Touching The Void Premiere At Kendal Film Festival

Here's an unmissable date for your diaries - ooops, nearly wrote dairies there - the gala premiere of the new film of Touching The Void is going to be at this year's Kendal Mountain Film Festival between the 13th and 16th of November.

Everything we've read and heard about the dramatic documentary reconstruction of Simpson's epic story of near death in the Andes has been positive, and the author himself will be there to introduce the first showing of the film. Even better, it'll be shown repeatedly right through the festival, so everyone should get a chance to see it.

The 'Void' premiere should be just the icing on the cake of one of the world's top three mountain film festivals. Presented by Berghaus and the Northwest Development Agency, Kendal has grown fivefold over the last four years and the combination of mountain films, lectures, art, workshops and events pulls in visitors from all over the world.

And all the signs are that this year's will be one of the best ever.

Festival Director, John Porter, says: 'This November we have one of the most exciting line up of films and speakers that we have ever seen, and the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of Everest will be quite exceptional. The Kendal Mountain Film Festival is really making a name for itself internationally, not only for the quality of the event, but also as the place to come for inspiration and entertainment.'

We'll be bringing you more detailed information on the festival over the next few months, but for further info now, just mosey on over to www.mountainfilm.co.uk. Tickets will be available from August from the Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal, tel 01539 725133.