Below are links to some of the projects we have funded
After losing her home in the 2024 Jasper wildfire, aerial artist Sasha Galitzki is forced to reckon with catastrophic changes to her mountain home. Embers connects Sasha's loss in the wildfire and the glacial recession she has witnessed in her creative work to highlight their common root: climate change.
Featuring Sasha Galitzki
Directed by Trixie Pacis
Embers had its world premiere at the 2025 Banff Mountain Film Festival with a live performance by Sasha.
In celebration of their 50th anniversary, the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival launched its newest initiative to support emerging filmmakers in pitching their film ideas to an international jury in front of a live audience. We were proud to be a major sponsor of this event and are excited that we will be supporting the film Watermaker.
Waterkeeper (Kyrgyzstan)
By Nazgul Omurzhanova
Waterkeeper follows Nazgul's father, Rysbek, who has provided drinking water to a mountain village of 3,000 people for over 30 years. His work involves traveling 7 km through rugged terrain to a water base in the mountains 2–3 times a week, cleaning it, and sending water to the community. This year, due to health issues, Rysbek must leave his job, but no one in the village is ready to take his place. The film observes how the community faces this challenge, seeks a solution, and experiences the consequences of water scarcity. Through her father’s story, the film highlights the global challeng of limited access to clean drinking water and the vital role of individuals who sustain their communities.
$10,000 - Sponsored by Beyond Boundaries Films
Forever Emerging
Several members of the Beyond Boundaries team participated in the final project for the Adventure Filmmakers workshop as "talent". The film was created over a 30 hour window at the Banff Centre's Adventure Filmmakers Program by Apolla Echino, Pauline Allio and Andrea Bellemare and featured Lynne and Chuck Stanich, Kathy Clark and Bradley Rosenberg with Keith Partridge providing voiceover. The film explores the challenges of female emerging filmmakers.