Kendal Mountain Festival to screen 165 adventure films

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 31 Oct, 07:16 · Archive

Kendal Mountain Festival will screen more than 165 films including 26 world premieres from November 19 to 22.

Kendal Mountain Festival will screen more than 165 adventure films in Cumbria from 19 to 22 November. The festival's International Film Programme features 26 world premieres, 48 UK premieres and 25 European premieres, selected from over 650 submissions to the Kendal Mountain International Film Competition.

The films celebrate adventure storytelling and the human spirit in the outdoors. Competition judging will be carried out by an independent panel of film and outdoor industry experts, with 12 prize categories including Best Short, Best Adventure and Exploration, Best Environment and Best Climbing, alongside a Grand Prize. An audience-voted People's Choice award will also be presented.

The Kendal Mountain International Film Awards ceremony will take place in front of a live audience on Saturday, 21 November at 7.45pm. Jacqui Scott, CEO of Kendal Mountain Festival, said the event offers filmmakers 'the chance to be somewhere else entirely, yet completely here at the same time'.

How it is being reported

• Kendal Mountain Festival to screen more than 165 films, including 26 world premieresKendal Mountain Festival returns to Cumbria from November 19 to 22, with 165+ adventure films, 26 world premieres, awards and a £10,000 filmmaker grant.NW Evening Mail · 31 Oct, 06:00
• Kendal Mountain Festival to screen more than 165 films, including 26 world premieresKendal Mountain Festival returns to Cumbria from November 19 to 22, with 165+ adventure films, 26 world premieres, awards and a £10,000 filmmaker grant.Westmorland Gazette · 31 Oct, 06:00

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