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RESULTS 2004 (Click here for a list of all films entered)

Grand Prize (Berghaus)

Your Himalayas
Directed by Alberto Iñurrategi     
Produced by Anaiak Iñurrategi & Aretxabaleta

"This beautiful film by Basque film maker and climber Alberto Inurrategi is a passionate and poetic tribute to his brother Felix who died on Gasherbrum 2 while the - brothers were well on their way to complete all 8000m peaks.   The void left by this loss forces questions on motivation as he returns to the Himalaya to carry on without Felix at his side, and yet his presence is still with him. "

Mountaineering (Climber Magazine)

Sur les Filde 4000
Directed by Gilles Chappaz Produced by Migoo Production/Ville de Grenoble/ Association Grande Cordée.

"The challenge for Patrick Berhault was to climb all 82 summit in the Alps over 4000m in three months.  With long time friend Phillipe Magnin, they set out from Grenoble on March 1st 2004 and spent the next 58 days climbing and skiing between the peaks.  Their adventure came to a sudden and tragic end when Patrick fell to his death when a cornice collapsed en route to the Dom. "

Climbing (Scarpa)

Psicobloc
Directed & Produced by Josh Lowell

"On the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, Klem Loskot, Tim Emmett and friends discover some great and spectacular deep water solos on overhanging limestone walls up to 60 feet high.    With a warm sea as a crash pad, the climbing is wild and the falls magnificent."

Mountain Adventure (Rural Regeneration Cumbria)

Alone Across Australia
Directed by Jon Muir Produced by Shark Island Productions

"Jon Muir, an accomplished mountaineer and adventurer, discovers that his greatest adventure is awaiting in his own back yard - a 2000 mile solo south to north continental crossing of Australia.  Unsupported, and living only on what he can carry or scavenge along the route, this is a tale of a man taxed to the limit, both physically and emotionally."

Mountain Culture (First Ascent)

Charles, Edouard ou le Temps Suspendu

Silence and the passing of time mark the lives of two elderly brothers living on a mountain farm.  Isolation for the two bachelors is a way of life.  They share few words and live in a routine of caring for their animals and watching the slow cycle of the natural world. 

Mountain Environment (First Ascent)

Das Rad (The Rocks)

" The beginning and the end of civilization passes by in a matter of minutes, as witnessed by the rocks - you'll never look at a cairn in the same way again."

Video Short - (NW Vision)

Highliner

Dean Potter high slacklining - without a safety backup - outrageous.

People's Choice (Bridgedale)

Twice Upon a Time in Bolivia
Directed and Produced by Alastair Lee and David Halsted

"Three no-hopers from Lancashire's grimmest corner (Burnley) head out for Bolivia's Cordillera Real in search of 6000m glory. This hysterical journey begins with acclimatization problems, when one member turns into a "scouse wookey". A stunning mountain route on Pequin Alpamayo becomes a side line to the deadpan humour which takes in bandits, frostbite, donkeys, climbing and full frontal adventure."

Extreme Film School (Lowepro/Manfrotto)

Prohibited

Buildering in the UK

Judges' Special Prize (KMFF)

Au Sud Des Nuages (South of the Clouds)
Directed by Jean-François Amiguet
Produced by Bernard Lang

Adrien is both feared and respected by the local people in the Cotter Mountains of Switzerland.  They call him God, and he almost believes it himself.  But then, like many farmers in Cumbria a few years ago, he loses all his cattle.  He leaves his alpine pastures for the first time in his life on a journey to distant China, where he reconnects with his inner self and rediscovers his humanity.