A selection of this year's award winning films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival.

Everest: The Other Side Elite ski mountaineers Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson fell in love while reaching the pinnacle of their sport. Their drive sharpened into a shared dream: to climb and ski the direct North Face of Everest, the most difficult and dangerous climb on the mountain and the most coveted ski line on earth. Thousands have summited the mountain via Nepal's southeast ridge, but only a handful have ever reached the top by this route—and no one has successfully skied down.

While celebrating their last night together, Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to the fantastical island of Nakali, packed with magical and mythological creatures they grew up hearing stories about from their Filipino families. Some of these figures will become friends, some foes. Joined by well-meaning-but- hapless weredog Raww (Dave Franco) and a small-but-mighty pack of pals, Jo and Raissa must face The Dreaded Manananggal (Tony winning icon Lea Salonga), the most feared creature on the island. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, Jo and Raissa will race to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever.

After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces veteran James Belmont (Brad Pitt) and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements. From acclaimed filmmaker David Ayer, Heart of the Beast is an intense adventure thriller that explores the unbreakable bond between a man and his best friend as they face their greatest battle yet.

Nuisance Bear For thousands of years, polar bears have migrated along the shores of Hudson Bay in northern Canada. Today, that ancient rhythm collides with a human world of tourism, surveillance, and control. Nuisance Bear immerses viewers in the experience of a polar bear forced to navigate tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as climate change delays the freeze and pushes bears closer to human settlements. When a sacred predator is branded a “nuisance,” it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.

Bela, an 8-year-old girl living in a home with marital problems, confronts a sinister entity that comes out of her closet. The presence, whom she calls "Other Mommy," becomes increasingly threatening to her and her family.

In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history.

AdrenaZen AdrenaZen is a short film following world-class freestyle highliner Davis Hermes as he balances hundreds of feet above the desert. A story of finding calm in the face of chaos. Bravo Les Filles Follow former world champion rock climber Sasha DiGiulian and her climbing partner Mariana "Mango" Ordoñez as they attempt to complete a thrilling mission in Madagascar. The film weaves fun present-day climbing action with archival footage of the original expedition led by the legendary Lynn Hill, highlighting the legacy of women pushing boundaries in a demanding sport with their own styles and personalities. Kirsten Van Horne – Rising Tide Kirsten Van Horne never imagined a life as a professional athlete. For years, self-doubt kept her from believing she belonged among the sport's top riders. From a shy, small-town kid to competing on the biggest stage in freeride mountain biking, her journey shows what can happen when you give yourself permission to try. Immersion Set against the stark beauty of Bishop, California, Immersion follows climber Ross Fulkerson through the focused, high-consequence world of highball bouldering. Sobre el crater – Over the crater A Mexican crew rigs a highline across North America's tallest volcano, Pico de Orizaba. Set at over 5,600 metres above sea level, they battle howling winds, below-freezing temperatures, altitude sickness, and extreme fatigue. Combine A former downhill mountain biker who competed at the highest international level, Jérôme Caroli brings skiing and biking into the same vertical playground—skiing the north faces of the Combins massif and riding lesser-known freeride terrain across Valais. Neither a ski film nor a bike film, Combine is ultimately a mountain film— an exploration of how we move through the mountains, draw our own lines, and connect disciplines beyond their traditional boundaries. The Search for Milliseconds On the final day of the World Cup season, downhill phenom Jackson Goldstone faces the narrowest margin in the sport: one run where winning is his only option.

From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.

Flipbook Soon after his younger self shows up late to school, Parkin Costain begins to imagine life outside the classroom and what it would be like to ride big lines as a pro. Alto — A Bolivian Ski Journey In spring 2026, skiers and filmmakers Cody Cirillo, Fer Ferrandez, Matthew Tufts, and Isaiah Branch-Boyle travelled to Bolivia, with their sights set on skiing new lines in the Cordillera Real's high, 6,000 metre peaks. Accessing the mountains, however, quickly becomes more complicated than they imagined. Not A Chick Flick There's something in the water in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. On this mountain, freeride girls rule. Watch the next generation shred harder than you, while Madison Rose Ostergren and Veronica Paulsen try to keep up and maybe show them a thing or two along the way. I Skied Down Mount Everest (World First, No Oxygen) On September 22, after nearly 16 hours climbing above 8000 metres in Everest’s notorious “death zone,” Andrzej Bargiel made history as the first person ever to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen and complete a full ski descent to Everest Base Camp. Kodo By harmonizing traditional Japanese Taiko drumming and the philosophy of "Wabi-Sabi" with freeriding in Canada’s majestic wilderness, the viewer feels the heartbeat of skiers and the rhythm of the drum. Meanwhile, nature maintains its quiet balance before fiercely changing its expression to match the song of the mountains. Fathom A whisper in the white. A reckoning in silence. This is a place where stillness is louder than words, and when the mountain speaks, you listen. 4,000 Metres From Home For over twenty years, Vivian Bruchez has pursued a singular vision: to ski all 82 alpine summits above 4000 metres in the Alps—an undertaking of extraordinary scale, driven by patience, commitment, friends, and a lifelong relationship with the mountains. But as the project nears completion, something begins to shift. What once felt like a pure exploration slowly reveals a more fragile balance.

Set in 1993, estranged Street Fighters Ryu (Andrew Koji) and Ken Masters (Noah Centineo) are thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li (Callina Liang) recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament: a brutal clash of fists, fate, and fury. But behind this battle royale lies a deadly conspiracy that forces them to face off against each other and the demons of their past. And if they don’t, it’s GAME OVER!

Threshold At the peak of her career, Jessie Diggins was silently unraveling. Told over the course of a year, this is the story of the most decorated American skier ever and the struggle behind her smile—a painful battle with an eating disorder as Jessie fights to regain her World Cup title.

Adapted from Colleen Hoover's best-selling novel, this seductive, psychological thriller follows renowned author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway) and Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), a struggling writer who relocates to the remote Crawford estate to ghostwrite for Verity. After Lowen uncovers what appears to be Verity's chilling autobiographical notes, she wrestles with the disturbing and twisted confessions about Verity’s husband Jeremy (Josh Hartnett), and finds it hard to separate fiction from reality, manipulation from attraction, and opportunity from obsession.