Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival
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Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival is an independent film festival which aims to inspire, enlighten and entertain outdoor enthusiasts, whether they are climbers, skiers or snowboarders, kayakers, BASE jumpers or explorers.
The festival was established in 2003 and is now firmly established as an annual event, held in October each year in Edinburgh
. Over 2,000 people attend the festival each year, making the EMFF one of the best-attended mountain film festivals in the UK.
Past speakers include Sir Chris Bonington, Simon Yates
, Dave MacLeod
, Timmy O'Neill
, Andrew Greig
and Barry Blanchard
, as well as adventurers such as Mark Beaumont
, Benedict Allen
and Justine Curgenven.
The festival runs a film competition, a photography competition and writing competitions - all of which are open to anyone to enter.
The festival was established in 2003 and is now firmly established as an annual event, held in October each year in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
. Over 2,000 people attend the festival each year, making the EMFF one of the best-attended mountain film festivals in the UK.
Past speakers include Sir Chris Bonington, Simon Yates
Simon Yates (mountaineer)
Simon Yates is an English mountaineer best known through the book Touching the Void by Joe Simpson, and the film of the same name. Touching the Void recounts the 1985 ascent by Yates and Simpson of the West Face of Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes, Simpson's accident...
, Dave MacLeod
Dave MacLeod
Dave MacLeod is a Scottish rock climber and one of the foremost climbers in the UK, and one of the most accomplished all-round climbers in the world today...
, Timmy O'Neill
Timmy O'Neill
Timmy O'Neill is an American professional rock climber, guide, and comedian. He is nicknamed the "Urban Ape".O'Neill is originally from East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, one of seven children. After whitewater kayaking as a child, he began climbing as a teenager, scaling the cables of the Brooklyn...
, Andrew Greig
Andrew Greig
Andrew Greig is a Scottish writer. He grew up in Anstruther, Fife. He studied philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and is a former Glasgow University Writing Fellow and Scottish Arts Council Scottish/Canadian Exchange Fellow...
and Barry Blanchard
Barry Blanchard
Barry Blanchard is one of North America's top alpinists, noted for pushing the standards of highly technical, high-risk alpine climbing in the Canadian Rockies and the Himalayas.- Climbing accomplishments :...
, as well as adventurers such as Mark Beaumont
Mark Beaumont
-Career and writing style:A contributor to such titles as The Times, Shortlist, The Guardian and Uncut, Beaumont's writings have predominately appeared in the NME where he has written numerous reviews and interviews since 1996 and has also functioned as the magazine's letters and singles page editor...
, Benedict Allen
Benedict Allen
Benedict Colin Allen is a British traveller. He is best known for his survival modus operandi: tapping into local, indigenous knowledge above reliance on modern inventions. His approach is to present himself as ready to learn, like an infant; the communities that he visits take him under their...
and Justine Curgenven.
The festival runs a film competition, a photography competition and writing competitions - all of which are open to anyone to enter.