Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival

The annual Vancouver International Film Festival (VIMFF) will be kicking off on Feb. 16, 2015. There are a number of events, but here are a few that climbers will be interested in checking out.

Full Schedule Here

Monday, Feb 16 – VIMFF Climbing Show

Adam Ondra will be visiting Vancouver for a talk. The films Project Mina and African Fusion will be playing.

Banff Film and Book Festival 2014 Wrap-Up

Wednesday, February 18, VIMFF Raw: Rock, Air, Water

Photographer Jim Martinello will be  presenting a four part series featuring an adventure that includes the likes of Tim Emmett, Sean Leary, Jimmy Marginally and Trevor McDonald. Gripped featured their story to the N.W.T in 2013.

Memoir of 1970’s Ontario Rock Climbing

Saturday February 21, VIMFF Finale

Sonnie Trotter will be along to give a talk on the final night. Three climbing films will be shown: Stone Free and Sufferfest II: Desert Alpine.

More on Trotter

Full Schedule From VIMFF Site:

FRI FEB 13		VIMFF Opening, presented by North Shore Rescue Centennial Theatre MAPFriday Feb 13, 7:30pm (doors and reception 6:30) Celebrate the kick-off to VIMFF 2015 with a night dedicated to the North Shore: a special film and presentation by North Shore Search & Rescue followed by the VIMFF Photo Contest Awards World Premiere of ‘Hand of Franklin’. Presentations: VIMFF 2015 Photo Contest Awards, North Shore Rescue 50th Anniversary Films: The Hand of Franklin, Risk and Rescue After Party
SAT FEB 14		VIMFF Alpine Adventures Centennial Theatre MAPSaturday Feb 14, 7:30pm (doors 6:30) Join legendary mountaineers Jeff Lowe and Michael Kennedy and learn about the cutting edge of climbing and mountaineering in the 1970’s & 80’s. Presentation: Michael Kennedy: Finding the Balance – Forty years of life, love and climbing Films: Icefall, Beyond Good and Evil, Metanoia
		VIMFF Mountain Mixer The Cinematheque MAP Saturday Feb 14, 2:00pm (doors 1:30) Can’t decide what to see at this year’s VIMFF? Or are you an all-around mountain junkie? A collection of films covering a wide spectrum of mountain sports. Films: The Cave Connection: Into the Unknown, Patience, Sounds of Paragliding, An Education, Flying Dagger
		VIMFF Inspiring Stories The Cinematheque MAP Saturday Feb 14, 7:30pm (doors 7:00) Personal journeys of endurance, perseverance and determination, sure to leave you inspired. Films: Across The Ice, Finding Traction, Force, Andante
		VIMFF Mountain Storytelling Series 1 St. Mark’s Anglican Church MAPSaturday Feb 14, 2:00pm (doors 1:30) Presentations: Kira Van Deusen: Arash the Mountain Archer, Margaret Murphy: Another Curve in Time , Mary Gavan: Fire on the Mountain!, Patrick Lucas: The Chief’s Ride: a mountain bike adventure to the heart of the Tahltan Nation, Wendy Charboneau: Siwash Rock and The Two Sisters
		VIMFF Mountain Storytelling Series 2: Ice and Wave St. Mark’s Anglican Church MAPSaturday Feb 14, 7:30pm (doors 7:00) Presentations: Kevin Vallely: On Thin Ice, Dunc Shields: Song of the Sockeye, Abagael Fischer-Lang: Phyllis Munday’s Back Porch, Philomena Jordan: The Cailleach Ver in Faoilleach, Rupert Richardson: Falling Rocks
SUN FEB 15		VIMFF Beautiful BC Matinee Rio Theatre (19+ adults only) MAP Sunday Feb 15, 2:00pm (doors 1:30) A selection of adventure films all made here in Beautiful British Columbia. Films: Wideboyz 2: Slender Gentleman, Going Strong, Stikine
		VIMFF Ski Show Rio Theatre (19+ adults only) MAP Sunday Feb 15, 7:30pm (doors 6:30) A night filled with the best ski films of the year. Films: The Little Things, Downside Up, AfterGlow, Vasu Sojitra: Out on a Limb, Fjord Norway, Mica To Greenland, Best in Snow
		VIMFF Mountain Life Matinee The Cinematheque MAP Sunday Feb 15, 2:00pm (doors 1:30) Dive into the intimate lives of characters from the remote and varied mountain cultures of Asia. Films: Tashi and The Monk, Trails Across the Steppe
		VIMFF Wild Rivers Pacific Cinematheque MAP Sunday Feb 15, 7:30pm (doors 7:00) A mix of river adventures from the whitewater of Uganda to the rivers of Russia and Mongolia, and everywhere in between! Films: Stikine, Nobody’s River, Dream, Chaga the Movie, Delta Dawn, Caleb, Chasing Butterflies
