Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (Calgary) - Feb 05-08, 2014

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour (Calgary) - Feb 05-08, 2014

Your last chance to see the World Tour in Calgary, at the John Dutton Theatre!

http://www.mountainfilm.ca/

Welcome to the Banff Film Festival World Tour – Calgary for 2014

 

Welcome to the Banff Film Festival World Tour – Calgary for 2014

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour - Calgary

This will be the thirty fourth year that the films have been shown in Calgary. It is an opportunity to see some of the best and most exciting films from the 2013 Banff Mountain Film Festival which took place in Banff from October 26th - November 3rd, 2013.

» The film programs are now listed on our site.

Calgary Film Screenings:

First Screening will be at the Rozsa Theatre, University of Calgary
Jan 14th to 19th, 2014

Second Screening will be at the John Dutton Theatre
Feb 5th to 8th, 2014

http://www.mountainfilm.ca/

Push It

Push It Trailer from Jen Randall, Light Shed Pictures on Vimeo.


From Banff Mountain Film Festival

"Finally! This year, lots of great films with hardcore women! Today's Trailer of the Day is Push it... Go ladies... "

Banff Film Festival World Tour – Calgary (Feb 08-10, 2013)

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The World Tour of the Best of the Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Calgary for 5 shows on February 8-10th at the John Dutton Theatre, Calgary Public library downtown.

TICKETS ORDERED ONLINE CAN BE PICKED UP AT THE DOOR OF THE JOHN DUTTON THEATRE. THE DOORS OPEN ONE HOUR BEFORE THE START OF THE SHOW.

Friday 8th           7:30 pm    Program 1 is SOLD OUT

Saturday 9th      2:00 pm    Program 2

Saturday 9th      7:30 pm    Program 1

Sunday  10th      1:00 pm   Program 2

Sunday 10th       6:30 pm   Program 1

Tickets can be purchased online or at MEC.

More information here

'Gross National Happiness' - David Suzuki & Dasho Kinley Dorji

Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All rights reserved 2012.  
David Suzuki signing books at the 'Gross National Happiness' event

We attended a special event earlier this month at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival. 

David Suzuki and Dasho Kinley Dorji discussed the Bhutanese concept of 'Gross National Happiness' . 

Here is a short clip from that event. 



What is "Gross National Happiness" explained in 3 min 

Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All right reserved 2012

Leaving Banff, approaching Canmore

David Suzuki and Dasho Kinley Dorji: Happiness Bhutan to Banff (Simulcast) and Films - Nov 01, 2012

David Suzuki and Dasho Kinley Dorji: Happiness Bhutan to Banff (Simulcast) and Films

Thursday November 1, 2012 - 7:30 p.m. 
Margaret Greenham Theatre
$32

There are still a limited number of tickets available for this event, which includes the Canadian Premier of Watershed Movie.

"David Suzuki is bringing a message from the mountains fro the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival.  The eminent environmentalist will be speaking on Thursday Nov 01 with Dasho Kinley Dorji, secretary of information and communications for the mountain kingdom of Bhutan, on the subject of Gross National Happiness, an alternative way to measure progress and development.  The Bhutanese have it down: despite an average in come of around $110 USD per month, in 2006 Business Week named their country the eighth-happiest nation in the world." - Swerve Magazine, Calgary.

Read more, and purchase tickets, here