Kendal Mountain Film Festival 2008

Start Date: Thursday, 20 November 2008 09:00
End Date: Sunday, 23 November 2008 17:00
Location: Kendal, various

The Kendal Mountain Festival is the largest and most varied event of its type in Europe.  

The lecture line-up looks set to be the best yet. Names to savour include Reinhold Messner, often cited as the greatest mountaineer of all time and a rare opportunity to hear one of the true greats in the mountain world; Mark Beaumont, who cycled 18,000 miles around the globe by bicycle in 194 days and 17 hours, breaking the existing World Record by a margin of 81 days; while David Breashears is the climber and IMAX film-maker made famous during the 1996 Everest disaster when five climbers perished near the summit.

At the heart of Kendal’s programme is the mountain film competition, attracting film premieres from around the world. Over 60 films are screened (from 300+ entries) with ten coveted prizes up for grabs.

Together with the Art and Book Festivals, the Boardman Tasker literary award plus the Adventure Film Academy for aspiring film-makers, it promises to be another unmissable year.

Find out more about the festival programme at www.mountainfilm.co.uk  Tickets can be bought online or through Kendal’s Brewery Arts box office on 01539 725133.