As one of the most renowned outdoors film events, the Banff Mountain Film Festival (BMFF) is a treasure of curated outdoors cinema, chosen at  British Columbia’s alpine mecca at the end of 2014. Its accompanying tour will visit 45 countries during the 2014/15 circuit, reaching nearly half a million people. Fortunately, the UK & Ireland swing gets a good amount of attention from BMFF with 55 towns due for a screening between January and June.

The tour is split between Red and Blue screenings – featured films at each are listed on on the programme page. Choose Red and expect to see a canine’s love of the mountains with Sun Dog and the latest Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright cycling/climbing epic, Sufferfest 2: Desert Alpine.  Go Blue and you’ll find two unusual clips, one from Californian Chris Burkard in his surfing expedition to the Arctic, and another from Sherpas Cinemas – The Wise Man of Mt. Norquay.

Dates

Abingdon, Abingdon School (24 March)
Bath, Komedia Club (25, 26 February)
Belfast, Theatre at the Mill (27, 28 May)
Birmingham, Town Hall (07 February)
Brecon, Theatr Brycheiniog (19 March)
Brighton, Brighton Dome (11 April)
Bristol, Victoria Rooms (3 shows – 16-18 April)
Cardiff, New Theatre (10 April)
Canterbury, Gulbenkian Cinema (03 March)
Cambridge, Lady Mitchell Hall (27 January, 10 February)
Cheltenham, Town Hall (28 April)
Colchester, Charter Hall (12 March)
Cork, Everyman Theatre (24 May)
Croydon, Fairfield Halls (07 March)
Dorking, Dorking Halls (05 March)
Dublin, Helix (22 May)
Edinburgh, Festival Theatre (24 January)
Exeter, Corn Exchange (27, 28 March)
Galway, Town Hall (26 May)
Glasgow, SECC (10 May)
Harrogate, Royal Hall (22 April)
Inverness, Eden Court (12, 13 February)
Keswick, Theatre by the Lake (24, 25 April)
Kilkenny, The Watergate (21 May)
Leamington Spa, The Royal Spa Centre (05 February)
Leeds, Town Hall on 29 January & The Carriageworks on 30 January
Liverpool, Plaza Cinema (20 February)
Llandudno, Venue Cymru – Theatre (06 February)
Llanelli, The Ffwrnes (20 March)
London, Union Chapel (10 shows, 10-21 March)
Malvern, Forum Theatre (27, 28 February)
Matlock Bath, Grand Pavilion (06 May)
Milford Haven, Torch Theatre (30 May)
Norwich, Theatre 1 (16 May)
Peterborough, Cresset Theatre (13 March)
Pitlochry, Festival Theatre (14 February)
Poole, Lighthouse Theatre (05, 06 June)
Porthcawl, Grand Pavilion (18 March)
Portsmouth, Kings Theatre (25 March)
Reading, The Hexagon (11 March )
Salisbury, City Hall (24 February)
Shrewsbury, Theatre Severn (18 February, 09 April)
Stafford, Gatehouse (19 February)
Stockport, Stockport Plaza (31 January, 21 February)
Swindon, Wyvern Theatre (30 April)
Torquay, Babbacombe Theatre (02 May )
Truro, Hall for Cornwall (26 March, 27 April)
Tunbridge Wells, Assembly (04 March)
Watford, Colosseum (01 May)
Weston Super Mare, Playhouse (15 April )
Weymouth, Pavilion – Theatre (06 March)
Whitley Bay, Playhouse (07, 08 May)
Wimborne Minster, Tivoli Theatre (13 May)
Yarm, Princess Alexandra Auditorium (09 May)