Top of the World
Elevation: 2,080m
Get ready! Sun Peaks Resort is hosting a stop on the renowned Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour right here on our mountain.
More than 30 years ago, the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival launched an outreach program to bring the festival to communities around the world. Today, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour reaches more than 40 countries, bringing mountain films to audiences of more than 550,000 people each year across roughly 550 locations.
Experience one of the world’s most celebrated mountain culture festivals, featuring a curated selection of award winners and audience favourites from more than 400 annual submissions. Expect breathtaking mountain landscapes, powerful environmental stories and adrenaline-filled adventure from the Moraine Program.
Join us for this exclusive stop of the 2025-26 World Tour and celebrate adventure, storytelling, and a shared love of the mountains, and stick around for a prize draw from some of our sponsors!
Visit our local sponsors in the foyer of the event for some fun activations and some special deals, available during this event only!
Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Location: Sun Peaks Grand Ballroom
Time:
Doors - 6:00pm
Showtime - approximately 6:30pm
Prize draw - during intermission
Ages: 16+
During the intermission, we will hold the prize draw. The prize draw is complimentary (included in your ticket price).
We will announce the winning number 3 times, and if no one indicates they have the winning ticket, we will draw again.
2 x Banff On Demand single program rental vouchers from Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival
1 x Lake Louise Plus card
1 x SLY Foods dehydrated meal (Chili)
Yoga for Two Prize Pack
Adaptive-MTB Experience
Join instructors from Adaptive Sports at Sun Peaks for a demo ride on the valley trail in one of our new adaptive MTBs this summer. Adaptive Sports at Sun Peaks, making the mountain experience accessible to all. Note: This prize can only be used by anyone over the age of 16.
Live Like a Local Welcome Package
Experience a taste of Cole Compass' Live Like a Local Welcome Package, with their Après, Done Right basket.
Luxury Gift Basket
A luxury gift basket containing curated items from Sun Peaks' very own cozy village oasis, Sun Peaks Spa.
For detailed program information and advisories, click here.
| Film | Synopsis |
|---|---|
| Cold Calls - Japan Director: Alexi Godbout Producers: Blank Collective Films, Alexi Godbout | Cold Calls is a ski film pieced together through conversations, memories, and whatever the season decided to offer! |
| The Hive Architect Director: Max Weston Producers: Fera, Sidney Hiscox | Matt Somerville takes us on an adventure, creating and erecting log hives as non-intervention habitats for wild honey bees. |
| Best Day Ever Directors: Ben Knight, Berne Broudy Producers: Richmond Mountain Trails, Berne Broudy | Adaptive mountain bikers Greg Durso and Allie Bianchi navigate the relentless challenges of their disabilities with humour and attitude, embracing the tremendous support, friendship, and joy they find in their rural Vermont riding community. *2025 Best Film: Mountain Sports | 2025 Audience Choice Award |
| Deluge Director: Scott Secco Producers: Scott Secco, Chris King | Georgia Astle, Casey Brown, Carson Storch, and Tom van Steenbergen battle the elements. |
| Dissidence Director: Rama Dio Syahputra Producer: Rama Dio Syahputra | With nothing but their own resources, Dissidence retraces the extraordinary journey of Ravianto and Raviandi Ramadhan, twin brothers from Indonesia, from the training walls of Jakarta to a climbing route in Savoie, France. |
| A Baffin Vacation, Love on Ice Directors: Rush Sturges, Skip Armstrong Producers: River Roots, Rush Sturges, Sarah McNair-Landry, Erik Boomer | Join Erik and Sarah on another outrageous Baffin Vacation as they kiteski north along the remote coastline of Baffin. Over their 69-day holiday, they ski mountains, climb an epic big wall, and cross a glacier in search of new rivers to whitewater kayak. |






Local sponsor opportunities available. Please reach out to events@sunpeaksresort.com for more information.