Snow Film Fest

International film festival of winter travel and sports films. Snow Film Fest takes place on 3 December 2029 at Beseda cinema in Plzeň.

PROGRAMME:
18:00 - 18:10 Opening
18:10 - 18:24 Minus 103 Degrees
18:24 - 19:08 Once in a Lifetime
19:08 - 19:25 Hungry for Gravity
19:25 - 19:45 Break
19:45 - 19:55 Competition
19:55 - 20:30 Cool Head and Heart
20:30 - 20:45 Ice Builders
20:45 - 21:00 Ice Fools
21:00 - 21:05 Festival closing

Minus 103 Degrees / Feline Gerhardt / Germany / 14 min / English (Czech subtitles) - On 19 February 2023, German mountaineer Jost Kobusch made history as the first person to solo climb Denali (6,190 m) in winter - North America's highest peak. He reached the summit via the Messner Couloir, becoming the first climber to complete this route in a winter solo ascent. He endured extreme cold and isolation for more than 35 hours in one of the world's most unforgiving environments.

Once in a Lifetime / Jérôme Tanon / France / 44 min / English, French (Czech subtitles) - The film follows the journey of the renowned De Le Rue family: Xavier, Victor, and eighteen-year-old Mila sail across the Drake Passage to ski down the steep ice slopes of Antarctica. Mila's initiation into high-altitude freeriding is captured through personal diaries that reveal her growth as she faces her own fears.

Hungry for Gravity / Bernhard Braun / Austria / 17 min / English (Czech subtitles) - Freerider Bernhard Braun takes viewers on a journey through the Austrian Alps to the summit of Albonakopf. Along the way, he grapples not only with English pronunciation but also with the pressures of modern ski film industry. In the search for the perfect powder slope, a simple conclusion emerges: you cannot win without losing. A personal reflection on his career with breathtaking footage from the Tyrolean and Vorarlberg Alps.

Cool Head and Heart / Alex Heitler / France / 35 min / French (Czech subtitles) - After his fourth victory on the Freeride World Tour, Victor de Le Rue returns to the mountains. An intimate film told through his inner voice captures...