The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour continues its UK road trip and is heading to Buxton on 5 May 2016 with the best new adventure films from the world's most prestigious mountain film festival.
Now in its seventh edition, the 2016 UK and Ireland leg of the Banff World Tour is the largest Tour to date with 87 screenings. Globally, the World Tour is enjoyed by more than 500,000 people across 40 different countries. All the details about the festival and tickets are available at http://www.banff-uk.com.
FILMS
The festival tour showcases a diverse collection of the very best films from the global mountain and adventure community. 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.
Other highlights include skiing deep powder in Alaska, parkouring on the Isle of Man, mountain biking in Canada and more!
Throughout the Tour, more than £50,000 of prizes and giveaways will be up for grabs from the Banff Tour partners, including Keen, Cotswold Outdoor, Osprey, JetBoil, Buff, SueMe, Clif Bar and Goal Zero.
6 - 8 BRISTOL Victoria Rooms - SOLD OUT
7 TUNBRIDGE WELLS Assembly Hall Theatre
8 READING The Hexagon
13 WIMBORNE MINSTER Tivoli Theatre
14 SALISBURY City Hall
15 BRIGHTON Brighton Dome
16 NORWICH Lecture Theatre 1 (UEA)
21 CHELTENHAM Town Hall
22 TRURO Hall for Cornwall - SOLD OUT
23 WEYMOUTH Pavilion - Theatre
26 HEBDEN BRIDGE Picture House
27 - 30 KESWICK Theatre by the Lake
MAY
6 YARM Princess Alexandra Auditorium
7 LLANDUDNO Venue Cymru
10 ABINGDON Abingdon School
11 POOLE Lighthouse Theatre
13, 14 EXETER Corn Exchange
18 DUBLIN National Concert Hall
19 GALWAY Town Hall Theatre
22 CORK The Everyman
26, 27 NEWTOWNABBEY Theatre at the Mill
28 KILKENNY Watergate Theatre
