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Alpinist Film Festival in Bansko takes a mountain's view of the world

Mon, Nov 24 2008 10:39 CET byMagdalena Rahn 263 Views 1 Comment

The sixth International Alpinist Film Festival in Bansko is taking place from November 27 to 30 2008.

Organise by the eponymous foundation, the International Alpinist Film Festival started in 1999 with the goal of showing mountains and views of them, and highlighting "100 per cent extreme, 100 per cent adventure, 100 per cent adrenaline", while exposing the Bulgarian viewer in to the range of mountains that can be found around the world.

This year's programme includes Amazonian Vertigo, by Evrard Vendenbaum (France, 2006, 55'), which follows water's descent in reverse, being shown on November 27 at 10am; and A Legless Bird, by Rim Il Jin (South of Korea, 2008, 78'), about a man who does bouldering in Hindustan, at 11.20am on November 27.

On the 27th at 1pm, two photo exhibitions will be opened: 20 Years of Bulgarian Participation in Antarctica, by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute, and Alpinisme - A Way of Life, by Tako Mladenov. Both are held at the Nikola Vapstarov Chitlalishte.

Other exhibitions are being opened throughout the days, and the film projections, like Reni Bakurdjieva's 2007 film People of the Future, which looks at the lives of people in forlorn Rhodope villages, continue on until 9.30pm every evening.

There are also meetings and discussions with key players and enthusiasts in the mountain-related world, like with renown cave adventurer Teodor Kissimov. All events are held at Nikola Vapstarov Chitlalishte (community centre) and at Villa Roka Hotel in Bansko.

The packed programme continues on for the four days of the festival. Entrance to all films, meetings, discussions, talks and such is free of charge. For the full schedule of events, visit the festival's website (in Bulgarian).

Otherwise, November 29 sees the traditional season opening of Bansko as a ski resort, with guests this year expected to include downhill skiing stars Hanni Wenzel and Harti Weirather, Andreas Wenzel, the Italian ski racing champion Gustav Thöni, and the five-time World Cup winner Marc Girardelli.

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Anonymous Christoph hampe Sat, Oct 24 2009 19:22 CET
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Bansko Movie



"My Bansko" Trailer on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IM5AfwjJwU




christoph hampe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IM5AfwjJwU


The Bansko Film Festival takes place between 25th and 29th November and is the Ninth International Film Festival for mountains, extreme sports and adventures in Bulgaria. More info at banskofilmfest.com.

“My Bansko”: Film Summary

A 40 minute film about the small town of Bansko in Bulgaria will be presented on the INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL IN BULGARIA BANSKO 2009. In different sections the city, the scenery, the people and the attractions will be presented. During the movie Frank Nadler from time to time issues classifying comments about the viewed scenes. The film is otherwise without comments, speaks exclusively with cinematic means and tells its story through the pictures and sound.

Objectives

The audience should be able to come emotionally close to the town of Bansko. Experience how people live and have lived there, what the locals believe in and what they rejoice at. Experience the stunning natural surroundings and the opportunities Bansko offers to a visitor, a traveler.

The film should not be a mere travel brochure, it should make Bansko palpable.
It grabs its audience and opens up a deep insight into the culture of the country. The movie is to make people and life there to be understood, giving a glimpse of the local people’s lives and offer more than a visit usually makes possible. It is supposed to contribute to a greater understanding between cultures in Europe. Bulgaria is a EU member, but when you once question, for example, people in Germany about Bulgaria, there are hardly any answers. The country, and thus Bansko, is situated in the middle of Europe, and yet so distant and strange.

We believe that a small example in particular – a film around the town of Bansko – can communicate the versatility, openness, and the history also of the country Bulgaria.

Solution

We shoot with a small team this winter and summer. This provides flexibility and proximity. We get up close to people and find places that are indeed seen in a travel brochure, but we do not simply mirror them, but will experience them in a special way through the subjective evaluation of Frank Nadler, the Bavarian in Bulgaria.

Planned and researched chapters of the film

Bansko – the Old Town
Sveta Troitsa – the landmark
Bansko – the marketplace as a meeting place
Bansko – Life & Tradition
Bansko – Sports and Leisure
Bansko – People with heart
Bansko – in the summer
Bansko – open-minded and international
Bansko – Old ways
Bansko – In the mountains

Status Quo

With an impressive landscape and rich culture Bansko attracts more and more tourists. A place where you can travel in summer and winter. Approximately 2 hours drive from Sofia.

Bansko was mentioned as early as in 1000, has long been an important trading post between the Orient and the Occident. Today the small, about 1000 meters above sea mountain resort Bansko is an insider tip for winter sports or for hikers and nature lovers in summer.

My Bansko is the subjective view of a Bavarian, who came 9 years ago to the small town of Bansko in Bulgaria and immediately fell in love with the village.
There followed years full of curiosity, curiosity for the people, traditions, way of life. He saw the changes of a flourishing resort. Some with a crying, many with a laughing eye. While most people coming to Bansko enjoy just the hype in the resort, he searched for the other side, for the originality. For what could still be found by anyone who might just be looking for it. Thus, a story strong with pictures of a modern, future-facing, small town emerges, of a place of great natural beauty, tradition and history. “My Bansko” is supposed to give a view of both sides of the mountain town, the famous ski resort.

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