Rencontres montagnes et sciences
On Tuesday 3 March 2026 from 20h00 to 23h00
Les Rencontres Montagnes & Sciences offers a different view of the mountains through the lens of film and science: exploration, rescue, study, analysis…
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- Tuesday 3 March from 20h00 to 23h00
A word about the event
Since 2015, Rencontres Montagnes & Sciences has been supported by the eponymous association. The association’s objectives are:
- Make scientific and technical professions attractive and accessible, especially to young people;
- Promote the work of researchers and make scientists aware of the need to communicate with the general public;
- Promoting mountain regions and demonstrating their ability to adapt;
- Increase knowledge of natural and cultural areas and raise awareness of environmental protection issues;
- Encouraging film and audiovisual creation ;
- Make the media and journalists aware of the richness of science news.
Practical info
The festival offers a session from 20:00 to 23:00 for all audiences.
- Accessibility: all films are subtitled in French (ST-SME)
- Price: free, but online booking essential
- Venue: Tignespace auditorium
- Opening hours:
- Doors open at 20:00
- Screening starts at 20:30
- Screening ends at 22:30
General public program
Les lumières de Vallot
Directed by Bertrand Delapierre (2025)
Running time: 36 minutes
Glaciologist, naturalist and mountaineer, Joseph Vallot had a refuge built at the end of the 19th century at an altitude of 4,362 meters, not far from the summit of Mont Blanc. A base camp for numerous experiments that made him a pioneer in the understanding of the high-altitude environment. Alongside numerous scientists, let’s discover the precious legacy of Joseph Vallot.
L’aigle d’Hokkaidō
Directed by Marc de Langenhagen (2025)
Running time: 30 minutes
Steller’s eagle is the largest and most powerful of all eagles. It is found only in certain snowy regions of the globe. That’s why photographer Jérémie Villet went to Japan, to the island of Hokkaidō, to try and capture this impressive bird of prey in the snow with his lens, in the company of watercolorist Georges Saladin. An artistic and naturalistic road-trip, which questions the bond between man and animal.
Rêver d’eau pure
Directed by Ciril Jazbec (2024)
Running time: 22 minutes
In the Andes, retreating glaciers are exposing rocks to the open air for the first time in thousands of years. Meltwater now carries heavy metals and acids into the rivers that irrigate crops and feed livestock and people. This is the story of two Peruvian communities who are trying to combat this phenomenon, by combining ancestral traditions and innovative science.
La Bérarde, la montagne qui se dérobe
Directed by Pierre Petit (2025)
Running time: 9 minutes
On 21 June 2024, sudden flooding from the Etançons torrent devastated the hamlet of La Bérarde in Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans. This risk threatens many other mountain communities in the Alps and beyond. So how can science both understand and anticipate these disasters? The answer lies in previously unseen images, eyewitness accounts and expert commentary.