February 5, 2009-The 33rd annual Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will return to Kingsbury Hall on the campus of the University of Utah February 23, 24, and 25. The tour will feature amazing big-screen stories as the audience journeys to exotic locations, paddles the wildest waters and climbs the highest peaks. Shows start at 7 p.m. each night.
This is the 18th year the U’s Outdoor Recreation Program (ORP) has brought the film festival to campus.

The following week on Tuesday March 3, also at 7 p.m., the Banff Radical Reels Tour comes to Kingsbury Hall where the best and most adrenaline filled films of the Banff Film Festival will be screened.

The Radical Reels Tour presentations focus on dynamic, high-adrenaline films featuring sports such as skiing, climbing, kayaking, BASE jumping, snowboarding, and mountain biking. These activities continue to be included on the World Tour, but the Radical Reels Tour is for audiences who prefer action films.

Different films will be screened each night. Tickets for both events are on sale now for $8 for each showing at the ORP building, Kingsbury Hall, and the Salt Lake City REI store. Call 801-581-8516 for more information.

To view an introductory video about the Banff Mountain Film Festival, please visit the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=CA&hl=en&v=IAMbREbCz5E

To view an introductory video of the Radical Reels Tour visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l9PluvYCwM

Film list for the Salt Lake City shows:

Monday, Feb. 23	Tuesday, Feb. 24	Wednesday, Feb. 25
The Red Helmet	The Sharp End: E Europe	If You’re Not Falling
Mtn. Town: Cowboy/Goddess	Papiroflexia	Mtn. Town: Grasshopper/Soldier
Red Gold	99 Days on Ice	Journey to the Center
Committed 2: Grit Kids	Dosage V: Meltdown	Seasons
The Last Frontier- PNG	Silent Snow	The Cable Car
Shikashika	Unbearable Lightness of Skiing	The Sharp End: Lisa Rands
Crux	Patagonian Winter	The Fine Line
Under the Influence

Details about these films are available at the Banff Mountain Film Festival Web site at: http://web.utah.edu/campusrec/outdoor_rec/documents/BANFF09SLCFilms.pdf

The Outdoor Recreation Program is a division of Campus Recreation Services and one of the oldest programs of its kind in the western United States. It was formally established in 1976 from a student-organized group known as the Ute Alpine Club. The ORP has expanded over the years and now offers learning programs, seminars, trips and equipment rentals.

The ORP services and programs are available to all students, faculty, staff, alumni of the University of Utah, and members of the general public.

For more information visit the ORP Web site at http://www.utah.edu/campusrec/orp_crs/orp.htm