2025 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival Trailer

As future consumes past, a father and son embark on a journey into the remote Icelandic highlands and deep into the island's glacial heart. Their journey weaves fierce exploration and with intimate connection, invoking a commune with the slowly shifting landscapes as they feel the weight of ecological shift. Photo credit: Dom Gould

A Silent Rebellion

After crossing Canada from North to South in 2021, the adventurers of AKOR expeditions set out on a new challenge: a crossing of the Canadian Far North from West to East, from the Yukon to Baffin Island. A 6,900-kilometre journey by bike, canoe, sailboat and on foot. Photo credit: AKOR Adventurers

Beyond Parallels

Jakob and Konne, two adventurous fathers bring their two year old sons, on a six-day mountain bike tour through the Swiss Alps. From rumbling stomachs and croissant crises to unavoidable tantrums – what begins as an ideal plan quickly turns into a test of patience for all four. This film is presented with on-screen subtitles. Photo credit: Holger Wimmer

Emil & Karl – Little Wheels, Big Mountains

Two decades after the expedition that launched his art career, Indigenous painter Alfred Villeneuve returns by canoe to paint in the wilderness, where nature is both subject and guide. Photo credit: Matt Steeves

En Plein Air

We all love an underdog tale and we could all use a feel good story too. This charming, funny, heartfelt film inspires us to believe that we all have the capacity to be unlikely heroes in our own stories. Photo credit: Patrick Kovarik

GRINTA!

The Transcontinental Race is 4,000 kilometers on a bike across Europe – unsupported. In the TCR, every rider is on their own and free to choose their own route. For Joschka, this is his first race, while Jana is a seasoned racer with her sights set on victory. But the race is long, and no one knows what challenges lie ahead. This film is presented with on-screen subtitles. Photo credit: Lost Dot, Tom Gibbs

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Film programs will be available from November 12 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). 

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Online Film Passes

Online Films for the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival will be available from November 12 - 23, 2025. Year-round film programs are available on our Banff on Demand platform at watch.banffcentre.ca/banffondemand

The 2025 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is online in Canada and the US from November 12-23!

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.