Mountain Film Festival

Contact

Festival gorniškega filma

Kamniška 13, SI-1230 Domžale

http://www.gorniski.si

info@gorniski.si

Organised byDruštvo za gorniško kulturo (Mountain Culture Association)

 Cankarjev dom, Cultural and Congress Centre

Frequencyannual

Festival dates20.2.2017 - 26.2.2017

Dedicated to exploring and presenting various facets of mountain culture, the Mountain Film Festival got established in 2007. Since than it has been running a strong international programme that encompasses various films about mountain sports (mountaineering, mountain running, B.A.S.E jumping, etc), different types of climbing (from bouldering to ice climbing), mountain wildlife, the life of indigenous mountain dwellers, and so on.

The festival does not limit itself to films only, but also hosts lectures (featuring prominent guests from the international climbing community like Dean Potter, Adam Ondra, Lynn Hill, Chris Bonington, Kurt Diemberger and many others), exhibitions, round tables, book presentations and a children's programme. As such it is striving to enrich the way mountaineering culture is perceived and represented. With years the festival has grown to the point where it’s now comparable to the biggest and most important mountain film festivals worldwide.

The gathered audience for a lecture by the legendary female climber Lynn Hill, taking place at Cankarjev dom, 2015.

Venues and producers

The festival is produced by Društvo za gorsko kulturo (Society for Mountain Culture) and co-produced by Cankarjev dom, where most of the festival's events occur. However, screenings tend to take place all over Slovenia, with some of the venues being the Franc Bernik Culture House, Domžale, the Nova Gorica Arts Centre, the Art kino Metropol Celje and the Slovenian Alpine Museum.

Since the beginning the festival has been led by its founder, the legendary mountaineer Silvo Karo. In 2010 the International Festival of Mountain Film became a member of the International Alliance for Mountain Film.

Sections and awards

The festival's film programme has 5 main categories: Mountaineering; Climbing; Mountains, sports and adventure; Mountain nature and culture; and (sometimes) Retrospective. In each of these categories (excluding retrospective) the best film is chosen and awarded by the international jury, which also awards the best short film prize.

There are also awards given by the Mountaineering Association of Slovenia and RTV Slovenia), as well as the "Viewer's Choice" award, selected by the audience. From 2007 until 2015, the Main Prize has been awarded to the following films: L’Abisso (Italy), Baffin, l’île aux enfants (France), Unknown Antarctica (Slovakia), Asgard Project (Great Britain), Voyage au bout de l’hiver (France), Art of Freedom (Poland), Mimalaya, le vilage suspendu (France), The Summit (Ireland), Jeff Lowe’s Metanoia (USA).

See also

• Franc Bernik Culture House, Domžale
• Cankarjev dom, Film Programme
• BOFF Bovec Outdoor Film Festival
• KOFF Koroška Outdoor Film Festival
• Slovenian Alpine Museum

External links

• Mountain Film Festival Domžale website

Gallery

Poster for the first edition of the Mountain Film Festival which took place in 2007.

Poster for the 10th Mountain Film Festival, 2016

Poster for the 11th Mountain Film Festival, 2017

Poster for the 14th Mountain Film Festival, 2020

Poster for the 16th Mountain Film Festival, 2022

Poster for the 17th Mountain Film Festival, 2023

Poster for the 18th Mountain Film Festival, 2024

Poster for the 9th Mountain Film Festival, 2015

The Linhart hall at Cankarjev dom is the main Mountain Film Festival venue, 2011

A concert during the festival's opening ceremony, 2012

The gathered audience for a lecture by the legendary female climber Lynn Hill, taking place at Cankarjev dom, 2015.

Kurt Diemberger, an Austrian mountaineer and author of several books. The only living person who has made the first ascents on two mountains over 8,000 metres. His lecture took place at Cankarjev dom, 2016.

The booklets for the 2016 edition of the Mountain Film Festival