Backcountry film festival 2026

Join members of the club and other backcountry enthusiasts at RMIT for
this year's 21st Annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival.

The backcountry film festival is a pre winter institution in Melbourne. This year’s screenings are a collection of 10 short documentaries and ski movies about the pursuit of adventure in the mountains, artistic vision, friendship, and how the snowsports community is adapting to a changing environment.

Hosted by Friends of the Earth, the festival will screen in the city at:
RMIT Building 80, 080.01.002 Level 1 Cinema
445 Swanston St
Melbourne, VIC 3000
To see the program go https://winterwildlands.org/backcountry-film-festival-21st-annual-season-lineup/

The plan is:

• Arrive from 6pm for yarns, merchandise, info stalls. Good chance to meet up with other YHA XC Ski members.
• The program kicks off at 6pm: starting with a few speakers from groups like Mountain Safety Collective and the Victorian Backcountry Festival, and a mini launch of this year's Mountain Journal print magazine, then
• at 6.30pm, we will screen the program that is put together by the US-based Winter Wildlands Alliance (check below for the listing of films, there will be a brief interval half way through)
• Followed by a selection of locally made backcountry films, including Alpine Odyssey, which covers Huw Kingston's winter crossing of the Australian Alps
• Finish by 8.00om

You can pre-purchase your ticket/s online ($25 household, $15 waged or $10 unwaged) Click here https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/bc_film_festival_2026 You will also be able to buy tickets on the night (cash or card).