by the local authority and therefore people under 15 are unfortunately not able to be permitted to the show. 

FILM PROGRAMME

Film programme may be subject to minor change.

ALL I CAN: THE SHORT CUT Banff Award: Best Feature-Length Mountain Film A special Tour edit of the award-winning ski film that combines thought provoking issues with mind-blowing snow sports action.  Stunning time-lapse sequences, deep powder and an incredible urban downhill skiing scene are just some of the highlights. Directed by Dave Mossop and Eric Crosland, Canada, 11 minutes	COLD Banff Awards: Grand Prize and Best Film: Climbing Up until now 16 expeditions have tried and failed to climb one of Pakistan's 8,000 metre peaks in the heart of winter.  Experience the chilling first-hand footage as 3 climbers set out to be the first and the harrowing descent  that amplifies their isolation and exposure to the extreme cold - and then an avalanche hits. Directed by Anson Fogel, 19 minutes
KADOMA Banff Award: Best Exploration and Adventure Film "Kadoma" is the nickname for Hendri Coetzee, a lengendary South African kayaker who is known for exploring some of Africa's wildest rivers.  In December 2010, pro kayakers Chris Korbulic and Ben Stookesbury followed Coetzee into the Democratic Republic of Congo for a first descent of the dangerous Lukuga River.  Seven weeks in to the expedition, tragedy struck.   Directed by Ben Stookesbury, 42 minutes	FREEDOM CHAIR Banff Award: Best Film - Mountain Sports Josh Dueck was an aspiring skier and coach until a ski accident in 2004 changed his life.  Despite his comeback and success in the world of competitive sit skiing, he wasn't content.  So he sets out to tackle the backcountry and the steep and deep powder.    Directed by Mike Douglas, 15 minutes
FROM THE INSIDE OUT (Shorter Banff Edit)  Some of the world's best freeriders hit the slopes and trails of western Canada to produce this high-action flick that merges trail, downhill, jump and slopestyle riding.     Directed by The Coastal Crew, 13 minutes	HANUMAN AIRLINES Two Nepali adventurers set out on their ambitious mission to climb and then launch a paraglider from the top of Mount Everest and travel to an ocean they have never seen.  Follow their incredible journey that has seen them nominated for the prestigious National Geographic Adventurer of the Year award. Directed by Hamilton Pevec, 26 minutes
SECOND NATURE "An exploration of the abstract and extreme, Second Nature tests the limits of what is possible on a skateboard.  With only the sounds of the wind whipping past the camera and followed closely by fast moving vehicles, they reach speeds of over 50mph in the High Sierras of California.   Directed by Colin Blackshear, 6 minutes	ON ASSIGNMENT: JIMMY CHIN Capturing images of big wall climbing for National Geographic is no small task. Go behind the lens for a brief portrait of a passionate athlete who has melded climbing and photography to capture the shots considered worthy of such a publication.     Directed by Renan Ozturk, 6 minutes

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