Programme 2015 - Bergfilm Festival Tegernsee

th
13 Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival 2015, Oct 21 – Oct 25
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, 20:00
– Best of Tegernsee – Award-Winning Films of Past Years
Title
Duration
Nation
Bylot Island (435 miles north of the polar
circle, Bylot Islands is still asleep under
thick ice in the merry month of May. Three
27’00
CH
friends embark to traverse this island of
polar bears.) Recipient of an “Honourable
Mention” at the Tegernsee 2014 Festival.
La lampe au beurre de yak (The Yak Butter
Lamp: A young photographer and his
assistant capture Tibetan nomads against
various backgrounds, achieving unique and
15’00
FR
touching portraits.) Recipient of the 1st
Prize in the Category Mountain Life at the
Tegernsee 2014 Festival; nominated for
best short film at the 2015 Oscars.
Vigia (A small bee is fleeing from pollution.
To follow her, we must first find out how to
properly draw a bee.) Marcel Barelli
received the Prize for a Junior Film Maker
8’00
CH
at the Tegernsee 2012 Festival for his film
“Gypaethus Helveticus” and the same
award in 2014 for “Vigia”.
The Sensei (46-year-old Yuji Hirayama was
the first Asian climber to triumph at the
world cup. For the challenge of his most
difficult route to date, he recruits US
boulderer Daniel Woods. In the thin air of
Mt. Kinabalu’s peak plateau in Borneo,
26’00
USA
master and disciple teach each other
precious lessons.) Peter Mortimer received
the Prize by the German Alpine Club at the
Tegernsee 2012 Festival and an
“Honourable Mention” in 2014.
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Sébastien Devrient / Vertiges
Pro
French / German
subtitles
Hu Wei / AMA Productions
Tibetan / English
subtitles
Marcel Barelli / Nadasdy Film
Italian / German
subtitles
Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer,
Nick Rosen / Reel Rock Film
Tour/Senderfilms
English / German
subtitles
1
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Barocksaal, 20:00
- Opening Night Title
Into the Light (Majlis al Jinn is the name of
an enormous cave in Oman. First, Chris
Sharma and Stefan Glowacz abseil down,
then they must struggle back up and
master 13 climbing pitches ranging from
7c+ to 8b+.)
Bike2Boat Norway (Three kayakers move
across the far north of Norway with their
bikes, kayaks and trailer, encountering
breath-taking waterfalls and rugged Nordic
landscapes.)
Miejsce (The Place: Fascination of
Poland’s highest work place, the weather
station Kasprowy Wierch, surrounded by
the Western Tatras.)
Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, 20:00
- Lofty Goals, Mighty Men Title
First Ascent – Kunyang Chhish East
(Simon Anthamatten and brothers Hansjörg
and Matthias Auer aim for Kunyang Chhish
East in the Karakoram, one of the world’s
highest unclimbed peaks.)
Jurek (Kukuczka – A Man of Courage and
Humility: On 24 October 1989 Jerzy
Kukuczka, the second person to conquer
all 14 eightthousanders, meets with a tragic
accident on Mt. Lhotse. This documentary
puts Kukuczka’s personality and
mountaineering development centre stage.)
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
52’00
DE/AT
Jochen Schmoll / Red Bull
Media House
German
22’00
DE
Olaf Obsommer / Big-OProductions
German
14’00
PL
Julia Poplawska / MUNK
Studio Polish Filmmakers
Association
Polish / English
subtitles
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
37’00
IT
Milena Holzknecht,
Alessandro Bandinelli, Matteo
Vettorel / Storyteller-Labs
German
73’00
PL
Pavel Wysoczański / Black
and White Productions
Polish / English
subtitles
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
11’00
USA
Nick Waggoner, Mike Brown /
Sweetgrass Productions
English
17’00
DE
Olaf Obsommer / Big-OProductions
German
11’00
FR
Bertrand Delapierre / Natura
Films
French
49’00
AT
Eduardo Gellner / ed.ge
pictures
German
Medius, 20:00
- Extreme Title
AfterGlow (In the Alaskan night’s deepest
darkness, ski racer Daron Rahlves and
three other extreme skiers traverse
spectacular chutes and slopes, tracing their
movements in luminous outfits.)
The Grand Canyon of the Stikine (What Mt.
Everest represents for mountaineers is
matched for white water fans by this
legendary canyon in western Canada.)
Artists on Jorasses (The vast and
legendary massif of the Grandes Jorasses
has always fascinated alpinists. Extreme
climbers Julien Désécures and Sebastien
Bohin attempt the Punta Margherita route
in pure Alpine style.)
Die Freiheit, die ich meine (The Freedom I
Mean: Rudolf Hauser plans to free solo two
1000-m-walls, running and biking from one
to the other, an endeavour raising
questions about the purpose and reality of
extreme challenges.)
2
Schalthaus, 20:00
- Mount of all Mounts Title
Tatort Matterhorn (Crime Scene
Matterhorn: During the first ascent of Mt.
Matterhorn in June 1865 four men found
their death. Was it an accident? Sabotage?
Murder even? Forensic research and a
personal investigation are supposed to
shed new light on the case – and result in
surprising insights.)
