After a grand total of 125 films were submitted to the festival, the most ever in the 17-year history of iF3, the iF3 Jury—which consists of Forecast Ski Magazine’s Jeff Schmuck, filmmaker Graeme Meiklejohn, and professional skiers Will Wesson, Alex Armstrong and Amy Jane David on the ski panel, and filmmakers Ralph Samson and Jeff Keenan. The winners will be announced during the iF3 Movie Awards Gala at the Maury Young Arts Centre on Saturday, October 19th at 5:30 p.m. PST and streamed live on festivalif3.com.

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FILM OF THE YEAR

Blank Collective Films - Camp Blank

Christoph Thoresen - Circle of Madness

Jeff Thomas Creative & Head Freeskiing - Beyond

Level 1 Productions - Wasteland

Matchstick Productions - Calm Beneath Castles

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Baptiste Sjöström - Ephemere

Christoph Thoresen - Circle of Madness

Christopher Maunsell - The War On Style

Level 1 Productions - Wasteland

Matchstick Productions - Calm Beneath Castles

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BEST EDITING

Baptiste Sjöström - Ephemere

Christopher Maunsell - The War On Style

Dylan Siggers - Spliff

Jeff Thomas Creative & Head Freeskiing - Beyond

Level 1 Productions - Wasteland

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STANDOUT FEMALE SKIER OF THE YEAR

Emily Childs in Matchstick Productions - Calm Beneath Castles

Jess Hotter in Jeff Thomas Creative & Head Freeskiing - Beyond

Maggie Voisin in Teton Gravity Research - Beyond The Fantasy

Nadine Wallner in MKM - Backyard

Taylor Lundquist in Level 1 Productions - Wasteland

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STANDOUT MALE SKIER OF THE YEAR

Colby Stevenson in Westbank Media - Proof

Craig Murray in Matchstick Productions - Calm Beneath Castles

Kai Jones in Teton Gravity Research - Beyond The Fantasy

Markus Eder in Christoph Thoresen - Circle of Madness

Sam Kuch in Matchstick Productions - Calm Beneath Castles

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BREAKOUT SKIER OF THE YEAR

Emil Granbom in Jeff Thomas Creative & Head Freeskiing - Beyond

Jacob Belanger in Joey Kraft - The Harvest

Jasper Skidmore in Entourage - Soda

Jenna Keller in Jeff Thomas Creative & Head Freeskiing - Beyond

Wyatt Gentry in Blank Collective Films - Camp Blank

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JURY'S PICK (BOTH SKI & SNOWBOARD FILMS ARE ELIGIBLE)

Baptiste Sjöström - Ephemere

Christoph Thoresen - Circle of Madness

Christopher Maunsell - The War On Style

Dylan Siggers - Spliff

Jérôme Tanon - Of A Lifetime

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BEST SHORT MOVIE (UNDER 20 MINUTES)

Baptiste Sjöström - Ephemere

Christopher Maunsell - The War On Style

Dylan Siggers - Spliff

FKN'SNDR - Brap Ski 4

Josh Daiek - Caldor

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BEST BACKCOUNTRY SEGMENT

Blank Collective Films - Camp Blank: Alexi Godbout, Stan Rey & Wyatt Gentry

Christoph Thoresen - Circle of Madness: Markus Eder

Matchstick Productions - Calm Beneath Castles: Craig Murray, Mark Abma & Sam

Kuch

MKM - Backyard: Nadine Wallner

Teton Gravity Research - Beyond The Fantasy: Griffin Post, Jimmy Ryan & Nikolai

Schirmer

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BEST URBAN SEGMENT

Level 1 Productions - Wasteland: Anni Karava & Taylor Brooke Lundquist

Level 1 Productions - Wasteland: Harald Hellstrom & Oscar Weary

ON3P - ON3P 7: Maximilliam “B-Mac” Smith

OS Crew - AbsORB: Justin “Juice” Kennedy

Xavier Mayrand & Mat Duf - Word To The Wise: Mat Dufresne

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BEST STORYTELLING

Before Apres Media - Farming Turns

Christopher Maunsell - The War On Style

Drew Petersen - Feel It All

Hennie vJ - Of The Black Sea

Josh Daiek - Caldor

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AMATEUR FILM OF THE YEAR

CHEF - Fool Me Twice

OS Crew - AbsORB

Ski For The Love - Home, Sick!

Toby Ryter - Orka: A Human Powered Freeride Experience

Variance - Maybe I Should

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AMATEUR SKIER OF THE YEAR

Aaron Durlester in Variance - Maybe I Should

Hannah Langes in Bungee Breakers - Frozen Babiez

Jed Kravitz in Ski For The Love - Home, Sick!

Justin “Juice” Kennedy in OS Crew - AbsORB

Stephen Lindsay-Ross in CHEF - Fool Me Twice