In 2024, at the invitation of XCoSports, for the first time Greece becomes part of the World Tour of one of the largest and most prestigious mountain film festivals in the world - the Banff Center Mountain Film Festival!

After being held in beautiful Banff, Canada in November 2023, the best and most awarded films set on a world tour, visiting over 40 countries around the world. This year, Greece becomes part of this tour, and the audience will have the chance to see the selected program on September 29, 2024 in two cities - Athens and Thessaloniki, in the great halls of Village Cinemas. Both screenings start at 19:00, and the exact locations are:

Athens - Village Cinemas at VILLAGE shopping & more, Thivon 228 & Parnassou, Ag. I. Rentis, 18233

Thessaloniki - Village Cinemas at Mediterranean Cosmos, Village Cinema, Cosmos - Thessaloniki

Tickets for both cities here.

PROGRAM

19:00 – 20:10 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival

Fuego, 7`, mountain biking, France
The Best Skier You’ve Never Heard Of, 8`, skiing, Sweden
Soundscape, 14`, rock climbing, USA
Canada Vertical (Tour Edit), 35`, adventures, multisport, Canada

Pause 20`

20:30 – 21:35 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival
Desert Wings, 3`, flying, paramotoring, USA
School of Fish, 19`, environment, culture, USA
El Gavilán, 20`, rock climbing, USA
Pioneers: Tandem XC Skiing (Tour Edit), 20`, cross-country skiing, humor, USA