Today, 28 of November 2009, the jury of Ninth International Film Festival for Mountains, Extreme Sports and Adventures, Bansko 2009 after watching the movies, part of competition programme,
D E C I D E D:
The following awards are adjudging:



1) Grand prix – to: “Berhault”, France, 2008, Gilles Chappaz, Raphael Lassabliere, 69’

2) Judge Special Award – to: “In Nansen footsteps. Through Franc Josef Land”, Norway, 2009, Borge Ousland, Thomas Ulrich, 53’

3) Award for Bulgarian short film for Mountains, Extreme sports and Adventures ( for Bulgarian filmmakers only ) – to: “Goleshovo”, United Kingdom/ Bulgaria, 2008, Ilian Metev, 34’

4) Municipality of Bansko Award for the film of special cultural values – to: “The wooden carpet”, Iran, 2008, Abdolrahman Mirani, 20’

5) Award for complete realization in extreme conditions – to: “Oltre la parete”/ “Beyond the wall”, Italy, 2009, Elio Orlandi, 36’

6) Prize of the Bansko Tourist` s Busyness Union for the film on alpine sport, exploration or adventure – to: “Carstensz – the seventh summit”, Slovakia, 2008, Pavol Barabáš, 45’ and for cycle of four films “Polskie Himalaje”/ “Polish Himalayas”, Polska, 2008, Anna-Maria Filipow, Krzysztof Wielicki, Jen Szeroki.


Augusto Golin (president, Italy):

Mariana Evstatieva – Biolcheva ( Bulgaria ):

John Porter (Great Britain):

Mihail Mihailov ( Bulgaria ):

Radoslav Spasov ( Bulgaria ):

Rumen Stoichkov ( Bulgaria ):

Janusz Mayer ( Poland ):


28.11.2009, Bansko