The VIMFF provides outdoor communities around the world with international mountain film screenings, live multimedia presentations, photo exhibitions, workshops, seminars and other special events.
We offer in person shows as well as virtual streaming events, and our World Tour travelling shows featuring award winning films. Driven by a passion for film, culture and the outdoors, we seek to advance the appreciation of films and film-making while inspiring, informing and educating the public in these areas.
The VIMFF runs two separate film submission drives for our main events – our Fall Series in November and our Festival in February.
Film submissions are now closed for the VIMFF 2026.
For enquiries or late submissions, please reach out to our Program Director, Ivan at [email protected]. Our next round of film submissions will open in the summer of 2025 as we prepare for the VIMFF Fall Series 2026.
VIMFF 2026
Film submissions for The VIMFF Fall Series 2025 festival are now closed. We are now accepting film submissions for The VIMFF 2026 Festival.
The Fall Series will take place November 12 – 20, 2025 and the Feb Fest will take place from February 21 to March 3, 2026. It will be a hybrid festival of in-person events at theatres across Vancouver and virtual programs offered online for streaming. All films selected will compete for our Annual Film Awards and will also enjoy a share of the revenues from our virtual programming. Preference will be given to those films not already available online for free.
Annual Film Awards - February 2026
(Films selected for both our Fall Series and February events will compete for awards)
Festival Grand Prize: $2,000
Best Mountain Culture Film: (B.C.M.C. Award): $1,000
Best Climbing Film: $1,000
Best Canadian Film: $1,000
Best Adventure Film: $500
Best Mountain Sport Film: $500
Best Environmental Film: $500
Best Short Film: $500
Best of BC Award (Presented by B.C.M.C): $500
Prize funds listed in Canadian Dollars.
Selected films also receive a share of revenue from our virtual programming.