An annual festival showcasing films featuring outdoor sports, stunning landscapes and remote cultures is scheduled to return to Grand Junction.

A stop on the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is set for Sept. 24 and 25 at the Avalon Theater, 645 Main St. The doors will open at 6 p.m. The films will begin at 7 p.m. Separate film lineups are planned for each night. 

Reserved seating tickets sell for $25 from https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1E005AEFFBC18041 for Sept. 24 and https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1E005AEF012D80BC  for Sept. 25.

The Rotary Club of Grand Junction brings the film festival to the Grand Valley. Proceeds from the event will support the Colorado Canyons Association, Colorado Mesa University International Student Program, Colorado National Monument Association and Western Colorado Conservation Corps.

Films that will be shown in Grand Junction were selected from among those entered in the annual Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival in Canada. 

With stops planned in a total of about 550 communities in more than 40 countries across the globe, the film festival tour reaches a combined audience of more than 550,000.