Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Hits Buenos Aires

The Banff Mountain Film Festival arrives in Buenos Aires for the ninth time as part of its World Tour. It is the best adventure film festival in the world, with spectacular films about mountaineering, nature, and extreme sport.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival was created in 1976, in the Canadian town of Banff, when 450 people gathered to watch 10 movies. From then on the festival grew every year to screen the best pictures that capture the spirit of mountain and adventure culture. The Festival´s World Tour began 15 years ago, and it was presented for the first time in Argentina in 2001.

The program combines 13 films from countries like Norway, Germany, United States, and Canada, among others. They featuring great stories of daring sporstmen, surrounded by breathtaking natural landscapes. The “3ra Noche” (3rd nite) will feature the National Festival of Adventure and Nature Cinema, presenting the best films in the field by Argentine directors.

As a new feature this year, a series of conferences will be held before the movie screenings. Great Argentine adventurers and mountain men, like Sebastián Cura, Guillermo Glass and Christian Vitry (Expedición Dhaulagiri 2008), Alfredo Barragán (Expedición Atlantis, El desafío a los imposibles), and Humberto Vázquez, with Martin Iglesias, from Expedición Bicentenario 2010, will share their experiences, adventures and projects. On September 21, 22, and 23, at 6.00 pm, with free entrance.

Where: Hoyts Cinemas Dot Baires Shopping. Vedia 3632, Saavedra.
When: September 21, 22, and 23
Tickets on sale at the venue. 1 night $25 pesos, 3 nights $65 pesos.