Quirinal, 20:00
- Times of Change Title
La quête d’inspiration: Alexandre
Deschaumes, Photographies Éthérées
(Quest for Inspiration: A landscape
photographer renders his impressions of
Patagonia and Iceland in dreamy, artful
images that deeply stir the onlooker.)
Lifelines (A small village at 2,500 m of
altitude in the Indian Himalayas fights for its
right to development and modernity. An
idealistic farmer and teacher demonstrates
how each individuals’ personal progress
can benefit the entire community.)
Lois Hechenblaikner – Ein Portrait (A
Portrait: Tyrolean master photographer Lois
Hechenblaikner is known to polarise. The
sell-out of modern mountain tourism is the
subject of Lois’s critical looks behind the
set of what he calls the Alpine circus.)
Always Above Us (In 1998 Alex Lowe
mastered the 1st ascent of the Winterdance
route in the Montana mountains. A year
later he died in an avalanche on
Shishapangma. His former climbing
partners Conrad Anker and Kris Erickson
set out in December 2014 to follow his iceclimbing tracks in Montana.)
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
86’00
DE
Tilmann Remme, Gieri Venzin
/ Spiegel TV
German
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
52’00
FR
Mathieu LeLay / Mona Lisa
Production
French / English
subtitles
16’00
GB
Ross Harrison / Jane Dyson
English / German
subtitles
14’00
DE
Georg Antretter / Bayerischer
Rundfunk
German
13’00
USA
Eric Crosland, Dave Mossop /
Sherpa Cinema
English / German
subtitles
3
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, 10:00
- Children’s Programme Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Paula und die wilden Tiere: Tiere sind meine Welt
(Paula and Wild Animals – Animals are my World:
Paula travels around the globe in search of
special and rare animals.)
4’00
DE
Angelika Sigl / Text&Bild
Medienproduktion GmbH &
Co. KG
German
Neuneinhalb: Ab in den Schnee – Gibt es die
perfekte Piste? (Nine and a Half: Off to the Snow
– Is there a Perfect Piste? In sub-zero
temperatures Robert visits the ObergurglHochgurgl ski resort. His mission is to find out
how a snowy slope is groomed into a piste.)
10’00
DE
Stefan Brand / tvision GmbH,
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
German
Anna und die wilden Tiere: Lama und Alpaka, die
Meisterspucker (Anna and Wild Animals: Llama
and Alpaca, the Master Spitters: Animal reporter
Anna travels to the Andes where the camel’s
smaller relatives llamas and alpacas live.)
25’00
DE
Angelika Sigl / Text&Bild
Medienproduktion GmbH &
Co. KG
German
Bären auf dem Vormarsch (Bears on the Rise:
From the relocation of Rumanian city garbage
bears into nature to activism in rural Switzerland
and Bavaria – communities across Europe
address the return of the brown bear.)
29’00
DE
Axel Gomille / ZDF
German
Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
13:00, Ninì (Gabriele and Ninì meet and fall in love
in 1932 during an ascent to the peak of Mont
Blanc. They marry in 1936, a year later their son is
born, another year later Gabriele falls to his death.
Years after his mother’s death, Lorenzo discovers
her fascinating records.)
65’00
IT
Gigi Giustiniani / La Fournaise
Italian / English
subtitles
Approx. 14:10, Seen auf dem Dach der Welt
(Lakes at the Roof of the World - Qinghai Hu in
China: This mountain lake in the north-east of the
Tibetan Plateau is located at approx. 3,200 m of
altitude. It is the world’s largest saltwater lake and
one of Buddhism’s holiest sites.)
43’00
DE
Stefan Kühnrich / Saxonia
Entertainment, MDR
German
Approx. 15:00, Wilde Slowakei (Wild Slovakia:
Despite its location in the heart of Europe, little is
known about the fascinating animal and plant life
of this tiny, mountainous country. Here is stunning
footage of its landscapes and cultural treasures.)
44’00
DE
Jan Haft / Nautilusfilm
German
69’00
FR
Anne und Erik Lapied /
Lapiedfilm
French /
German
subtitles
Schalthaus, Start 13:00
- Nonstop-Programme - (no presenter)
Approx. 15:50, Alexandre, fils de berger
(Shepherd’s Son: Alexandre lives in a small
mountain village and has always helped his father
look after their herd of sheep. His greatest
ambition is to gain his father’s confidence and to
take their flock to mountain pasture all by himself.)
4
Approx. 17:05, Die Chepang – Nepals vergessene
Ureinwohner (The Chepang – Nepal’s Forgotten
Aboriginal Population: The Chepang live in the
impassable Mahabharat mountains of southern
Nepal. An ancient nomadic people, they were
forced to relocate. Aid efforts are much
appreciated in their current-day struggle.)
29’00
DE
Annette Pöschel / ZDF, 3sat
German
Approx. 17:40, ŽiŤ pre Vášeň – Life for Passion
(90 years ago Wieslaw Stanislawski dared the
impossible – seeking out the biggest and most
difficult rock walls of the Tatra on the quest for
new routes. Many decades later, two enthusiastic
friends set out to follow in his footsteps.)
59’00
SK
Pavol Barabáš / K2 Studios
Slovak /
German
subtitles
Barocksaal, 17:00
- The Climbing Adventure Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
The Last Great Climb (Queen Maud Land is the
latest and final destination for the team
surrounding extreme climber Leo Houlding. The
first ascent of majestic Ulvetanna Peak (2,931 m)
via its north-east face is meant to become their
masterpiece.)
