For late submissions and enquiries, please contact our Program Director Tom Wright tom@vimff.org.

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.

For the upcoming season, we will plan to offer monthly virtual shows featuring select films, our Fall Series 2020 event running from November 20-29, and our February Festival 2021.

A New Vision

Festivals around the globe have had to adapt and evolve to the new world in 2020 and the VIMFF is embracing these changes with a fresh vision for our events.

Since the pandemic lockdown of Spring 2020, the VIMFF has expanded to offer online film streaming events to a global audience of mountain film lovers.

The VIMFF is still committed to serving our local outdoor community with engaging live events, film screenings, workshops and seminars. We believe that theatres are a sacred space, and the best medium in which to experience film. We can’t wait to return to the cinemas and begin supporting our local independent theatres again.

However, with the uncertainty surrounding the return of public gatherings, the VIMFF has decided to plan future festival events combining both live theatre shows and online streaming options. We hope to connect with our local community in person but if this is not possible, we want to be able to provide our viewers with programs in the comfort of their home and expand our reach to include our friends around the world.

February Festival 2021

Submissions are open from October 1st – November 15th for the 25th annual VIMFF.

The 2021 VIMFF event will run from February 19 –27. We will be offering virtual programs for online streaming, and if the situation allows, some small in person events to bring our community together.

All films selected will compete for our Annual Film Awards and will also enjoy a share of the revenues from online ticket sales. Preference will be given to those films not already available online.

To date, our online streaming events have been an incredible success for the filmmakers involved and we have expanded our reach to include viewers across Canada, the US and Europe. We hope that you will choose to submit your latest film to the VIMFF for consideration at our next event.

More information about submitting your film can be found on our Film Freeway page.