A24 - North Shore News - Friday, February 10, 2012
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL
FEBRUARY 10-18/2012 www.vimff.org
What is Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival? ➤ Annual international 9-day community festival, featuring mountain film screenings, live multimedia presentations, photography exhibitions, workshops, seminars and other special events
KELLY UREN Production Manager No matter where I’m at in the world or in life, I have made sure to be involved with VIMFF Production for the past 6 years, coordinating and connecting with the variety of people who make VIMFF happen. This is suiting, being an adventurous, social butterfly who loves to spread happiness. When I’m not working for VIMFF, I hold a variety of other outdoor and community based work, or am living my dream by exploring this amazing world.
➤ Travelling show with awarded films, visiting 30+ communities across Canada each year, and offering additional 3-day Speaker Series program every Fall in North Vancouver ➤ Forum for the exchange of ideas between film makers, outdoor enthusiasts, athletes and the public
ANDERS MJOS Production Manager For VIMFF I do production and projection. When not working for VIMFF I produce rare isotopes at the local cyclotron. I enjoy working with the great team of VIMFF volunteers and I am getting inspired every year by the VIMFF films and presentations.
➤ Event encouraging the most artistic and effective forms of communicating mountain-related experiences, inspiring audiences, and affirming the culturally- and environmentally-sensitive values inherent in active outdoor lifestyles
VIMFF Staff
SAMMY KUCHMAK Production Manager I’ve been volunteering for VIMFF for the past 4 years: doing everything from creating lobby displays to helping with grant writing and sponsorship to managing one of the venues. I got involved with VIMFF as it seemed like a great way to get inspired to get outdoors. We are so spoiled with Vancouver’s backyard and VIMFF is an amazing resource that draws in a wicked community that are all striving to push the boundaries while hugging a tree or two along the way.
ALAN FORMANEK Festival Director I founded VIMFF in 1998 and have directed it ever since. I like working with our great and lovely staff and volunteers, creating something out of nothing, and not leaving much of a footprint; energy that truly inspires and changes lives, that brings like-minded people together. I also run the Hory a mesto festival in Slovakia, the San Vito Climbing Festival in Sicily, and I love rock climbing on the Mediterranean islands.
TAVI PARUSEL Audio-Visual Coordinator I am the A/V guy & projectionist for VIMFF. As a documentary filmmaker myself, I love working at the festival because I get the perfect excuse to see amazing films about inspiring stories and adventures.
MARC HEWITT Director of Operations From 2008 to 2011 I was the VIMFF Film Jury Coordinator, but I’m now working with Alan and Tiffany to plan and direct the Festival’s operations throughout the year. My most enjoyable part of working with VIMFF is absorbing inspiration from the films, the presenters, and the addictive energy of VIMFF events; and when I’m not working at VIMFF, I like snowboarding, rock climbing, beach volleyball, and mountaineering.
TIFFANY MELIUS Director of External Relations I am an Australian-born athlete, adventurer and worldtraveller. I work on various aspects of VIMFF including marketing, volunteers and general operations.
TOM WRIGHT Film Competition Manager I am the Film Competition Manager and Jury Coordinator for VIMFF. My favourite part about VIMFF is how it brings our community together and gets people psyched to pursue their dreams in the mountains. I can’t decide what I like more, climbing or back-country skiing, but when I can do neither I enjoy watching mountain films and dreaming about future climbing trips
Other VIMFF Staff
DOMINIKA MICHALAK Venue Manager
Ian Cottell PR Coordinator | Kate Wilkins Production Manager Katarina Kolmosova Production Assistant Markus Pukonen Audio-Visual Coordinator Jamie Dahmer Photo Competition Coordinator | Anna Sobieniak Design Robert Vrlak - duomedia.sk Webmaster and Webhost
I recently moved to Canada where I am enrolled in Tourism Management Program at Capilano University. My great passions are climbing, back country skiing, kayaking and hiking and this place allows me to realize my dreams. I like working for VIMFF because of opportunity to meet great people, to see amazing things what others are doing, and to get motivation to become a better climber.
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VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL
PROGRAM GUIDE
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FRIDAY FESTIVAL OPENING
CENTENNIAL THEATRE | 7:30pm Presented by British Columbia Mountaineering Club FILM / Denali Experiment (USA, 2011, 15 min, dir. Jimmy Chin): An all star team attempts to climb, and then ski, North America’s highest peak. PRESENTATION / Jon Harlin III: Swiss Borders - Tales from John’s navigation of the entire Swiss border. ➤ INTERMISSION VIMFF 2012 Photo Comp Awards, live with music by Hang Johnny FILMS / Moonflower (UK, 2011, 45 min, dir. Alastair Lee): Two British alpinists attempt a new route on Alaska’s daunting Mt Hunter. Linea Continua (Italy, 2010, 17 min, dir. Hervé Barmasse): Father and son return to an old project on the Matterhorn.
