IMF Mountain Film Festival – India Tour 2026

The mountains have always been a source of inspiration, a place where we can challenge our limits, find solace, and rediscover our connection to the earth. Let us celebrate the spirit of exploration, the human spirit’s resilience, and the mountains’ enduring beauty.

Welcome to the IMF Mountain Film Festival India Tour 2026, an opportunity to see several short adventure films originating from India. Through this festival, the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF), the governing body of mountaineering in India, wishes to showcase the amazing adventure opportunities across India and also offer adventure filmmakers a platform to share their stories.

The IMF concluded the 7th edition of the IMF Mountain Film Festival in December 2025 at the IMF Campus in New Delhi. The IMF now announces the India Tour of the IMF Mountain Film Festival. The India Tour intends to facilitate multiple screenings of award-winning and popular films from the festival so that wider audiences can see the movies across India.

This Mountain Film Festival is a thrilling journey through the heart of the mountains. We’ll witness breathtaking cinematography, hear inspiring stories of human endurance, and celebrate the spirit of adventure that connects us all.

Over a couple of hours, you will witness the screening of a diverse selection of adventure films showcasing the natural beauty of our country and the wonderful adventure talent!!!!

Film Schedule

Opening Note: 11am – 11:05am

First Session: 11am – 12:05pm

Showing Up
7 minutes | English | Prashant Madan
A gruelling hike across the European Alps, turning a 2,000-kilometre, 145,000-metre-elevation trek into a raw journey of endurance, self-discovery and redefinition of success.

Duchess – Highland Gathering
9 minutes | English | Kopal Goyal
In January 2025, 15 women from across India gathered in Lonavala for the third Duchess Gathering — a weekend of highlining, rigging workshops, shared meals, and camaraderie. This film celebrates learning, laughter, and the spirit of women coming together in a sport still dominated by men.

Nazia – The Shepherdess and Her School
10 minutes | Hindi | Jalal Ud Din Baba
The journey of a young Gujjar Bakerwal shepherd-girl, Nazia, who balances tending sheep in the mountains with her dream of getting education.

Papsura – Peak of Evil
35 minutes | English | Morgan Shields
A documentary by Patagonia that follows snowboarders Nick Russell and Jerry Mark as they journey from California to the remote Himalayan summit of Papsura and attempt the most extreme descent of their lives.

BREAK: 12:00pm – 12:10pm

Second Session: 12:10pm – 1:15pm

Seeing Red – Saving Red Pandas
30 minutes | English | Mummun Dalaria
A documentary that follows India’s captive-breeding and conservation efforts to protect the endangered red panda and prepare rescued cubs for a return to their Himalayan forest home.

Stepping Stone
15 minutes | Marathi | Niraj Patil
Kokankada is a dramatic cliff its sweeping concave wall rising abruptly over the Konkan plains. Reaching its top is considered one of the toughest objectives for serious rock climbers in the Sahyadris. The film follows the remarkable journey of two women climbers who take on this formidable challenge, capturing their grit and partnership.

Changabang – Return to the Shining Mountain
20 minutes | English | Nick Kowalski
In 1976, British alpinists Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker made the first ascent of the West Wall of Changabang, for the next four decades the route gained legendary status as climbers from around the world would come to attempt to successfully repeat this route in 2022, three climbers from the New Zealand Alpine Team would try their luck on this infamous climb. Will they succeed?

Interactive Session with Select Filmmakers: 1:15pm – 1:30pm

Entry: FREE, RSVP here

Date: Sunday, 19th July 2026

Time: 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM

Contact for Assistance: Kamalesh Venugopal, +91 9845033680
Hon. Local Secretary, Bengaluru Unit

Venue:
Bangalore International Centre
7, 4th Main Road, Domlur II Stage
Bangalore, Karnataka 560071, India

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In collaboration with

Indian Mountaineering Foundation
The Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF) is the apex national body for mountaineering and allied sports. IMF supports, promotes and regulates national and international climbing and mountaineering in India and is affiliated to the UIAA (International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation). The IMF is also the regulatory body for the competitive Olympic sport of Sport Climbing and is affiliated with the IFSC (International Federation of Sport Climbing). The IMF is also engaged in mountain protection work, knowledge building and creating awareness of the Indian Himalayas.

The Himalayan Club
The Himalayan Club, founded in 1928, is one of the earliest mountaineering clubs to have been established in the subcontinent for the promotion of adventure and mountaineering. The club has a presence across the country and outside too. The club’s objectives is not confined to just mountain climbing but to a much wider range of interests and activities related to the mountain world, like publications, awards, lectures, social activities, sponsorships and mountain film festivals. First published in 1928, The Himalayan Journal (THJ) has achieved worldwide recognition as the most reliable reference on the Himalaya, Karakoram and the Hindukush. Members of the club include some of the most famous and decorated mountaineers and explorers in India and abroad. The club would soon be celebrating its centenary year with a series of activities!

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