60’00
GB
Alastair Lee / Posing
Productions
English /
German
subtitles
Felsige Streifzüge durch König Laurins
Rosengarten (Rocky Roams through King
Laurin’s Rose Garden: “For us in Bolzano the
Rosengarten group is always looming in the
background,” explains mountain guide Michi
Andres. A Bavarian Broadcasting team joins him
on a magical tour into the Dolomites’ most mythenshrouded massif.)
28’00
DE
Michael Düchs / Bayerischer
Rundfunk
German
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
13’00
DE
Malte Roeper / Bayerischer
Rundfunk
German
Petra Rothmund /
Radiotelevisiun Svizra
Rumantscha
RhaetoRomanic /
German
subtitles
Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, 17:00
- Departure Title
Fliegen wie ein wilder Kaiser (Flying Like a Wild
Kaiser: Stefan Bocks is a pioneering paraglider
from the Bavarian Chiemgau. His special
discipline: bivouac flying. An exhilarating film
follows his adventures around Lake Chiemsee
and the Wild Kaiser mountain as well as flights
between Pamir and the Tian Shan mountains in
Kyrgyzstan.)
Dal Magic Wood al Action Wood (From Magic
Wood to Action Wood: 15 years ago an Austrian
climber discovered promising blocks of gneiss in
the woods near Ausserferrera in the Canton of
Graubünden. Once he cleaned them up with the
help of friends, the blocks became a paradise for
boulderers. However, conflicts ensued on site.)
25’00
CH
American Loneliness (For 6 weeks Mathieu
traverses the American West with his backpack
and a tent. It is a lonesome journey through some
of this earth’s most stunning regions including
Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Washington.)
52’00
FR
Mathieu LeLay / Mona Lisa French / English
Production
subtitles
5
Medius-Center, 17:00
- Extreme Sports Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Die Chile Challenge – Mit dem Fahrrad auf den
höchsten Vulkan der Erde (The Chile Challenge –
Biking to the Top of the World’s Highest Volcano:
German extreme sportsman Guido Kunze faces
the life-defying atmosphere of the Atacama
Desert in an attempt to set a world record
conquering Mt. Ojos de Salado (slightly over
6,900 m) – by bike.)
52’00
DE
Thomas Hillebrand / Sichtzeit
Film- und TV-Produktion
German
Dasein (Freeriding und Risiko) (Being There –
Freeriding and Risk: A question all practitioners of
extreme sports face is: Why take such massive
risks when family and friends worry about you
back home? Ski pros Stefan Häusl and Björn
Heregger not only show off spectacular freeriding
lines at Austrian Mt. Arlberg, but also grant
insights into their life “behind” the sport.)
19:00
AT
Hanno Mackowitz
German
Voices (Vertriders überm Inn) (Vertriding above
the River Inn: “Vertriding” is a specialised and
extreme form of mountain biking. Axel Kreuter,
one of the sport’s strongest proponents attempts
a spectacular section in the Karwendel
mountains.)
8’00
AT
Johannes Mair / Alpsolut
Moving Pictures
German
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
DE
(Peter Brunnert, Autor)
German
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Das Land der Zelte – Erdbeben-Hilfe in Nepal
(Land of Tents – Earthquake Relief in Nepal: A
team of volunteering East German doctors,
nurses and Nepalmed technicians travels to the
epicentres of the recent Nepal earthquake, the
mountain regions of Gorkha and Sindhupalchok,
which were almost completely destroyed. Here,
joy and pain exist skin to skin.)
29’00
DE
Hugo-Peter Scholz / Olaf
Kreiß Film- und
Fernsehproduktion
German
Sunakali – Ein Mädchentraum wird wahr
(Sunakali – A Girl’s Dream Becomes Reality:
Mugu in Western Nepal is one of the country’s
least developed regions. Illiteracy among women
ranges around 90%. In 2011 Sunakali watches
her first game of football, 3 years later she is the
soccer star of her village and Mugu’s girls’ football
team is set to win the national championship.)
51’00
Nepal
Bhojraj Bhat / Good Neighbors
of Nepal
English /
German
subtitles
Quirinal, 17:00
- Fish Looking for Rock Title
Reading by Peter Brunnert: About the Absurdity
of Northern German Mountaineering (Peter
Brunnert was born far from the mountains, hoped
to become an alpinist and mostly failed. Today,
his humorous books enjoy a cult following in
Germany. They contain self-maiming grotesques,
hippie adventures from the seventies and other
fantastic forms of satire.)
Barocksaal, 20:00
- Namasté – Nepal Night Title
6
Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, 20:00
- Strong Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Gigants – 5 Bostgs monumentals en il Grischun
(Giants – 5 Enormous Trees in Graubünden:
Can’t see the trees from the woods? Five unique
tree giants are impossible to overlook and pose
as mountain monuments, e.g. Europe’s biggest
spruce, a rare chestnut, a giant ash and an
ancient mountain pine. Each comes with its own
personality and history.)