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SATURDAY CLIMBING/BASE JUMPING NIGHT
CENTENNIAL THEATRE | 7:30pm Presented by Clif Bar FILM / Wolf and The Medallion (USA, 2011, 21 min, dir. Jeremy Collins) A father writes home to his four-year-old son from the summit of a new climb on the China-Mongolia border PRESENTATION / Steph Davis: Earth to Sky - The story of free climbing and base jumping four classic desert towers. ➤ INTERMISSION FILMS / Flight of The Frenchies (France, 2011, 41 min, dir. Sébastien Montaz-Rosset): Two friends test the boundaries of free flight as they take their passion in a new direction. The Long Hope (UK, 2011, 55 min, dir. Paul Diffley): Story of the hardest sea cliff climb in the world, The Longhope Route Direct.
LIFE ON THE ROAD DENMAN CINEMAS | 7:30 PM Presented by Great Explorations PRESENTATION / Dominic Gill - Take A Seat Project. Stories from Dom’s tandem bike adventures. FILM / Take A Seat: Egypt (USA, 2011, 15 min, dir. Dominic Gill): Dominic Gill rides his tandem bike across a politically and socially disturbed Egypt. FILM / 23 Feet (USA, 2011, 29 min. dir. Allie Bombach): Three women set off in their Airstream in search of enlightenment and adventure. PRESENTATION / Allie Bombach, the director of 23 Feet tells us what it’s like to live on the road. ➤ INTERMISSION FILM / Journey On The Wild Coast (USA, 2011, 45 min, dir. Greg Chaney): A couple document their attempt to hike, paddle and ski from Seattle to Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands.
GREAT OCEAN TRAVERSES PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE | 7:30 PM PRESENTATION / Paul Gleeson: Crossing the swell - Rowing across the Atlantic ocean. ➤ INTERMISSION FILM / Africa By Kayak (Australia, 2010, 50 min, dir. Beau Miles): In 2007 Beau Miles attempted to paddle over 4000kms from one side of Africa to the other.
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SUNDAY FEAT CANADA
CENTENNIAL THEATRE | 7:30 PM Presented by FEAT The second instalment of FEAT Canada - an evening of short presentations by Canada’s best adventure athletes. Featuring Anders Ourum, Hayley Shephard. JD Hare, Mandy-Rae Krack, Michael Schratter, Ryan Leech, Ryan Pogue, Ryley Breiddal, Shawn Leclair
POLISH NIGHT DENMAN CINEMAS | 7:30 PM Presented by Consulate General of the Republic of Poland FILM / Declaration of Immortality (Poland, 2010, 29 minutes, dir. Marcin Koszałka): The decline of Piotr “Mad” Korczak, the great master of Polish climbing. PRESENTATION / Bernadette McDonald: Freedom Climbers. Stories of extraordinary Polish adventurers who become the world’s leading Himalayan climbers. ➤ INTERMISSION PRESENTATION / Eliza Kubarska: What Happened on Pam Island - Big wall adventures in Greenland. FILM / Kukuczka (Poland, 2011, 46 min, dir. Jerzy Porebski): The life of Jerzy Kukuczka, the second climber to ascend all 14 eight-thousanders.
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AERIAL NIGHT PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE | 7:30 PM FILMS / Hanuman Airlines (USA, 2011, 29 min, dir. Hamilton Pevec): Two Nepali adventures attempt to launch a paraglider from the summit of Everest. Flight of The Frenchies (France, 2011, 41 min, dir. Sébastien Montaz-Rosset): Two friends test the boundaries of free flight as they take their passion in a new direction. ➤ INTERMISSION FILMS / Yosemite Falls Highlines (USA, 2011, 4 min, dir. Renan Ozturk) Dean Potter rigs a highline above Yosemite Falls. Red Bull X-Alps 2011 (Germany, 2011, 50 min, dir. Mario Kreuzer): Athletes have to cover almost 1,000km across the Alps by paraglider and foot.
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MONDAY OCEAN EPICS
CENTENNIAL THEATRE | 7:30 PM FILM / Soul of The Sea (Canada, 2011, 44 min, dir. Ivan Hughes): Hayley Shephard kayaks solo around the subAntarctic island of South Georgia. PRESENTATION / Hayley Shephard - The making of Soul of The Sea. ➤ INTERMISSION PRESENTATION / Jon Turk: Ellesmere Circumnavigation. A 1,485-mile circumnavigation of Canada Northernmost Island.
