Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival
The Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival is an independent film festival which aims to inspire, enlighten and entertain outdoor enthusiasts, whether they are climbers, skiers or snowboarders, kayakers, BASE jumpers or explorers.
The festival launched in 2003 and is now firmly established as an annual event, held in October each year in Edinburgh. Up to 2,500 people attend the festival, making the EMFF one of the best-attended mountain film festivals in the UK.
The event starts with a lecture at the EICA on Thursday night by Lukasz Warzecha, adventure photographer, and continues until Sunday night with films on a climbing and adventure theme.
Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival Best Film Award
Previous winners of the 'Best Film Award' are:
- 2003: 'Pushing Winter' - a snowboarding film by Paul Raistrick of Aviemore]
- 2004: 'Never Say Nevis Again' - a kayaking film by Steve Rogers of Fort William
- 2005: 'Cano-Bagging' - a ski mountaineering film by Blair Aitken of Edinburgh
- 2006: 'E11' - a climbing film about Dave MacLeod's landmark route, Rhapsody
- 2007: 'Scottish Extremities' - a sea-kayaking adventure around Scotland
- 2008: 'Echo Wall' - Bafta-winning film about Dave MacLeod's climb on Ben Nevis
- 2009: 'The Sharp End' - a climbing film by Sender Films of Colorado
- 2010: 'Solo' - about tragic attempt of Andrew MacAuley to sea kayak from Tasmania to New Zealand
Tickets
Tickets cost from £5 - £12 and will be available from the web site.
