The Kendal Mountain Festival (also known as the Kendal Mountain Film Festival) is an annual festival held in the town of Kendal

Kendal

Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, in the third week of November "to celebrate mountain culture in film, lectures, art and literature". The British Mountaineering Council

British Mountaineering Council

The British Mountaineering Council is the national representative body for England and Wales that exists to protect the freedoms and promote the interests of climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers, including ski-mountaineers...

 states that it "is by far the largest and most varied event of its type in Europe and it's the main social event for outdoor enthusiasts in the UK."

The main event at the festival is the mountain film competition, which features the premieres of over 50 films selected from 200 films by filmmakers from all over the world. Ten prizes are awarded.

The winner of the annual Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature

Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature

The Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature is an annual prize of £3000 awarded by the Boardman Tasker Charitable Trust to an author or authors for 'an original work which has made an outstanding contribution to mountain literature.' It was established in memory of Peter Boardman and Joe...

is also announced at the festival.