26’00
CH
Arnold Rauch /
Radiotelevisiun Svizra
Rumantscha
Rhaeto-Romanic
/ German
subtitles
Über den Berg – Leben nach der Droge (Over the
Hump – Life after the Drug: Social worker and
climber Norbert Wittmann brings drug addicts to
climb walls together with non-addicts. The
recognition they earn as climbing partners is
meant to help on their path to a drug-free life.)
29’00
DE
Jan Kerckhoff / Bayerischer
Rundfunk
German
Fels, Eis – und eine Haube über dem RhoneUrsprung (Rock, Ice – and a Cap Over the Mouth
of the Rhone: The Furka Pass road grants
fascinating views of the Rhone Glacier’s ice
tongue and the elegant firn ice cap of Mt.
Galenstock. The climb up its wild ridge constitutes
the first stage of a traverse across its 3,600 m
peak, followed by the long westward glacier
descent – one of the Uri Alps’ most famed tours.)
27’00
DE
Georg Bayerle / Bayerischer
Rundfunk
German
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Hubers Heimspiel – Der Weg in die Wand
(Huber’s Home Game – Way into the Wall: After
summit success around the globe, Alexander
Huber hast staked out a new goal: the
Wetterbock wall in the Berchtesgaden Alps, his
native homeland. He struggles on the wall for an
entire summer and recovers during farm work.)
50’00
DE
Peter Künzel / smac media &
consulting
German
Hans Dülfer – Männer, die den Fels streicheln
(Men Who Stroke the Rock: Over over a hundred
years ago, Hans Dülfer became famous for
opening climbing routes in the Wild Kaiser and
Dolomite mountains which have since become
iconic milestones of alpinism. Similarly inspired,
Roland Hemetzberger attempts one of the
toughest routes in the Wild Kaiser.)
23’00
DE
Michael Düchs / Bayerischer
Rundfunk
German
The Road from Karakol (Exceptional American
mountaineer Kyle Dempster travels to Kyrgyzstan
equipped with a bicycle, climbing gear, a camera
and 10 words of Kyrgyz. His appealing travel
account grants insights into a largely unknown
region.) (Film shown outside competition.)
25’00
USA
Fitz Cahall / Duct Tape Then
Beer & 5 Point Film
English /
German
subtitles
Medius, 20:00
- Pioneers on the Rock Title
7
Schalthaus, 20:00
- Mountains Make You Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Kühe, Käse und drei Kinder (Cows, Cheese and
Three Kids: Braida (8), Marchet (6) and Jon (3)
spend a busy but instructive summer helping out
on a small summer pasture in the Swiss canton of
Graubünden. Removed from consumerism and
online life, their daily work with cows and cheese
becomes teaches them about the laws of the
world at large.)
93’00
CH
Susanna Fanzun / Pisoc
Pictures
German
Volcan con Sombrero (Volcano with Hat: Mt.
Popocatepetl is one of the world’s most
dangerous volcanos. The inhabitants of the
surrounding villages strike up a unique and in
many ways magical relationship with its lifelong
threat.)
13’00
DE
Helena Hufnagel, Tina Kringer
/ Cocofilms, HFF München
German
Quirinal, 20:00
- Times Are A-Changing Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Der Traum von der Alp - Das Paradies zwischen
Himmel und Erde (Pasture Dreams – Paradise
Between Heaven and Earth: Characteristic Alpine
landscapes are endangered as mountain
pastures dwindle away. In the German Allgäu and
in Switzerland, individuals and organisations try to
revive transhumance and traditional pasture
culture.)
43’00
DE
Florian Beck, Christian
Schnelting / ZDF
German
Die Wilderin (The She-Poacher: Elisabeth
Lackner is a legendary 19th century game hunter
and rebel from the Zillertal Valley. Reconstructed
scenes from her life convey the atmosphere of
mountain farming in her day.)
57’00
AT
Paul Rose, Jonas Julian Köck
German
Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Yosemite – Valley Uprising (Over the past 50
years the lonesome granite rocks of the Yosemite
Valley have attracted adventurers and nuts. More
importantly, Yosemite climbing art and culture
had a major influence on the development of
sports climbing. Among its protagonists are
climbing legends Dean Potter, Alex Honnold,
Lynn Hill, Jim Bridwell, Yvon Chouinard,
“Chongo” Chuck. An award-winning film.)
98’00
USA
Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen /
Sender Films
English /
German
subtitles
Sporthalle, 20:00
- Climber’s Eldorado -
8
Friday, 23 October 2015
Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, 10:00
- Children’s Programme Title
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
4’00
DE
Angelika Sigl / Text&Bild
Medienproduktion
German
Neuneinhalb: Ab in den Schnee – Gibt es die
perfekte Piste? (Repeat, see Thursday Oct. 22)
10’00
DE
Stefan Brand /tvision GmbH,
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
German
Anna und die wilden Tiere: Lama und Alpaka, die
Meisterspucker (Repeat, see Thursday Oct. 22.)
25’00
DE
Angelika Sigl / Text&Bild
Medienproduktion
German
Bären auf dem Vormarsch (Repeat, see Thursday
Oct. 22)
29’00
DE
Axel Gomille / ZDF
German
Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
12:00, A cheval autour du Mont Blanc (Around
Mt. Blanc on Horseback: Three horseriders
search for a route through the fascinating
mountain world surrounding Mont Blanc. Their
journey takes them across 140 km and through 3
different countries.)