ALPINE ADVENTURES DENMAN CINEMAS | 7:30 PM PRESENTATION / Eliza Kubarska and David Kaszlikowski: Impossible Expeditions. Story about the most important journey - life itself. ➤ INTERMISSION FILM / The Sphinx (Slovenia, 2011, 71 min, dir. Vojko Anzeljc & Gregor Kresal): The tale of the first ascent and the first free-ascent of the highest peak in the Julian Alps.
GENGHIS KHAN NIGHT PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE | 7:30pm FILM / On The Trail of Genghis Khan (shown in two parts separated with an intermission) (Australia, 2010, 172 min, dir. Tim Cope & Richard Dennison): Tim Cope follows in Genghis Khan’s footsteps as he travels 10,000km from Mongolia to Hungary by horse.
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TUESDAY TIGER NIGHT
PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE | 7:30pm FILM / Conflict Tiger (UK, 2006, 61 min, dir. Sasha Snow): In the forest of Russia’s Far East, an inexperienced and foolhardy poacher triggers an infamous series of tiger attacks on people. Film that inspired John Vaillant’s book The Tiger. PRESENTATION / John Vaillant: The Tiger. A True Story of Vengeance and Survival. Including book reading from the award-winning book. ➤ INTERMISSION FILM / Broken Tail (Ireland, 2010, 58 min, dir. Colin Stafford Johnson): Travel through India on the extraordinary journey of Broken Tail - one of the planet’s most famous wild tigers.
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WEDNESDAY SACRED HEADWATERS
CENTENNIAL THEATRE | 7:30 PM FILMS / White Water Black Gold (Canada, 2011, 54 min, dir. David Lavallee): Journey across Western Canada in search of the truth about the impact of the world’s thirstiest oil industry. Tipping Barells (Canada, 2011, 20 min, dir. Ben Gulliver): Follow surfers Arran and Reid Jackson on a trip into the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest. ➤ INTERMISSION The Pipedreams Project (Canada, 2011, 25 min, dir. Faroe Des Roches & Ryan Vandecasteyen): Three kayakers embark on an epic 2–month kayak expedition along the length of the BC coast. On The Line (Canada, 2011, 51 minutes, dir. Frank Wolf): A 2,400 km adventure by foot, bike, raft and kayak uncovering the truth about a proposed 5.5 billion dollar oil pipeline.
KAYAK NIGHT DENMAN CINEMAS | 7:30 PM FILMS / Seasons: Fall (USA, 2011, 3 min, dir. Skip Armstrong): Deep canyons with steep, spring fed creeks make White Salmon, WA, a paddling paradise. Tatras Wild Ride (Slovakia, 2011, 22 min, dir. Michael Babinec): 3 professional kayakers travel to this previously unexplored water flow and reap the rewards. PRESENTATION / Colin Angus: Rockin’ and Rowing around Vancouver Island. A quest to break a human powered speed record around BC’s biggest island.
➤ INTERMISSION FILMS / Playgrounds Re:imagined (USA, 2011, 20 min, dir. Seth Warren): Environmental heros working to promote and protect the places we play. Seasons: Winter (USA, 2011, 3 min, dir. Skip Armstrong): Brian Ward discovers an unexpected and new found love to water in its frozen, expanded form. Seasons: Spring (USA, 2011, 3 min, dir. Skip Armstrong): As the snow melts and makes its way to the ocean, Jesse Murphy becomes reinvigorated by the river. Barely Legal (Canada, 2011, 20 min, dir. Adam Scott): Fantastic paddling footage collected by Airborne Athletics throughout 2011.
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THURSDAY SKI SHOW
CENTENNIAL THEATRE | 7:30 PM FILM / Chalk and Ski (USA, 2011, 1 min, dir. Chris Dickey): Short chalk animation depicting a skier traveling through a winter landscape. PRESENTATION / Nick Waggoner: Human Power - The Films of Sweetgrass Productions. World-class cinematography and soulful narrative from British Columbia, to Japan, to Peru. FILM / Solitaire (USA, 2011, 55 min, dir. Nick Waggoner): Solitaire journeys alongside skiers, snowboarders and telemark skiers as they uncover landscapes never before visited on film. ➤ INTERMISSION FILMS / The Freedom Chair (Canada, 2011, 15 min, dir. Mike Douglas): Josh Dueck was an aspiring skier and coach until a ski accident in 2004 changed his life. Parallels (Canada, 2011, 7 min, dir. Athan Merrick): Short film that explores the parallel experiences of the moments created while playing in the mountains. Downhill Affair (USA, 2011, 13 min, dir. Sam Giffen): Is it possible to live the dream and still fulfill the responsibilities of a relationship? 1st Afghan Ski Challenge (Germany, 2011, 16 min, dir. Hans-Urs Bachmann): Short documentary about the first downhill racing competition in Afghanistan. ALL.I.CAN - Short Cut (Canada, 2011, 10 min, dir. Eric Crosland /Dave Mossop): 2 years, 6 continents and over 15 skiers in the making..
