This year, the Belley Mountain Heritage Film Festival falls on the same day as International Women's Rights Day, so the theme for 2026 is naturally ‘Women and Mountains’.
Two female mountain film directors will be honoured: Paola Nessi, guest of this fourth edition, who will present her films MIRELLA D'ART ET DE MONTAGNE, McKINLEY 1961, HISTOIRE D'UNE AMITIÉ and KIBO HUT, and Eliza Kubarska, a Polish filmmaker whose latest film L'ULTIME ASCENSION, a real cinematic event of the year, will be presented in the evening. The film TRANSITION VERTICALE, featuring climbing champion Natalie Berry, will be presented by the Ain Roc association.
As every year, the programme is largely international, with films from the United Kingdom, Italy and Poland that will take us to Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America, Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, Ben Nevis, the highest peak in Scotland, the Grigna massif in Italy and Kangchenjunga in the Himalayas, the third highest peak in the world, alongside some of the biggest names in climbing and mountaineering.
As in previous years, you will be welcomed in the morning with coffee. At lunchtime, a tartiflette meal will be served, and in the evening, cocktails will be served.
This year, there will be a new feature: an exhibition of paintings by artist Vicky P.Art dedicated to the mountains, which will also be followed by a private viewing in the middle of the afternoon.
A busy day entirely dedicated to the mountains!
As every year, the programme is largely international, with films from the United Kingdom, Italy and Poland that will take us to Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America, Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, Ben Nevis, the highest peak in Scotland, the Grigna massif in Italy and Kangchenjunga in the Himalayas, the third highest peak in the world, alongside some of the biggest names in climbing and mountaineering.
As in previous years, you will be welcomed in the morning with coffee. At lunchtime, a tartiflette meal will be served, and in the evening, cocktails will be served.
This year, there will be a new feature: an exhibition of paintings by artist Vicky P.Art dedicated to the mountains, which will also be followed by a private viewing in the middle of the afternoon.
A busy day entirely dedicated to the mountains!
