VIMFF is celebrating 20 years so this the biggest festival ever featuring 31 shows and hosting 32 inspiring speakers! See some of the most jaw-dropping mountain adventures and hear incredible stories from around the world at the 20th Annual Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival.
Films are:
LA LISTE
Directed by Guido Perrini
Switzerland, 2016, 47 minutes
Ski Show
Fri Feb 17 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
Young skiing phenom Jérémie Heitz challenges himself to ski 15 of the Alps’ steepest 4,000-meter peaks in just two ski seasons.
TELEMARK LOVE LETTER
Directed by Daniel Thomson
Canada, 2016, 3 minutes
Ski Show
Fri Feb 17 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
CBC journalist Paul Karchut has been exploring the mountains for over twenty years with his telemark skis. Paul’s love letter to the sport he loves captures the inner dialogue we’ve all had with ourselves on the skin track.
THE HIGHWAY
Directed by Mike Douglas
Canada, 2016, 15 minutes
Ski Show
Fri Feb 17 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
Since Stan Rey first drove the highway between Vancouver and Whistler 20 years ago he’s dreamed of skiing the Tantalus Mountain Range .It took a family tragedy to finally make that dream a reality.
Guest speaker:
GREG HILL
Ski Show
Fri Feb 17 @7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
Greg is a world class ski mountaineer. Weaving through his adventures and misadventures Greg will explain how he developed his rules of risk.
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