Whether you love going to the mountains or are fascinated by the wide open spaces covered in snow, here's a film festival that 's sure to please! Banff, the mountain film festival founded in 1976, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its French tour this year, with an adventurous program in Paris on March 10 and 11, 2025, at theUGC Ciné Cité Bercy. Now all you have to do is choose which of the green and blue programs you like best!
On the program: adventure and outdoor sports films to be seen on the big screen, with skiing, trail riding, mountain biking, climbing, snowboarding and kayaking, from Colorado to the depths of Alaska, from Western Canada to the foot of Mont Blanc, from New Hampshire to Australia's Sunshine Coast, from the Dolomites to Svalbard via Mexico. Follow ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter, mountain biker Kilian Bron and skiers and mountaineers Aurel Lardy and Hélias Millerioux on their emotional adventures!
All films are subtitled in French and accessible to the deaf and hearing-impaired.
Ultra-runner Courtney Dauwalter is one of the greatest athletes in the history of the sport. Continuing to break records, in 2023 she became the first person to wear the Triple Crown of ultra-running. Courtney owes this success not only to her exceptional physique and mental strength, but to the entire team around her. Because, contrary to popular belief, ultra-trailing is a team sport.
Mount Washington, the playground of mountaineers on the east coast of the USA, is a region renowned for record-breaking low temperatures and deadly storms. To rescue climbers in danger, a team of volunteer rescuers intervenes whatever the weather. In 1982, a rescue attempt changed not only the lives of two climbers, but also those of the rescuers who went to find them.
Ian Elliott defies stereotypes by continuing, at the ripe old age of 72, to climb committed routes. His skill, technique, strength and stamina are admired by younger generations, but as the septuagenarian says: "I don't have to prove anything to anyone, I just like being on the crags and climbing."
In the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, one resident is an inspiration to many. Steve Karczewski never knew what it was like to have two legs, and that never stopped him from doing whatever he wanted on the snowy slopes or mountain bike trails.
Dates and Opening Time
From March 10, 2025 to March 11, 2025
Location
UGC Cine Cité Bercy
2 cour Saint Emilion
75012 Paris 12
Prices
€17.5
Official website
www.banff.fr
