Film Festivals A Go Go!

Mountain film festival season is well and truly underway with a reminder that the 2008 Sheffield Adventure Film Festival is on and runs over the coming weekend, with the organisers gleefully contemplating a pretty dire weather forecast.

There's plenty going on at ShAFF with flms showing in themed blocks from 11 am on Saturday morning - though don't forget the Friday evening programme too - through to Sunday afternoon and covering everything from mountaineering through to a special screening aimed at kids.

Another Saturday night highlight will be a live interview with Joe Simpson conducted by Gordon Stainforth and filmed by Alastair Lee. All good stuff, you can find comprehensive details and online booking at www.shaff.co.uk.

The Welsh Edge

Meanwhile the 4th Llanberis Mountain Film Festival is waiting in the wings. poised to hit the ground running on the weekend of 7-9 March 2008 - sorry about the mixed metaphors.

For £25 you can buy a weekend ticket that'll give you entry to a wide-ranging programme of films including some appropriately Welsh-themed ones along with some classic archive material, Best of Kendal films and world premieres, no less.

Also unique to the weekend is Slate of the Art., an audio visual presentation from the 1980s slate climbing boom featuring - and we quote - 'many first ascents, bad hair cuts and lycra'. Think Ashes to Ashes for climbers...

It really does look like a superb programme and the vibe at Llanberis is always good. You can find full details at www.llamff.co.uk.