Fernie Mountain Film Festival

The Fernie Mountain Film Festival is “dedicated to filmmakers who spark awareness of mountain cultures, fragile environments, and the passion and perseverance of global explorers”. Here are the selected feature films for this years event:

The Friday Night Feature Film is Congo: The Grand Inga Project. The Grand Ingo Project is the epic first decent of the world’s biggest rapids. Watch legendary kayaker Steve Fisher and his team battle the Congo River in their attempt to be the first explorers to survive the Inga Rapids. Hold on to your seat as they navigate Central Africa’s maddening politics and face their worst fears while accomplishing the greatest challenge of their lives.

The Friday night feature film will be followed by a mix of short films jam packed with adventure and inspiration. Watch new school free-ride skiers prove they have what it takes on the highest mountain in North America. Then become inspired by a group of rock climbers who are developing new ways of climbing unthinkable routes. Cozy up with your neighbor as you go out in the Arctic Ocean and discover the beauty of icebergs. Feel for a young traveler as he dreams big to ski a 60 degree line in a foreign country. Then follow friends who drop into canyons never explored before right here in BC.

The Saturday night feature film is Where the Trail Ends. Click here for the official trailer. Where the Trail Ends is the story the world’s top free-ride mountain bikers as they trek around the world in search of the biggest and most insane terrain. This cast of colourful characters attempt the most progressive and ambitious mountain biking while learning about new cultures and pushing themselves to their limit.

The Saturday night feature film will be followed by a mix of short films, but first guest speaker Leo Grillmair will entertain you through storytelling and photographs in his presentation “The Bugaboos: A Celebration in Story and Image”. Then watch three BC brothers find their passion in skiing big lines. Provoke thoughts when you see one of the greatest ice climbers in the world question his decisions. Laugh and follow the jaw dropping story of a new sport that goes to new heights.