Sixth International Mountain Film Festival in Bansko (Bulgaria), 14-17 December, 2006
JURY’S REPORT

The Jury of the Fifth International Mountain Film Festival in Bansko (Bulgaria), comprising:
1. Jerzy Surdel (Poland) – president, filmmaker,
2. Mrs. Mariana Evstatieva-Biolcheva (Bulgaria) – filmmaker,
3. Mrs. Iva Petroni (Bulgaria) – journalist,
4. Mr. Radoslav Spasov (Bulgaria) – filmmaker,
5. Mr. Borislav Kolev (Bulgaria) – film reviewer and critic, vice director of the Bulgarian National Television,
6. Mr. Cyril Doskov (France) – mountaineer and climber,
7. Mr. Rumen Stoichkov (Bulgaria) – journalist, Program “Horizons” of the Bulgarian National Radio,
8. Mr. Georgi Tasev (Bulgaria) – public figure.

Grand Prix
The prize has been awarded to:
“The Other Face of K2”, Spain, Óscar Cadiach, Xavier Casillanis, Narcís Noguera Lluís Palahí,

Jury’s Special Prize to
“Fatima’s Hand”, Germany, Jens Hoffmann,

The prize for complete realization in extreme conditions to
Pavol Barabaś (Slovak Republic) and film Pururambo”,

Special Prize for the best Bulgarian film or television production to
“In the shadow of Nanga Parbat”, Doychin Boyanov, Nikolay Petkov,

City of Bansko Prize for the film of special cultural value to
“Greina”, Switzerland, Villi Hermann,

Prize of the Bansko Tourist’s Busyness Union for the film on alpine sport, exploration or adventure to
“No Permanent Address”, Canada, Jean Gamilovskij, Aaron Black.

SIXTH INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL IN BANSKO,
DECEMBER 14-17, 2006

FILM PROGRAMME

FILM SHOWING IN THE HALL OF THE HOTEL “RODINA” – BANSKO
December 14, Thursday
13.00-13.27 - “Tibetan signs – nomads and peaks”, Bulgaria, 2006, Gerasim Velichkov-Jerry, Christo Stoychev, 27’
13.27-13.52 - “Mountains Without Barriers”, USA, 2006, Michael Brown, 25’
13.52-14.00 – “By a thread”, Spain, 2005, Juan Carlos Romera, 9’
14.00-15.29 – “Tavaline Seiklus”, Estonia, 2005, Liivo Niglas, 89’
15.30-16.00 – “Majorka – pot i krew” (“Majorca Island – sweat and blood”), Poland, 2006, “Hybryda Film Studio”, 30’
16.00-16.30 – break
16.30-17.00 - “Winter conventions”, Bulgaria, 2005, Rumiana Stanimirova, Lyudmil Kolev, Chavdar Krastev, 30’
17.00-17.28 – “Greina”, Switzerland, 2006, Villi Hermann, 28’
17.28-18.30 – “Conflict Tiger”, Great Britain, 2005, Sasha Snow, 62’
18.30-19.00 – break
19.00-20.25 - “Les femmes du Mont Ararat”, France, 2004, Ervann Briand, 85’

December 15, Friday
11.00-11.20 - “To the end”, Bulgaria, 2006, Alexander Denkov, 20’
11.20-12.12 – “Tshering – Leben in den Alpen und im Himalaya”, Italy, 2005, Armin Widmann, 52’
12.12-12.36 – “Nomads”, USA, 2006, Polly Green, 24’
12.36-13.00 - “Smolyan Town”, Bulgaria, 2006, Antonia Tocheva, 24’
13.00-14.00 – break
14.00-14.25 - “Argentina is telling legends”, Bulgaria, 2006, Slavyan Stoylov, 25’
14.25-15.09 – “Memento – A Boulder Life Line”, Austria, 2005, Gerald Salmina, 44’
15.09-15.36 – “Spiti”, Bulgaria, 2006, Gerasim Velichkov-Jerry, 27’
15.36-16.00 - “The stolen beauty”, Bulgaria, 2006, “Bulgarian Kedar Dome Expedition’ 2005”, Yordan Bankov, 25’
16.00-16.15 – break
16.15-16.41 – “gurlamandhata.com”, France, 2005, Johan Perrier, 26’
16.41-16.46 – “Downhill in Zakopane”, Poland, 2006, Sebastian Crzaszcz, 5’
16.46-18.00 – “L’Abbyso”, Italy, 2005, Alessandro Anderloni, 75’
18.00-18.30 часа – break
18.30-20.20 - “Il vento fa il suo” (“The wind blows”), Italy, 2005, Giorgio Diritti, Fredo Valla, Roberto Cimatti, 110’

December 16, Saturday
11.00-12.00 – “No Permanent Address”, Canada, 2005, Jean Gamilovskij, 60’
12.00-12.27 - “Ice climbing in Malyovitsa”, Bulgaria, 2006, Tsvetelina Abrasheva, Joanna Kapanova, 27’
12.27-13.00 – “Red Tower”, Austria, 2005, Gerald Salmina, 33’
13.00-14.00 – break
14.00-14.50 – “Gesause – the roaring mountains”, Austria, 2005, Michael Schlamberger, 50’
14.50-15.29 – “Fatima’s Hand”, Germany, 2006, Jens Hoffmann, 39’
15.30-15.54 – “The peak”, Bulgaria, 2006, Mira Yanova, 24’
16.00 – “The Other Face of K2”, Spain, 2005, Óscar Cadiach, Xavier Casillanis, Narcís Noguera Lluís Palahí, 43’
16.45-17.00 – break
17.00-18.26 – “Schneeweisse Schwarznasen” (“Snow – white Black noses”), Switzerland, 2006, Sylviane Neuenschwander-Gindrat, 2006, 86’
18.25-20.00 - “Les amants de la Dent Blanche”, France, 2006, Raymond Vouillamoz, 95’
20.00-21.00 – Two Bulgarians against “Killer Mountain”
A premiere of the film “The shadow of Nanga Parbat” (Bulgaria, 2006, Doychin Boyanov, Nikolay Petkov, 30’)


