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In 2023, Jakob Schubert makes climbing history with the first free ascent of the B.I.G. route in Norway’s Flatanger....

Kamera Alpin Austria

Katavi – Die Erlösung

Owen Prümm

The Katavi national park in western Tanzania has changed beyond recognition. Its lush wetlands have transformed into...

Best Newcomer Award

Ausgsting

Julian Wittmann

94min

Who hasn't dreamed of escaping the hustle and bustle of everyday life and the constraints of society? Just leaving...

Kamera Alpin in Gold - Alpinismus & Expeditionen

K2 Mon Amour

Mathieu Rivoire

In the summer 2024, Liv Sansoz and Zeb Roche set out to summit K2, 8611m, without oxygen with a crazy dream: to fly off...

Kamera Alpin in Gold - Sport in Berg- & Naturräumen

Sardinien – In den Felsen der Ogliastra

Judith Kopetzky

Véronique, Anne & Erik Lapied

The Italian island of Sardinia has far more to offer than just dreamlike beaches: mighty karst mountains, gorges and...

Kamera Alpin in Gold - Natur & Umwelt

2000 jours au Paradis

69min

Deutsch, Italienisch / engl. UT

This film chronicles a unique journey of over 2000 days in search of the wild. For 18 years, the Lapieds have been...

Kamera Alpin in Gold - Menschen & Kulturen

Moving Mountains

Andrea Costa

30min

Moussa, a young man from Guinea, finds a home on the farm of Rita, a farmer in South Tyrol. Through daily routines,...

Publikumspreis

Bergtour ins Verderben – Die Hochschwab-Tragödie 1988

Bergtour ins Verderben – Die Hochschwab-Tragödie 1988

Brandon Thompson, Bradford Schmidt

Shortly after All Saints’ Day in 1988, seven young hikers go missing on the Hochschwab, setting in motion the Styrian...

Lobende Erwähnungen

I See Without Eyes

Rafa Jaime lost his eyes to cancer when he was young. As his vision died, his determination to conquer impossible feats...

Bergtour ins Verderben – Die Hochschwab-Tragödie 1988

Shortly after All Saints’ Day in 1988, seven young hikers go missing on the Hochschwab, setting in motion the Styrian...

Buhl – über alle Gipfel hinaus

Werner Bertolan

88min

On 3 July 1953, Innsbruck’s Hermann Buhl achieves a coup: In a 41-hour ascent, he becomes the first person to climb...

Am seidenen Faden – Die Geschichte von Philipp Hrozek

Florian Nick

Englisch, Inuktitut, Mandarin-Chinesisch, Norwegisch / engl. UT

Climbing was Philipp Hrozek’s greatest passion until a devastating car accident turned his life upside down. “BY A...

Trade Secret

Abraham Joffe

100min

Trade Secret follows three unlikely allies on a mission to protect polar bears from international commercial trade....

Movie overview 2025

2000 jours au Paradis

Véronique, Anne & Erik Lapied

69min

This film chronicles a unique journey of over 2000 days in search of the wild. For 18 years, the Lapieds have been...

A BASE Jumper’s Mind

David Durstberger

48min

As its title suggests, this film offers a captivating insight into the minds of BASE jumpers – people who throw...

a.K. 50 Jahre Hidden Peak – Der versteckte Gipfel

Hans-Robert Schauer

35min

Fifty years ago, a Styrian expedition led by Graz-based Himalayan pioneer Hanns Schell succeeded in making the third...

a.K. Matthias Walkner – Meine Längste Etappe

Christian Prates

22min

Marco Tribelhorn | troublehaus

Matthias Walkner is the winner of the 2018 Dakar Rally and Austria's most successful motocross rider. But in 2023, he...

a.K. Talking Transition

9min

Talking Transition follows Arianna Tricomi – one of the most successful athletes on the Freeride World Tour – as...

Afrikas Berge – Madagaskar: Andringitra- und Ibity Massiv

Friederike Schlumbom

Africa’s high peaks are silent guardians of the landscape. So, too, on Madagascar. Separated from the mainland more...

Afrikas Berge – Tansania: Kilimandscharo und Mount Meru

Carsten Heider

At 5895 metres, Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest peak and the emblem of Tanzania. Unlike the plains surrounding...

