IF3 Whistler wrapped up after four loose days of ski films and partying. The judges this year had to sit through and analyze a whopping 110 films. I don’t envy them whatsoever.
Photo: Oisin McHugh
The days blur together a little bit but ladies' night was pretty interesting - all featuring female-led films which provided an awesome change of pace from classic ski films with the mixture of narration and storytelling on characters that are often overlooked in the ski industry. Laura Obermeyers' film, In Your Dreams, was a personal highlight on the ski side, it’s going to be awesome to see how all of the people involved are going to continue pushing women's skiing in the streets and backcountry. On the snowboard side, Maria Thomsen’s Hot Coco was insane and I’d highly recommend it.
I’m biased, but throughout all the films, Mango and Brady’s latest concoction There’s Something In The Water, stood out as a beautifully made film that will surely stand the test of time. Other notable films that are worthy of some major appreciation would be Hunter Hess’s solo project, Soulstar and Joey Craft’s film, Braj. Another film that I surprisingly enjoyed was Jerome Tanon’s film, Freerider. I don’t usually get too stoked on POV footage but the Alaskan lines that Sam Anthamatten (ski) and Victor De Le Rue (snowboard) rode were bonkers. The narration was pretty funny too, definitely worth a watch.
Hosts Amie Engerbretson & Mark Warner. Photo by Oisin McHugh
The awards and afterparty followed suit with lots of industry heads running around and the Fairmont Hotel, kindly offering $20 drinks, creating quite the spectacle for everyone in attendance. I’m pretty sure someone got a concussion from falling while crowd surfing, and when asking Jeff Schmuck for a quote and all he said was, “don’t talk to me about the awards.” While Jeff and the other judges have certainly gotten their fair share of scolding in the past, I think they hit it out of the park this year on the ski side.
Take a look below for the complete list of winners and nominees.
FILM OF THE YEAR
Blank Collective Films – Feel Real
Matchstick Productions – Anywhere From Here (Winner)
Shannon Corsi Media – Nexus
Teton Gravity Research – Magic Hour
The Bunch – Many Fantasies Later
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Blank Collective Films – Feel Real
CK9 Studios – Cole Richardson: Yours Truly (Winner)
Matchstick Productions – Anywhere From Here
Teton Gravity Research – Magic Hour
The Bunch – Many Fantasies Later
BEST EDITING
CK9 Studios – Cole Richardson: Yours Truly
Matchstick Productions – Anywhere From Here
Sämf Vision & Rad Packs – AdVENNture
Teton Gravity Research – Magic Hour
The Bunch – Many Fantasies Later (Winner)
STANDOUT FEMALE SKIER OF THE YEAR
Anna Segal in Blank Collective Films – Feel Real
Coline Ballet-Baz in Bluemax Media – Recipe
Jess Hotter in Blank Collective Films – Feel Real
Michelle Parker in Teton Gravity Research – Magic Hour
Tonje Kvivik in Matchstick Productions – Anywhere From Here (Winner)
STANDOUT MALE SKIER OF THE YEAR
Cole Richardson in CK9 Studios – Cole Richardson: Yours Truly
Craig Murray in Matchstick Productions – Anywhere From Here
Dane Tudor in Blank Collective Films – Feel Real (Winner)
Kai Jones in Teton Gravity Research – Magic Hour
Sammy Carlson in Sammy Carlson – Yup
BREAKOUT SKIER OF THE YEAR
Andrew Egan in Child Labour – Why Not?
Dennis Ranalter in Matchstick Productions – Anywhere From Here (Winner)
Malou Peterson Pilchard Productions – The Joy of Skiing
Manon Loschi in Bluemax Media – Recipe
Mathieu Dufresne in Mayrand Agency – MTL
JURY’S PICK (BOTH SKI & SNOWBOARD FILMS WERE ELIGIBLE)
Homestead Creative – Fleeting Time
MFC NZ – Highway 73: The Great Alpine Highway
Rusty Toothbrush – Fake Teeth Real Friends
Stellar Equipment – Odyssey Of The Five Lucky Bastards
The Bunch – Many Fantasies Later (Winner)
BEST SHORT MOVIE (UNDER 20 MINUTES)
CK9 Studios – Cole Richardson: Yours Truly (Winner)
Level 1 Productions – Something In The Water
MAGMA – Soulstar
Sämf Vision & Rad Packs – AdVENNture
Stellar Equipment – Odyssey Of The Five Lucky Bastards
BEST BACKCOUNTRY SEGMENT
Blank Collective Films – Feel Real: Alex Armstrong, Alexi Godbout, Anna Segal, Ian Morrison, Jordy Kidner
Jérôme Tanon – Free Rider: Sam Anthamatten
Matchstick Productions – Anywhere From Here: Caite Zeliff, Dennis Ranalter, Eric Hjorleifson, Lucy Sack Bauer, Markus Eder
Shannon Corsi Media – Nexus: Michelle Parker & Brooklyn Bell
Teton Gravity Research – Magic Hour: Ian McIntosh & Sage Cattabriga-Alosa (Winner)
BEST URBAN SEGMENT
Bluemax Media – Recipe: Coline Ballet-Baz, Jennie-Lee Burmansson, Shiori Takahashi, Taylor Lundquist
Child Labor – Why Not?: Andrew Egan
Forre – Cast: Joona Sipola (Winner)
Lupe Hagearty – Rhythm In Chaos: Lupe Hagearty & Tyler Sosnowski
Mayrand Agency – MTL: Mathieu Dufresne
BEST STORYTELLING
Jérôme Tanon – Free Rider
MFC NZ – Highway 73: The Great Alpine Highway
Shannon Corsi Media – Nexus (Winner)
Switchback Entertainment – Tracing Influence
Wester Sjöberg Productions – A Part Of Us
AMATEUR FILM OF THE YEAR
Entourage – From Us To You (Winner)
Laura Obermeyer – In Your Dreams
Powder Chicken Productions – A Little Rogue A Little Rowdy
Sharp Studios – Vertical Vision
Speedbumb Crew – Speedbumb 2
AMATEUR SKIER OF THE YEAR
Aapo Myllarinen in Speedbumb Crew – Speedbumb 2
Carson Sharp in Sharp Studios – Vertical Vision (Winner)
Jasper Skidmore in Entourage – From Us To You
Rosina Friedel in Laura Obermeyer – In Your Dreams
Shondra Charbonneau in Laura Obermeyer – In Your Dreams
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