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"Cold Calls: Japan," an official selection of the 2026 Banff Mountain Film Festival. (Courtesy of Banff Mountain Film Festival)

Scenes from the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival, Day 3

Among the brand-friendly shorts and feel-good reels, "The Finisher" delivered real stakes and real interiority.
By Samuel Loveland, Arts Writer | March 6, 2026

  It’s Banff time once again in Utah. Touring all around the world, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival graced the University of Utah with its presence this past February, showing eight films...

Banff Film Festival at Kingsbury Hall

‘Of A Lifetime:’ Champion Freeriders Take On Antarctica

A father, daughter story with quips provided by the favorite uncle
By Laney Hansen, Arts Editor | March 10, 2025

  Banff Film Festival’s “Of A Lifetime” celebrates a multigenerational story from the eyes of competitive freeriders. Feb. 20 was the second night of the Banff Film Festival’s stop in...