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Banff Mountain Film Festival Returns for an epic 2016 UK & Ireland Tour Press Release

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The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is gearing up to head out on its annual nationwide tour with the world's best new climbing and adventure films. More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the European Premiere at Leeds Town Hall which takes place on 27 January 2016.

Now in its seventh edition, the 2016 UK and Ireland leg of the Banff World Tour will be the largest Tour to date with more than 85 screenings and 55 tour locations right across the UK and Ireland. Globally, the World Tour is enjoyed by more than 500,000 people across 40 different countries.

FILMS 

The festival tour showcases a diverse collection of the newest and very best films from the global mountain and adventure community. Two entirely different film programmes will be shown during the 2016 Tour – the Red and Blue Film programmes.  Some of the films being featured during this year’s Tour include: 

A LINE ACROSS THE SKY, 40 mins, Banff Award: Best Film - Climbing

The Fitz Roy traverse is one of the most sought after achievements in modern alpinism. Long considered impossible, coveted by many and attempted by a few, the Fitz Traverse has fuelled the imaginations of climbers in Patagonia for decades. Tracing the iconic skyline of Cerro Fitz Roy and its six satellite peaks, it spans four miles and 13,000 feet across snow and ice-covered rock. Seizing their chance during a rare extended weather window, Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold went big. The pair completed the first ascent in a five-day push, earning them the prestigious Piolet d’Or award.

UNBRANDED, 43 mins, Banff Award: People’s Choice Award

Four young Texas horseman hatch an outrageous plan to adopt, train and ride a string of wild horses 3,000 miles from the Mexican border to Canada through some of the American West’s wildest terrain. Their aim is to prove the worth of wild horses and raise awareness about their plight. What ensues is an epic journey of self-discovery, danger, friendship and big landscapes that entails runaway horses, perilous mountain passes, debilitating injuries, and one sassy donkey.

ECLIPSE, 31 mins Best Film - Snow Sports

The odds are low, the risks are high - photographer Reuben Krabbe is determined to capture an impossible photo of a skier in front of the 2015 solar eclipse in Svalbard. Up in the high arctic though, the weather is bad, the guide is sketchy, the pressure is massive, and the skiers just want to ski.

Other highlights include skiing deep powder in Alaska, a race to complete a two-continent expedition (all in one weekend!), kayaking over 50 metre waterfalls in Central America and more!


To buy tickets and to view a full line-up of this year’s films, visit the website: http://www.banff-uk.com

TOUR DATES AND LOCATIONS

The 2016 Tour dates include:

27 January        Leeds, Town Hall
28 January        Leeds, The Carriageworks
30 January        Edinburgh, Festival Theatre (matinee and evening) 
3 February        Leicester, De Montfort Hall
4 February        Cardiff, St David’s Hall
5 February        Leamington Spa, Royal Spa Centre
6 February        Stockport, Plaza Cinema
9 February        Truro, Hall for Cornwall
10 February        Cambridge, Corn Exchange
11 February        Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
12 February        Stafford, Gatehouse Theatre
13 February        Poole, Lighthouse Theatre
16 February        Glasgow, SECC
18, 19 February    Inverness, Eden Court Theatre 
20 February        Pitlochry, Festival Theatre
23 February        Guildford, G Live
24, 25 February    Bath, Komedia
26 February        Liverpool, Plaza Community Cinema
27 February        Harrogate, Royal Hall
1 March        Abingdon, Abingdon School
2 March        Brecon, Theatr Brycheiniog
2 March        Canterbury, Gulbenkian Theatre
3 March        Dorking, Dorking Halls
3, 4 March        Malvern, Malvern Theatres
4 March        Salisbury, City Hall
5 March        Birmingham, Town Hall (matinee and evening)
8-19 March        London, Union Chapel (10 shows)
9 March        Lancaster, Grand Theatre
10, 11 March    Whitley Bay, Playhouse
12 March        Stockport, Plaza Cinema
15 March        Milford Haven, Torch Theatre
16 March        Porthcawl, Grand Pavilion
17 March        Llanelli, Ffwrnes Theatre
18 March        Llandudno, Venue Cymru
31 March        Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
1 April        Matlock Bath, Grand Pavilion
2 April        Cambridge, Lady Mitchell Hall
5 April        Portsmouth, The Kings Theatre
5 April        Swindon, Wyvern Theatre
6 April        Dorking, Dorking Halls
6-8 April        Bristol, Victoria Rooms
7 April        Tunbridge Wells, Assembly Hall Theatre
8 April        Reading, The Hexagon
13 April        Wimborne Minster, Tivoli Theatre
14 April        Salisbury, City Hall
15 April        Brighton, Brighton Dome
16 April        Norwich, Uni if East Anglia (matinee and evening)
21 April        Cheltenham, Town Hall
22 April        Truro, Hall for Cornwall
23 April        Weymouth, Weymouth Pavilion
26 April        Hebden Bridge, Picture House
27, 28, 30 April    Keswick, Theatre by the Lake
5 May        Buxton, Opera House (on sale soon)
6 May        Yarm, Princess Alexandra Auditorium
7 May        Llandudno, Venue Cymru
9 May         Wimborne Minster, Tivoli Theatre
10 May        Abingdon, Abingdon School
11 May        Poole, Lighthouse Theatre
13, 14 May        Exeter, Corn Exchange
18 May        Dublin, National Concert Hall
19 May        Galway, Town Hall Theatre
22 May        Cork, The Everyman
26, 27 May        Newtownabbey, Theatre at the Mill
28 May        Kilkenny, Watergate Theatre


Throughout the Tour, more than £50,000 of prizes and giveaways will be up for grabs during the Banff shows from our UK and Ireland Tour partners, including Keen, Cotswold Outdoor, Osprey, JetBoil, Buff, SueMe, Clif Bar and Banff Lake Louise Tourism.

More information about the events are available at http://banff-uk.com
 


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