Run the Alps Film Festival 2025
Welcome to the 2025 edition of the Run the Alps film festival, brought to you in partnership with On and Tailwind.
Our festival is a celebration of trail running in the Alps, showcasing inspiring stories, breathtaking landscapes and the deep connection between runners and their surroundings.
Since our pilot festival in 2022, we’ve grown to support emerging filmmakers through yearly grants, while also sharing classic Alps films featuring some of trail running’s most well-known athletes.
In line with our mission of creating an inclusive trail running community, our festival is available to watch free of charge, for everyone.
This year’s line up includes:
- Two new films, funded by grants: Talk to Frank and Miles of Mind
- A film from our community partner, Alpine Run Project: Make It Count
- A new release from the team at On: COMING SOON
- An Alps classic, featuring our very own Environment & Climate Projects Manager and Black Diamond Athlete, Hillary Gerardi: La Gara
- A favorite from our 2022 festival cohort: The Reality of Trail Running
Ready to kick back and go for a big trail running tour of the Alps? Great!
Grab a croissant, pour yourself a cafe au lait, kick back and enjoy.
Watch the Festival
Watch the full lineup here, or click the links below to watch the individual films and learn more about the films and filmmakers.
Talk to Frank
Filmmakers: Ellie & Matt Green, Summit Fever Media
My name is Frank, I’m a cocker spaniel from Manchester. This story started when I moved in with Maleek, my human. He wasn’t in a great place, he’d finished his final 4 year sentence and walked right out of one prison into another type of prison; covid lockdown and a debilitating depression. I gave him no choice – he had to start walking me. One walk led to another, and another, and then we were running. (Photo: Jake McKenna)
Read more about Maleek and Frank’s story in our interview with Maleek here.
Miles of Mind
Filmmakers: Soren Rickards, Luke Jarmey
Miles of Mind is an intimate journey through the emotions and sensations of running. Delving into the deeper side of why we run in the mountains, this short creates an almost psychedelic experience capturing the spirit of mountain running.
Read more about Miles of Mind in our interview with filmmaker Soren Rickards here.
Make It Count
Filmmakers: William Howe, Alpine Run Project
In spring 2024, 100 young people aged 16-23 growing up in cities in the UK, were selected for Year 2 of the Alpine Run Project. 20 of them would go on to compete in the world’s most iconic trail race in the Mont Blanc range in the French Alps, later in the summer.
A New Release from On
COMING SOON!
Our partners at On have a new film in the works. Check back soon. (Photo: Tom Benitez)
La Gara
Filmmaker: Julen Elorza
Trofeo Kima is a race that’s not on the trail. It’s in the mountains, as Black Diamond athlete Hillary Gerardi puts it. “Anyone who knows Kima, reveres it,” she adds. And few know it as well as Hillary. Follow this beautiful journey through the peaks and valleys of Trofeo Kima to see Hillary attempt the course record.
The Reality of Trail Running
Filmmaker: Milo Zanecchia
When I finish a long trail run I’m always shocked about the difference between my elapsed time versus my moving time and always wonder what I spent that extra time doing. I used to think it was wasted time and now I know it’s also part of the adventure. This film is a portrait of a real day out, not just that memorable, perfect singletrack on the ridge that we all love.
Our Panelists
A huge thank you to our panelists and Film Festival Manager for giving their time to select year’s grant applications and for finding such a wonderful collection of films.
- Dom Bush, Filmmaker, Land & Sky Media
- Jenny Rice, Kendal Mountain Festival
- Milo Zanecchia, Adventure Filmmaker & Photographer
- Yassine Diboun, Trail Runner & Coach at Wy’East WolfPack
- Katie Moore, Director, Producer & Run the Alps Film Festival Manager
Want more Alps Trail Running Films?
Check out our 2024 winners here, and our inaugural winners here.
Applications for 2026 Film Grant
We will be sharing details about how to apply for our 2026 short film grant soon. To stay in the loop, make sure you sign up to our newsletter and follow us on social.
Questions?
We’re here. Contact us any time at filmfestival@runthealps.com.
Here for the Women’s Race: From Aspiration to Reality
What started as a simple slogan has now become a broader movement to elevate women’s visibility in trail running.
Tour du Mont-Blanc Trail Running
The Tour du Mont-Blanc (TMB) is our most popular guided and self-guided tour. We offer multiple tour options each trail season.
Run the Alps x On Trail Running Film Grant – Call for Applications
Pitch us your idea for a short film with trail running in the Alps at its heart, and you could receive €5,000 to bring your story to life.