Festival Mountains and City

Traditional festival Mountains and City in spring time! Super guests, family atmosphere, experience evenings, great films, screenings for schools.

When the adrenaline of the world’s highest peaks meets the energy of the big city, the result is an experience that not only takes viewers’ breath away but also pushes them even deeper into their theater seats. These feelings are evoked by the popular Mountains and City festival, which will take place on the Danube embankment in Bratislava.

Last year, the popular mountain film and adventure festival Mountains and the City celebrated its 25th anniversary with a spectacular move to the Danube embankment. This year, it returns to the Cinema City theaters in the Eurovea shopping center to confirm that the combination of top-notch mountain films and the vibrant city center creates an atmosphere you won’t experience anywhere else.

More than just a view of the screen—an emotion that moves you.

As always, the festival is not just about passively watching movies in theaters. Mountains and City 2026 now represents a vast community of people—enthusiasts who share a passion for adrenaline and, at the same time, a respect for nature.

The organizers have prepared a selection of world cinema for visitors that will transport them from their comfortable seats straight to snow-capped peaks, deep canyons, or steep climbing walls. “Last year at Eurovea showed us that the festival has gained new momentum. This year, we want to raise the bar even higher. We’ve focused our film selection on stories that aren’t just about physical performance, but about deep human motivation,” says festival program director Alan Formánek.

What can you look forward to?

The Best of Cinema

Dozens of films from around the world, ranging from visually breathtaking documentaries to intimate stories of personal triumph. A total of 52 films await visitors.

Inspiring Guests

This year, we will once again welcome legends of the outdoor world to the stage, who will offer a behind-the-scenes look at their expeditions through multimedia presentations.

The Atmosphere on the Danube

The Eurovea venue will once again allow you to combine the festival program with relaxation on the riverfront, discussions in the lobby, and sharing shared experiences.

The program also caters to families with children and schools, for whom special morning sessions and an educational trail have been prepared, allowing the festival to fulfill its important educational and environmental role.

Only we are the species who managed to rearrange the nature around us fulfil our needs and also to get to the point that there is no real predator out there which we truly need to fear – we are at the very top of the food pyramid. But besides the fact that we never truly managed to learn when it is a better idea to leave nature to do its thing, we are paying for our top-food-pyramid place in other forms, too – we have lost the connection with nature, with mountains and forests and what they should mean to us.

The film festival on offer is a reminder of this relationship from many angles and perspectives – runners, climbers and other athletes overcoming themselves in their journeys through nature, stories of people whose experiences connected to nature have helped them overcome great sadness.

This year’s festival traditionally includes a Festival Nature Trail and screenings for schools.

Program

1000 Miles Adventure 2025

An extreme race for cyclists, runners, hikers, scooter riders, and anyone who gets around under their own power.

Women’s Night – 20 Years 

20 years of a program that has enabled thousands of women to develop their skills in one of the most famous bike parks.

45 Days – Sensing The Polar Night

How does the polar night affect the daily lives of locals and the experience of skiing, climbing, or surfing in the twilight and darkness?

Airtime

A unique combination of skiing, snowboarding, speedflying, and paragliding.

Archaic

A former Romanian theater actor uses photography to capture the fragile presence of an archaic world.

Barkley Marathons

Pavel Paloncý’s third attempt to conquer the Barkley Marathons course—and his own limits.

Billy

The fears and inner conflict of a 70-year-old grandfather during a ski mountaineering trip that may be his last.

Winter Cooks

The first film about river surfing in Alberta, Canada.

Bosna Dinarica

A hiking trail over 300 kilometers long, undertaken by three friends across nine mountain ranges in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Strength to Weight

When his father’s stroke suddenly derails Ethan Pringle’s climbing career, he is forced to face both a personal and professional challenge.

Into the Whitewater

Mario Leitner and Paul Aubertin set out across Norway to navigate the country’s wildest and most dangerous waterfalls.

A Baffin Vacation, Love on Ice

Join Erik and Sarah on Baffin Island, where they traverse the coastline on skis and with the help of a kite.

Eliot Jackson – Ode to L.A.

Eliot picked up a guitar, composed and recorded the music himself, and then showed that he’s also a pro on the pedals.

Grand Canyon trough paddlers eyes

A group of Slovak kayakers sets out on a 446-kilometer expedition down the Colorado River.

Better Up There

The moving story of freerider Léa Slemmet and her struggle against adversity as she strives to fulfill her dreams and push her own limits.

Hyperborea

An animated dreamscape at 66° north latitude.

