2022 iF3 MOVIE AWARDS WINNERS

Following four days of premieres, parties and an impressive gathering of the snow sports community, the Whistler edition of the iF3 Festival concluded over the weekend with the iF3 Movie Awards presented by Steam Whistle Brewing, Station Touristique Massif du Sud, Monster Energy and Telefilm Canada.

The gala, which took place on the evening of Saturday, October 22nd in the Macdonald Ballroom at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, was hosted by the Low Pressure Podcast’s Mark Warner and professional skier Amie Engerbretson, and broadcasted live on festivalif3.com.

Over the course of the evening, 25 awards were bestowed to the year’s best ski and snowboard films, which were watched and judged by the iF3 Jury—composed of Forecast Ski Magazine’s Jeff Schmuck and professional skiers Will Wesson and Janelle Yip on the ski side of things, and industry stalwart Guillaume Morisset, filmmaker Ralph Samson and photographer Hugues Beauchamp for snowboarding—after 110 film projects (the most in the 15-year history of the iF3 Festival) were submitted for consideration. Here’s a look at the full 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

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)

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

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

STANDOUT MALE SNOWBOARDER OF THE YEAR

Ben Ferguson in Homestead Creative - Fleeting Time (Winner)
Chris Rasman in The Manboys - Plank 
Gabe Ferguson in Homestead Creative - Fleeting Time
Mikkel Bang in Homestead Creative - Fleeting Time

BREAKOUT SNOWBOARDER OF THE YEAR

Elena Graglia in The People - Cedar Dreams
Gabe Ferguson in Homestead Creative - Fleeting Time (Winner)
Jared Elston in Homestead Creative - Fleeting Time
Nora Beck in Maria Thomsen - Hot Coco

BEST URBAN SEGMENT

Craig McMorris - Fixin: Craig McMorris (Winner)
Maria Thomsen - Hot Coco: Maria Thomsen
Maria Thomsen - Hot Coco: Ylfa Rúnarsdóttir
Rusty Toothbrush - Fake Teeth Real Friends: Alex Stewart
The People - Cedar Dreams: Nicola Ganz

BEST STORYTELLING

Absinthe Films - La Zone (Winner)
Gaetan Gaudissard - Conscience
Jérôme Tanon - Free Rider
Nat Segal Creative - Beyond Begbie
Stellar Equipment - Odyssey Of The Five Lucky Bastards

AMATEUR FILM OF THE YEAR

Andes Cinema - AmaNacer
Egor Chebanov - Délicatesse
Iñaqui - Chileno (Winner)
The Gnarspot - Factotum
Voltfuse - The North Pen Tapes

AMATEUR SNOWBOARDER OF THE YEAR

Egor Chebanov in Egor Chebanov - Délicatesse
Jackson Blackburn in The Gnarspot - Factotum (Winner)
Sam Phillips in The Gnarspot - Factotum

The iF3 Festival would like to congratulate all of the winners and nominees, and thank its sponsors for their support of this year’s event in Whistler, which served as the kickoff to the iF3 World Tour: Steam Whistle Brewing, Telefilm Canada, Station Touristique Massif du Sud, Monster Energy, Burton, PRFO Sports, Belle-Neige, Voltfuse, RMU, Low Pressure Podcast, King Snow and Forecast Ski Magazine.

Stay tuned for more from the iF3 Festival, which will now make its way to Montreal for two nights of premieres and parties on Friday, October 28th and Saturday October 29th to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the festival. For more information on the upcoming event, including the schedule and ticket purchasing info, click here.