Festival Images & Montagnes

The Festival Images et Montagnes 2026 will take place in Saint Martin Vésubie, Mercantour, from July 17 to 19, 2026. On the program: 4 screenings of mountain films, photo exhibitions throughout the village, meetings with authors, an animated hike, children's workshops and other events of all kinds, all revolving around the mountain with a focus on the theme "Voir Loin", to learn to look beyond oneself, towards the future and towards others. FILMS - EXHIBITIONS - MEETINGS - WORKSHOPS - HIKING FILMS : Friday 17/07, 2pm, Médiathèque de St Martin Vésubie, FREE 2pm - Le dernier territoire du Lynx, Pierre Sabatié, Ecotalk 3pm - A vol d'oiseaux, animated shorts for ages 6 and up, E. Worms, G. Hénot Lefèvre, C. Belin 4:15pm - A perte de vue, Pierre and Carla Petit Friday 17/07, 8pm, Auditorium Jean Grinda, 7euros Super Cervières, Mathis Decroux La Route, Marianne Chaud Saturday 18/07, 2pm, Médiathèque de St Martin Vésubie, FREE 2pm - La Meije tomorrow La vie en haut , La vie en bas, Mountain Wilderness -> talk/debate with a member of the Mountain Wilderness association 3:30pm - L'Ascension by Lizzie Leblond, Sophie Chaffaut 4:30pm - Via Alpina, in the footsteps of pioneering women, Zoé Lemaître -> talk on women in the mountains Saturday 18/07, 8pm, Auditorium Jean Grinda, 7euros L'héritage Samivel, Christophe Raylat -> meeting with Lucie Gayet, Samivel's granddaughter Les Jours Sauvages, Yohan Guignard Alexandre Marchesseau EXHIBITIONS: (free) For three days, from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm, the village of Saint-Martin-Vésubie becomes a magnificent exhibition space, carpeted with images of mountains and natural spaces. Each artist invites us to share his or her vision of these wild and inspiring environments. Exhibitors: Monica Dalmasso, Pascal Borde, Philippe Bourges, Collectif Valdeblore, Élisabeth Nicot, Christian Nicot, Club Photo Biotois, Christophe Dentinger, Stéphane Palazzetti, Sylvain Reybaut, Nicolas Svetchine, Françoise GraudClaude Exhibition venues: The Town Hall, the two chapels, the Ancien Conservatoire, Place Hervé Gourdel MEETINGS : Saturday 18/07 - 10h30-11h30 - Médiathèque -> Camille Audibert, author of La Vie par la face Nord Saturday 18/07 - 11h30-12h30 - Médiathèque -> John Thompson, author of Le parc national du Mercantour, un territoire d'exception Sunday 07/19 - 10:30am - under the arcades of the Town Hall -> Luce Gayet, granddaughter of Samivel, renowned 20th-century author, illustrator and explorer. WORKSHOPS/ANIMATIONS : Continuous from Friday to Sunday 9:30am-6:30pm Montagne de livres, stand under the arcades of the town hall - selection of books in partnership with La Vagabonde bookshop Friday 17/07 - 16h-17h - Médiathèque - FREE WORKSHOP Manual activities for children > 4 years old Saturday 18/07 - 16h-17h - Médiathèque - FREE Creative workshop for toddlers and older children based on the album "S'emmontagner". Saturday 18/07 - 9h-11h - at the conservatory - registration required 5€ PHOTO WORKSHOP - open to all Sunday 19/07 - 9h-15h - registration at the Point Info - membership required (12€) and free for children ANIMATED WALK - open to all Hike, discover the Mercantour with an AMM, moving debates and workshops in theatrical improvisation and joëlette driving. -> 1 place in the joëlette for a person with reduced mobility Registration at the info point (stand under the arcades of the town hall) or online via our website. Getting to Saint Martin Vésubie To come by bus from Nice: line 90 OR line 745 To carpool: look for a car or suggest a route here → https://togetzer.com/covoiturage-evenement/k5d9ww