1999 Film Festival Winners

Festival Grand Prize: Dan Culver Award for The Best Film Overall (sponsored by Petzl)

118 Days in Captivity of Ice, by Pavol Barabas, Slovakia, 1998
Documentary of the first unsupported traverse of the North Pole from Russia to Canada.

Best Film on Mountaineering (Alpine Club of Canada Award)
tie between two films:

Ganek, by Miroslaw Dembinski, Poland, 1998
A philosophical parable between a climber and his 3-years old son.

Ice in Iceland, by Cherie Silvera, John Wilcox and Dan Mannix, USA, 1998
Most difficult ice climbing in the remote areas of Iceland.

Best Film on Mountain Culture: Jury's Award - tie between two films:

Bhutan - Land of the Thunder Dragon (Best film on Mountain Culture Award), by Michael Brown, USA, 1998
A team of adventure kayakers explores first river descents in the rich cultural landscape of Bhutan.

Camanchaca (Jury's Award), by Thomas Miklautsch, Austria, 1998
Story of high altitude extreme windsurfing adventures in Argentina and Chile.

Best Film on Rockclimbing: Katherine A. Rae Award

Hard Grit, by Mark Turnbull and Rich Heap, England, 1998
Definitive insight into the most beautiful genre of British gritstone climbing.

Best Film on Mountain Biking

Squamish Mountain Biking, by Brian Goldstone, Canada, 1998
Five days in the company of mountain bikers from Squamish.

 

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