2018 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is biggest yet!

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is returning to the UK and Ireland from 13th January to 19th May 2018, with more shows and more venues than ever before. The tour features two different collections of brand new adventure films, starring the world’s top explorers on mind-blowing journeys in wild and remote parts of the globe.

“This is the first time we’ve topped 100 shows in the UK and Ireland, which is really exciting!” says Tour Director Nell Teasdale. “UK and Irish audiences have a huge passion for adventure, so we’re delighted to be able to share these amazing films and their intrepid characters with wider audiences and even more venues. We guarantee the tour will inspire viewers to start planning their own outdoor adventures too!”

The tour’s films are chosen from hundreds of films entered into the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival, which takes place every year in the Canadian Rockies. Each screening offers a real sense of community, bringing together outdoor enthusiasts who are into all sorts of outdoor pursuits, and there are free prize giveaways at every event too.

The UK and Ireland tour starts in Edinburgh on Saturday 13th January, and finishes in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, on Saturday 19th May, visiting nearly 60 locations with 103 shows along the way. The tour is part of the wider Banff World Tour, which travels the globe each year, visiting nearly 50 countries and reaching more than 400,000 people worldwide.

The 2018 UK and Ireland Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Trailer is been released! Watch it now for a taste of the exhiliration, exploration and adventure that you can expect to experience at a Banff screening. Check out the full details, tour locations and dates at the website - www.banff-uk.com Enjoy!

Programme highlights include:

The Frozen Road
Yorkshireman Ben Page is embarking on a solo bikepacking journey in the Canadian Arctic. He starts with romantic visions of perfect solitude, but as the latitude increases and the mercury falls below -30C, he discovers what it truly means to travel alone in this great emptiness.

Into Twin Galaxies - A Greenland Epic
Top adventurers Ben Stookesberry, Sarah McNair-Landry and Erik Boomer are on an extreme mission in Greenland. Using kite skis, the trio tow their white-water kayaks 1,000km over the Greenland Ice Cap to reach the northernmost river ever paddled – and then the challenge gets even tougher. With spectacular cinematography, remote wilderness and a large amount of suffering, this film shows what it’s like to be far out of your comfort zone.

Dreamwalkers - The Faroes Project
In the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, the Faroe Islands are renowned for wild weather and swirling winds – not ideal when you’re perched on a wire between towering sea cliffs. This doesn’t deter four Dutch friends attempting to be the first people to highline in these desolate islands.

The UK and Ireland 2018 tour dates are:

January

13 January Edinburgh, Festival Theatre (matinee and evening screenings)
14 January Glasgow, The Kings Theatre
31 Jan - 1 Feb Inverness, Eden Court Theatre

February

2 February Stirling, Macroberts Arts Centre
3 February Pitlochry, Pitlochry Festival Theatre (matinee and evening screenings)
6 February Stoke on Trent, Victoria Hall
6 February London, New Wimbledon Theatre
7 February Oxford, New Theatre
7 February Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
8 February Hebden Bridge, Picture House
8-9 February Leeds, Town Hall
9-10 February Keswick, Theatre by the Lake
10 February Stockport, Plaza Cinema
13 February Guildford, G Live
14 February High Wycombe, Wycombe Swan
14 February Cheltenham, Town Hall
15 February Cardiff, St David’s Hall
15 February Swindon, Wyvern Theatre
16 February Llandudno, Venue Cymru
16 February Dorking, Dorking Halls
17 February Liverpool, Plaza Community Centre
20 February Torquay, Princess Theatre
21-22 February Poole, Lighthouse Theatre
22 February Harrogate, Royal Halls
23 February Yarm, Princess Alexandra Auditorium
23-24 February Truro, Hall for Cornwall
27 February Reading, The Hexagon
28 February Cambridge, Corn Exchange

March

1 March St Albans, Alban Arena
2 March Malvern, Forum Theatre
3 March Birmingham, Town Hall (matinee and evening screenings)
6 March Brighton, Brighton Dome
6 March Leamington Spa, Spa Centre
7 March Wimborne Minster, Tivoli Theatre
7 March Cheltenham, Town Hall
8 March Salisbury, City Hall
8 March Stafford, Gatehouse Theatre
9 March Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn
9-10 March Exeter, Corn Exchange
10 March Stockport, Plaza Cinema
13-24 March London, Union Chapel
14 March York, Barbican
15-16 March Whitley Bay, Playhouse
17 March Buxton, Opera House
20 March Brecon, Theatr Brycheiniog
21 March Porthcawl, Grand Pavilion
22 March Llanelli, Ffwrnes Theatre
23 March Malvern, Forum Theatre
5-7 March Bristol, Victoria Rooms

April

10 April Cardiff, St David’s Hall
11 April Guildford, G Live
13 April Liverpool, Plaza Community Centre
14 April Llandudno, Venue Cymru
17 April Reading, The Hexagon
18 April Brighton, Brighton Dome
19 April Tunbridge Wells, Assembly Hall Theatre
20 April Cambridge, Corn Exchange
21 April Norwich, UEA
24 April Weymouth, Weymouth Pavillion
24 April Salisbury, City Hall
25 April Wimborne Minster, Tivoli Theatre
25-26 April Bath, Komedia
26 April Portsmouth, The Kings Theatre
27 April Dorking, Dorking Halls
27 April Leicester, De Montford Hall
28 April Leamington Spa, Spa Centre
28 April Canterbury, Gulbenkian Theatre (matinee and evening screenings)
30 April Abingdon, Amey Theatre

May

1 May Christchurch, Regent Centre
2 May Exeter, Corn Exchange
2 May Nottingham, Playhouse
9 May Dublin, National Concert Centre
10 May Kilkenny, Watergate Theatre
10-11 May Cork, The Everyman
15 May Dublin, National Concert Centre
16 May Galway, Town Hall Theatre
17-19 May Newtownabbey, Theatre at the Mill

For more information and to book tickets, see www.banff-uk.com.