WOMEN ROCK! DENMAN CINEMAS | 7:30 PM PRESENTATION / Margo Talbot: Adventure Addicts. The quest for personal transformation and social evolution. FILM / Letting Go (USA, 2011, 5 min, dir. Andy Mann): Emily Harrington sending her hardest route to date at Rifle, CO. PRESENTATION / Stacey and Vikki Weldon: Climbing Serious Fun. The sisters share their stories of sibling squabbles, competition highs and lows, and their discovery that climbing really doesn’t need to be taken too seriously. ➤ INTERMISSION FILM / Pure Imagination (USA, 2011, 7 min, dir. Andy Mann): Sasha DiGiulian becomes the first American woman to climb 9a (5.14d). PRESENTATION / Thirty Years of Insanity: A retrospective of the climbing cartoons of Tami Knight
TRAIL RUNNING NIGHT PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE | 7:30 PM Presented by Arc’teryx PRESENTATION / Adam Campbell: An Ultra State of Mind - what drives one runner to run long distances over mountains. FILMS / 5 Races 5 Continents (South Africa, 2011, 25 min, dir. Dean Leslie): Follow Kilian Jornet and a team of trail runners through the 2011 running season. ➤ INTERMISSION FILMS / Set Free: A Trail Running Story (Canada, 2011, 4 min, dir. Andrew Doran): Short film about Kristie Elliot’s love for the trails in British Columbia. MOVE (Canada, 2011, 2 min, dir. Darcy Turenne): A very short film about trail running. PRESENTATION / Rich Wheater: The Good, The Rad and The Gnarly - The dirt behind Vancouver trail running. FILM / Go Death Racer (Canada, 2011, 24 min, dir. Simon Donato): Four Canadian endurance athletes attempt Canada’s most famous and challenging ultra-marathon, the Canadian Death Race.
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FRIDAY MOUNTAIN BIKING NIGHT
CENTENNIAL THEATRE | 7:30 PM Presented by Norco Performance Bikes FILMS / 10 Things I’ve Learned (Germany, 2011, 3min, dir. Tom Malecha): Short film summing up the insights Tom Malecha brought home from riding his bike in the Swiss Mountains. BI:KE - A Symmetric Vehicle (Germany, 2011, 3min, dir. Tom Malecha) Two wheels. Two pedals. Two perspectives.
PRESENTATION / Pat Mulrooney: Long Live Long Rides.... Back-country mountain biking in Southwest B.C. Photographic journey into some of British Columbia’s best multi day mountain bike rides. FILMS / Danny Macaskill - Industrial Revolutions (UK, 2011, 5min, dir. Stu Thomson): Danny Macaskill goes for a ride and discovers a beautiful derelict train yard. Mountain Highs and Bro Yo’s (Canada, 2011, 14 min, dir. Brock Anderson): Short film showcasing the best in amateur trail building, riding and filming in BC. ➤ INTERMISSION FILMS / Flying Circus (Canada, 2011, 7 min, dir. Matt Dennison): Dangerous Dan returns to the Flying Circus...with his bike! PRESENTATION / Morgan Taylor: A look through the lens at the best riding the North Shore has to offer. FILM / From The Inside Out (Canada, 2011, 37 min, dir. Dylan Dunkerton): Look into the world of freeride mountain biking through the eyes of the riders themselves. Filmed entirely in British Columbia
SKI SHOW 2 DENMAN CINEMAS | 7:30 PM FILM / Chalk and Ski (USA, 2011, 1 min, dir. Chris Dickey): Short chalk animation depicting a skier traveling through a winter landscape. PRESENTATION / Nick Waggoner : Human Power - The Films of Sweetgrass Productions. World-class cinematography and soulful narrative from British Columbia, to Japan, to Peru. FILM / Solitaire (USA, 2011, 55 min, dir. Nick Waggoner): Solitaire journeys alongside skiers, snowboarders and telemark skiers as they uncover landscapes never before visited on film. ➤ INTERMISSION FILMS / The Freedom Chair (Canada, 2011, 15 min, dir. Mike Douglas): Josh Dueck was an aspiring skier and coach until a ski accident in 2004 changed his life. Parallels (Canada, 2011, 7 min, dir. Athan Merrick): Short film that explores the parallel experiences of the moments created while playing in the mountains. Downhill Affair (USA, 2011, 13 min, dir. Sam Giffen): Is it possible to live the dream and still fulfill the responsibilities of a relationship? 1st Afghan Ski Challenge (Germany, 2011, 16 min, dir. Hans-Urs Bachmann): Short documentary about the first downhill racing competition in Afghanistan. C.A.R.C.A. (Canada, 2011, 9 min, dir. Adam Bailey): Documentary chronicling one man’s quest to revolutionize the world of animal avalanche rescue.