MON FEB 16		VIMFF Climbing Show Centennial Theatre MAP Monday Feb 16, 7:30pm (doors 6:30) A presentation from one of today’s leading climbers who is pushing the parameters of possibility – followed by two hot films! Presentation: Adam Ondra Show Films: Project Mina, Africa Fusion
		VIMFF Mountain Bike Night Rio Theatre (19+ adults only) MAP Monday Feb 16, 7:30pm (doors 6:30) A smorgasbord of biking films and live presentations from around the globe. Presentations: Pat Mulrooney: Peru and Chile on a Mountain Bike Films: All My Own Stunts, Danny Macaskill: The Ridge , Forgotten Dirt, Gone Tomorrow, Vaya Bien, Muddbunnies, Horace and The Rough Stuff Fellowship, The Interview, Vain Vagrant
		VIMFF Spiritual Journeys The Cinematheque MAP Monday Feb 16, 7:30pm (doors 7:00) An evening that delves into compelling personal journeys of struggles, quests and adventure. Presentations: Pat and Baiba Morrow: Mountains: the Sacred, and the Profane Films: Lifelines, Happiness
TUE FEB 17		VIMFF Ski-Mountaineering Show Rio Theatre (19+ adults only) MAP Tuesday Feb 17, 7:30pm (doors 6:30) Get an in-depth look at what it takes to climb and ski mountains here in the Coast Range with Linda Bily; and then travel to Alaska and the high Himalaya with Jeremy Jones in his feature film, Higher. Presentation: Linda Bily: Ski Mountaineering Traverse of the Homathko Icefield – Coast Mountains, BC Films: Higher
		VIMFF Endangered Species The Cinematheque MAP Tuesday Feb 17, 7:30pm (doors 7:00) Learn about rare species at risk here in the mountains of British Columbia; see films produced by the Wilderness Committee and hear from the scientific experts themselves. Presentations: TBA Films: TBA
WED FEB 18		VIMFF Environmental Show Centennial Theatre MAP Wednesday Feb 18, 7:30pm (doors 6:30) A series of presentations and films from the BC Coast and the Interior on mining versus conserving our pristine national heritage. Presentations: TBA Films: Colours of Edziza
		VIMFF Raw: Rock/Air/Water Rio Theatre (19+ adults only) MAP Wednesday Feb 18, 7:30pm (doors 6:30) Join Squamish climber, skier and photographer Jimmy Martinello as he talks about multi-sport adventure in Northern Canada – followed by films. Presentation: Jimmy Martinello Films: For A Handful of Seconds, Drawn
THU FEB 19		VIMFF Trail Running Show Centennial Theatre MAP Thursday Feb 19, 7:30pm (doors 6:30) A diverse mix of short presentations and films from the trails around the world. Presentations: Gary Robbins: Running From Rhinos, Liz Decario: Running The Kokopelli, Nicola Gildersleeve: How I Earned a FKT (Fastest Known Time) Films: Wainwright Record Attempt, Travailen, Home, The Ingenuous Choice
		VIMFF Climbing Culture The Cinematheque MAP Thursday Feb 19, 7:30pm (doors 7:00) From the 1970’s campsites in Yosemite, to the slums of Rio and the sport crags of Spain – a look at what makes climbing so special in the past, present and future. Films: Wild New Brave, Novato, Above The Alley Beneath The Stars, Redemption
FRI FEB 20		VIMFF Canadian Mountain Adventures Centennial Theatre MAP Friday Feb 20, 7:30pm (doors 6:30) National Geographic Adventurer of the Year nominee, Will Gadd, delves into adventures throughout Canada including wild ice climbing at Helmcken Falls and paragliding across the Rocky Mountains. Presentation: Will Gadd: Unknown Unknowns – True Adventure Films: Frozen Titans, 500 Miles To Nowhere, Arctic Air, The Skater
		VIMFF Polish Mountaineering Show The Cinematheque MAP Friday Feb 20, 7:30pm (doors 7:00) Polish mountaineers have long been admired for their skill, determination and strength in the mountains, especially the high Himalaya. Presentation: Ryszard Szafirski: Golden Years of Polish Himalayan Exploration Films: Jurek, K6 West
SAT FEB 21		VIMFF Climbing Finale Centennial Theatre MAP Saturday Feb 21, 7:30pm (doors 6:30) Wrapping up VIMFF 2015 with the annual film awards, a presentation from top Canadian climber Sonnie Trotter and two great climbing films. Presentations: Sonnie Trotter: Family Man, VIMFF 2015 Film Awards Films: Stone Free, Sufferfest 2: Desert Alpine