Alone Across Gola

Jude Kriwald

21min

"What am I doing"? It had been two whole days since Jude had seen another person, and his armed guide ran off with his...

Alpine Quest 2025

Aurélie Gonin

March to May 2025, Ironman World Champion Loubna Freih and mountain guide Mélanie Corthay will traverse the Alps from...

Am seidenen Faden – Die Geschichte von Philipp Hrozek

Florian Nick

Julian Azulay, Joaquin Azulay

Climbing was Philipp Hrozek’s greatest passion until a devastating car accident turned his life upside down. “BY A...

Antarctica – Domain One

94min

The Gauchos del Mar are known throughout the world for their surfing adventures. On their travels, the two brothers...

Ausgsting

Julian Wittmann

94min

Who hasn't dreamed of escaping the hustle and bustle of everyday life and the constraints of society? Just leaving...

B.I.G. – A World First

Johannes Mair

In 2023, Jakob Schubert makes climbing history with the first free ascent of the B.I.G. route in Norway’s Flatanger....

Bergtour ins Verderben – Die Hochschwab-Tragödie 1988

Shortly after All Saints’ Day in 1988, seven young hikers go missing on the Hochschwab, setting in motion the Styrian...

Bike or Die

Johannes Mair

13min

“Bike or Die” is an extraordinary bike movie that combines story and action in a fascinating way. Two hunters...

Blame

Christian Frei

123min

Disinformation has become an instrument to attack and discredit scientists and health professionals for political...

Buhl – über alle Gipfel hinaus

Werner Bertolan

88min

Englisch, Persisch / engl. UT

On 3 July 1953, Innsbruck’s Hermann Buhl achieves a coup: In a 41-hour ascent, he becomes the first person to climb...

Champions of the Golden Valley

Ben Sturgulewski

81min

After narrowly missing his chance to become Afghanistan's first Olympic skier, Alishah Farhang returns to the remote...

Concerto Vertical

Marco Küster

16min

Ann Johnson Prum, Doug Shultz, Filipe Deandrade, Brian Moghari

The “Huberbuam” brothers are climbing legends. But who would have known that Alexander Huber also plays the piano?...

Das Jaguar Paradies

Nick Rosen, Gareth "Gaz" Leah

This film shows the fascinating relationships in the Costa Rican wilderness. Each year, thousands of olive ridley sea...

Death of Villains

37min

Kai Lightner: sunny guy, climbing prodigy and role model at the age of 14. But his body throws a spanner in the works...

Deeper

Jennifer Peedom

87min

In a remote part of New Zealand, lies a cold, dark and mysterious cave system with the potential to be the deepest...

Die GROHAG Trilogie

Simon Wendler

26min

The Grossglockner Hochalpenstraße – engineer Franz Wallack’s materpiece of alpine road design – is located in...

Die Leoparden-Dynastie – Ranas Aufstieg

Aishwarya Sridhar

Jaipur, the royal city of India, is home to 3.1 million people. Right in the middle of the urban hustle and bustle,...

Die Nikobaren – Auferstehung eines Archipels

Varun Alagar Surendran

51min

The Nicobar Islands were significantly impacted by the massive tsunami of 2004. This documentary is a compelling...

Die vier Elemente der Alpen – Wasser, blaues Gold

Robert Grantner

44min

The Alps are Europe’s most important source of water. They are home to numerous clear mountain lakes, glaciers and...

Eintauchen ins tiefe Blau – Unsere Seen im Süden

Jan Haft

43min

As storms rage in mountain-flanked valleys, the lakes along the Alpine foothills turn into roaring seas. From...

Eishockey im Himalaya – Eine Spielerin in der Klimakrise

Irja von Bernstorff

25min

Deachen is at home in Ladakh, a region situated in India’s north at 3500 metres above sea level. Together with her...

Elegy for A Glacier

Stephanie Falkeis

16min

When a young glaciologist is summoned to her remote home village to prepare an expert report on the nearby glacier, she...

Elsewhere

Gabriele Canu

Italienisch / engl. UT

Does rock climbing always have to be about performance and levels of difficulty? In this film by Gabriele Canu, a...

