Every autumn, Kendal, on the edge of the Lake District, hosts one of the most prestigious Mountain Film Festivals in the world. There is a massive programme - unequalled in Britain. The Broadway Cinema in Nottingham is to show a selection of the very best films from the 2005 festival.

Programme

High Fly Summits (13 - Mountain Adventure Winner). Directed by Dominique Janiszewski. Produced by Ride the Planets. A team of parapenters seek out some the most challenging and problematical summits to jump over, playing in the air, on the snow slopes and in wingsuits.

Storms: The Movie (34 - Mountain Culture Winner). Directed and Produced by Alastair Lee and Dave Halsted. In the words of the production team – “This is a first – a climbing film without any climbing, narrative or direction.” This onslaught of comic sketches has some very funny, and at times risqué moments. “An experimental climbing comedy on the edge”

Grandpa (26 - Mountain Adventure Special Mention & Judges Choice). Directed by Miroslaw Dembinski. Produced by Film Studio Everest. Although 79 year old, Janusz is still full of energy and a passion for paragliding. His dress and equipment may be of a generation (or two) back, but he overcomes all of these limitations, and occasionally with help from young friends, still takes to the air.

Weekend Warrior (5 – Film Short Winner) - Spoof adventure short as a Barbi chick leaves Ken behind on the slopes, on the icefalls and in the bar.

Drilling (25 – Environment Special Mention). Directed and Produced by Ryan Vachon. One way to gain perspective on modern and future climate change is to look into the past. By drilling to the bed rock on two Andean glaciers, rather than from the Arctic or Antartic, a more global view can be gained. The film follows a team a scientists through the tribulations and logistic of this difficult research.

Ian Wright’s Excellent Adventure (46 – Mountaineering Winner). Directed by Richard Harrison. Produced by Madeline Knight. Ian Wright and his best friend get well beyond their comfort zones while climbing Greenland’s highest peak. She proves stronger at times, but in the end, they succeed in large part through good and patient guiding and supportive film team. We all know Ian Wright as an intelligent commentator - get beyond the language and the film asks some interesting questions about why people (even super stars) do such things