Dutch Mountain Film Festival

DUTCH MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL Dutch Mountain Film Festival (DMFF) is an independent film festival with a diverse programme revolving around the theme of mountainfilm. The festival is intended for film buffs, mountaineers and lovers of the outdoors. It also caters for those who like arthouse film or extreme sports .In addition to new and established mountain films, the festival also puts on a varied programme of side events featuring music, art, food and sports. Following a trial in 2007, the first festival proper was held in Heerlen in 2011. The ninth edition in 2019 was attended by more than eight thousand visitors from all over the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France and even South America. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic our 10th edition had to be staged online, nonetheless we registered more than 10,000 streams. Initiators: Thijs Horbach, Toon Hezemans The 11th edition of the Dutch Mountain Film Festival will take place from 2 to 7 November 2021 in Heerlen, the Netherlands and in Aachen, Germany … where the mountains begin. The Dutch Mountain Film Festival has been a member of the International Alliance for Mountain Film (IAMF) since 2014. MOUNTAIN FILM: The mountain film is one of the oldest genres and uses its own imagery. We are all familiar with its clichéd images: death-defying panoramas of mountain ridges, glaciers and rock faces, alternating with heart-stopping shots of fingers clawing for hand-holds, boots losing their footing and rocks breaking free. But the harsh mountain world is also portrayed for its symbolic and mythical significance. In this vertical wilderness, human resolve is confronted with all its deepest fears and vulnerabilities. The mountain film tells the story of humankind’s struggle with nature and records the stunning beauty of the untamed mountain world. The mountain film uses this world as its backdrop or metaphor for narrating the story of the human confrontation with the unadulterated wilds.