Emil & Karl – kleine Reifen große Berge

Holger Wimmer

34min

"Emil & Karl - Small Tires, Big Mountains" follows Jakob and Konne, two adventurous fathers, on a six-day mountain bike...

Eternal Solo

Andrea Cossu

31min

Italienisch / engl. UT

Stefano Ragazzo wasn’t born among the mountains; his passion came later, like a bolt from the blue, with climbing...

Europas Amazonien – Das große Auenland

Szabolcs Mosonyi

In the area where Croatia, Serbia and Hungary’s borders meet lies an almost unknown jewel: the Kopački Rit, a huge...

Everest Revisited 1924 – 2024

John Porter, Dom Bush

42min

Everest Revisited 1924-2024, uses extensive historical footage, as well as interviews with Everest scholars and...

Fabelhafte Insekten – Käfer

Jan Haft

43min

Christian Baumeister, Jozef Kaut

No other group of animals is as large, no other animals as colourful and diverse as beetles. The film ‘The Fabulous...

Faszination Europa – Majestätische Berge

Deutsch, Englisch / dt. UT

Europe’s mountains are more than commanding landscapes – they are home to a fascinating and bizarre fauna. A golden...

FOMO – フォーモ

Bastian Meier

08min

The relentless hunt for the perfect powder day, driven by weather apps and the nagging fear of missing out—welcome to...

Girl Climber

Jonathan Glassberg

83min

Professional climber Emily Harrington has summited Everest, 8000-meter peaks, and dominated the competition circuit,...

Going East

Loic Isliker

33min

"Going East" is a self-documented film that follows a group of curious skiers on a mission to travel as far east as...

Gold

Paul Schweller

10min

Deutsch / engl. UT

This experimental ski film approaches the mountain from a different perspective. Shot exclusively during the golden...

Guts – a Female Expedition Through Africa

Patrizia Bruno

64min

What happens when women abandon rules, roles, and logic to follow their guts until the end of the road? Patrizia and...

H5N1: Conservation in Crisis

Valentin Blüml

Anabel Münstermann, Philip Flämig

‘H5N1: Conservation in Crisis’ reveals the devastating impact of avian flu – not only on wildlife but on those...

Höhenrausch – Laura Dahlmeiers Leben nach dem Biathlon

44min

Laura Dahlmeier was one of Germany’s most successful biathletes, with two Olympic and seven world championship golds...

Hungry Gravity

Bernhard Braun

17min

Brandon Thompson, Bradford Schmidt

Full-time action camper Bernhard feels challenged, not to say provoked, by the modern ski film industry, where every...

I See Without Eyes

Rafa Jaime lost his eyes to cancer when he was young. As his vision died, his determination to conquer impossible feats...

Ice

Thibault Gachet

20min

After 15 years of competing at the highest level worldwide, taking them to the top of the podium, Tristan and Louna...

Ice Farmers – Reshaping the “Third Pole”

Afsar Awan

13min

In the remote mountains of northern Pakistan – home to the world’s highest number of glaciers outside the polar...

Infiltradas

Maria Isabel Diaz Novo

Spanisch / engl. UT

A fascinating journey into the depths of the earth, through grottos, gorges, ice caverns and caves, ever on the trail...

Into Altai

Yannick Boissenot

35min

Nick Danielson, Antoni Perelló

This film takes us deep into the Tavan Bogd massif, nestled in the Mongolian Altai Mountains. Camille Armand, Pierre...

Into the (Un)known

42min

Sometimes testing limits requires you to look at a familiar place in a new way. When Kilian Jornet returned to the...

JAMES – 100 Years in the Walls

Pavol Barabas

77min

Slowakisch / engl. UT

Spanning over a century of adventure, this inspiring documentary chronicles the legendary Slovak mountaineering...

Jamie Logan: All In

Jim Aikman

11min

When Jamie Logan pioneered some of the most challenging alpine and rock climbs of the 1960s and '70s, she went by the...

K2 – Triumphe und Tragödien

On July 31, 1954, the 8,611-meter-high K2 was first climbed by Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli – a triumph of...

K2 Mon Amour

Mathieu Rivoire

Robin Villard, Thomas Jarrey

In the summer 2024, Liv Sansoz and Zeb Roche set out to summit K2, 8611m, without oxygen with a crazy dream: to fly off...

