The Sudbury Outdoor Adventure Reels Film Festival is an annual film festival , launched in Greater Sudbury , Ontario in 2021. A partnership of the Sudbury Indie Cinema Co-op and Laurentian University 's program in outdoor adventure leadership, the festival presents a selection of local and international films on outdoor and wilderness adventure and travel.
8-743: The festival was launched after the Banff Mountain Film Festival , whose annual national touring circuit of films about outdoor sport and adventure had included a stop at Laurentian University for many years, cancelled its 2020 tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada . In response, ADVL coordinator Jim Little contacted the Sudbury Indie Cinema Coop to collaborate on launching their own new festival; Sudbury Indie Cinema director Beth Mairs had also previously been
16-489: A pre-screening committee and the festival team to be shown at the festival. During the festival, the international film festival jury chooses the best films and presents awards in various categories. Every year the Banff World Tour team chooses about 35–40 films that feature a range of styles and themes, including climbing, skiing, kayaking, biking, adventure, culture, and the environment. The hosts try to choose
24-812: A program of short films. This Ontario -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Canadian film festival is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Banff Mountain Film Festival The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival , formerly Banff Festival of Mountain Films , is an international film competition and annual presentation of films and documentaries about mountain culture, sports, environment and adventure & exploration, held every fall (October/November) in Banff, Alberta , Canada. Immediately after
32-463: Is held every fall in Banff, Alberta , Canada. Immediately after the festival in November, a selection of the best films entered in the festival goes on tour. The host organization in each tour location chooses a program that reflects the interests of their community. Each community creates a unique celebration of local adventure and adventurers. The music was composed by Jacques Blackstone. He
40-664: The festival in November, a selection of the best films entered in the festival goes on tour around the world. The Banff Mountain Book Festival is held concurrently with the film festival. This literary festival is focused on mountain literature, and features guest speakers, readings, seminars, and an international book competition. The festival was launched in 1976 as the Banff Festival of Mountain Films by The Banff Centre . Banff Mountain Film Festival
48-405: The films that are best suited for their local audience and event. Most World Tour screenings include a range of different themes (adventure sports, environment, mountain culture, heritage, etc.) and styles (action-filled shorts; longer, more comprehensive films; amateur and professional productions; etc.). Finding Farley was the top film at the 2009 Banff Mountain Film Festival, receiving both
56-423: The owner of Wild Women Expeditions, an operator of outdoor adventure tourism programs for women. The inaugural festival had originally been planned for early 2021, although its launch was ultimately delayed until October. Films screened at the inaugural edition included The Wall of Shadows , Home: The Outward Journey Inward , Cholitas , On Falling , North of Nightfall , Bear-Like and The Rescue , as well as
64-418: Was commissioned in the late 1990s by Banff Centre to write a theme for the festival. The "voice" for the intro is provided by Richard Armstrong, a New York-based teacher and performer who conducts International Voice Workshops. The film clips come from the films that are entered in each year's festival. Approximately 400 films are entered into the film festival annually, and approx. 70–80 films are selected by
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