US film Return 2 Sender won the 23rd International Mountaineering Film Festival (also known as Festak) which took place in Teplice nad Metuji (Northern Bohemia) 24-27 August 2006. The film was granted by the Grand Prix and was about particular view and commentary on culture of climbing by Timmy O´Neill.

A Czech film Taktovka - 80 years from the ascent was granted as the best mountaineering film, an austrian film The Cave BASE Project was considered as the best documentary film.
There were three Jury´s Special Mention: 1st Memento - Boulder Life Line (Austria), 2nd Aoraki Ski Mountaineering (Austria), 3rd Changes of Tatras (Slovakia).

The Slovak film Pururambo got the Prize of the Town of Teplice nad Metují and Czech film Welcome to Jordan Mr. got the Spectators´ Prize.


In front of the cinema
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Introduction of the most popular film Welcome to Jordan Mr. - Tomáš Sobotka (left), Ondra Beneš (middle)
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The competition of the Czech Cup in bouldering was as the additional action - more about the competition in the Czech article
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The running competition accros the Rock Town
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The Fesťák
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The 50th anniversary of the first ascent to the the famous tower Hlaska (Sentinel Rock - on the picture - 5 Aug 1956) was remarked by a discussion with the firstascenter Oldrich Kopal and comp.
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Web site of the Festival is on site of town of Teplice nad Metují.

What was the Fesťák

the last year (2005) and
the year before (2004)
the year before (2003)?