CLIMB FOR CHANGE NIGHT PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE | 7:30 PM Presented by Climb for Change and SEVA PANEL DISCUSSION / Moving Mountains: How climbing catalyzes new perspectives while building resilience for ourselves and our communities. Moderated by Mike Schauch, panelists Margo Talbot, Warren Macdonald, Clinton Shard, and Jeff Whiting. ➤ INTERMISSION FILM / Blindsight (USA, 2006, 104 min, dir. by Lucy Walker): Set against the backdrop of the Himalayas, Blindsight follows six blind Tibetan teenagers on their journey to climb the 23,000 foot Lhakpa Ri mountain in the shadow of Mount Everest.
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SATURDAY FESTIVAL FINALE
CENTENNIAL THEATRE | 7:30 PM Presented by Arc’teryx VIMFF 2012 FILM AWARDS FILM / Grand Libre au Grand Cap (France, 2011, 17 min, dir. Bertrand Delapierre): Arnaud Petit and Stephanie Bodet attempt to free climb a line on the Grand Capucin. Crescendo (Canada, 2011, 9 min, dir. by Alex Lavigne): A little summer granite flavour with a look at one of Canada’s top climbers, Sonnie Trotter. PRESENTATION / Hayden Kennedy: if you’re going to be dumb you better be tough PRESENTATION / Jason Kruk: Alpine Artist - Tales from the 2011/2012 Patagonia season. ➤ INTERMISSION FILMS / Driven (Canada, 2011, 24min, dir .Cody Tuttle): Story of the motivation and journey it takes not only to fulfill your goals but the process of getting there. Declaration of Immortality (Poland, 2010, 29 min, dir. Marcin Koszałka): The decline of Piotr “Mad” Korczak, the great master of Polish climbing. Vertical Sailing (Belgium, 2011, 58 min, dir. Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll): Four climbers sail across the Atlantic in search of the big sea cliffs of Greenland
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VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL
FEBRUARY 10-18/2012 www.vimff.org
VIMFF 2012 FILMS 23 Feet
Moonflower
Feb 11, Denman Cinemas
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Feb 10, Centennial Theatre
USA, 2011, 29 min Directed by Allie Bombach Produced by Sarah Menzies
UK, 2011, 45 min Directed by Alastair Lee
“23 Feet� is a film about a community of people who make the conscious choice to live simply in order to do what they love in the great outdoors. Three women set out across the west in their 23 foot, 1970 Airstream to search for the stories of people who have turned their backs on the creature comforts of society to live in school buses, vans, and other small spaces.
5 Races 5 Continents Feb 16, Pacific Cinematheque
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South Africa, 2011, 26 min Directed by Dean Leslie, Produced by Greg Fell Follow Kilian Jornet and a team of trail runners through the 2011 running season. Arguably the best trail runner in the world, Kilian provides unique insight into why he runs and how he is able to compete at such a high level as he takes on some of the world’s most demanding races. Incredible cinematography portrays the simplistic beauty of trail running in the mountains!
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. Take a front seat ride and experience what it takes to make a first ascent on one of the world’s biggest alpine faces in 2011. The film joins top British alpinists Jon Bracey and Matt Helliker as they honor their late friend Jules Cartwright by following his original vision of making a stunning and formidable new line on Mt Hunter’s incredible north buttress; The Moonflower.
On The Trail of Genghis Khan Feb 13, Pacific Cinematheque Australia, 2010, 172 min Directed by Tim Cope & Richard Dennison Follow Tim Cope on his incredible 10,000km journey from Mongolia to Hungary by horse, foot and camel – a journey not completed since Genghis Khan and his descendants nearly 700 years ago. At the heart of this is Tim’s personal story as he strives to live a dream in the face of an epic adventure‌.but first, he must learn how to ride a horse!
