The 16th edition of Bovec Outdoor Film Festival presents last year’s selection of sports documentaries.
Film programme:
REEL ROCK: BURNING THE FLAME
USA, 2023, 48’
Directed by: Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen
Austrian climbers Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher try to fulfill their burning desire to free climb the Nameless Tower in Pakistan.
Link: http://boff.si/filmi/reel_rock%3A_burning_the_flame
ETERNAL FLEMME
Switzerland, 2023, 26′
Directed by: Nicolas Bossard
Jumping from the top of the Nameless Tower in Pakistan (6200m) along the Eternal Flame climbing route means combining climbing one of the most beautiful routes in the world with one of the most beautiful BASE jumps possible. Following in the footsteps of the pioneers of 1990, Éric Jamet and Antoine Pecher achieved this feat. An adventure between two friends, beautiful, powerful and breathtaking!
Best Sports Film at Banff Mountain Film Festival 2023, Audience Award for Best Foreign Film at Bovec Outdoor Film Festival 2023.
Link: http://boff.si/filmi/eternal_flemme_
DAYNIGHT
Dannoč, Slovenia, 2023, 6’
Directed by: Mitja Legat
Untouched Project presents its newest snowboarding short DAYNIGHT. The film tells the story of a passionate snowboarder (Matevž Maček), who has devoted himself to snowboarding adventures for more than a quarter of a century. It is a story about motivation, the search for new terrain after local ones, and dreaming about foreign mountains. For the protagonist, snowboarding is not just a sport, but a lifestyle that does not submit to current trends. The title of the film is based on the creative combination of the Slovenian words for day and night, thus creating a new, meaningful word. This symbolizes the constant daydreaming about carving both during the day and at night.
Link: http://boff.si/filmi/danno%C4%8C
DAYDREAM
Switzerland, 2023, 12’
Directed by: Simon Charriere, Soren Rickards
Dreaming of skiing at altitude, enveloped by dreamlike clouds, in the land of an imaginary mountain. A day spent in a splendid natural setting. Yann is searching for powder snow, which has become quite the rarity. He picks up a dude by the side of the road with a notebook and skis, who conjures up snow. The two companions then navigate between dream and reality on ever more beautiful slopes. Daydream is a creative mountain film project linking animation and real-life clips, without dialogue.
Link: http://boff.si/filmi/sanjarjenje
REEL ROCK: RESISTANCE CLIMBING
USA, 2023, 38’
Directed by: Nick Rosen, Zachary Barr
In conflict-torn Palestine, a diverse group of climbers create their own community, finding solace and redemption. Awards: Best Climbing Film, Banff Mountain Festival 2023 and Best Adventure Film, @mountainfilm 2023.
Link: http://boff.si/filmi/reel_rock%3A_resistance_climbing
Tickets on sale online and at Eventim outlets.
Organisation: Bovec Outdoor Film Festival and Kino Šiška.
