FILMS PARTICIPATING TO THIS EDITION
FILMS PARTICIPATING TO THIS EDITION
L'EVEREST A TOUT PRIX
Festival di Poprad
Concorso Premio Plateau Rosaregia, sceneggiatura e fotografia/director, script, photo: Jean Afanassieff
produzione/production: MC4con Pierre Mazeaud, Michel Pellé
Francia 1999 52 minuti col. video v.o. francese
From of its mythical image of adventure to it present popular, consumerist style for middle-class trekking fans, Everest, the Magic Mountain, has become a hiking destination for the average tourist. Modernisation has arrived along its cliffs, involving the Nepalese Sherpa who have seen the transformation of their own culture and way of life since the titanic mountain was conquered in 1953. Expeditions, tourists, trekking agencies that propose travel packages including the guaranteed arrival at the rooftop of the world.
Francese, Jean Afanassieff was born in 1954. With a passion for mountain climbing, he has taken part in several expeditions: the ascent of Mount Ross in Kerguelen Island, the north face of Fitz Roy in Patagonia, Everest, Nanga Parbat, K2, Broad Peak, Annapurna, etc.
His passion led him to become an alpine guide, technical adviser and filmmaker. His films have taken part in major mountain film-festival, winning several prizes. Among his films: Les nuages du Karakorum (1981); Transsib»rie (1991); Canadian Dream (1993); Peuples du Kamtchatka (1993); Chamonix fait son cin»ma (1996); BaŒkal, le lac immortel (1996); Aral, mer de la soif (1999).