Broken Tail
White Water Black Gold
Feb 14, Pacific Cinematheque
Feb 15, Centennial Theatre
Ireland, 2011, 58 min Directed by Colin Stafford Johnson, Produced by John Murray
Canada, 2011, 54 min Directed by David Lavallee
One of the world’s leading tiger cameramen travels through India on a personal pilgrimage, piecing together the last journey of Broken Tail - one of the planet’s most famous wild tigers. Through the heartbreaking story of this charismatic tiger cub, he will uncover the trail of disaster stalking the last surviving tigers on Earth. Join us for this incredible film on VIMFF’s very own Tiger Night!
“White Water, Black Gold� follows David Lavallee on his three year journey across western Canada in search of the truth about the impact of the world’s thirstiest oil industry. This is a journey of jarring contrasts, from the pristine mountain icefields that are the source of this industry’s water, to the dirty Tar Sands tailings ponds. This critically acclaimed documentary headlines our Sacred Headwaters night.
Denali Experiment
From The Inside Out
Feb 10, Centennial Theatre
Feb 17, Centennial Theatre
USA, 2011, 15 min Directed by Jimmy Chin, Produced by Camp 4 Collective
Canada, 2011, 37 min Directed by Dylan Dunkerton Produced by The Coastal Crew
WORLD PREMIERE. Free-ride skier Sage CattabrigaAlosa and big mountain snowboarder Lucas Debari step out of their elements and make an attempt to climb, ski and snowboard Denali. Sage and Lucas get a helping hand from a huge cast of seasoned and professional climbers and ski mountaineers: Hilaree O’Neill, Conrad Anker, Ingrid Backstrom, Jim Zellers, Emilio Previtali and Giulia Monego, as the two embark on the hardest expedition of their lives.
From the Inside Out is a look into the world of freeride mountain biking through the eyes of the riders themselves. Filmed entirely in British Columbia, The Coastal Crew showcases the sport’s top riders on a diverse variety of terrain. The experiences of all the riders are captured to show the viewer the thoughts and emotions that are based around the action and risks that make our sport such a spectacle.
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VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL
The Long Hope Feb 11, Centennial Theatre UK, 2011, 55 min Directed by Paul Diffley NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. St John’s Head on the island of Hoy is a wild and remote 1000-foot sea cliff. It was first climbed in 1970 by climber and poet Edwin Drummond. Now, 40 years later, Scotland’s top climber, Dave MacLeod, sets out to climb the cliff in a single day, finishing with a new desperately hard final pitch up the headwall. Follow Dave as he battles wild exposure, scary run outs and worst of all, vomiting seagulls!
Hanuman Airlines
FEBRUARY 10-18/2012 www.vimff.org
The Freedom Chair Feb 16, Centennial Theatre Feb 17, Denman Cinemas Canada, 2011, 15 min Directed by Mike Douglas Josh Dueck was an aspiring skier and coach until a ski accident in 2004 changed his life. Despite his comeback, and 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.
“I’M NOT ESCAPING FROM REALITY, I’M ESCAPING TO REALITY.”
Solitaire
Feb 12, Pacific Cinematheque
Feb 16, Centennial Theatre Feb 17, Denman Cinemas
USA, 2011, 29 min Directed by Hamilton Pevec Produced by Kimberly Phinney
USA, 2011, 55 min Directed by Nick Waggoner Produced by Sweetgrass Productions
Two Nepali adventurers channel the Hindu God of Wind on their mission to launch a paraglider from the summit of Everest. From training on the famous Khumbu Ice Fall, to setting a free flight altitude record as they become the third group to ever fly over the Everest Glaciers – Hanuman Airlines follows this incredible story.
Wandering the length of a continent from Peru’s Cordillera Blanca to Chilean Patagonia, Solitaire journeys alongside skiers, snowboarders and telemark skiers as they uncover landscapes never before visited on film. One of the finest feature length ski docs made this year, this film will be the highlight of our two VIMFF ski shows!
Kukuczka
Soul of the Sea
Feb 12, Denman Cinemas
Feb 13, Centennial Theatre
Poland, 2011, 46 min Directed by Jerzy Porbski
Canada, 2011, 50 min Directed by Ivan Hughes
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. Jerzy Kukuczka was one of the most outstanding Himalayan climbers in history, the second climber to ascend all 14 eightthousanders. A legend, he lost his life in the Himalayas 22 years ago. Why was he exceptional? What was his contribution to the history of climbing? What do his family and other high altitude climbers think about him? All will be revealed in this documentary about one of the finest climbers ever.
WORLD PREMIERE. A story of solitary endurance, passion and survival, SOUL OF THE SEA shows the journey of Hayley Shephard, a 40-year old New Zealand-born Canadian pursuing her dream to solo kayak amidst the crashing waves and treacherous seas around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, all to bring awareness to an endangered seabird - the albatross.
