2010 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival
Karl Woll | January 21, 2010 1:44 pm
VIMFF is back this January 22 – 29. As always, there is a great schedule of films and speakers lined up, with showings at the Centennial Theater (2300 Londsdale Avenue, North Vancouver) and Pacific Cinémathčque (1131 Howe Street, Vancouver).
Vancouver – The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, now in its 13th year, is gearing up for another incredible showcase of the most exciting films and adventure seekers coming to Vancouver to once again thrill audiences. The mix of adventurers spans the spectrum of white knuckle excitement with tales from the far corners of the globe. There are paddlers on ocean currents, mountain bikers testing themselves on wild terrain, climbers risking their lives on solo ascents and big wall slugfests, and there’s even a team Baffin Babes exploring frost-choked corners of granite walls. This year’s festival has something for everyone, adrenaline, history, endurance and legacy.
The festival takes place primarily at the Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver with special presentations at the Pacific Cinémathèque and the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver. Guest speakers include Colin and Julie Angus, world-class travelers and explorers, with their Rowed Trip show from Scotland to Syria; Vancouver-based legendary backcountry skier John Baldwin in a show on ski-mountaineering in the West Coast; and Alpinist Dave Dornian from Calgary with a show on the history of the crazy Euro ski mountaineering races.
Angela Bueckert presents a program from her dream-like paddling trip from Galiano Island to Alaska. Chris Cooper talks about taking his BC native canoe around the British Isles with a crew of 800 Brits and 80 Canadians. Chic Stott presents a multi-media presentation on the filming of the Eiger Sanction with Clint Eastwood. Vancouver-based climber Anders Ourom recalls funny stories from Squamish in the 1970s and Pat Morrow goes back even deeper in retracing the life of Conrad Kain, the “Prince of Canadian Mountain Guides”. Adventurer Jon Bowermaster will present his films and images from the Antarctic continent. Climber and author Gordon White recounts stories and lessons from BC’s Stein Valley along with the Vancouver Waldorf School students.
Canadian paragliding champion Alex Raymont comments on the X-Alps paragliding race, Maxime Turgeon, top level alpinist from Montreal, describes his quest to solo-climb 8 big walls in Europe and cycle from one to the other. Bike travelers Sarah Lusina and Tom Furst portray the gripping stories from their trip across parts of South America. Mountain bikers Bjorn Enga and Ryan Leech promise to thrill the audience, Ryan in a stage show, and Bjorn delving into the art of making biking flicks. The Baffin Babes, a crazy Norwegian and Swedish all-female quartetto will explore various corners of the Baffin Island. Big Wall climber Cedar Wright tells tales from his travels around the world in search of new hard lines, and three outstanding young Canadian rock climbers – Sonnie Trotter, Will Stanhope and Sean McColl explain the motivations, inspirations and goals of the young climbers at the peak of their game.
VIMFF Tickets will be $17 in advance and $19 at the door for each event, unless otherwise posted.
Advanced tickets will be available below, please note show codes when ordering VIMFF Packages.
Tickets are also available at the Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, tel (604) 984-4484.
VIMFF Packages:
Ticket voucher for 2 separate shows: $27
Ticket voucher for 3 separate shows: $37
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