2020 Program
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
2020 PROGRAM PRESENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS YEAR, WE DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY! iF3 FESTIVAL WILL BROADCAST THE ANNUAL RENDEZ-VOUS LIVE FROM THEIR STUDIO/PRIVATE CHANNEL IN MONTREAL MORE THAN 16H OF FREE MOVIES WATCH ONLINE ON OUR STREAMING PLATFORM DURING THE WHOLE FESTIVAL !!! WEDNESDAY OCT 21 ALL GIRLS PRESENTATION 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Online streaming only * STORYBOARD PRODUCTIONS - JACK OF ALL TRADES The film is a 10-15min piece following big mountain skier Sophia Schwartz. As a jumper, Sophia stomped her first-ever double backflip. As a freerider, she ripped down the freeride lines that make up the Jackson Hole Trifecta. Lastly, as a ski mountaineer, Sophia climbed and skied the Grand Teton. Jack of All Trades is the story of what it takes to chase after your hopes and dreams in the mountains. 3 1 0 — 16 min ** A WINTER AFFAIR - PEACE MOUNTAIN Janina Kuzma and Evelina Nilsson embark on the most epic adventure of their lives on a ski trip that no one has ever attempted, to ski Mount Hermon, a mountain range situated on the border between three countries; Israel, Lebanon and Syria. With the countries still officially at war, Janina and Evelina cross borders starting in Israel to attempt to ski this iconic mountain from all neighboring countries. 3 0 0 — 15 min ** THE UNINVITED - THE UNINVITED II Jess Kimura presents The Uninvited II; An all-girls snowboard film featuring the next generation of up and comers with bigger hearts than budgets. It’s profoundly inspiring what these riders are capable of when given a real opportunity to shine. Their moment has arrived and the possibilities are endless. If you can’t see it, you can’t be it. 0 0 3 — 25 min ** BUG VISIONARIES & UPLAND FILMS - SKIVAS #Skivas is a 100% female ski movie by Coline Ballet-Baz. After many years competing, Coline wants to go back to what made her excited for freeskiing at the beginning: Friendship, freedom, and constant discovery. This project is about following 10 professional ski women in the different environments that freeskiing can offer (Backcountry, Freeride, Street and Park). 2 1 2 — 12 min LEGEND Big Mountain Park Street TO LEARN MORE ABOUT i F3 ALL GIRLS * Available online THROUGHOUT the festival ** Available online ONLY ONCE, on oct. 21st THURSDAY OCT 22 URBAN & PARK PRESENTATION 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Online streaming only ** MAYRAND.CO - ALKI 2020 A reflective recap of an unusual season. Starring Alex Bellemare. Directed by Xavier Mayrand. 0 3 1 — 8 min ** JOONAS ELORANTA - IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME «Filming a legit full part is one of the best challenges snowboarding has to offer, but it comes at a price that many can’t afford to pay. And the older you get, the more expensive that price tag becomes because time is money. I will always love you snowboarding, but I can no longer afford to pay the price tag.» 0 0 3 — 10 min ** HUNTER HESS - MAGMA II We made Magma and people liked it so we made Magam II (2). It’s Alex Hall and Hunter Hess (My self) skiing hand built jumps. Doing what we think is cool and expressing our love for skiing. 0 1 1 — 16 min ** NOTION SNOW - CHARDONNAY Last winter the Notion crew travelled through France, Italy, Austria and Sweden to film their second short film. With little snow in central Europe the crew ended up in the Arctic circle searching for street spots. Featuring Kasper de Zoete, Jordi Spa, Wouter Groot & Egor Chebanov. 0 0 3 — 20 min ** BRADY PERRON, PHIL CASABON - ENSEMBLE Phil Casabon and Brady Perron are proud to present an all new short form visual. Their athlete-filmer chemistry continues in 2020 with a poetic approach. Ensemble reflects Quebec’s winter rhythm consisting of icy action, street art, cold bricks and new Phil tricks. 0 0 3 — 4 min ** TRAVELING CIRCUS - ISLE OF RACOON-DOGS The Japanese raccoon dog (Linis Travelus Circuses), also known as the Tanuki, is a subspecies of the Asian Raccoon Dog. Researchers have suggested that Andy Parry and Will Wesson may be considered a part of these species. Along with Dylan Siggers, Jarrad McCarl, Garrett Russell and Kevin Salonious, the mangy pack roves the islands of Japan in search of handrails, powder and pizza. 