The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, which is currently touring around the UK, is stopping in Nottingham to showcase its action-packed programme of short films at the Nottingham Playhouse on the 2 May 2018.
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour tour features two different collections of brand new adventure films, starring the world’s topexplorers on mind-blowing journeys in wild and remote parts of the globe. “This is the first time we’ve topped 100 shows in the UK and Ireland, which is really exciting!” says Tour Director Nell Teasdale, “UK and Irish audiences have a huge passion for adventure, so we’re delighted to be able to sharethese amazing films and their intrepid characters with wider audiences and even more venues. We guarantee the tour will inspire viewers to start planning their own outdoor adventures too!”
The tour’s films are chosen from hundreds of films entered into the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival, which takes place every year in the Canadian Rockies. Each screening offers a real sense of community, bringing together outdoor enthusiasts who are into all sorts of outdoor pursuits, and there are free prize giveaways at every event too.
The Nottingham leg of the tour will feature films from the Red Films category, including:
THE FROZEN ROAD
Yorkshireman Ben Page is embarking on a solo bikepacking journey in the Canadian Arctic. He starts with romantic visions of perfect solitude, but as the latitude increases and the mercury falls below -30C, he discovers what it truly means to travel alone in this great emptiness.
INTO TWIN GALAXIES – A GREENLAND EPIC
Top adventurers Ben Stookesberry, Sarah McNair-Landry and Erik Boomer are on an extreme mission in Greenland. Using kite skis, the trio tow their white-water kayaks 1,000km over the Greenland Ice Cap to reach the northernmost river ever paddled – and then the challenge gets even tougher. With spectacular cinematography, remote wilderness and a large amount of suffering, thisfilm shows what it’s like to be far out of your comfort zone.
The BANFF Nottingham screening is at the Nottingham Playhouse on the 2 May 2018 at 7.30pm. Tickets are £14.50.
For more information and to book tickets, visit the BANFF website.
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