The BMC at Kendal Mountain Festival

From the creators of the BMC Women in Adventure film competition, we present to you the BMC Women in Adventure Film Workshop, to empower and support new voices in filmmaking.

Hosted by Faye Latham and featuring filmmakers Emma Crome, Alexis Tymon, Tanya Naville and Beki Henderson, this interactive workshop is designed for women and non-binary folks passionate about filmmaking. Whether you're just starting out, looking to hone your skills, or eager to network, this event is for you! The four focussed session are:

First Steps into the Wild: A Guide to Starting Out in Adventure TV with Beki Henderson

With experience filming in some of the planet’s most extreme locations, Beki offers a concise guide to shaping ideas, surviving the field, and breaking into the adventure TV industry.

Beki is a BAFTA-nominated TV producer and adventure director with over a decade of experience capturing stories from the world’s most remote and extreme locations. She has been the driving force behind some of the most iconic TV adventurers bringing their daring feats to audiences on National Geographic, Disney+, BBC, and more.

How to craft stories with impact with Emma Crome

This workshop will provide you with insights and practical tips on how to develop your narrative arc and craft your film's story and central themes throughout all stages of production. From writing paper edits to editing interviews and bringing it all together in the fine cutting stage, this will give you a solid foundation for creating impactful, memorable documentaries.'

Emma is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and the Creative Director at Coldhouse Collective, known for crafting emotionally resonant stories about place, identity, and human connection.

How to turn your passion project into a paid adventure documentary with Alexis Tymon

Covering more of the producer role in a film and how to get your projects funded. It will also cover how to turn your initial idea into a film and go over the practical planning side to filmmaking.

Alexis is an award-winning filmmaker, Director, Producer, Editor and Co-founder of Sourcy Film. She recently covered Sarah Ruggin's World Record LEJOGLE ride. She makes films about exceptional people, places or issues, focussing on ideas that matter and executing them into cinematic, thoughtful films.

The power of media exposure, collective action and getting more women behind the camera with Tanya Naville

This workshop will explore how media exposure and collective action can help shift narratives in mountain and outdoor films. Drawing on the Femmes en Montagne’ non-profit organization 's key initiatives — from the film festival to our school tours and our professional program supporting women behind the camera — we’ll look at concrete ways to support more inclusive storytelling. The session will also be interactive: we’ll exchange ideas and build a shared toolbox of actions to encourage more women to tell stories, take leadership roles and find inspiration to enter outdoor sports and filmmaking.

Tanya is the Founder and Director of Femmes en Montagne, a French film festival and year-round program promoting gender equality and inclusion in mountain sports and filmmaking. Through events, school tours and professional programs, we highlight inspiring female role models, support mixed creative teams and create opportunities for new voices to emerge.

Gather with us as we announce the winners of the BMC Women in Adventure Film Competition 2025.

With five categories - Best Film, Best Professional, Make a Difference, Judges Special Mention and Best Reel - the session will include a screening of the award-winning shortlisted films, a live Q&A with the filmmakers, and a prize ceremony.

Come together to celebrate adventurous women and leave ready to try something new.All films will be captioned.

Come find the BMC's ACT over in the charities tent this year where you can win BIG prizes in our raffle. Raising money for all the great conservation and access work that the charity arm of the BMC do.

Prizes Include

• Deuter Infiniti backpack
• Deuter Infiniti Roll Top backpack
• Keen Hightrail Mid Trainers
• Terra Nova Pioneer Lite Tent
• Athletic Brewing Co. non-alcoholic beer
• The Corridor by Iain Peters

Date: Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd November 2025

Location: Basecamp, Charities Tent

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