The Banff Mountain Film Festival, an international film competition featuring the world's best footage on the subject of mountains, begins in Dhaka, says a press release.

The festival will be held for two days at the Seminar Hall, Business Faculty, University of Dhaka. A total of 25 films— most of 10 -15 minutes duration-will be screened at the festival. The screening will begin at 4pm on both days. Kewkradong Bangladesh, an adventure and advocacy group is organising the event.

The festival is held annually in November in Banff, Alberta, Canada. After the festival, the best films are selected for the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, which is attended by roughly 200,000 people in 30 countries.

The two-day festival will feature action, environmental and adventure mountain films that offer an exhilarating exploration of the mountain world.

The screening is open for all.