52’00
FR
Peter Lazko / MC4/INA
French
Approx. 13:00, Mellen 6 – Lavurar d’enviern en il
Parc Naziunal Svizzer (Winter Work in the Swiss
National Park: In mid-March, Mellen 6 (“yellow 6”)
is killed by an avalanche. Two national park
guardians discover the dead steinbock and take
its GPS collar off. Usually, they are the only
people permitted into the park in winter – yet a
camera team was allowed to accompany them.)
26’00
CH
Bertilla Giossi /
Radiotelevisiun Svizra
Rumantscha
Rhaeto-Romanic
/ German
subtitles
Approx.13:35, Søsken til evig tid (Forever
Siblings: Sister Magnar (73) and her brother
Oddny (70) have never left their homestead. They
manage the family farm the way it has been done
for many generations, investing all their
knowledge and love into their daily chores.)
75’00
NO
Frode Fimland / FIM Film A5
Norwegian /
English subtitles
Approx. 15:00, Jurek (Kukuczka – A Man of
Courage and Humility) (Repeat, see Wednesday
Oct. 21)
73’00
PL
Pavel Wysoczański / Black
and White Productions
Polish / English
subtitles
Approx. 16:25, Im Val Müstair (In Val Müstair:
Close to the Italian border lies Switzerland’s
easternmost community: among steep mountains,
small hamlets surround the main village of
Müstair. What kind of people inhabit this unique
world of miniature organic farms?)
44’00
DE
Klaus Röder / Bayerischer
Rundfunk
German
Approx. 17:15, Snow Wars (Every year in
November, a tough battle begins in the Canadian
Rocky Mountains. In British Columbia, one of the
world’s most snow-rich regions, it turns into a
veritable war against nature.)
47’00
DE
Frank Mirbach / Mineworks
Film
German
Approx. 18:10, On the Trail of Glaciers – Mission
Alaska (After successful expeditions in the
Karakoram and the Caucasus, the team
surrounding Fabiano Ventura sets out to survey
the effects of climate change on Alaskan glaciers
and animal habitats.)
53’00
IT
Paula und die wilden Tiere (Repeat, see
Thursday Oct. 22)
Duration
Schalthaus, Start 12:00
Nonstop Programme (no presenter)
Tommaso Valente, Federico Italian / German
Santini / SD Cinematografica
subtitles
9
Barocksaal, 17:00
- New Paths Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Der Lechtaler Weg zum Skitourenglück (The
Lechtal Trail Towards Ski Touring Bliss: Famous
Mt. Arlberg towers at the western end of the
Lechtal Alps. In winter, utter silence reigns within
this wild and rugged mountain range, where one
is unlikely to meet other ski tourers. A father and
daughter embark on a 5-day adventure.)
27’00
DE
Fridolin Baur / Bayerischer
Rundfunk
German
Lifelines (Repeat, see Wednesday Oct. 21)
16’00
GB
Ross Harrison / Jane Dyson
English /
German
subtitles
First Ascent – Kunyang Chhish East (Repeat, see
Wednesday Oct. 21)
37’00
IT
Milena Holzknecht,
Alessandro Bandinelli, Matteo
Vettorel / Storyteller-Labs
German
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Der Karnische Höhenweg (The Carnic High
Route: This multifaceted route runs across 200
km along the Austro-Italian border. It is a tough
trail, which forces its hikers to give their utmost
and treats them to ample rewards.)
45’00
DE
Florian Guthknecht /
Bayerischer Rundfunk
German
Wege entstehen durch gehen (Paths are Made by
Walking: Anke is a social education worker and
was born with a physical disability. This however
does not stop her from seeking sportive
challenges, for instance on Mt. Hochvogel (2.600
m) in the Allgäu. Will she be able to summit?)
29’00
DE
Sylvia Rothe (abm
Medien/Rubin Film
German
Redemption: The James Pearson Story (UK trad
climbing legend James Pearson’s tremendous
early success tempts him to over-grade several
first ascents. Having endured a major loss of
reputation and honed his skills in Europe for
several years, he returns to the UK to climb the
previously misjudged “Rhapsody” route.)
53’00
GB
Paul Diffley, Chris Prescott /
Hot Aches Productions
English
RideUp „Blowin’ in the wind“ (Snowkiting is a
fascinating experience between the sky and
powder snow. Embarking on this adventure
means befriending the wind’s power und grants
completely new perspectives.)
11’00
FR
Dal Magic Wood al Action Wood (Repeat, see
Thursday, Oct 22)
25’00
CH
Petra Rothmund /
Radiotelevisiun Svizra
Rumantscha
Rätoromanisch
/ German
subtitles
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
87’00
USA
Ben Knight, Travis Rummel
(Felt Soul Media, Stoecker
Ecological)
English /
German
subtitles
Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, 17:00
- En Route Title
Medius, 17:00
- Testing Boundaries -
Arnaud Wareck, Johann Civel French / English
/ RideUp Johann Civel
subtitles
Quirinal, Start 17:00
- Water Under Arrest Title
DamNation (An odysee across the United States
to the nation’s largest dams, which dominate
landscapes and massively impact on vegetation
and wildlife.)