The Sphinx
Vertical Sailing
Feb 13, Denman Cinemas
Feb 18, Centennial Theatre
Slovenia, 2011, 71 min Directed by Vojko Anzeljc & Gregor Kresal
Belgium, 2011, 58 min Directed by Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll
On the North face of Triglav, the highest peak in the Julian Alps, there is a giant wall known as The Sphinx, which stirred the imagination of Slovenian climbers for decades. This film recreates the heroic efforts of the first team to climb The Sphinx in 1966, and more recently, the first ever free climb on the overhanging alpine face.
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE. In the spring of 2010 four climbers/musicians - Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll, Nicolas and Olivier Favresse and Ben Ditto - sailed around the cold waters of the North Atlantic in search of big walls on the west coast of Greenland. With a mixture of adventurous climbing, portaledge jam sessions and entertaining characters, this film will surely be one of the highlights of the Finale evening!
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VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL
FEBRUARY 10-18/2012 www.vimff.org
FESTIVAL GUEST SPEAKERS VIMFF Sacred Headwaters Evening
Bernadette McDonald
Fri, Feb 10 Centennial Theatre 7:30pm In June 2010, author and adventurer John Harlin III set out on a three-month journey to follow the entire Swiss border under his own power, a 2,000 km odyssey with over a million vertical feet of climbing and descending—but disaster struck early. In summer 2011, Harlin will return to the high Alps to finish the high adventure.
Wed, Feb 15 Centennial Theatre 7:30pm A series of films and short presentations on the BC’s West Coast fragile natural beauty, and the impact of thirsty oil drilling and the proposed Enbridge Pipeline. Films include: White Water Black Gold; Tipping Barells; The Pipedreams Project; On The Line.
Sun, Feb 12 Denman Cinemas 7:30pm The story of a group of extraordinary Polish adventurers who emerged from under the blanket of oppression following the Second World War to become the world’s leading Himalayan climbers. Although they lived in a war-ravaged landscape, with seemingly no hope of creating a meaningful life, these curious, motivated and skilled mountaineers created their own free-market economy under the very noses of their Communist bosses and climbed their way to liberation.
Steph Davis
Nick Waggoner
John Harlin III Swiss Borders Adventure
Freedom Climbers
Human Power: The Ski Films of Sweetgrass Productions Thu, Feb 16 Centennial Theatre 7:30pm Fri, Feb 17 Denman Cinemas 7:30pm Nick Waggoner from Sweetgrass Productions (Signatures, Hand Cut) is coming up to present their latest film Solitaire along with stories from the end of the earth, making award-winning ski films with human power. Nick shares some insight into the good, the bad, and the weird of skiing around the world, capturing world-class cinematography and soulful narrative from British Columbia, to Japan, to Peru.
Earth to Sky Sat, Feb 11 Centennial Theatre 7:30pm A story of free climbing and base jumping four classic desert towers in Moab, Utah: Ancient Art, Hindu Tower, Sister Superior and King of Pain. Four very different sandstone spires, each a unique individual; the most beautiful way to climb each one, and the safest and best way to jump it.
The second instalment of FEAT Canada - an evening of 9 short presentations by Canada’s best adventure athletes. Featuring Anders Ourom, Hayley Shephard, JD Hare, Mandy-Rae Krack, Michael Schratter, Ryan Leech, Ryan Pogue, Ryley Breiddal, and Shawn Leclair.
Impossible Expeditions | Mon, Feb 13 Denman Cinemas 7:30pm This is a story about the most important journey – life itself. Everybody has to find their own way to express themselves. Photography, climbing and exploration are keys to David’s and Eliza’s dreams. Their adventures may seem a bit crazy, even impossible to some of us, but nothing is impossible in the land of dreams.
Colin Angus
Jason Kruk and Hayden Kennedy
VIMFF FEAT Canada Sun, Feb 12 Centennial Theatre 7:30pm
Eliza Kubarska and David Kaszlikowski
Rockin’ and a Rowin’ around Vancouver Island
Alpine Artist / if your going to be dumb you better be tough
Wed, Feb 15 Denman Cinemas 7:30pm
Sat, Feb 18 Centennial Theatre 7:30pm Climbing bold new routes on legendary peaks like Cerro Torre and the North Twin, always in the funniest style possible, whether light, fast, or free. A new way of looking at the historic faces, including the legendary Compressor Route on Cerro Torre, finally free and freshly shaved.
