2024 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival Trailer

A creative, season-blending mountain bike film that captures the beauty of Vancouver Island.

Shadows in the Understory

A short mountain sports film showcasing the sledding sport of skeleton.

Sliding

Giant sequoias are some of the largest, longest-lived, and most iconic trees on Earth and are highly adapted to fire. The inexorable effects of climate change present an imminent existential threat to this incredible species once thought to be impervious. Photo credit: Simon Reinert

Last of the Monarchs

After witnessing a massive fish kill on her ancestral home waters, Yurok tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis dedicated her life to reversing the generations-long destruction wrought by the Klamath River dams. Undammed follows her journey to free the Klamath, from testifying before Congress to passing down fishing traditions within her young family.

Undammed

As a professional skier, Chris Ruebens travelled the globe in search of the best skiing, until an expedition to Greenland brought the reality of climate change into sharp focus. Forced to confront his footprint and values, he takes action, risking his career as an athlete to become an organic farmer in a quest to foster a stronger connection to the mountains.

Farming Turns

Steve Karczewski was born with bone cancer in his left leg and has never known what it is like to have two legs, but that hasn’t prevented him from doing anything and everything he’s ever wanted as an outdoor athlete. Photo credit: Tamara Susa

2 Legs is 2 Easy

Set against the backdrop of Desolation Canyon, UT, Mikah Meyer, a world-record traveler and LGBTQ+ advocate and his friends reflect on their stories and the power of mentorship within the queer community.

Canyon Chorus

Welcome to Canafornia, accessible only by a correctly attuned psychic elevator and the right bike for any conditions. Push all the buttons, and take a ride with Eddie Reynolds as he feeds on a healthy diet of dust, loam, plenty of air, and Lego. Photo credit: Satchel Cronk

Canafornia

Llanberis is the diamond at the heart of North Wales and is the epicentre of climbing in the UK. Adra gently gifts us a sense of home, community, and belonging as local climbers Zoe Wood and Lewis Perrin Williams take us on a nostalgic journey, exploring how this place has impacted the lives of the climbers who have lived, worked, and played in this beautiful corner of Cymru over the last century. Photo credit: Lena Drapella

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<div style="text-align: justify;">Curated by the team behind the most prestigious mountain festival in the world, the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival app is your source for the most inspiring adventure, mountaineering, high adrenaline sports, mountain culture, and environment films.</div>

Film programs will be available from November 6 as per the release schedule. You can access your tickets via {{my_tickets_link|"My Tickets"}}.

If you've purchased an online film pass, you can start watching film programs by heading to https://watch.banffcentre.ca/filmfest and unlocking the programs you wish to watch. These are all of your tickets for online film programs only (once a program has been unlocked). 

Questions? Email us at banffonlinefilms@banffcentre.ca.

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Online Film Passes

Online Films for the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival were available from November 6 - 13, 2024. Year-round film programs are available on our Banff on Demand platform at watch.banffcentre.ca/banffondemand

The 2023 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is online in Canada and the US from October 28 to November 8!

Here's what's coming up soon. Can't make it? No sweat. Many live streams will be available for on-demand viewing as well.