1 2 2 — 26 min LEGEND Big Mountain Park Street * Available online THROUGHOUT the festival ** Available online ONLY ONCE, on oct. 22nd THURSDAY OCT 22 URBAN & PARK PRESENTATION 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Online streaming only * 4WEST CO - SPEEDBUMP This season held more challenges for us than we could have thought possible, but it allowed for a new vision, a change of pace. Our ‘speedbumps’ this season felt more than we could handle, but come to find that these obstacles were not negative at all, rather the world’s way of showing that we maybe need to slow down, take a step back, and enjoy the ride. 1 2 3 — 20 min ** LORE FILMS - HALCYON DAYS Joining some of the best freeskiers in Europe, filmmaker Nick Meilleur travelled across Finland, Norway, Austria and Switzerland in January and February of 2020 with the goal of making a story-based freestyle ski film. 0 3 0 — 26 min ** SEB PICARD & ANTHONY DROLET - TOONIES A winter following Seb Picard. 0 0 3 — 12 min * EMILE BERGERON - THATS Short urban ski film filmed during the Real ski X Games. This film offers another view of the X Games video. 0 0 2 — 11 min ** STRICTLY - BERMUDA The skiing exploits of Sam Zahner, Pete Koukov, Calvin Barrett, Taylor Lundquist, Carson Kerr, Ethan Swadburg, Ben Smith, McRae Williams, Parker Norvell, Levi Ascher and friends. 3 0 3 — 40 min ** TRISTAN STEEN AND CONOR SMITH - NEVERMIND A ski movie featuring the talents of Zach Pfieffer, Tyndall Wells, Sammy Keena, Oscar Weary and Friends. Filmed and edited by Tristan Steen and Conor Smith, on location from Arizona to Quebec to Whistler. 1 0 3 — 29 min ** LUPE HAGEARTY - NOWHERE NOW HERE Depending on the viewer or reader ‘nowhere’ can appear as ‘no where’ or ‘now here’. Just like the world and everything going on around us. The way something appears to someone can be interpreted in a totally different light by another. “Skiing has given me direction and purpose. I feel like I have learned to be present or ‘now here’ in life through skiing’s teachings.” 0 0 3 — 10 min LEGEND Big Mountain Park Street * Available online THROUGHOUT the festival ** Available online ONLY ONCE, on oct. 22nd THURSDAY OCT 22 URBAN & PARK PRESENTATION 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Online streaming only * NEWSCHOOLERS - A JOURNEY TO GASPESIE NATIONAL PARK A small Crew of skiers take to the chic-choc mountains in Quebec to find fresh lines and tour around some of the lesser known zones of the Parc National de la Gaspesie. 3 2 0 — 5 min * LINE SKIS - KEEP THE LINE Keep the Line it’s a webserie about a team, friends, who just want to share good times on their skis. So, whether you grew up skiing Park, Freeride, BC, or Street. Whether you’re located at the smallest mountain or the biggest. And whether or not you have the latest pair(s) of skis. WE DON’T CARE! The strength of this crew comes from a friendship born through skiing, and yours should do. 0 2 3 — 17 min * LIONEL MOERCH - JOURNAL: THE DIARY OF A SNOWBOARDER “The project was born after I found an old 2000’s handycam, which is in the center of the project. The idea was to use this quick and easy dadcam as a diary, to capture all those weird and beautiful anecdotes during street adventures, which are usually not that easy to catch when you set a huge camera on a tripod, focused on tricks. Of course it’s mixed with all the tricks cleanly filmed with a more ‘serious’ recent cam.” 1 0 3 — 12 min LEGEND Big Mountain Park Street TO LEARN MORE ABOUT i F3 URBAN * Available online THROUGHOUT the festival ** Available online ONLY ONCE, on oct. 22nd FRIDAY OCT 23 BIG MOUNTAIN PRESENTATION 8 p.m. to midnight Online streaming only ** BENSHI CREATIVE - DOLLAR SHORT After robbing a bank, athletes Jake Hopfinger and Parkin Costain are now flush with cash and are able to live all of their wildest skiing fantasies. From skiing dream lines in Canada, to buying snowmobiles, new trucks, and all new gear, it seems that life can’t get much better. 3 0 0 — 12 min * SAMUEL McMAHON - A GUIDE TO MELLOW LIVIN’ Shot in central Hokkaido, Japan, A Guide to Mellow Livin’ is just that. A snapshot of being able to travel light and free, following the weather and/or your stomach. We’re not out to prove that our experience was the most authentic, our powder the deepest or our mountains the steepest - we just want good, simple times on the road. Carefree. Laid-back. Mellow. 2 0 0 — 4 min ** HEAD FREESKIING & JEFF THOMAS CREATIVE - SHINRIN-YOKU The belief that indulging yourself with some time alone amongst the forest is said to be spiritually soothing and it will engage all five senses. HEAD Freeskiing presentsShinrin-Yoku featuring Sam Kuch and Baker Boyd. 3 1 0 — 6 min ** YobeYose FILMS - RU-TSU Ru-Tsu follows snowboarder Tamo Campos on an educational journey to learn about his family’s connections in Japan. Through reflections with his grandfather, award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster David Suzuki, this personal film dives into themes of intergenerational trauma, passionate activism, and a family’s deep love of nature.