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International Film Competition 2024

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The list of films selected to the International Film Competition of the 22nd Krakow Mountain Festival:

    1. A Month In the Mountains, Director Heather McManus, Great Britain, 2024, 29 min – PREMIERE
    2. Always Alive, Director Davina Beyloos Montaz-Rosset, France, 2024, 35 min – PREMIERE
    3. Andrea an unpaved route, Director Maxim Moulin, France, 2024, 42 min – PREMIERE
    4. Awakening, Directors Rafael Duarte, Karina Oliani, Brasil, 2024, 16 min – PREMIERE
    5. Circle of Madness, Director Christoph Thoresen, Austria, 2024, 45 min – PREMIERE
    6. Clarity, Director Nikolas Lutz, Austria, 2024, 10 min – PREMIERE
    7. Climbing Blind II, Director Alastair Lee, Great Britain, 2024, 39 min – PREMIERE
    8. Climbing For Gold, Director Vincent Groos, Belgium, 2024, 22 min – PREMIERE
    9. Climbing Never Die – Reel Rock 18, Directors Nick Rosen, Matt Groom, USA, 2024, 38 min
    10. Desiatkovy Kral (King of 10), Director Pavol Barabas, Slovakia, 2024, 25 min – PREMIERE
    11. Dolore, Director Carlos Blanchard, Austria, 2024, 11 min – PREMIERE
    12. Dropping Molly, Director Cedar Wright, USA, 2024, 26 min – PREMIERE
    13. Embracing the Grim, Director Aleksandra Janiak, France, 2023, 12 min – PREMIERE
    14. Ephemere, Director Baptiste Sjöström, France, 2024, 17 min – PREMIERE
    15. Erro, Director Amaia Lejarreta Onaindia, Spain, 2023, 9 min – PREMIERE
    16. Everest Revsited 1924-2024, Directors John Porter, Dom Bush, Great Britian, 41 min, 2024 – PREMIERE
    17. Feel It All, Directors Drew Petersen, Jesse Levine, USA, 2024, 34 min – PREMIERE
    18. Fond of Font, Director Jérôme Tanon, France, 2024, 36 min
    19. From Here, Directors Johanna Brunner, Richard Buchner, Austria, 2024, 8 min – PREMIERE
    20. Ian, Director Matt Raimondo, Australia, 2024, 8 min
    21. Ice Waterfalls, Director David Arnaud, Spain, 2023, 47 min
    22. Into the (Un)known, Directors Nick Danielsen, Antoni Perelló, France, 2024, 42 min – PREMIERE
    23. Jamrock: The birth of Jamaican rock climbing, Director Gareth Leah, USA, 17 min – PREMIERE
    24. Jirishanca – Reel Rock 18, Directors Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer, USA, 2024, 32 min
    25. La paralpine, Director Guillaume Funck, France, 2024, 52 min – PREMIERE
    26. Le Cavalier Sans Tête, Director Andy Collet, France, 2024, 41 min – PREMIERE
    27. Mad For It: Tim Emmett’s insane life, so far…, Director Jon Glassberg, USA, 2024, 16 min – PREMIERE
    28. Meru. The Ascent of Goldfish, Director Julien Nadiras, France, 2024, 29 min – PREMIERE
    29. Nose Job, Director Alastair Lee, Great Britain, 2024, 50 min – PREMIERE
    30. Of a Lifetime, Director Jérôme Tanon, France, 2024, 44 min
    31. Painting the Mountains, Director Pierre Cadot, France, 2024, 60 min – PREMIERE
    32. Sadpara, Director Gabriele Canu, Italy, 2024, 51 min – PREMIERE
    33. Silniejszy (Stronger), Director Marcin Jamkowski, Poland, 2024, 72 min
    34. Sophie Lavaud – The Final Summit, Director François Damilano, France, 2024, 87 min
    35. Story of Development – Sachi Amma, Director Hibiki Miyazawa, Japan, 2024, 32 min – PREMIERE
    36. Tebay: The Dreamscape, Director Tyler Reid, USA, 2024, 20 min – PREMIERE
    37. Walls on Silkroad, Director Tim Glowacz, Germany, 2024, 47 min – PREMIERE
    38. Wanda Rutkiewicz. Ostatnia Wyprawa (The Last Expedition), Director Eliza Kubarska, Poland, 2024, 85 min
    39. Wild Aerial, Director Trixie Pacis, Canada, 2024, 16 min – PREMIERE
    40. Wings Underfoot, Director Sven Ott, Hannes Tell, Germany, 2024, 23 min – PREMIERE
    41. Women Warriors, Directors Timothée Callec, Thomas Palmer, Columbia, 2024, 77 min – PREMIERE

The Jury of the International Film Competition of the 22nd Krakow Mountain Festival 2024:

  • Rosanna Stedile – chairman,
  • Jinna Lee,
  • Iisakki Kennilä,
  • Peter Chrzanowski,
  • Natalia Koniarz,
  • Jacek Ostaszewski.

