BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160211T000000Z DTEND:20160211T020000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:BANFF Mountain Film Festival World Tour DESCRIPTION:FASTER\, DEEPER\, HIGHER\, STEEPER - The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the Seacoast for its 21st year on Wednesday\, February 10th at The Music Hall! This Festival is a unique\, exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world. Films explore Mountain life\, remote and breathtaking environments and heart-pounding adventure. The Festival is a program of The Banff Center and is the largest\, and one of the most prestigious\, mountain festivals in the world. With stops planned in about 390 communities and 35 countries across the globe\, this is the only Seacoast stop of the tour and it is the largest fundraiser of the year for Goodwin Community Health. From approximately 300 films entered into the annual festival in Banff\, Canada the best-of-the-best are chosen for this show. Through these films\, attendees travel to exotic landscapes and remote cultures and get up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports.\n\n \n\nFILMS\n\n \n\n55 Hours in Mexico\n\nUSA\, 9 min \n\nwww.joeyschusler.com\n\nFly to Veracruz on a Friday\, rent a car\, climb the third-highest peak in North America\, ski down and return to your desk Monday. How hard could it be?\n\nParental Guidance\; coarse language\n\nDenali\n\nUSA\, 8 min \n\nwww.benmoon.com\n\nThere's no easy way to say goodbye to a friend\, especially when they've supported you through your darkest times. A collaboration between Ben Knight\, Skip Armstrong and Ben Moon.\n\nPretty Faces (Special Edit)\n\nUSA\, 11 min \n\nwww.unicornpicnic.com\n\nCelebrate women who thrive in the snow! Follow her as she chases snow\, from the time she needs to be lifted onto the chairlift to her first Alaskan dream line and beyond.\n\nUnbranded (Special Edit) \n\nPeople's Choice Award sponsored by Osprey\n\nUSA\, 46 min\n\nwww.unbrandedthefilm.com\n\nFour men and 16 wild mustangs set off on a 5000 kilometer journey across the American West from Mexico to Canada. In the spirit of true adventure\, whiskey is drunk\, tempers fly\, tragedy strikes\, and the bonds of friendship hold fast. But can the journey help save the plight of the wild horses roaming on public lands? Only time will tell.\n\nParental Guidance\; coarse language\n\n \n\nINTERMISSION\n\n \n\nNature Rx\n\nUSA\, 1 min\n\nwww.nature-rx.org\n\nIs life a little too mundane or overwhelming? Feeling tired\, irritable or stressed out? Maybe Nature Rx is just the ticket.\n\nEclipse\n\nBest Film Snow Sports sponsored by Bergans of Norway\n\nCanada\, 31 min\n\nwww.switchbackentertainment.com\n\nThe odds are low\, the risks are high photographer Reuben Krabbe is determined to capture a photo of a skier in front of the 2015 solar eclipse in Svalbard. But the weather's bad\, the guide is sketchy\, the pressure is massive and the skiers just want to ski.\n\nParental Guidance\; coarse language\n\nCuriosity\n\nUSA\, 13 min\n\nwww.camp4collective.com\n\nHow does curiosity inspire ultra-marathoners Rory Bosio\, Timothy Olson and Hal Koerner as they prepare for the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc? Their artistry gives them lots in common with local artist Andy Parkin.\n\nThe Important Places\n\nBest Short Mountain Film sponsored by The North Face\n\nUSA\, 9 min\n\nwww.gnarlybay.com\n\nUsing a mix of old 16mm footage and new visuals\, a son rediscovers the necessity of returning to and protecting "the important places" in our lives.\n\nParental Guidance\; coarse language\n\nUnreal (Special Edit)\n\nUSA\, 12min\n\nwww.tetongravity.com\n\nImagine a world where you ride the perfect trail perfectly\, and sometime snow isn't the only stuff that falls from the sky. When you spend all of your time at work dreaming about mountain biking\, which life is real? X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

