Awards
Grand Prix of the City of Domžale
Walking for fifty days in the Arctic regions of Alaska, carrying everything needed to survive, climbing, and then returning by sea to the capital: this is what four French friends did, reaching the summit of Mount McKinley and Mount Wittaker in the process without any outside assistance. A true adventure, filmed with plenty of humor, where the characters are well-developed and allow us to experience genuine emotions. A real adventure film, which is a genre we are recently seeing less and less, unfortunately.
Best Short Film
Fun and original depiction of an excursion on the Soča River. Full of humor and excellent cinematography, the film tells the story of a group of friends fishing for trout, perfectly capturing the natural beauty and the convivial atmosphere.
Best Mountain Nature and Culture Film
The prize is sponsored by Zavarovalnica Vita.
The award for the Best Nature and Culture Film goes to My Sweden by Zoltan Török for its extraordinary footage of Sweden’s nature and wildlife throughout the four seasons. The well shot and wonderfully narrated film follows the author and his family on a long journey, exploring changes in the landscape, climate change, and the evolution of their family.
Best Mountains, Sports and Adventure Film
Argentine Julián Casanova takes us, along with two of his French friends, on a journey from San Martín de Los Andes to El Chaltén and through the dizzying peaks of Patagonia, where they search for new descents. With an elegant photographic approach, the director tells the story of the three adventurers in a land that still demands a certain exploratory skill, and which, when experienced with fair means, becomes a total and genuine adventure.
Best Climbing Film
Sachi Amma, a Japanese climber, takes us on a discovery of the vertical beauty of Japan. With his calm philosophy, he lets us experience ”intense” climbing moments, expertly filmed by the director, who, with a careful use of sound, music, and minimalist moments, lets us feel the risk without overdoing it.
Best Mountaineering Film
A fascinating journey into the life of the legendary Polish mountaineer. More than thirty years after her death, the film delves into her archives, offering a deep and captivating portrait of a woman who defied the limits of the impossible. Kubarska has managed to reveal the complexity of Wanda Rutkiewicz, keeping her legacy and the mystery that still surrounds her alive.
Mountain Nature and Culture Films – Honorable Mention
The film is a stark reminder of the extremes to which commercial mountaineering has fallen, with its selfish approach destroying the dreams of many generations of mountaineers and leaving behind a great deal of pollution.
Climbing Films – Honorable Mention
An extraordinarily sensitive account of what happens in a poor Angolan village when children learn about climbing. The mystical mountain above the village becomes an achievable goal and the future of the poor children becomes slightly brighter.
Mountaineering Films – Honorable Mention
An excellent mountaineering film about an extraordinary mountaineering achievement, which was filmed in extreme conditions. Accessible modern heroes bring the viewers closer to the events on a huge Himalayan wall, where they makes us feel right at home. The film emphasizes the values of mountaineering, trust in oneself and one’s climbing partner, and willpower.