Kahuna El Camino de Hielo

56min

Two years earlier, during their studies, the Kahuna team had embarked on a sailing and skiing expedition to Norway and...

Katavi – Die Erlösung

Owen Prümm

The Katavi national park in western Tanzania has changed beyond recognition. Its lush wetlands have transformed into...

Korsika – Eine Insel und ihre Berge

Nikolaus Mahatsek

46min

Christine Sonvilla, Marc Graf

Napoleon was Corsican, and the character of his birthplace had a strong influence on its famous son. This Mediterranean...

Kroatiens Küste – Endlos und Wild

It is a world of bays straight out of paradise, steep cliffs, a mighty coastal mountain range and picturesque villages...

La Cimota – mein innerer Berg

Johannes Aitzetmüller

6min

Englisch, Dänisch, Japanisch, Schwedisch / engl. UT

La Cimota is an artistic and poetic short film about the freeskiing life of Matthias “Hauni” Haunholder – about...

Life and Other Problems

Max Kestner

97min

What is the meaning of life, death and all the rest? 10 years ago, the news that Marius the giraffe was put down by the...

Looking Back. The Art of Bolting

Alfonso García

29min

Spanisch / engl. UT

Only 1% of climbers bolt new routes. We approach a world unknown to many through the eyes of four climbers from the...

Lupi Nostri (Unsere Wölfe)

Samer Angelone

83min

Italienisch / dt. UT

This debut film of a scientist turned filmmaker documents the last two years of his former doctoral supervisor’s...

Mont Blanc Éternel?

Bertrand Delapierre

Professional photographer and mountaineer, journalist and author of numerous books, Mario Colonel has been based in...

Mountain Roots

Carrie McCarthy

19min

Deutsch, Italienisch / engl. UT

Bennett, an adventurous 9-year-old climber, embarks on a life-changing journey to Trentino, Italy, the land of her...

Moving Mountains

Andrea Costa

30min

Moussa, a young man from Guinea, finds a home on the farm of Rita, a farmer in South Tyrol. Through daily routines,...

Multimediavortrag Thomas Ulrich: “Horizont Nord”

Multimediavortrag Thomas Ulrich: “Horizont Nord”

Thomas Ulrich

100min

Englisch, Französisch, Italienisch / dt. UT

Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.

What makes people like...

Nepal – The Himalaya is Smaller Than you Think

Joerg Daiber

3min

nonverbal

Eight of the world’s ten highest peaks are in the Himalayas. Mount Everest, at 8848 metres, is the highest of them...

Odyssea Borealis – The Unknown Still Exists

Alessandro Beltrame

44min

Silvan Schüpbach, Matteo Della Bordella, Alex Gammeter and Symon Welfringer – every one a professional adventurer....

On The Way

Pascal Schelbli

Schweizerdeutsch / dt. UT

"We are not on a journey to save the world, but to save ourselves. Yet in doing so, we may save the world.” This...

Q&A mit Jakob Schubert

Jakob Schubert

60min

Deutsch, Englisch / dt. UT

Following the screening of ‘B.I.G. - A World First’, Austrian climber Jakob Schubert will be available to answer...

Requiem in Weiß

Harry Putz

61min

The glaciers in the Eastern Alps are dying – irreversibly, scientists agree. Experts are warning of the changing...

Riders on the Storm

Josh Lowell

28min

We’re in Patagonia, at the east face of the Torre Central. Icy sleet whips the rock face. Far above, a small figure...

Saalbach-Hinterglemm – Wo sich Natur und Mensch begegnen

Therese Engels

51min

Englisch, Arabisch / dt. UT

Saalbach-Hinterglemm lies at the heart of Austria and is one of the Alps' most renowned ski regions. The documentary...

Sama

Bachar Khattar

27min

SAMA (سما, Arabic VERB: soared, rose, climbed). Hiba, a Syrian refugee, and Sabine, a Lebanese citizen, live in the...

Sardinien – In den Felsen der Ogliastra

Judith Kopetzky

Hannah Drobir, Jona-Tristan Köhring

The Italian island of Sardinia has far more to offer than just dreamlike beaches: mighty karst mountains, gorges and...

