Experience an unforgettable evening of thrilling adventure – up on the big screen!

Banff Mountain Film Festival features a brand-new collection of short films filled with extreme journeys, untamed characters and captivating cinematography! Join the world’s top adventure filmmakers and thrill-seekers as they climb, ski, paddle and ride into the wildest corners of the planet!

There are two shows, each with a totally different selection of films – the 2024 Red Film Programme (Wednesday 8 May) and the 2024 Blue Film Programme (Thursday 9 May). Amplify the adventure by coming to both with a two-show discount. With free prize giveaways, this is an unmissable event from the world’s most prestigious mountain festival – guaranteed to spark your passion for adventure, action and travel!

“The Banff Mountain Film Festival expands our notions of human possibility.” – The Guardian

“Banff is the Cannes of the mountain film festival circuit. To get your film shown here you’d better have captured somebody doing something pretty darn special, and you’d better have done it in a suitably jaw-dropping, big screen-friendly way.” – The Scotsman

“Documentary making at its very best.” – Film Juice

“I’ve never been to a screening where the audience felt so close to the action.” – Norwich Film Festival

“The adrenaline permeates into your veins. Everyone in the room was part of something bigger.” – Ocelot Magazine

“Once you’ve discovered the Banff Mountain Film Festival, you’ll move heaven and earth not to miss it.” – My Shrewsbury Magazine

“I would recommend that anyone looking to broaden and chase their horizons seek out the nearest Banff screening.” – The News