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Rotarun x Banff Film Festival
Banff Film Festival Returns to Sun Valley Jan. 30-Feb. 2
It’s a 50-year celebration for the Banff Centre, and this year the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour will be at the Sun Valley Opera House for another three-night run of 18 films. Shows will start on Friday night, January 30th, at 7 pm, Saturday night, January 31st, at 7 pm, and Sunday night, February 1st, at 7 pm. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. All tickets are sold through the Sun Valley website at https://www.showpass.com/banff-centre-mountain-film-festival-world-tour-3/
This year, there are 18 new films on tour, and a description of each can be found at www.mountainfever.us. As with each new “Banff” year, a wide variety of films encompassing mountain sports, humor, and culture will take over the Panida screen. This year, the 2025 Best Film on Mountain Sports and the winner of the Audience Choice Award is “Best Day Ever,” which follows the stories of mountain bikers Greg Durso and Allie Bianchi as they navigate the relentless challenges of life with humor and attitude. The film has won over 13 awards worldwide to date. Set in the Green Mountains, this is a story of grit, independence, and what’s possible when community and creativity come together. At its heart is the world’s first fully adaptive trail network—built to prove that everyone belongs outside. Banff is always about finding films that you would not see elsewhere, and the short, quirky film “Jaunt” is no exception. We follow Justice, who makes sense of the world of deadlines and endless to-do lists, with some good advice for all of us! “Robson” was first presented in Banff, Alberta, during the town’s 50-year celebration in November. It is about Christina Lustenberger and Guillaume Pierrel’s attempt at the daring first descent of Canada’s Mount Robson’s South Face.
Since first bringing the program to the Sun Valley area in 2000, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival has been about community, and this year is no different. Once again, a portion of the Banff Sun Valley shows proceeds will support the Rota-Rippers youth program at Rotarun Ski Area. A community-supported, tuition-free learn-to-ski and snowboard program, Rota-Rippers is dedicated to offering 5 to 11-year-old participants the opportunity to get out and discover the lifelong pursuit of winter recreation. Rotarun provides an affordable, inclusive ski area that celebrates winter sports and the mountain’s own culture through accessibility and community outreach.
The Banff World Tour immediately follows the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival in November, where a selection of the top films submitted to the Festival go on a tour worldwide. The World Tour reaches over 550,000 audience members through more than 1100 screenings in 500 locations in 40 countries. In some years, films are even screened in Antarctica. From its humble beginnings in Banff, Alberta, where a couple of filmmakers got together, it truly spans the globe.
For more show information, contact: Michael Boge / 208.661.3857 / mountainfever1@frontier.com / www.mountainfever.us
For more information on Rotarun and the Rota-Rippers contact Liz Chamberlain / (208) 788-6204 / liz@rotarun.org