Archive:VIMFF 2007
In collaboration with Alan Formanek from VIMFF, VOC members and related friends will have access to a group rate of $12/evening (instead of the regular price $15/evening) for the duration of the festival. In order to obtain these tickets, we'll need first to know how many people will be interested to come see these films and which evenings. Please post the evenings where you, your friends and/or family members will be coming.
Price: $12 / evening
Sign Up Dateline: Friday, February 16th, 7:00 am
Note: The film program are now up.
Contents
Friday, February 16th
VIMFF Festival Opening
Presented by MEC, with Opening Reception;
VIMFF 2007 Photo Contest Awards and Exhibition Opening;
Himalayan veteran Dan Mazur and Andrew Brash in “Debacle on Everest and the Rescue of Lincoln Hall” live presentation: the events leading up to the May 2006 rescue on Mt Everest and other stories; and other VIMFF films screenings.
Location: Centennial Theatre
2300 Lonsdale, North Vancouver
Time: 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
Present:
- Christian Champagne
- Tiffany Shen ( is this the sign up sheet?)
Saturday, February 17th
Mountain Film Buff Matinée 1 with VIMFF film select
Location: Centennial Theatre
2300 Lonsdale, North Vancouver
Time: 3 pm (doors 2 pm)
Present:
Note: (Price will be less) $ 9 at door, free with two evening Centennial Theatre tickets – available only at Centennial Theatre Box Office
VIMFF Climbing Evening
Presenting leading American climbers Beth Rodden and Tommy Caldwell in “The Nose and El Capitan” live presentation and films on their free-climbing the of biggest walls via hardest and fastest ascents; and other climbing films. Also see Dave MacLeod taking 60ft+ whippers in Scotland, and Thailand deep-water soloing.
Location: Centennial Theatre
2300 Lonsdale, North Vancouver
Time: 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
Present:
- Christian Champagne
- Vincent Johnson
- Mike Blicker (+2, total of 3 tickets please)
- Cynthia Thomson
Sunday, February 18th
VIMFF Polish, Czech and Slovakian Evening
Location: Pacific Cinémathèque
1131 Howe Street, Vancouver
Time: 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
Present:
Monday, February 19th
VIMFF Ski Evening
With a guest speaker and films.
Location: Pacific Cinémathèque
1131 Howe Street, Vancouver
Time: 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
Present:
- Christian Champagne
Tuesday, February 20th
VIMFF Mountain Biking Evening
With “Robbin McKinney in Great Bike Journeys of the World”; and films.
Location: Pacific Cinémathèque
1131 Howe Street, Vancouver
Time: 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
Present:
- Christian Champagne (Oh ya!)
- Sebastian Oppel
- Charissa Pinnell
Wednesday, February 21st
VIMFF World Adventures Evening
With Colin Angus and Julie Wafaei in “Beyond the Horizon” live presentation and film on their mind-boggling 2 year circumnavigation of Earth using human power only; and other films.
Location: Centennial Theatre
2300 Lonsdale, North Vancouver
Time: 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
Present:
- Christian Champagne
- Eva Wingren
- Stu Masterman
- Charlie Caunt
- Imogen BoSmith
- Line Christiansen
- Valerie Smith
- Leilanie Beckett
Thursday, February 22nd
Youth Community Program for the North Shore Schools
With Colin Angus and Julie Wafaei in “Beyond the Horizon”.
Location: Centennial Theatre
2300 Lonsdale, North Vancouver
Time: 1:30pm
Present:
Note: By donation
VIMFF Alpine Climbing Evening
Presented by Grivel North America, featuring Kelly Cordes and some of his most inspiring dirtbag climbs in the hardest corners of the globe in “Trying, Failing, and Sometimes Succeeding: The Most Memorable Climbs”; and other films. Also alpine climbing from Peruvian Andes, the Garwhal Himalaya in Northern India, AND "Knowing Andy (story of a winter week spent in the company of the suffer-mister Andy Kirkpatrick as he drags up Scottish slush piles" which comes highly recommended from people in the know.
Location: Centennial Theatre
2300 Lonsdale, North Vancouver
Time: 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
Present:
- Christian Champagne
- Sanaz Fotoohi
- Vincent Johnson
- April Hall
- Mike Blicker
- Simon Moreira (2 tickets)
- Bram van Straaten & Lara Thompson
- Dan Eagen
Geoff Powter: “Strange and Dangerous Dreams”
Slide show and book reading.
Location: Capilano Library, 3045 Highland Blvd, North Vancouver
Time: 7:30pm
Present:
Note: Admission free, please call ahead (604) 987-4471 to reserve a seat
BC Paddle Sports Festival
With film maker and expedition kayaker…; and other paddling films.
Location:ANZA Club, 3 West 8th Ave.,Vancouver
Time: 7:30 pm
Present:
Friday, February 23th
VIMFF BC/Canada Evening
With the legendary Canadian Arctic explorer John Dunn in a multimedia presentation “Journeys on the Wild Side...Exploring Canada's Devon Island” on exploring the world’s largest uninhabited island; and the latest films fabriqué au Canada.
Special Guest: Our ever own VOCer Arlin Kalenchuk with be MCing and presenting some "Croquet" material. Not to be missed !!!
Location: Centennial Theatre
2300 Lonsdale, North Vancouver
Time: 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
Present:
- Christian Champagne
Saturday, February 24th
Mountain Film Buff Matinée 2 with VIMFF film select
Location: Centennial Theatre
2300 Lonsdale, North Vancouver
Time: 3pm (doors 2pm)
Present:
Note: (Price will be less) $ 9 at door, free with two evening Centennial Theatre tickets – available only at Centennial Theatre Box Office
VIMFF Festival Finale
Presented by Arc’teryx with Josune Bereziartu from Basque Country in Spain, for many years the strongest female rock and sport climber in the world; and Canada's own Sonnie Trotter with a slide presentation and the film, Cobra Crack and other theatrical acts, both real and cinematographic, and more hard UK climbing from Dave Birkett. Also on the same evening as the VIMFF Film Awards, with the top films replayed, and the after-party.
Location: Centennial Theatre
2300 Lonsdale, North Vancouver
Time: 7:30pm (doors 6:30pm)
Present:
- Christian Champagne
- Vincent Johnson
- Mike Blicker
