Free Solo wins BAFTA
- Wednesday 13th February 2019
Feb 12th; 2019
Free Solo, the documentary pic of Alex Honnold’s amazing free solo of Freerider, has won a BAFTA.
@alexhonnold and @sannimccandless at the BAFTA’s.
The BAFTA is the latest in a line of awards that Free Solo has picked up since the film was released in the autumn. Previous awards include ACE Eddie Award, Critics’ Choice Award, the People’s Choice Award at Toronto, the Best Climbing Film at Banff and the Grand Prize at Kendal.
Free Solo has also been nominated for an OSCAR.
Since being released, Free Solo has seen wide-spread screening at cinemas. Shortly however, Free Solo is being screened at IMAX cinemas.
March 3rd has also been set by National Geographic Channel for the TV premiere of Free Solo. Following an initial rollout in the US, Free Solo will be screened around the world in 172 countries and in 43 languages.