December 17, Sunday
11.00-12.00 – “Anomaly”, USA, 2006, “Teton Gravity Production”, 60’
12.00-13.00 – “Light of the Himalaya”, Nepal/ USA, 2006, Michael Brown, 64’
13.00-14.00 – break
14.00-14.25 – “Shisha Pangma winter expedition”, Poland, 2006, Dariusz Zaluski, 25’
14.25-14.45 – “Cerro Torre, el arca de los vientos”, Italy, 2006, Ermanno Salvaterra, Rolando Garibotti, Alessandro Beltrami, 20’
14.45-15.40 – “Pururambo”, Slovak Republic, 2005, Pavol Barabas, 56’
15.40-16.00 – break
16.00 – closing ceremony

FILM SHOWING IN THE OFFICIAL HALL OF THE BANSKO COMMUNITY CENTRE
December 14, Thursday
13.00-13.30 - “A concert in the foot of Everest”, Bulgaria, 1997, Alexander Iliev, 30’
13.30-14.20 – “Iran - journey to the unknown Orient”, Germany, 2003, Wolfgang Thaler & Peter Thomsen, 50’
14.20-14.51 – “The North Face adventure trophy Zakopane 2006”, Poland, 2006, 31’
14.51-15.42 – “A journey to the centre of Earth”, Russia/ Ukraine, Denis Provalov, 51’
15.42-16.00 – “Rescue & Search”, USA, 2003, Christine Sullivan, Joel Metlen, 12’)
16.00-16.30 – break
16.30-17.30 – “La route turque – de l’ Anatolie a l’ Altai”, France, 2005, Jean-Baptiste Warluzel, Falk van Gaver, 60’
17.30-17.53 – “Forgotten species”, Serbia, Sasha Milanovich, 23’
17.53-18.33 – “Frost”, Denmark, 2004, Nick S. Mikkelsen, 40’

December 15, Friday
10.00-10.08 - “The old rock”, United Kingdom, 2003, Paul Raistrick, 8’
10.08-11.00 - “Caught in the headlights”, USA, 2006, 53’
11.00-11.30 - “Mountain soldiers”, Bulgaria, 2005, Krasen Buchkov, Lyudmil Kolev, Chavdar Krastev, 30’
11.30-11.55 – “Bloc”, Denmark, 2004, Martin Paldan, 25’
11.55-12.22 - “Ladakh”, Bulgaria, 2006, Gerasim Velichkov-Jerry, 27’
12.22-12.37 - “Offpiste", Denmark, 2004, Rene Johannsen, 15’
12.37-13.00 - “Nepal – divine and mortal”, Bulgaria, 2006, Slavyan Stoylov, 25’
13.00-14.00 – break
14.00-15.29 – “Der Judas from Tirol”, Germany, 2005, Werner Asam, 89’
15.30-16.00 – “LaoLao”, Poland, 2006, “Hybryda Film Studio”, 30’
16.00-16.15 – break
16.15-16.53 – “Novalesa, a winter tale”, Italy, 2004, Fredo Valla, 38’
16.53-17.20 – “The river from Shiva’s hair”, Bulgaria, 2006, Gerasim Velichkov-Jerry, Christo Stoychev, 27’
17.20-18.00 – “Wszysko prawie o wyprawie”, Poland, 2006, Dariusz Zaluski, 40’

December 16, Saturday
11.00-11.44 – “Jenseits von Samarkand – eine usbekische Liebesgeschichte”, Germany, 2005, Lisa Eder, Thomas Wartmann, 44’
11.44-12.21 – “XPL skała”, Poland, 2005/ 2006, 37’
12.21-12.56 – “Big Deal”, Denmark, 2005, Rolf Petersen, 35’
13.00-14.00 – break
14.00-14.57 – “Bezad’s last journey”, Ireland, 2004, John Murray, 57’
15.00-15.48 – “Colder than Ice”, New Zeeland, 2002, James Heyward, 48’
15.48-16.17 – “Escape across the Himalayas”, Germany, 2000, Maria Blumencron & Richard Ladkani, 29’
16.17-16.44 – “Yosemite”, Italy, 2002, Valerio Folco. Luca Bich, 27’

December 17, Sunday
11.00-11.18 – “Tibet”, Bulgaria, 2001, Alexander Iliev, 18’
11.18-11.36 – “Międzynarodowe mistrzostwa Polski w boulderingu Tarnów 2006’”, Poland, 2006, 18’
11.36-12.36 – “Total Telemark V 'SessionS”, USA, 2005, Stephane Riendeau, 60’
12.36-12.50 – “Omaggio a Patrick Berhault” (“Tribute to Patrick Berhault”), Italy, 2005, Luca Bich, 14’
13.00-14.00 – break
14.00-14.26 – “Three steps in fantastic land”, Switzerland, 2005, Romolo Nottarris, Gianluigi Quarti, 26’
14.26-14.32 – “Rowery we mgle”, Poland, 2006, 6’
14.32-15.32 – “Flying over Everest”, Italy, 2004, Fabio Toncelli, 60’