The announcement of the 17th Festival award winners is approaching

Andrej Štremfelj's lecture: Thursday at 6 PM

Award announcement and presentation: Friday at 12 PM

The festival events have entered the second half, ahead is still Thursday's lecture by the exceptional alpinist Andrej Štremfelj, you must not miss his Crystals of Luck - at 6 PM in Linhart Hall. Friday, the last day of the festival, will bring, besides the lecture by young alpinist Anja Petek, also the names of the winners with explanations from the expert jury. In addition to the main award from the city of Domžale and awards in individual categories, Televizija Slovenija will also present a special award this year.

The announcement of the winners with presentation will take place on Friday, February 17, at 12 PM in Cankarjev dom, Lili Novy Hall. Screenings of award-winning films will be at 6 PM (Linhart and Kosovel Halls) and at 8 PM (Linhart Hall and in Kino Radol'ca, Radovljica). The jury of the 17th Festival consists of: producer, director and cameraman Jure Niedorfer, art historian and journalist Melania Lunazzi, and writer, translator, alpinist and world traveler Dr. Iztok Osojnik. The film for the special TV Slovenia award is selected by a jury consisting of: Aleša Valič, Tatjana Markošek and Miha Lampreht.

A few words about the highlighted films


CLIMBING

Jan Šimánek / Adam Ondra: pushing boundaries / Czech Republic, Italy, 2022, 77'
Adam Ondra is one of the best climbers of his time and a true virtuoso who has climbed the hardest routes and walls in the world. But with increasing media and public pressures, his passion for climbing began to be displaced by expectations of constant victories. A breathtaking, intimate insight into the life and career of a man who lives for his passion.

Josh Lowell / Bosi Charles / USA, 2022, 28'
Take a peek into the life of Bosi Charles (Charles Albert), who will show you what it means to live as one with nature, while also introducing some of his bouldering projects that border on the impossible and hint at the future of bouldering.
Alex Eggermont / The darkest before dawn / Canada, 2022, 19'
Join Siebe Vanhee as he tackles the hardest long route in Yosemite Valley, and discover his authentic approach to climbing. Siebe soon realized that the famous Dawn Wall would be a tough nut to crack, resulting in a film based on personal confessions and stunning footage that tells more than just a climbing story.
Benoît Regord & Albéric Lemercier / Basalt Island / France, 2022, 27'
In the last twenty years, a very active climbing community with numerous excellent individuals has developed on the small island of Reunion Island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. We will visit them and try to unravel how they managed to turn factors that many would call drawbacks (heat, humidity, smooth rock, remoteness) to their advantage, creating a true climbing paradise.

MOUNTAINEERING
Nancy Svendsen / Pasang: in the shadow of Everest / USA, 2022, 71'
A film about Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the first Nepali woman to summit Everest. Her courageous but tragic story inspired the entire nation and all future generations.
Sean Burch / Ice Doctor / USA, 2021, 53'
Angnima Sherpa, the first "Ice Doctor," has been performing the world's most dangerous job on the slopes of Everest for over thirty years. A kaleidoscopic and meditative view of the last season he spent as the leader of the Ice Doctors before his death.
Line van den Berg / My phantom / Netherlands, 2022, 12'
My phantom is an intimate and honest story of Dutch alpinist Line van den Berg, highlighting the role of women in the world of modern alpinism. Line spent years searching for the "perfect" climbing partner to share her passion for mountains, while facing numerous challenges in a sport dominated by men. But it turned out that finding a climbing partner might be secondary, as Line primarily had to find her place in society.

MOUNTAIN SPORTS AND ADVENTURE
Rožle Bregar / One for the river: the story of the Sava / Slovenia, 2022, 84'
It carves canyons, brings fertile soil, creates rapids, nests and deep pools. People drink its water, it inspires songs and quarrels, and is a source of energy. The Sava River is a flowing connection between four countries and countless ecosystems. Join four prominent kayakers as they paddle across Slovenia, taking water samples, counting birds, and exploring its wild past, dark history, and uncertain future.
Diana Kushner & Stephen A. Smith / Under the polar sun / USA, 2022, 57'
A group of researchers heads to the last ice-covered area in the Arctic, located 900 kilometers from the North Pole, to measure the world's oldest ice sheets. People here seem like tiny specks on the icy landscape – and they are completely alone. The researchers soon find themselves in the chaos of collapsing ice, where progress is practically impossible, and their main concern becomes sheer survival.

MOUNTAIN NATURE AND CULTURE
Susanna Fanzun / Without vertigo / Switzerland, 2021, 26'
Richard Coray was a reticent Swiss builder who created incredible load-bearing structures using brackets and auxiliary bridges. His constructions were truly spectacular. He also dealt with basic questions of timber construction. As a carpenter, he gained fame worldwide during his lifetime, and to this day, his legendary work is admired by both engineers and laypeople.?