Banff Film Festival Schedule

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The Banff Film Festival World Tour plays to a sellout crowd at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara, CA every February.

The Banff World Tour brings a variety of the best films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival to 32 countries.

These movies feature extreme mountain sports and high-adrenaline activities. Prepare for a nail-biting experience!

Banff World Tour in Santa Barbara

UCSB’s Arts & Lecture series hosts the Banff Film Festival in Santa Barbara, CA at the Arlington Theater. Each show lasts a little more than 2 hours, and includes one intermission.

The Banff Film Festival has become a perennial favorite with the locals. This event always sells out, so buy your tickets early!

Each performance will feature different films. Excerpts and links for the Santa Barbara shows are listed below. Some of the movies are even available to rent or purchase if you can’t make it to a screening.

Playing Monday, February 27, 2012

All.I.Can – The Short Cut
Best Feature Length Mountain Film 2011
Stunning time-lapse sequences, great skiers and deep powder are highlights of this award-winning feature film.

Blue Obsession
Ice-climbing adventures on beautiful blue ice & melting Alaskan glaciers. This film maker was inspired by the Banff Film Festival. blueobsessionfilm.com

Hanuman Airlines: Flying over Everest
Two Nepali adventurers launch a tandem paraglider from Mount Everest’s summit, setting the free flight altitude world record. theultimatedescent.com

Cold
Banff Film Festival 2011 Grand Prize
Best Film on Climbing 2011
Audio Post-Production Scholarship 2011
Follow the first American to summit any 8000 meter (26,247 ft.) mountain during winter. Buy Cold download

C.A.R.C.A.
Canadian Avalanche Rescue Cat Association works to persuade Search & Rescue operations around the world that a well trained cat team and handler is the most cost-efficient and effective method of avalanche rescue. More about C.A.R.C.A.

DeepSea Under The Pole
Scuba-diving beneath the North Pole recording views of the ice from below and the luminescent sea creatures that live there. The water was so cold that a special heating device was required in their diving suits. More about DeepSea Under The Pole

Playing Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Reel Rock: Origins – Obe & Ashima
Ashima Shiraishi is an amazing 9-year-old girl from New York City. She’s taken the bouldering world by storm. A trip to the bouldering mecca of Hueco Tanks is the beginning of amazing new adventures for Ashima. Buy Reel Rock Film Tour 2011

Ski Bums Never Die
What does it take to be a ski bum? Find out from this inspiring band of old-timers in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. Watch the entire 4 minute video here. switchbackentertainment.com

On the Trail of Genghis Khan – The Last Frontier
People’s Choice Award 2011
Australian Tim Cope travels 10,000 km over the Carpathian Mountains from Mongolia to Hungary, following the footsteps of Genghis Khan. His three-year journey captures places and people rarely seen. TimCopeJourneys.com

Kadoma
Best Film on Exploration and Adventure 2011
American pro kayakers follow legendary South African kayaker into the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a first descent of the dangerous Lukuga River. Seven weeks into the expedition, tragedy strikes.

The Freedom Chair
Josh Dueck was an aspiring skier and coach until a ski accident in 2004 changed his life forever. Now a success in the world of competitive sit-skiing, Josh’s dream is to tackle the backcountry and the steepest and wildest mountains in the world.

More About Banff Mountain Film Festival

The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival is held in Banff, Canada each November. As soon as the week-long event is over, the World Tour committee chooses a wide variety of films to share with its fans around the world.

Host organizations in each tour location choose a program that reflects the interests of their local audiences. Here is a complete listing of Banff Film Festival World Tour films of 2011/12.

There are actually two separate film tours. Most World Tour screenings include a wide variety of films about different topics, from adventure sports to mountain culture and heritage.

The Radical Reels Tour is for audiences who prefer action films only. Showcased films feature only high-adrenaline sports such as kayaking, climbing, skiing, BASE jumping, mountain biking, snow-kiting and speedriding. Santa Barbara is not on this tour.

The Banff Film Festival is a must see for all adventurers out there. Check the Banff World Tour and the Radical Reels Tour schedules to see if one of them is coming to a city near you. Alternately, some of the films are available to purchase or rent. Highly recommended!

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