International Film Competiton - Results 2007

View Full Judges Report Here          Award Ceremony Pictures
Grand Prize    Berghaus Winner - King Lines    USA 50’ Directed and Produced by Peter Mortimer Special Mention - Edge of Eden Special Mention - The Beckoning Silence
Environment    Granger’s Winner - The Bear Man of Kamchatka     USA 50’ Directed and Produced by Jeff and Sue Turner Runner Up - Oil and Water Runner Up - Tepuy
Culture     K Village Winner - Tribe: Darhad    UK 60’ Directed and Produced by Graham Johnston Special Mention - Call it Karma Runner Up - Land of Spirits
Film Short    KMFF Winner - Comitted; Keen Youth     Directed by Dave Brown and Paul Diffley Produced by Hot Aches Productions Runner Up - Zoltan Runner Up - I can do that
Adventure    Cumbria Tourism Winner - Psyche (Patagonia Winter)    UK 30’ Directed and Produced by Alastair Lee of Posing Productions Runner Up - Oil and Water Project Special Mention - Call it Karma
Climbing    Climber Magazine Winner - Aerialist     USA 26’ Directed and Produced by Brad Lynch Special Mention - Underdeveloped (special mention) Runner Up - King Lines
Mountaineering    Asolo Winner - The Beckoning Silence    UK 90’ Directed by Louise Osmond Produced by Darlow Smithson Runner Up - Patagonian Winter Runner Up - The Fastest Summit
Special Jury Award    NWDA Winner - Oil and Water Project    USA 35’ Directed by Seth Warren Special Mention - Underdeveloped Special Mention - Call it Karma
People's Choice    Outdoor Show Winner - Pscyche     UK 75’ Directed and Produced by Alastair Lee of Posing Productions 2nd- Beckoning silence 3rd - The Longest climb 4th- Ama Dablam
Adventure Film Academy    Vision and Media/North West Vision Winner - Gear freak    (view here) Runner Up - Adventure Shopping    (view here) Runner Up - Stoned    (view here) View all entries here

View Full Judges Report Here

Ian Stephens of Cumbria Tourism (right) presents the Mountain Adventure award to Alastair Lee for Patagonia Winter - Al Powell and Andy Kirkpatrick (on the left) star in the film.	Leo Houlding received the award from Kate Burke of Climber magazine for the Best Climbing film - Aerialist - on behalf of film maker Brad Lynch and Dean Potter.
Lawrence Friell of ASOLO presents the Best Mountaineering Film Award to cameraman Keith Partridge for the splendid The Beckoning Silence.	Jack Tackle receives the Special Jury Award for The Oil and Water Project from Chris Bonington of behalf of director Seth Billington - "we're both from Montana and that's close enough!"
Kate Thomas presents the People's Choice Award to film maker Al Lee for Psyche.	American climber and editor of Alpinist collects the award from Andy Kirkpatrick of Berghaus for King Lines - the Grand Prize of the Festival - on behalf of film makers Peter Mortimer and Josh Lowell. Christian's called described King Lines as "a story about the passion for climbing and adventure that will inspire future generations."
The winners of the Kendal Film Academy award for 2007 receive their awards from Alice Morrison of Northwest Vision and Media and Brain Hall - Director of the AFA.	Don Gladstone of Granger's awards the best Environment Film to Deb Smythe of the Banff Mountain Festival on behalf of Jeff and Sue Turner.
Tim Emmett receives the award for Best Culture Film from Mandy Dixon of K Village on behalf of the film maker Graham Johnson and Bruce Perry	Dave Brown and Paul Diffley receive the award for Best Short Film for Committed Keen Youth from Andy Kirkpatrick

2007 Film List - click here

The co-presenting sponsor of the Festival the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWRDA) is responsible for the sustainable economic development of England's Northwest. The region boasts some of the most talented people working in film and throughout the creative industries sector. The range, diversity, and quality of the work puts the region at the cutting edge of the industry and the NWRDA is committed to supporting this vital sector. The Mountain Film Festival will significantly contribute to this aim and the NWRDA is very pleased to sponsor this prestigious event.

Berghaus are the major sponsor and present the Festival. They are also presenting the prize for the BEST FILM of the Festival.

Since 1966 Berghaus has pushed the boundaries of innovation and design to develop the best outdoor clothing and equipment that it's possible to make. Working with some of the world's leading outdoor activists to make ever better gear, the company has built a fantastic heritage and a cast iron reputation, appealing to everyone from hill walkers to high altitude mountaineers.

"Today, mountains remain very much at the core of Berghaus, something that the company shares with Kendal Mountain Film Festival. Berghaus products are used and tested to the limit by the same people that the festival portrays through films, lectures, seminars and exhibitions. The partnership between the two organisations is an ideal fit and one which will bring great benefit to an already exciting and dynamic event.

Step to the Top

Asolo's mission is to realize a boot that responds to your needs: from walking to trekking, from backpacking to the most difficult ascents on ice or mixed terrain in all conditions and at different altitudes.

That's why our shoes are designed around the foot: fit and performance are our driving force. Flexible and light, at the same time resistant. They can mitigate the high impact areas of the foot, keep away humidity, water and cold yet allow breathability of the foot. The soles have a great grip on the terrain and prevent slipping during the harshest descents. 

That's why we have won a lot of prizes for our boots: in these last years we have got important awards from well-known outdoor magazines and specialized boards.

K Village, which supports both the Book and Film Festivals, is Kendal's one-stop shop for your favourite brands at clearance prices. Currently under re-development, the village attracts top brands like Cotton Traders, Tog 24, Price's Candles and K & Clarks shoes. Plus there's a range of smaller, local brands including Made In Cumbria and The National Trust. Make sure you visit us when we re-open in 2008!

Granger’s has been at the cutting edge of performance aftercare products since 1937. In this time we have created many of the world’s best-known aftercare products, developed by our own lab technicians working alongside our performance test team.

Around the globe Granger’s care products are being used and tested to the limits, maximising the performance of outdoor gear for the explorer, hiker, trekker and paddler. We are constantly evaluating, developing and producing aftercare products that surpass the expectations of the most demanding outdoor users.

It is this testing and developing of products that has brought us together with the Film Festival. Our search for the ultimate products mirrors the demands of today’s climbers, explorers and adventurers in their search for the next adrenaline rush, the freedom and excitement of escaping the treadmill of normality and mundane ‘me-too’ existence.

Ultimate Outdoors is proud to once again be the retail sponsor for the festival, and to provide the Base Camp marquee at the Brewery Arts Centre. As a retailer of top quality outdoor clothing and equipment with stores across the North-West and North Wales, we are closely linked to the mountains that we live, work and play in. For this reason we support the Kendal Mountain Festivals as the best showcase of mountain films, arts and literature in the world, and as a gathering for those who love the mountains. Check out the Base Camp marquee for some awesome deals on kit, or to see one of our “Meet the Experts” sessions.

Northwest Vision is the new screen and media agency for England's North West, backed by the Film Council, the North West Development Agency, and local authorities across the region.
In partnership with the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal

Cumbria County Council is a directly elected body providing a wide range of important public services for the people of Cumbria.  The Council also champions the interests of Cumbria at regional, national and European levels. 

The Beckoning Silence in association with BAFTA

Ski Night in association with Mountain Hardwear

Bike Night in association with Buff

‘Filming Extremes’ in association with DMM

	Visit the history page for details of previous years festivals