Tonight is the second night of the annual celebration of award-winning adventures on snow, land, water and in the air. The films are screening at the Queenstown Memorial Hall.
There are six international films in the short film section and two in the long film programme.
The Asgard Project (2009) charts British rock climber Leo Houlding and American Sean "Stanley" Leary attempting the first free ascent on the North Tower of Mt Asgard, on Baffin Island, in the Arctic, an extremely hard climb.
"Asgard is special because it really captures the sheer endurance these guys go through to complete their dream," Ms Nicholl told the Queenstown Times this week.
"Just getting to the location, they're miles away from help and this film shows that wilderness. It shows that grit, determination and slog they go through."
Birdman of the Karakoram (2009) documents high altitude Himalayan paragliding and its subculture. Pioneer John Silvester takes director Alun Hughes on the ultimate tandem flight over a remote world of snow, ice and previously unexplored terrain.
"Birdman is something a lot of people won't have seen. It's relatively new in film-making to do extreme and long paragliding adventures," Ms Nicholl said.
"This allows us to get a real sense of the motion and the scenery is remote and really, really beautiful."
Award-winning Queenstown photographers Jackie Ranken and Mike Langford combined their works in a photography exhibition.
Brazilian singer-songwriter-guitarist Fernando Aragones will return to entertain at all the evening shows, as the finale of his national tour.
"I'm excited about Fernando playing because it gives [the festival] atmosphere and vibe," Ms Nicholl said.
"Jackie and Mike's photography makes it a holistic event where there is always something happening."
The fifth annual festival continues tonight, starting at 8pm in the Queenstown Memorial Hall. The doors open at 7.15pm and there is a 20-minute interval in the two-hour programme.
Tomorrow and Sunday will both feature an 8pm screening and tomorrow and on Sunday there will also be a matinee screening at 3pm, when the short films programme will be shown.
The longer programme screens on Monday at 8pm.
Tickets are available from Queenstown i-Site, the Queenstown Events Centre and TicketDirect.
Door sales will be subject to availability.