FASTER\, DEEPER\, HIGHER\, STEEPER - The \;Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour \;hits the Seacoast for its 21st year on Wednesday\, February 10th at The Music Hall! This Festival is a unique\, exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world. Films explore Mountain life\, remote and breathtaking environments and heart-pounding adventure. The Festival is a program of The Banff Center and is the largest\, and one of the most prestigious\, mountain festivals in the world. With stops planned in about 390 communities and 35 countries across the globe\, this is the only Seacoast stop of the tour and it is the largest fundraiser of the year for Goodwin Community Health. From approximately 300 films entered into the annual festival in Banff\, Canada the best-of-the-best are chosen for this show. Through these films\, attendees travel to exotic landscapes and remote cultures and get up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports.

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FILMS
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55 Hours in Mexico
\nUSA\, 9 min \;
\nwww.joeyschusler.com
\nFly to Veracruz on a Friday\, rent a car\, climb the third-highest peak in North America\, ski down and return to your desk Monday. How hard could it be?
\nParental Guidance\; coarse language

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Denali
\nUSA\, 8 min \;
\nwww.benmoon.com
\nThere&rsquo\;s no easy way to say goodbye to a friend\, especially when they&rsquo\;ve supported you through your darkest times. A collaboration between Ben Knight\, Skip Armstrong and Ben Moon.

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Pretty Faces (Special Edit)
\nUSA\, 11 min \;
\nwww.unicornpicnic.com
\nCelebrate women who thrive in the snow! Follow her as she chases snow\, from the time she needs to be lifted onto the chairlift to her first Alaskan dream line and beyond.

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Unbranded (Special Edit) \;
\nPeople&rsquo\;s Choice Award &ndash\; sponsored by Osprey
\nUSA\, 46 min
\nwww.unbrandedthefilm.com
\nFour men and 16 wild mustangs set off on a 5000 kilometer journey across the American West from Mexico to Canada. In the spirit of true adventure\, whiskey is drunk\, tempers fly\, tragedy strikes\, and the bonds of friendship hold fast. But can the journey help save the plight of the wild horses roaming on public lands? Only time will tell.
\nParental Guidance\; coarse language

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INTERMISSION
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Nature Rx
\nUSA\, 1 min
\nwww.nature-rx.org
\nIs life a little too mundane or overwhelming? Feeling tired\, irritable or stressed out? Maybe Nature Rx is just the ticket.

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Eclipse
\nBest Film &ndash\; Snow Sports &ndash\; sponsored by Bergans of Norway
\nCanada\, 31 min
\nwww.switchbackentertainment.com
\nThe odds are low\, the risks are high &ndash\; photographer Reuben Krabbe is determined to capture a photo of a skier in front of the 2015 solar eclipse in Svalbard. But the weather&rsquo\;s bad\, the guide is sketchy\, the pressure is massive and the skiers just want to ski.
\nParental Guidance\; coarse language

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Curiosity
\nUSA\, 13 min
\nwww.camp4collective.com
\nHow does curiosity inspire ultra-marathoners Rory Bosio\, Timothy Olson and Hal Koerner as they prepare for the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc? Their artistry gives them lots in common with local artist Andy Parkin.

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The Important Places
\nBest Short Mountain Film &ndash\; sponsored by The North Face
\nUSA\, 9 min
\nwww.gnarlybay.com
\nUsing a mix of old 16mm footage and new visuals\, a son rediscovers the necessity of returning to and protecting &ldquo\;the important places&rdquo\; in our lives.
\nParental Guidance\; coarse language

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Unreal (Special Edit)
\nUSA\, 12min
\nwww.tetongravity.com
\nImagine a world where you ride the perfect trail perfectly\, and sometime snow isn&rsquo\;t the only stuff that falls from the sky. When you spend all of your time at work dreaming about mountain biking\, which life is real?

\n LOCATION:The Music Hall 28 Chestnut Street\, Portsmouth UID:e.1659.15951 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260416T121646Z URL:https://business.portsmouthchamber.org/events/details/banff-mountain-film-festival-world-tour-02-10-2016-15951 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR