Kendal Mountain Festival
kendal mountain festival annual festival held november kendal cumbria edge english lake district uk one diverse festival kind world attracting film premières around world current festival patron sir chris bonington leo houlding result covid pandemic celebrated th anniversary completely online event filmmaker tv producer adventurer top brand athlete speaker gather take part four day film talk book exhibition covering aspect mountain adventure sport culture also main social event outdoor enthusiast uk british mountaineering council state far largest varied event type europe main social event outdoor enthusiast uk heart programme international film competition film screened entry thirteen category prize available genre include culture environment action sport exploration shortform documentary well comprehensive speaker programme guest year event form part festival include kendal mountain literature festival speaker focus mountain landscape nature sense place festival kind uk festival also host boardman tasker prize mountain literature festival invests money community outreach school programme remote screening kendal school programme free family adventure programme extra expenditure local economy generated kendal mountain festival independently calculated excess £m festival even cited sunday time one reason young people attracted kendal place live kendal mountain festival mission inspire people explore enjoy represent mountain wilderness culture robert macfarlane festival patron state festival celebrates relation people place – landscape human heart – play culture especially literature many varied event seek emphasise connection community age division official website httpsvimeocommountainfestival httpsfilmfreewaycomfestivalkendalmountain httpwwwopenadventurecomkmf