The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival has been a premier film, book, and photography event for 41 years. The 2016 event was hosted by the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Canada. It took places over 9 days from October 29 to November 6, 2016. During the course of the event, an international jury selects and awards over $50,000 in prizes for films and books that were featured in the competition.
Below you’ll discover the 2016 Banff Mountain Film Festival Award Winners:
Grand Prize: Shepherdess of The Glaciers
Creative Excellence Award: The Accord
Best Film – Exploration and Adventure: Holy (un)Holy River
Best Film – Mountain Culture: Freedom Under Load
Best Film – Climbing: Boys In The Bugs
Best Film – Mountain Sports: Metronomic
Best Film: Snow Sports: China: A Skier’s Journey
Best Film – Mountain Environment and Natural History: KONELINE: our land beautiful
Best Short Mountain Film: Northbound
Best Feature Length Mountain Film: Climbing Higher
Special Jury Mention: Langtang: Summits of My Life III
Special Jury Mention: The Super Salmon
People’s Choice Award for Radical Reels: Young Guns
People’s Choice Award: SHIFT
Learn more about these films and the 2016 Banff Film Competiton at the Banff Centre For Arts And Creativity.
See Also: 2015 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival Award Winners