10
Sporthalle, 17:00
- Death or Life Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Freifall – Eine Liebesgeschichte (Free Fall – A
Love story: Two individuals faced with mortality
fall in love, wishing to live together. He is a BASE
jumper, she has cancer. While she fights for her
life, he finds his free-falling death. Ironically, it is
the world of BASE jumping which renders to her
the best advice for handling her fears.)
83’00
CH/DE
Mirjam von Arx / ican films
GmbH
German / Swiss
German /
English
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
DE
Peter Brunner
German
Barocksaal, 20:00
- Alpine Club Night I Title
Reading by Peter Brunnert: „Wir müssen da
hoch!“ (We gotta get up there!)
DAV – Ohne Ehrenamt ginge hier gar nichts
(German Alpine Club – Without Volunteers We
Wouldn’t Exist: Countless individuals work hard
and without pay to enable others to enjoy nature
and to experience the mountain world.)
13’00
DE
Ingo Herbst /
HerbstundHerbst.tv
German
Hans Dülfer – Männer, die den Fels streicheln
(Repeat, see Thursday, Oct. 22)
23’00
DE
Michael Düchs / Bayerischer
Rundfunk
German
Sunakali – Ein Mädchentraum wird wahr (Short
version) (Repeat, see Thursday, Oct. 22)
(51’00)
Nepal
Bhojraj Bhat / Good Neighbors
of Nepal
English /
German
subtitles
Miejsce – The Place (Repeat, see Wednesday,
Oct. 21)
14’00
PL
Julia Poplawska / MUNK
Studio Polish Filmmakers
Association
Polish / English
subtitles
The evening’s host Michael Pause from Bavarian Public Broadcasting will welcome a number of interesting guests.
Please note: to accommodate its immense popularity, the German Alpine Club (DAV) programme will simultaneously be
screened in the Sporthalle venue, albeit it in different sequence.
Thoma-Saal, 20:00
- Winter Impressions Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Ernst Heckelmann und seine fernen Gipfel (Ernst
Heckelmann and His Faraway Peaks: From early
childhood on he went skiing, later her trained with
slalom pro Christian Neureuther. Yet despite his
great talent, Ernst does not become a skier but a
painter. His motifs are snow-decked peaks.)
45’00
DE
Frieder Käsmann /
Bayerischer Rundfunk
German
Winter im Lechtal (Winter in the Lechtal Valley:
As picturesque as the Lechtal mountain
landscapes are in summer, as harsh and
forbidding can they be during the long winters.)
44’00
DE
Klaus Röder / smac media &
consulting
German
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
38’00
IT
Markus Frings / Mediaart
Production Coop
German
Medius, 20:00
- At the Limit Title
Der Zinnenmann – Christoph Hainz (Pinnacle
Man – Christoph Hainz: He counts among the
most versatile alpinists and his name is mostly
associated with the Dolomites, in particular with
the famous Tre Cime di Lavaredo.)
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Vertriders – Burning Mountain (“Vertriding” is a
special form of mountain biking. The “Vertriders”
from Innsbruck, Austria, seek to find out whether
the skills they have acquired on extreme terrain
around Innsbruck will hold up in the mountains of
Namibia.)
12’00
AT
Johannes Mair / Alpsolut
Moving Pictures
English /
German
The Frozen Titans (A wall you couldn’t climb in
summer and wouldn’t want to climb in winter: the
Helmcken Falls. Ice climber Will Gadd knows that
the technically challenging mixed route on the
back wall of the 141 m waterfall can only be
mastered at sub-zero temperatures when the
loose rocks are held in place by frozen spume.)
30’00
CAN/AT
Bryan Smith, David Pearson /
Red Bull Media House
English /
German
subtitles
Scotland – Sail and Climb (The Hamburg
geologist Ralf Gantzhorn discovered climbing
while studying in Scotland. He is particularly fond
of the largely unclimbed Hebrides, a group of
islands which can only be reached by boat.)
20’00
AT
Johannes Mair / Alpsolut
Moving Pictures
German
Schalthaus, 20:00
- Homeland Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Zum Wohl, Tirol! (Cheers, Tyrol! A portrait of one
of the Alps’ most famous and contradictory
valleys, the Tyrolean Ötztal, where beery aprèsski dominates Sölden, while an ancient inn in Ötz
still cooks on wood fires.)
29’00
DE
Michael Petsch / ZDF
German
Engadin – Wildnis der Schweiz (The Engadin –
Swiss Wilderness: A hundred years ago
Switzerland’s first national park was founded in
the Engadin Valley. The “garden of the Inn”
remains Switzerland’s largest untamed
wilderness and wildlife refuge, a place where
nature is allowed to shape itself.)
50’00
CH
Kurz Mayer, Judith Doppler /
kurt mayer film
German
Miejsce – The Place (Repeat, see Wednesday,
Oct. 21)
14’00
PL
Julia Paplawska / MUNK
Studio Polish Filmmakers
Association
Polish / English
subtitles
Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
The Adventure of the Dodo (Four years after their
first “vertical sailing” project, Sean Villanueva
O’Driscoll, his climbing musicians and their
captain Bob Shepton set sail once again. Their
goal: the glassy granite walls along the coast of
Greenland. “Vertical Sailing Greenland“ received
the Prize for a Junior Filmmaker in Tegernsee in
2011.)