A quest to break a human powered speed record around BC’s biggest island. Join Colin Angus as he shares his recent record-breaking voyage around Vancouver Island in a rowboat. Over the course of 15.5 days he rowed 1100 km through some of the most challenging waters on the West Coast in a home-made self-designed boat.
Jon Turk
Dominic Gill
Margo Talbot
Ellesmere Circumnavigation
Take a Seat Project
Adventure Addicts
Mon, Feb 13 Centennial Theatre 7:30pm During the final week of the 2,400 km circumnavigation of Ellesmere Island by JonTurk and pro kayaker Erik Boomer, a polar bear ripped a hole in the tent—while five other bears looked on their evening menu. The 104 day journey around the world’s tenth largest island on skis, in kayaks, and on foot, was considered by polar experts to be the last great unattempted polar expedition.
Sat, Feb 11 Denman Cinemas 7:30pm Dominic embarks on a journey down from Alaska to Argentina on a tandem bicycle, picking up strangers on the way. He took a video camera and filmed the journey. He now takes his tandem bicycle to Egypt, the heart of the Arab uprising to explore the country, its politics and its rich history, inviting Egyptian people to take a seat.
Thu, Feb 16 Denman Cinemas 7:30pm What compels people to actively seek out challenges when they could just kick back and crack open the next six pack? Based on her newly-released book, All That Glitters, Margo’s presentation explores the hidden drives that compel us to push into the unknown in the quest for personal transformation and social evolution.
Other VIMFF Guest Speakers: DENMAN CINEMAS 1737 Comox St., Vancouver
PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE 1131 Howe St., Vancouver Paul Gleeson: Crossing the Swell – Rowing Across the Atlantic Ocean | Sat, Feb 11, 7:30pm John Valliant: The Tiger | Tue, Feb 14, 7:30pm
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Adam Campbell: An Ultra State of Mind | Thu, Feb 16, 7:30pm Rich Wheater: The Good, the Rad, & the Gnarly The Dirt Behind Vancouver Trail Running | Thu, Feb 16, 7:30pm
Thirty Years of Insanity: a retrospective of the climbing cartoons of Tami Knight | Thu, Feb 16, 7:30pm Vikki and Stacey Weldon: Climbing - Serious Fun | Thu, Feb 16, 7:30pm
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Friday, February 10, 2012 - North Shore News - A29
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL
FEBRUARY 10-18/2012 www.vimff.org
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Howe Sound Brewing in Squamish Dinner & night for 2
This rolling backpack delivers a convertible, streamlined and urban-inspired solution for pro photographers and photojournalists who carry their gear through crowded airports and busy city streets. It’s purpose built for superior protection and maximum flexibility as photographers work and travel. This easy-to-convert design fits up to a prosized body with grip and 300mm f/2.8 attached lens (x450 AW), laptop, tripod and multiple accessories, plus a few personal items. Value $430. www.lowepro.com
Known as the “grandfather of micro-brewing in Canada”, Howe Sound Brewing in Squamish (“the Brew Pub”) continuse to brew in the craft style using unfiltered 100% barley mash. They pride ourselves in brewing a diverse selection of flavorful, well-balanced ales. You are invited to enjoy the experience! Value $200. www.howesound.com
Seven-day Guided Cycling Trip to the Kettle Valley with Great Explorations
Norco 2012 Storm Mountain Bike
Arcteryx Gore-tex Jacket of Your Choice (gift certificate)
TICKETS: $2 for 1, $5 for 3 On sale at the VIMFF table and in the lobby of all participating venues.
The CTS (Control Torsion System) promotes excellent edge grip, allowing for a smooth and secure ride through a variety of less-thanperfect conditions. Powder skiing is as fun as ever with COULOIR’s progressive flex pattern and mid-fat width. Choose COULOIR for shredding your hill, touring the backcountry, or when a window in the weather allows you to finally bag that technical line you’ve been eyeing for seasons. Value $770. www.RoostOutfitters.com
Lowepro Pro Runner x450 AW DSLR
Now part of the Trans-Canada Trail, this route is one of the longest rail trails in the world and incorporates some of the most magnificent scenery in British Columbia including famous Myra Canyon. The trip is all-inclusive. Dates: August 13-19, 2012 Value $995. www.great-explorations.com
Join our VIMFF 2012 Great Prize Raffle!
Movement Ski: COULOIR PERFORMS!
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Designed with the recreational rider in mind, the STORM is a hardtail for the masses. It shares many of the same features that are found in its more expensive counterparts such as lightweight frames, suspension forks and great components. The STORM’s feature packed frame has less aggressive geometry than its bigger brothers, making these bikes perfect for weekend excursions with family or friends. Valued at $480. www.norco.com
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