Fifteen Years of Banff Adventure Films in Juneau
As the audience reacted in sync with the films’ action, high speed crashes provoked groans and jaws gaped at flashy stunts...
By: Seth Griffin
Hundreds of people converged in Juneau’s Centennial Hall for the Banff Mountain Film Festival February 14 and 15.
Films ranged from several topics including winter sports, mountaineering and base jumping.
The show ran for two nights. Film lengths were between two minutes and one hour.
The Banff Mountain Film Festival is based in the town of Banff, which is located in Alberta, Canada.
The 32-year-old show has gained a devoted following across the globe. Its world tour reaches over 200,000 people in about 30 countries and on all 7 continents. This year marked the festival’s 15th visit to Juneau.
Banff Centre film host Demetre Galaxidas thanked Juneau for its warm reception and the UAS Student Government for their efforts in bringing the festival to Juneau.
Festival sponsors provided several prizes given away by random drawing during the intermission
Some audience members did not enjoy this year’s festival as much as ones of previous years. Audience members were largely silent when asked by student body president Lindsey Forrest to shout in favor of a third night of the festival in the future.
UAS student Nick Steele attended both nights of the festival. He enjoyed the films but remarked, “It was kind of slow this year.”
Another student, Chelsie Harris, 20, concurred, “Next year, I’d like to see a little more variety.”
Both Steele and Harris stated that the festival still inspired them to pursue adventures in the back country.