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NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival A True Community Event

Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 10:23 am | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

Doors open on the NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival this Friday 23 June with an exciting lineup of award-winning films and world-class speakers. The festival will run for five days in Wānaka (23 – 27 June) and two days in Queenstown (28 ... More >>

NZ Mountain Film Festival Brings Awarding-winning Kiwi-Made Films To The Adventure Capital

Thursday, 15 June 2023, 11:37 am | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

Queenstown, New Zealand (15 June 2023) – NZ filmmakers once again proved their talents, picking up several prestigious awards at this year’s NZ Mountain Film competition and Queenstown audiences will have the chance to watch their films when ... More >>

From Pioneering Mountaineer To Award-winning Author: David Vass Wins Mountain Book Of The Year Prize

Thursday, 4 May 2023, 11:24 am | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

Lake Wānaka, New Zealand (4 May 2023) – David Vass, one of New Zealand’s leading mountaineers, has been named as the recipient of the Nankervis/Bamford NZ Mountain Book of the Year for 2023 for his book Not Set in Stone . The $2000 grand prize is ... More >>

International And Local Speakers Set To Wow Audiences At The 2023 NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival

Monday, 3 April 2023, 9:22 am | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

Lake Wānaka, New Zealand (3 April 2023) – The speaker line up has been announced for the 2023 NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival and includes an exciting mix of international explorers and storytellers as well as some local legends, all set to entertain adventure-loving ... More >>

NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival Dates Announced, Competition Entries Open

Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 10:59 am | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

The dates for 2023 NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival have been released, with the popular seven-day event scheduled to run in Wānaka from 23 to 27 June, in Queenstown 29 to 30 June and online from 23 June to 23 July. The festival is now ... More >>

Festival Aims To Inspire A New Generation Of Adventurers

Tuesday, 21 June 2022, 6:18 pm | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

The NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival has been celebrating adventurous sports and lifestyles for two decades. It may have started out as an excuse for a bunch of climbing and snow enthusiasts to come together to watch cool movies, but 20 years ... More >>

NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival Programme Released, Film Award Winners Announced

Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 11:10 am | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

The programme for the 2022 NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival has been launched and tickets are on sale. The programme boasts a world-class collection of speakers, workshops and adventure films. View the 2022 NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival ... More >>

NZ Mountain Film And Book Festival Invites Entries And Doubles Prize Money

Thursday, 31 December 2020, 10:53 am | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

The NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival will run in Wanaka from June 25 to 29 and in Queenstown from July 1 to 3, 2021. The event will also be broadcast online nationally from June 25 until July 25, 2021. The 19th festival will present a wide range of ... More >>

NZ Mountain Film And Book Festival Announces Big Cash Prize For 2021

Monday, 13 July 2020, 12:01 pm | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

The NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival online sales closed this week. The live event and online festival were deemed to be a success by festival organisers and Trustees of the NZ Mountain Film Festival Charitable Trust. The financial support from patrons, ... More >>

NZ Mountain Film And Book Festival An Online Success

Monday, 29 June 2020, 2:31 pm | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

The NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival enjoyed many sold-out live shows this past weekend; however, its largest venue, the online cinema, is still screening the films nationally. The festival is on sale from 26 June to 5 July online with until July ... More >>

The First Major Event In Wanaka And Queenstown Since Lockdown

Saturday, 20 June 2020, 4:21 pm | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

Tara Mulvany | credit NZMFF The 18th NZ Mountain Film Festival will open this Friday 26 June in Wanaka and Queenstown. After months of uncertainty, Festival Director Mark Sedon is delighted to open the doors on the event. He says, “We are incredibly ... More >>

Kiwi Filmmakers Flourish

Friday, 12 June 2020, 9:31 am | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

The 18th NZ Mountain Film Festival received a high number of submissions to the Adventure Film Making competition from New Zealand filmmakers. The quality of film making and adventures has increased exponentially since the festival’s inception ... More >>

Good News For Festival Goers – The Show Must Go On

Friday, 8 May 2020, 9:36 am | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

Like every good adventure, plans change. The NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival is forging ahead to run the popular annual live festival in both Wanaka and Queenstown in late June. The charitable trust’s goal is to deliver the best event possible, ... More >>

The NZ Mountain Film And Book Festival Still On!

Friday, 27 March 2020, 12:00 pm | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

The 18th NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival is scheduled to run in a reduced capacity in Wanaka from 26 June to 28, followed by the popular National Tour. The festival director, Mark Sedon, has had to create adapted options for the festival format and ... More >>

Festival fosters a strong sense of community

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 9:44 am | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

The 17th annual Mountain Film and Book Festival has come to a close following a successful ten days. The festival had many sell-out shows and received an incredibly positive response to the films, speakers and community initiatives. The world-class ... More >>

Mountain Film and Book Festival Grand Prize

Saturday, 6 July 2019, 11:41 am | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

The 17th annual Mountain Film and Book Festival ran for 6 days in Wanaka and will conclude in Queenstown and Cromwell over the weekend. The Grand Prize award was announced on the final night of the event in Wanaka. The film will be playing tonight, Saturday ... More >>

Amazing films for a broad audience

Friday, 14 June 2019, 8:26 am | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

The NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival programme has been released and it offers a broad range of films focused on expeditions, the planet and people. In this year’s line-up a common theme in many films is why adventurers seek out adversity as a form ... More >>

Tickets on sale - programme announced

Saturday, 1 June 2019, 1:09 pm | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

The NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival have launched the 2019 programme and tickets are on sale. The ten-day programme boasts a world-class collection of speakers, workshops and includes 74 adventure films, 7 of which are world premieres. The event will once ... More >>

Mountain Book Awards

Friday, 17 May 2019, 9:24 am | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

The NZ Mountain Book and Film Festival invited authors to submit literature on the world’s remote places, expedition tales and stories about people and their adventures for the Mountain Book competition. Categories in keeping with the festival theme, ... More >>

Record Number of Films Received

Monday, 29 April 2019, 3:22 pm | NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival

This year the NZ Mountain Book and Film festival received more films than ever before. In total, 208 films were submitted in the international adventure film competition, a 16% increase on 2018 and a new record. Entries were received from Finland, Brazil, ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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