A Month In the Mountains

Scotland’s ultimate challenge: a record-breaking Munro round. Join Jamie Aarons as she takes on this awe-inspiring journey. With relentless determination and the support of over 100 friends and strangers, Jamie climbs 282 peaks, covering 1,600 miles and 444,000 feet of […]

Always Alive

“Living in Chamonix means watching Mont Blanc all the time. It’s such an iconic peak”. For several years now, athlete Hillary Gerardi has been shining on the podiums of the world’s greatest trail races, but her sights are set on […]

Andrea an upaved route

Nina Caprez, climbing icon, sets off on the most thrilling adventure of her career, accompanied by her partner Jérémy Bernard, an extreme sports photographer, and their daughter Lia. The family embarks on a journey to Morocco at the wheel of […]

Awakening

Diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s at 38, Rodrigo Mendes began engaging in physical activities initially under medical guidance. From there, a new horizon opened, and he discovered mountaineering as a source of energy and happiness, helping him keep his symptoms under […]

Circle of Madness

CIRCLE OF MADNESS features star athletes Markus Eder (ski) & Victor de Le Rue (snowboard) returning one more time to the legendary spine walls of Haines, Alaska. In the place where extreme free-riding movies were born, standing on the shoulders […]

Clarity

The emotional documentary “CLARITY” takes us through the life of Sebastian Kuhn and provides intimate insights into the depths of his feelings. Sebastian was confronted with ADHD as an adult. A neurobiological disorder whose diagnosis brought relief and change. Nature […]

Climbing Blind II

Following on from our first film “Climbing Blind” (2019) where we see blind climber Jesse Dufton and sight guide Molly Dufton ascend the iconic Old Man of Hoy, this film picks up the story of Jesse’s incredible climbing career. Born […]

Climbing For Gold

A short documentary about Fré Leys, a Paralympic climber determined to secure victory at the 2023 World Championships in Salt Lake City.   Director Statement A couple of years ago I started rock climbing to deal with my crippling fear […]

Climbing Never Die – Reel Rock 18

Climbing journalist Matt Groom journeys deep into war-torn Ukraine to discover a community held together by climbing and patriotism, but indelibly changed by war.

Desatkowy Kral / King of X

A documentary film about passion, determination, and overcoming oneself. The film follows Jozef Krištoffy as he attempts to climb the most difficult Tatra aid route, Hazard, freestyle, which pushes the limits of what is possible in mountaineering. Through his story and reflections, the film [&h

Developing – Sachi Amma

A great Japanese climber – a former sports champion – this time faces a rock challenge. The documentary takes us on an exotic journey to the island of Syodosima.

Dolore

In a departure from the world of competitive racing and structured training, a pair of professional snowboard athletes embark on a quest driven by curiosity and a longing for new challenges—their very first high-alpine split board tour. Documented through photography […]

Dropping Molly

Follow Molly Mitchell’s Roller Coaster Journey to climb “Crank-it” one of Colorado’s most dangerous routes. After a back breaking fall on the climb, Molly faces her rocky mental health and embarks on a journey of therapy, self discovery, and growth. […]

Embracing the Grim

After conquering massive alpine walls together, Fay and Line head north to the ephemeral Scottish land of mixed climbing. The objectives are ambitious and the weather is fickle, testing the all women team’s perseverance. This project was conceived and produced […]

Ephemere

It is the long reflection of a shy child who has a special relationship with nature and snow, of a teenager who miraculously survives and loses his best friend, of a young adult lost by discovering a society he struggles […]

Erro

Erro represents the first audiovisual work directed by Amaia Lejarreta, an established Basque artist from Durango. In Erro, the artist’s body- painting is cleverly combined with the vertical dancing of Janire Etxabe, all under the supervision of Jon Mendizabal’s filming […]

Everest Revisited 1924-2024

Everest Revisited 1924-2024, uses extensive historical footage, as well as interviews with Everest scholars and mountaineers to tell the story of the 1924 Everest expedition and to ask questions about what the mountain means to climbers and Nepalis 100 years […]

Feel It All

Feel It All chronicles professional skier Drew Petersen’s journey from the depths of suicidal depression to the resilience and strength found in running—and skiing the peaks surrounding—the Leadville Trail 100 ultramarathon. The mission is to change culture and shred the […]

Fond of Font / Bleau dans la Peau

To mark the 70th anniversary of the first 7A in Fontainebleau, Seb Berthe and Hugo Parmentier have set themselves quite a challenge: to complete 100 7A boulders on a single day, linking the crags by bike or on foot. An […]

From Here

The experimental short film FROM HERE follows the inner journey of the main character as he reflects on his impact on the climate crisis and his options for action. He feels the desire to get actively involved but doesn’t know […]

IAN

“IAN” is a powerful short film that chronicles the incredible journey of Ian Elliott, a 72-year-old Australian rockclimber who defies conventional limits of aging. Having only discovered climbing in his mid-fifties, Ian accomplished his hardest climb, a grade 28 (7c/5.12d), […]

