Award Winners of the 17th Mountain Film Festival

International Festival Jury: Jure Niedorfer, Melania Lunazzi and Iztok Osojnik

MAIN AWARD OF THE CITY OF DOMŽALE: One for the River: The Story of the Sava (Rožle Bregar, Slovenia, 2022, 84)
While paddling from the source of the Sava to the Slovenian-Croatian border, four kayakers discover natural beauties and raise awareness of growing environmental problems. The narrator of the story is the river itself, and the film is enhanced by excellent photography and a strong message.

Best Mountaineering Film: Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest (Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest, Nancy Svendsen, USA, 2022, 71')
The touching story of an exceptional Nepali woman who challenged traditional social norms and beliefs and, as the first female Sherpa, summited Everest, which ultimately cost her her life. With her unwavering perseverance, Pasang became a source of inspiration for all of Nepal.

Jury's Honorable Mention: My Phantom (Line van den Berg, Netherlands, 2022, 12')


Best Climbing Film: Ephemeral (Alastair Lee, United Kingdom, 2022, 53')
An attractive and authentic insight into winter mixed climbing in Scotland, featuring exceptional footage captured in extremely challenging conditions.

Jury's Honorable Mention: Bridge Boys (Peter Mortimer & Nick Rosen, USA, 2022, 28')


Best Film on Mountains, Sports and Adventure: The Icefall Doctor (Sean Burch, USA, 2021, 53')
A true, sad and honest story from behind the scenes of Everest climbing. The film depicts the extraordinary work carried out by Sherpas before each season, which is crucial for all commercial expeditions to the world's highest mountain.

Jury's Honorable Mention: Sea to Summit (Alastair Lee, United Kingdom, 2022, 30')


Best Film on Mountain Nature and Culture: A White Dream (Mathieu le Lay, France, 2022, 52')

Incredible dedication to art in the harshest natural conditions. A beautiful film infused with love for wildlife and photography.

Jury's Honorable Mention: The Legend of Zlatorog (Lea Vučko, Slovenia, 2022, 13')


Best Short Film: Egoland (Ignasi López Fàbregas, Spain, 2022, 20')

An ironic, thoughtful, funny and utterly human portrait of the most diverse situations in which a person can find themselves while climbing in high mountains. An excellent animated film distinguished by an exceptional sense of detail.


Slovenian Television Reinhard Karl Award: Reinhard Karl - The Art of Climbing a Mountain (Tom Dauer, Germany, 2021, 27')
Jury: Aleša Valič, Tatjana Markošek and Miha Lampreht.

The film Reinhard Karl: The Art of Climbing is a subtle experience of the transformations of a climber into a mountaineer photographer - or better, a photographer mountaineer who observes ascents, summits, efforts, risks and happiness with the eyes of a philosopher and the soul of a seeker of meaning; in a poetic way, it answers the fundamental questions that accompany climbing: Is it more than art?

Screenings of Award-Winning Films of the 17th Mountain Film Festival

Cankarjev dom LJUBLJANA - Friday, 17 February 2023

18.00: Kosovel Hall: Bridge Boys, Ephemeral
18.00: Linhart Hall: Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest
20.00: Linhart Hall: The Legend of Zlatorog, A White Dream

Kino Metropol CELJE - Friday, 17 February 2023

18.00: One for the River: The Story of the Sava
20:00: My Phantom, The Legend of Zlatorog, Egoland, Bridge Boys

Kino RADOLCA - Friday, 17 February 2023

20.00: The Legend of Zlatorog, Bridge Boys, Sea to Summit

Kino RADOLCA - Saturday, 18 February 2023

18.00: Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest

20.00: One for the River: The Story of the Sava

Mestni kino DOMŽALE - Saturday, 18 February 2023

16.00: My Phantom, The Legend of Zlatorog, Egoland, Sea to Summit

18.00: Bridge Boys, Ephemeral

20.00: One for the River: The Story of the Sava