55’00
BE
Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll
English / French
Die Freiheit, die ich meine (Repeat, see
Wednesday, Oct. 21)
49’00
AT
Eduardo Gellner / ed.ge
pictures
German
Quirinal, 20:00
- Dreams -
12
Sporthalle, 20:00
- Alpine Club Night II – (see Barocksaal)
Title
DAV – Ohne Ehrenamt ginge hier gar nichts
(Repeat)
Sunakali – Ein Mädchentraum wird wahr (Repeat)
Miejsce – The Place (Repeat)
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
13’00
DE
Ingo Herbst /
HerbstundHerbst.tv
German
(51’00)
Nepal
Bhojraj Bhat / Good Neighbors
of Nepal
English /
German
subtitles
14’00
PL
Julia Poplawska / MUNK
Studio Polish Filmmakers
Association
Polish / English
subtitles
DE
Peter Brunnert
German
DE
Michael Düchs / Bayerischer
Rundfunk
German
Lesung Peter Brunner „Wir müssen da hoch!”
(Repeat)
Hans Dülfer – Männer, die den Fels streicheln
(Repeat)
23’00
13
Saturday, 24 October 2015
Schalthaus, Start 12:00
Nonstop Programme (no presenter)
Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
12:00, Talking to the Air – The Horses of the Last
Forbidden Kingdom (The border between the
Kingdom of Mustang and China is situated along
nameless mountains. The inhabitants of Mustang
live in almost medieval conditions and sustain a
spiritual relationship to their horses. Today, rapid
globalisation turns the heart of this unique nation
towards an uncertain future.)
58’00
Nepal/USA
Sophie Dia Pegrum / Horsefly
Films, Adventure Nepal
Productions
English
Approx. 13:05, Die Welt reicht nur so weit man
sieht (The World is Only as Wide as the Eye Can
See: Karl Gamper (94) has spent his entire life on
a steep mountain side above Merano, Italy. Even
if his horizon only extends as far as the next
mountain peak, he is able to share stories from a
rich and fulfilled life.)
42’00
IT
Rudy Kaneider / TV16 KG
Southern
Tyrolean /
German
subtitles
Approx. 14:00, Yosemite – Valley Uprising
(Repeat, see Thursday, Oct. 22)
98’00
USA
Peter Mortimer, Nick Rosen /
Sender Films
English /
German
subtitles
Approx. 15:50, Bike2Boat Norway (Repeat, see
Wednesday, Oct. 21)
22’00
DE
Olaf Obsommer / Big-OProductions
German
Approx. 16:20, The Frozen Titans (Repeat, see
Friday, Oct. 23)
30’00
CAN/AT
Bryan Smith, David Pearson /
Red Bull Media House
English /
German
subtitles
Approx. 17:20, The Road from Karakol (Repeat,
see Thursday, Oct. 22)
25’00
USA
Fitz Cahall / Duct Tape Then
Beer & 5Point Film
English /
German
subtitles
Approx. 17:55, Eishockey – Mädchentraum im
Himalaya (Ice Hockey – A Girl’s Dream in the
Himalayas: In the Indian Himalaya province of
Ladakh at 3,500 m of altitude, people have been
practicing ice hockey for decades, but so far the
sport was male-dominated. 20-year old Tsewan
Chuskit is currently one of Ladakh’s best players
and exemplifies a new female presence.)
52’00
DE
Stefan Richts / Medienkontor
Movie GmbH
German
Barocksaal, 17:00
- With Paraglider and Climbing Rope Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
The Rocky Mountains Traverse (In August 2014
paragliders Will Gadd and Gavin McClurg attempt
the first ever paragliding flight across the 1,200
km mountain chain of the Rockies. They traverse
extremely rough high mountain territory, where
grizzly bears outnumber humans, and spend their
nights on lonesome peaks.)
52’00
CAN/AT
Bryan Smith, David Pearson /
Red Bull Media House
English
Der Zinnenmann – Christoph Hainz (Repeat, see
Friday, Oct. 23)
38’00
IT
Markus Frings / Mediaart
Production Coop
German
14
Thoma-Saal, 17:00
- Explorations Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Von Strausberg zum Mount Everest (From
Strausberg to Mount Everest: A team of die-hard
German glider pilots and scientists explores Mt.
Everest from above – to be exact from 9,000 m of
altitude, special cameras under the wings of their
high-tech gliders and sensors on chest and
forehead. The project benefits glacier research,
mountain rescue and disaster prevention.)
45’00
DE
Heiderose Häsler / Rundfunk
Berlin-Brandenburg
German
Seen auf dem Dach der Welt – Der Karakul in
Tadschikistan (Lakes at the Roof of the World –
the Karakul in Tajikistan: Crystal-clear Asian
mountain lakes are among the most appealing
bodies of water in the world. Karakul means
“black lake”. People in Pamir say it looks darker in
correspondence to the height of the mountain you
look down from.)
43’00
DE
Stefan Kühnrich / Saxonia
Entertainment GmbH, MDR
German
Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Wingmen (Three of the world’s best BASE
jumpers take their passion of “proximity flying” to
utterly spectacular sites from Rio de Janeiro,
Chamonix, Dubai, Bangkok and La Réunion to
the Tianmen Mountains, descending at very close
proximity to their terrain and chosen obstacles.)
