BEST FILM ON MOUNTAIN CULTURE, SPONSORED BY PETZL AMERICA
· A Life of My Choice - Thesiger
Directors: Allison Chase/Gordon Brown, Producer: Allison Chase, Production company: Ventana Pictures (U.S.A.)
· Caravan - The Making Of
Director: Debra Kellner, Producer: Jacques Perrin, Production company: Galatée Films (France)
· The Ice Mummies
Producers: Kevin Krug/Gail MacFaraquhar, Production company: National Geographic Television (U.S.A.)
· Millennium 2000
Director: Francesco Santullo, Producer: Grivelart, Production company: Grivel s.r.l. (Italy)
· Mysterious Mamberamo
Director/Producer: Pavol Barabas, Production company: K2 Studio (Slovakia)
· Tamangur
Director: Stephen Macmillan, Producer: Richard Walder, Production company: Forest Art Productions (Switzerland)
· Treasure Seekers: Tibet's Hidden Kingdom
Series Producer: Graham Townsley; Executive Producers: Jason Williams/William Morgan/Bob Judson, Production company: JWM Productions in association with Crawford Communications (U.S.A.)
BEST FILM ON MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT, SPONSORED BY CANADIAN MOUNTAIN HOLIDAYS
· Macquarie Island
Director/Producer: Wade Fairley, Production company: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Australia)
· Mountain Rivals
Director/Producer: Rob Harrison-White, Production company: Off the Fence/Clyde Films (Netherlands)
· Neblina - Strange Islands in the Sky
Directors: Antoine de Maximy/Henri Herre, Producer: Emmanuel Priou, Production company: Bonne Pioche (France)
· The Sahara's Secret Garden
Director: Gauthier Flauder, Producer: Manuel Catteau, Production company: ZED - Zoo Ethnological Documentary (France)
· Searching Patagonia...
Director/Producer: Mark Carroll, Production company: Remote Dispatch.com (U.S.A.)
BEST SHORT MOUNTAIN FILM
· Beyond Gravity
Directors/Producers: Aaron Black/Aaron Jackson/Sean White, Production company: Black & White Productions (Canada)
· Columbia
Director/Producer: Mark Karlstrom, Production company: Formula Films (Canada)
· El Capitan
Director/Producer: Thomas Ulrich, Production company: Visual Impact (Switzerland)
· Kranked III [short]
Directors: Christian Bégin/Bjorn Enga, Producer: Bjorn Enga, Production company: Radical Films (Canada)
· No Strings Attached
Director/Producer: Brian Goldstone, Co-producer: Chris Atkinson, Production company: Five Point Productions (Canada)
· Nurpu [short]
Directors: Arden Oksanen/Dirk CollinsTodd Jones/Steve Jones, Producers: Dirk Collins/Todd Jones/Steve Jones, Production company: Teton Gravity Research (U.S.A.)
· POW - Posse of Women
Director/Producer: Curtis Robinson, Production company: Funky Junkie Digital Productions (Canada)
· Resident Bruise
Director/Producer: Randy Waldschmidt, Production company: Resident Films (U.S.A.)
· Searching Patagonia...
Director/Producer: Mark Carroll, Production company: Remote Dispatch.com (U.S.A.)
· Skilletto
Director: Alex Fostvedt, Producer: Derek Westerlund, Production company: Freeride Entertainment (Canada)
· Splinter
Director: Ben Pritchard, Producer: Richard Heap, Production company: Slackjaw (U.K.)
· Wheel Women
Directors: Anne Walton/Selena Lawrie, Producers: Anne Walton/Selena Lawrie/Laurie Long, Production company: Dirt Diva Productions (Canada)
· Y2sKi
Directors: Didier Lafond/Dominique Perret, Production company: Vertical Zoo (Switzerland)
BEST FILM ON MOUNTAIN SPORTS, SPONSORED BY MOUNTAINZONE.COM
· Columbia
Director/Producer: Mark Karlstrom, Production company: Formula Films (Canada)
· Extreme Lives: Road to Certain Death
Director: Jenny Jones, Producer: Steve Robinson, Production company: BBC Wales (U.K.)
· A Higher Calling
Director/Producer: Neal Michaelis, Production company: Dawn Treader Productions (U.S.A.)
· Kranked III [short]
Directors: Christian Bégin/Bjorn Enga, Producer: Bjorn Enga, Production company: Radical Films (Canada)
· The North Face Expeditions: Shishapangma - A Celebration of Life
Producers: John Wilcox/Michael Brown/Kara Klein/Claude Merkel/Cherie Silvera, Production company: American Adventure Productions (U.S.A.)
· Nurpu [short]
Directors: Arden Oksanen/Dirk CollinsTodd Jones/Steve Jones, Producers: Dirk Collins/Todd Jones/Steve Jones, Production company: Teton Gravity Research (U.S.A.)
· POW - Posse of Women
Director/Producer: Curtis Robinson, Production company: Funky Junkie Digital Productions (Canada)
· Resident Bruise
Director/Producer: Randy Waldschmidt, Production company: Resident Films (U.S.A.)
· Skilletto
Director: Alex Fostvedt, Producer: Derek Westerlund, Production company: Freeride Entertainment (Canada)
· Stikine River Fever
Producers: John Bredar/Robert Poole, Production company: National Geographic Television (U.S.A.)
· There's Something about McConkey
Director: Scott Gaffney, Producers: Steve Winter/Murray Wais, Production company: Matchstick Productions (U.S.A.)
· Wheel Women
Directors: Anne Walton/Selena Lawrie, Producers: Anne Walton/Selena Lawrie/Laurie Long, Production company: Dirt Diva Productions (Canada)
· Y2sKi
Directors: Didier Lafond/Dominique Perret, Production company: Vertical Zoo (Switzerland)
BEST MOUNTAIN FICTION FILM
· Premier de Cordée
Directors: Pierre-Antoine Hiroz/Edouard Niermans, Producer: Dominique Rappaz, Production Companies: Gaumont TV/J.M. Henchoz Prod./RAI/F2/TSR (Switzerland)
· La Grande Crevasse
Directors: Pierre-Antoine Hiroz/Edouard Niermans, Producer: Dominique Rappaz, Production Companies: Gaumont TV/J.M. Henchoz Prod./RAI/F2/TSR (Switzerland)
The Festival Grand Prize is sponsored by the Banff Centre for Management and Eagle Creek Travel Gear. The People's Choice award is sponsored by The Hostel Shop, Calgary, Alberta
The following films will be screened as part of the Saturday evening Radical Reels program:
· New World Disorder
Director/Producer: Derek Westerlund, Co-producer: Jeff Lawrence, Production company: Freeride Entertainment (Canada)
· Our Turn
Directors/Producers: Sky Rondenet/Tiffany Sabol, Production company: XX Productions (U.S.A.)
· Ski Movie
Directors: Steve Winter/Murray Wais/Scott Gaffney, Production company: Matchstick Productions (U.S.A.)
· Wicked Liquid II - 1000 Cunning Stunts
Directors/Producers: Alexander Nicks/Steve Fisher, Production company: Green Room Productions (Canada)
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