The High Five Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary in Annecy
After a 2020 edition canceled due to the Covid, the High Five Festival is back in the gardens of the imperial palace in Annecy, from October 1 to 3, to blow out its ten candles. No less than 30,000 visitors are expected at this cultural and sporting event, which has become a must for powder enthusiasts.
On the program: three days of winter sports festivities, with numerous indoor and outdoor film screenings, conferences, musical stages and shows. Many athletes will be present, such as snowboarder Mathieu Crepel, who will lead a masterclass on “ Commentary combining his passion and his environmental convictions “, Or the freestyle skier Olympic medalist Kevin Rolland who will speak on the theme” From the Covid to Paris 2024, can we make France a sporting nation? “.
Docuses on Rolland and Laffont
Among the many films shown at the High Five Festival, we will notably find ” Road to Beijing »By Perrine Laffont, who will be present on Saturday at the time of the screening. In this touching six-minute film, mixing archive footage and mountain sessions, the multiple winner of the Mogul Skiing World Cup talks about her passion for skiing, some difficult moments in her career and the future Beijing Olympics in 2022.
In addition to hosting a masterclass, freestyle skier Kevin Rolland will also be on hand to attend the screening of his documentary ” Resilience On Saturday, and discuss this film about his quarter pipe world record attempt which almost cost him his life.