Seasons of Change

9min

A dedicated mountain guide uses three mountain sports to explain how the current climate change is affecting the Alps...

Siegerehrung und Lange Nacht des Bergfilms

Mountainfilm Graz

240min

Sonam Choekyi Lama, Andrew Lynch, Ben Ayers

An annual highlight of Mountainfilm Graz is the presentation of the winning entries in the Grand Prix Graz and category...

Snow Leopard Sisters

96min

Englisch, Nepali / engl. UT

In Nepal’s remote Dolpo region, where fewer than 90 snow leopards remain, conservationist Tshiring Lhamu Lama returns...

Streamers, Steamers & Struggles on the Krka

Rožle Bregar, Rok Rozman

8min

Four kayakers (ab)use rafting as a means to catch fish on Slovenia's chalk stream called Krka. Casting flies amongst...

The Edge of the Frame

Simon Blair

39min

THE EDGE OF THE FRAME explores the movement aspect of rock climbing and highlights its similarities to ballet and...

The Future of Climbing

Guillaume Broust

Englisch, Französisch / engl. UT

Swiss cult climber Cedric Lachat is looking for solutions. With climbing no longer a niche sport, climbing gyms...

The Last Expedition

Eliza Kubarska

86min

Englisch, Nepali, Polnisch / dt. UT

The true story of Wanda Rutkiewicz, the first woman in the world to climb the highest peaks on earth. Wanda entered the...

The Nomad

Nick Danielson

18min

Meet Elhousine Elazzaoui, between the dunes of the Moroccan desert and the Alpine peaks of Ticino. In addition to his...

The Raftsmen

Chadden Hunter

81min

In 1973, a dozen misfits from seven countries embark on a seemingly impossible mission. Equipped with a 16mm film...

Tian – Generation Farmfluencer

Thomas Schäfer

62min

Our food is losing its value, the soil, its health, and the climate its stability. A designer with farming roots and a...

Torino Torino

Bernadette Weber

Englisch, Inuktitut, Mandarin-Chinesisch, Norwegisch / engl. UT

Italienisch / dt. UT

Turin in the 1950s: Best friends Valentino and Adriano are thirsting for action. Together, they embark on the greatest...

Trade Secret

Abraham Joffe

100min

Trade Secret follows three unlikely allies on a mission to protect polar bears from international commercial trade....

Treego of Life

Mathieu Le Lay

38min

In a remote cabin in Montana, Kier, a nature enthusiast, embarks on an introspective journey to reassess his impact on...

Tshegl

Philipp Silbernagl

11min

Beneath the picturesque surface of South Tyrol lies a world often misunderstood—a world where farmers are unfairly...

Twórcy (Creators)

Wojtek Kozakiewicz

24min

Polnisch / engl. UT

Routesetting is an invisible art that shapes the climbers' experience. This film follows a team of master routesetters...

Unseen Hueco – First ascents in Hueco Tanks with Jason Kehl

Jason Kehl

10min

“Figure out what you love to do is and try and do that one thing the rest of your life,” says Jason Kehl. What...

Vautour

Morgan Monchaud

32min

Franz Fuchs, Barbara Puskas

After 'Fond of Font' (Mountainfilm Graz 2024) and their 100 x 7A bouldering feat, Seb and Hugo have a new dream: taking...

Von Gröden zum Gardasee

Just 100 kilometers as the crow flies separate the alpine Val Gardena in the heart of the Dolomites from Lake Garda...

Wildes Wien

Martin Mészáros

Englisch, Mongolisch / engl. UT

Imperial splendour, cuisine and cultural gems – Vienna attracts visitors with its unique blend of delights for all...

Winter Taiga

Dominique Snyers

45min

Magsar and Ankhaa raise their children and reindeer in a remote valley in northern Mongolia. How do they cope with the...

Wunderwelt Seegraswiese

Florian Guthknecht

Seagrass does not only stores our planet's largest reserves of sugar – it protects beaches worldwide from erosion...

Y Ddraig

Richard Heap

66min

Der wilde Ritt auf dem Rücken des Drachen – der legendäre walisische Ultra-Berglauf „Dragon’s Back Race“ –...

Your Last Best (a Memphis Rox Story)

Glen Janssens

18min