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Davos, 2024 —
the first edition.

The inaugural Davos edition brought together exploration documentaries, filmmakers, explorers and live conversations across two days in the Swiss Alps.

Dates
23–24 November 2024
Venues
Davos Congress · Aspen Room · Kulturplatz Davos
DAVOS CONGRESS46.8013° N · 9.8347° EELEV 1540 M
KULTURPLATZ DAVOS46.7949° N · 9.8276° EELEV 1560 M

The lineup

Ten films from the field.

The 2024 selection — from ocean floors to high-altitude ridgelines — screened across two days in Davos. Posters and stills below; full programme details follow.

Among the Corals — Panama
01 / 10

Oceans, Deserts & Mountains

Among the Corals

Panama · 26 min

Listening to the Yibir — Somaliland
02 / 10

Oceans, Deserts & Mountains

Listening to the Yibir

Somaliland — Internally Displaced People · 27 min

10,000 Glaciers — Karakorum
03 / 10

Oceans, Deserts & Mountains

10,000 Glaciers: Discovering the Karakorum in Pakistan

Pakistan — Karakorum · 24 min

Arktika Incognita — Siberia
04 / 10

Arctic & Antarctic

Arktika Incognita

Siberia — DeLong expedition · 53 min

The Pursuit of Endurance — Antarctica
05 / 10

Arctic & Antarctic

The Pursuit of Endurance: On the Shoulders of Shackleton

Antarctica · 52 min

A Condor over Shambala
06 / 10

Field Voices & Films

A Condor over Shambala

Indigenous Cultures

With Olivier Sullenger

K2 (Chogori) — Karakoram, 8,611 m
07 / 10

Field Voices & Films

K2 Summit

Karakoram — Pakistan

With Karina Oliani

Ethiopian Volcano — Erta Ale
08 / 10

Field Voices & Films

Ethiopian Volcano

Ethiopia — Erta Ale

With Karina Oliani

First Around Africa
09 / 10

Field Voices & Films

First Around Africa

Africa — circumnavigation

With Yuri Sanada

Across the Ice — Greenland
10 / 10

Field Voices & Films

Across the Ice

Greenland

With Sebastian Copeland

The programme

Two days, ten films, one conversation.

Filter

Oceans, Deserts & Mountains

03 films
  • Among the Corals — Panama

    01 · Film

    Among the Corals

    Panama · 26 min

    A close encounter with Panama's coral ecosystems.

  • 02

    Listening to the Yibir — Somaliland

    Listening to the Yibir

    Somaliland — Internally Displaced People

    Listening to the Yibir: Somaliland, Internally Displaced People.

    27 min

  • 03

    10,000 Glaciers — Karakorum

    10,000 Glaciers: Discovering the Karakorum in Pakistan

    Pakistan — Karakorum

    Discovering the Karakorum, the world's most glaciated range outside the poles.

    24 min

Arctic & Antarctic

02 films
  • Arktika Incognita — Siberia

    01 · Film

    Arktika Incognita

    Siberia — DeLong expedition · 53 min

    DeLong expedition in Siberia.

  • 02

    The Pursuit of Endurance — Antarctica

    The Pursuit of Endurance: On the Shoulders of Shackleton

    Antarctica

    Shackleton in Antarctica.

    52 min

Field Voices & Films

05 films
  • A Condor over Shambala

    01 · Film

    A Condor over Shambala

    Indigenous Cultures · Olivier Sullenger

    Ancient Wisdom from Indigenous Cultures.

  • 02

    K2 (Chogori) — Karakoram, 8,611 m

    K2 Summit

    Karakoram — Pakistan · Karina Oliani

    Climbing the second highest mountain in the world.

  • 03

    Ethiopian Volcano — Erta Ale

    Ethiopian Volcano

    Ethiopia — Erta Ale · Karina Oliani

    Erta Ale Expedition, the largest lava lake in the world.

  • First Around Africa

    04 · Film

    First Around Africa

    Africa — circumnavigation · Yuri Sanada

    Circumnavigating the continent with a 2,700-year-old Phoenician ship replica.

  • 05

    Across the Ice — Greenland

    Across the Ice

    Greenland · Sebastian Copeland

    World Record Kitesurfing Across Greenland.

Voices from the 2024 edition

Filmmakers, explorers and producers on stage in Davos.

Luc Hardy

Luc Hardy

President at SAGAX and founder of Pax Arctica — producing exploration documentaries around the world.

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Karina Oliani

Karina Oliani

Extreme Medicine Medical Doctor and TV Presenter.

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Sebastian Copeland

Sebastian Copeland

Polar explorer, climate analyst and fine art photographer.

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Martine Dubin

Producer — Across the Ice.

Press

Media coverage.

Davoser Zeitung — EFF biopic article (with English translation)

19 November 2024

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2024 Edition — Historic Acknowledgements

Made possible through support and institutional contribution.

Made possible through support from Bayer Foundation and a consortium of institutional contributors, including MIT Connection Science, Stanford Digital Economy Lab and Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession.

Historic acknowledgement of the 2024 edition. Not a current Corporate Ally and not a confirmed supporter of the 2026 edition.