Banff Mountain Film Fest coming to Dhaka

Like every year, Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will be in Dhaka soon. 2 hours of adventure movie marathon will be on the screen on May 27, 2022 at Bishwo Shahitto Kendro

A number of 11 films will be screened at the festival, including director Stefan Ager and Andreas Gumpenberger’s ‘INSIDE – A Hole New Ski Experience’ and Zachary Barr and Josh Lowell’s ‘Reel Rock 15: Action Direct’. But the limelight of this festival will be on Banff Film Award-winning director Cassie De Colling’s ‘Precious Leader Woman’.

Lilly Nicholls Canadian High Commissioner to Dhaka will be attending the opening ceremony of the festival.

Keokradong Bangladesh, a voluntary organisation, is organising this festival in Bangladesh. The event will be open to all but audience must register due to limited capacity of the place. Audience can register free form the official website of Keokradong.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is the most prestigious international film competition and an annual presentation of short films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, and environment. It was launched in 1976 as The Banff Festival of Mountain Films by The Banff Centre and is held every October in Banff, Canada.

Approximately 375 films are entered into the film festival annually, and the top 80 films are selected by a pre-screening committee to be shown at the week-long festival in Canada. During the festival, the international film festival jury chooses the best films and presents awards in various categories including: Best Film on Mountain Sport, Best Film on Mountain Environment, Best Film on Mountain Culture, Best Film on Exploration and Adventure and more.