Chumik Kangri

World premiere: A film about the first ascent of Chumik Kangri (6,754 m) in the Karakoram Range in Pakistan.

K2 My Love

Liv and Zeb set out for K2 without oxygen, driven by a crazy dream—to fly down from the summit together on paragliders.

KalamárKAP 2025

The story of a traditional race in the heart of the Podpoľanie region.

The Cycle

A short, poetic MTB documentary that explores the endless cycle of desire, struggle, freedom, and return.

Kingdom of Treasures

Join local climber and area manager Faisal on a bouldering journey through the heart of Jordan.

Kronoshock

Lord Cliffrider hopes to be the first to reach the summit of his dream mountain. But this dream vanishes like smoke from his pipe.

La Rubia

Bronwyn Hodgins is facing burnout from big-wall expeditions, so she sets her sights on a new challenge. Will she succeed?

Just Climber

Solenne was born without a right hand. But now she faces a new challenge: climbing Grand Capucin while belaying herself.

Girl Climber

After a fall that nearly cost climber Emily Harrington her life, she must reevaluate what she’s willing to risk.

Snail Hunters

A team of evolutionary biologists travels to the Galápagos in search of solutions to the global biodiversity crisis.

Luis’s last Journey

World Premiere: Alix von Melle returns to Nepal to fulfill her husband’s last wish: to scatter his ashes.

DIGGING DEEP biking down Mera Peak

Two Czech mountain bikers set out on an extraordinary expedition to conquer Nepal’s Mera Peak.

On the Edge of Light

Lucy is gradually losing her sight, but she retains her love of nature.

This is Home – Brage Vestavik

How Brage Vestavik went from being a boy who built obstacles in his backyard to a global icon of MTB freeride.

Let My People Go Skiing

Breaking down barriers to winter sports for Alaska’s Indigenous youth.

Songs and Flowers

After her brother’s death, Karina returns to their shared dream—to climb Bolivia’s highest mountains in the shortest time possible.

Backpacking

A short documentary exploring the fascinating world of backpacking, hiking, and mountaineering.

Trailblazing: The Matt Hadley Story

After an accident that changes his life forever, elite athlete Matt Hadley faces his toughest test yet.

Vautour

An endurance climbing challenge consisting of five long routes in the Verdon in less than 24 hours.

Against the Elements

Mountain bikers Georgia Astle, Casey Brown, Carson Storch, and Tom van Steenbergen battle the forces of nature.

Puentes de Chulilla

A film about the first edition of the climbing festival in the Spanish region of Chulilla.

Once a Year

World Premiere: A moving portrait of a community and a story about facing uncertainty and the challenge of preserving what defines our identity.

Róbert Gálfy: Mountain Life

A film about the still-active legend of ski mountaineering, sixty-year-old Róbert Gálfy.

Shiya: The Snowboarder Collie

A film about a border collie who conquers mountain peaks and runs through powder fields alongside her humans.

Together to the Ends of the Earth

A lighthearted account of a ten-day expedition in Alaska, the magic of friendship, and how it can shape a person’s entire life.

A Guide’s Book

What does a guide bring to an expedition, and how does he ensure the safety of his clients?

La Trace

Arnaud’s attempt at the Summum Mont Blanc: 3.8 km of swimming, 180 km of cycling, and an ascent of Mont Blanc in a single day.

The Strážov 100 -Mile Challenge

A unique sporting adventure of two ultrarunners in the heart of the Strážov Mountains.

Clean Miles

Colin is a local trail running legend. Through his personal story, he inspires the entire community.

The Great Beskydy Circuit

In the heart of the Beskydy Mountains lies a unique mountain circuit. The film follows an attempt to set a new record on the route without support.

Showing Up

A pair of adventurers set out on a hike along the entire length of the Alps. This is the story of an expedition that tested their will and their relationship.

Embers

After a devastating fire, aerial acrobat Sasha Galitzki comes to terms with her loss, as well as the consequences of the climate crisis.

Reforestation of the Past

An original project in which the author projects images of Slovak forests onto the barren Icelandic landscape.

Life in the Carpathians – Autumn

Europe’s natural heritage is under threat. Yet in some parts of the Carpathians, the opposite story is unfolding.

Accompanying events

Photo exhibitions

Visit the exhibition of winning photographs from the Mountains and the City photo competition or the author’s exhibition by Pavel Breier or Denisa Benkovská.

Location: Eurovea, Pribinova, Ružinov, Bratislava
Date: 25.03.2026 – 29.03.2026
Start: from 17:30 – 21:00
Entrance: 5 – 11 €

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