52’00
NO
Siesta Films, Ellioth & Winter
Production
English /
German
subtitles
The List (Everybody has a bucket list. The
athletes in this film have already experienced
more than most of us can ever dream of – their
remaining extreme skiing dreams include
numerous hard-core challenges.)
33’00
AT
Matthias Mayr / M-Line
German
Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Jeff Lowe’s Metanoia (North America’s greatest
extreme climbing legend Jeff Lowe was
instrumental in the re-invention and development
of the climbing sport. During a life crisis, he
completes a first ascent of the Metanoia route up
Eiger’s North Face and gains a renewed sense of
direction – one that proves invaluable to him as
he faces motor neuron disease and the greatest
challenge of his shortening days.)
78’00
USA
Jim Aikman / Jeff Lowe /
Connie Self
English /
German
subtitles
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
DE
Tilmann Remme, Gieri Venzin
/ Spiegel TV
German
Medius, 17:00
- Extreme Goals -
Quirinal, 17:00
- Change of Mind -
Sporthalle, 17:00
- Alpine History Title
Tatort Matterhorn (Repeat, see Wednesday, Oct.
21)
86’00
15
Barocksaal, 20:00
- Final Celebration and Conferring of Prizes Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Zurück zum Urwald – Nationalpark Kalkalpen
(Return to the Virgin Forest: The largest Alpine
wilderness effort flourishes in the Austrian Lime
Stone Alps National Park, where majestic lynx
pass through a wildly romantic, ever-growing
jungle.)
52’00
AT
Michael Schlamberger /
Science Vision Filmproduktion
GmbH
German
Chamonix – Mont Blanc: Une histoire de
conquête (History of Conquests: Since the days
of Enlightenment, Mont Blanc has been the
destination of many passions and conquests, e.g.
the birthplace of alpinism, an arena for climbers
and skiers, subject for painters and writers.
Starting point remains the town of Chamonix.)
52’00
FR
Jeanne Mascolo de Filippis /
MC4/INA
French /
German
subtitles
With Festival Patron Dr. Heiner Geißler.
Cinematic highlights of the festival.
Thoma-Saal, 20:00
- Pioneers Title
Medius, 20:00
- Fascination of Rock Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Abenteuer in der Felsmauer – Tour durch die
Watzmann-Ostwand (Adventure on the Rock
Face – A Tour Across Mt. Watzmann’s East
Face: Thomas, father of the infamous “Huber
Boys”, tackles the Eastern Alps’ highest rock face
– facing a stunning backdrop above Lake
Königssee and a challenge sought by many.)
14’00
DE
Georg Bayerle / Bayerischer
Rundfunk
German
Hubers Heimspiel – Der Weg in die Wand
(Repeat, see Thursday, Oct. 22)
50’00
DE
Peter Künzel / smac media &
consulting
German
Scotland – Sail and Climb (Repeat, see Friday,
Oct. 23)
20’00
AT
Johannes Mair / Alpsolut
Moving Pictures
German
Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Sunakali – Ein Mädchentraum wird wahr (Repeat,
see Thursday, Oct. 22)
51’00
Nepal
Bhojraj Bhat / Good Neighbors
of Nepal
English /
German
subtitles
La quête d’inspiration: Alexandre Deschaumes,
Photographies Éthérées (Repeat, see
Wednesday, Oct. 21)
52’00
FR
Mathieu LeLay / Mona Lisa
Production
French /
German
subtitles
Schalthaus, 20:00
- In Focus -
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Quirinal, 20:00
- Away From the Crowds Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Alpen abseits des Trubels – Alternative
Bergsteigerdorf (Alps Without Crowds – the
Mountaineering Village Option: Austria currently
boasts 20 mountaineering villages who have
retained their authentic architecture and traditions
instead of investing in fun parks, resort-style
pistes and mega-hotels.)
44’00
DE
Brigitte Kornberger /
Bayerischer Rundfunk
German
Peru – Ein Alpaka für Christobal (An Alpaca for
Christobal: 9-year-old Christobal and his father
live at high altitude in the Peruvian Andes. As part
of the Q’eros people, they are descendants of the
Incas and even today observe ancient rules and
traditions. One of these is the adoption of a
newborn alpaca cria by a child.)
52’00
DE
Angelika Vogel / Medienkontor
Movie GmbH
German
Sporthalle, 20:00
- Mountain Extremes Title
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Mica to Greenland (Inspired by one small photo,
snowboarder Lucas Debari undertakes an
expedition to an unknown mountain, simply
because it rises quite so elegantly from an equally
unknown Greenland glacier.)
23’00
USA
Lucas Debari / Sherpa
Cinema
English
The Grand Canyon of the Stikine (Repeat, see
Wednesday, Oct. 21)
17’00
DE
Olaf Obsommer / Big-OProduction
German
Into the Light (Repeat, see Wednesday, Oct. 21)
52’00
DE/AT
Jochen Schmoll / Red Bull
Media House
English /
German
Duration
Nation
Screenwriter/Producer
Language
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, from 9:30
Title
Matinée with the winning films
(detailed programme will be available from
Saturday evening)
(Please note: All programme information is subject to correction / short term changes may occur.)
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