BANFF Film Festival
Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to App State for 28th year
Tickets are on sale now.
The Banff Mountain Film Festival returns to Appalachian State University at the
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts from Thursday, March 20, through Saturday, March 22,
2025, and tickets are currently on sale and selling out quickly.
Hosted by University Recreation at Appalachian State University, the festival’s World Tour has been
making stops in Boone for 28 years, inspiring audiences with the world’s best films that highlight
mountain adventure, culture and the environment. This year, a Road Warrior will be coming to
Appalachian State University and curating films specifically for App State.
The festival was established in 1976 as a program of the Banff Centre of Arts and Creativity in
Canada, and has since become the largest international mountain film festival. This year’s World
Tour is planning screenings in more than 1,000 communities in 35 countries across the globe, and
the screenings at App State are among the biggest in North America.
Local tour hosts select their own festival programming from the best of over 400 films submitted to
Banff. App State will show three completely different film screenings each night and will also have
live music and vendors on Friday and Saturday night.
“This festival is a highly anticipated event that has been an important part of the Boone community
for over 20 years,” said Jacob Norris, App State University Recreation outdoor programs coordinator.
“I believe that our audience will continue to be inspired by the diversity, enthusiasm and energy that
each film highlights.”
Tickets for the festival are $15 for App State students and $20 for the general public. Tickets can be
purchased online at https://schaefercenter.appstate.edu/tickets, by phone at (800) 841-2787, or in
person at the Schaefer Center Box Office. Online tickets are limited to eight tickets per buyer.
Presenting partners for this year’s festival include Footsloggers Outdoor and Travel Outfitters, App
State’s Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, VPC Builders, Appalachian Ski
Mountain, Bear Trail Studio, and Western Carolina Eye Associates.
For more information, email theschaefercenter@appstate.edu.