Ice Waterfalls

For years, professional kayaker Aniol Serrasolses has dreamed of running the rivers and waterfalls formed by melting ice caps and gigantic glaciers. Accompanied by a team of expert kayakers and Arctic guides, he ventures into one of the most remote […]

Into the (Un)known

The film about Kilian Jornet’s latest adventure. Sometimes testing limits requires you to look at a familiar place in a new way. When Kilian Jornet returned to the Pyrenees where he’d spent time with his family as a child, he […]

Jamrock: The birth of Jamaican rock climbing

“Jamrock” follows the remarkable journey of Kai Lightner, a 12-time national climbing champion and the visionary founder of “Climb for Change.” Against the backdrop of Jamaica, renowned for its vibrant culture but not traditionally associated with rock climbing, Kai embarks [

Jirishanca – Reel Rock 18

Renowned alpinists Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson attempt a free ascent of the Jirishanca, an epic 20,000-foot peak in the Peruvian Andes. The duo will have to tackle 5.13 face climbing, horizontal ice roofs, technical mixed terrain and treacherous snow […]

La paralpine

Ever since he developed a true passion for mountains when he was young, Guillaume has one dream: crossing the Alps with a paraglider, from Slovenia to Nice, France. Now 25, he decides to take the challenge, climbing major summits along […]

Le Cavalier Sans Tête

Deception and illness. Separation and doubt. Icy cold, abyssal emptiness, and lurking death. In the merciless snows of the Himalayas, Charles Dubouloz and Symon Welfringer discover that the joy of life can be found, perhaps above all, on these perilous […]

Mad For It: Tim Emmett’s insane life, so far…

One of the most influential adventurers of our time that you’ve probably never heard of, Tim Emmett has been everywhere. He’s on the BBC, he’s flying through the sky in a wingsuit, he’s mingling with royalty, and dangling off a […]

Meru. The Ascent of the Goldfish

The film invites you to an expedition to the Himalayas. A team of three great climbers – Roger Schaeli, Mathieu Maynadier and Simon Gietl – chose the south wall of Meru South as their goal. The result was the Goldfish […]

Nose Job

Alex Waterhouse and Billy Ridal are two recently retired competition climbers that attempt to apply their indoor skills to real rock in the most extra-ordinary fashion. With almost no traditional climbing experience and barely a multi-pitch climb between them, our […]

Of a Lifetime

“Of A Lifetime” is a celebration of discovery, adventure, and the passing of the torch to the next generation against the breathtaking backdrop of Antarctica. It chronicles the renowned De Le Rue family’s journey as Xavier, Victor, and 18-year-old Mila […]

Painting the Mountains

The adage goes that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, and «Painting the Mountains» is a testament to that. Through a journey into the heart of one of the most unpredictable mountain ranges in the world, we dive […]

SADPARA

Sadpara is a journey through the heart of Pakistan’s mountains, following the origin of a name that eventually becomes a population. Exploring the bond that unites them with the high lands, what emerges is the simple routine of a small […]

Sophie Lavaud – The Final Summit

There are fourteen. Fourteen 8,000-m peaks. The Himalayan giants, a world where the air is so thin no human can survive for more than a few hours. Having already scaled thirteen of the Earth’s highest mountains, Sophie Lavaud is just […]

Stronger than Ever

Rock climber Maciek “Pastor” Kubera, 52, has a tragic fall while climbing, breaking his arm, his leg, his pelvis, his heel and four vertebrae. From his hospital bed, he vows to come back stronger than ever to tackle the toughest […]

Tebay: The Dreamscape

At the age of 24, Jay Claus started construction on a remote ski lodge in Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. 13.2 million acres of remote wilderness; no roads, and no helicopters. Set 11 years later, “Tebay: The Dreamscape” stars these […]

Walls on Silkroad

This documentary accompanies Stefan Glowacz and his two fellow adventurers on their way through Turkey, Iran and Tajikistan. They have set themselves the challenge of climbing a first ascent in rough, remote regions of in each of these countries. Walls […]

Wanda Rutkiewicz. The Last Expedition

The true story of Wanda Rutkiewicz, the first woman in the world and the first person from Poland to climb the highest peaks on earth, told by herself. Wanda entered the men’s world of mountaineers uninvited and paid the highest […]

Wild Aerial

Blending techniques from the disparate worlds of mountaineering and acrobatics, adventure aerialist Sasha Galitzki performs gravity-defying routines in subzero temperatures, all without being ‘tied in’. Her aerial adventures require immense physicality, sound risk-assessment, and unwavering conf

Wings Underfoot

What began as a quest for a physical challenge and a tough multi-pitch climbing project on the walls of Sardinia quickly evolved into a substantively formative experience for climber Ola. Testing her physical abilities takes her to her inner and […]

Women Warriors

In a “Maloca” (House of Thoughts) at the base of the rock, seven women climbers gather around a fire. Alejandra, the facilitator, sets the tone: “We have different paths and stories. Tonight, we share our experiences in confronting our struggles. […]