2023 iF3 MOVIE AWARDS WINNERS

Following four days of premieres, parties and the gathering of the snow sports community in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada and beyond, the iF3 Festival concluded on Saturday night with the iF3 Movie Awards presented by Rossignol.

iF3 Whistler. Photo by Oisin McHugh

The gala, which took place at the Maury Young Arts Centre in the heart of Whistler Village, was once again hosted by the Low Pressure Podcast’s Mark Warner and professional snowboarder Leanne Pelosi, and broadcasted live on festivalif3.com.

Leanne Pelosi & Mark Warner. Photo by Oisin McHugh

Over the course of the night, 25 awards were handed out to the year’s top ski and snowboard films, which were watched and judged by the iF3 Jury—composed of Forecast Ski Magazine’s Jeff Schmuck, filmmaker Graeme Meiklejohn and professional skiers Will Wesson and Amy Jane David on the ski side of things, and industry veterans Guillaume Morisset and Hugues Beauchamp alongside filmmaker Ralph Samson on the snowboard panel—after a record-breaking 121 films were submitted to the festival for consideration.

Kyle Coxworth, Joey Kraft, Cat Agnew, Luca Natale, Will Fossum, Shondra Charbonneau and Jacob Belanger accepting the award for Amateur Film of the Year for Joey Kraft’s Water The Plants. Photo by Oisin McHugh

So without further ado, here’s a look at the full list of winners and nominees…

2023 iF3 MOVIE AWARDS WINNERS & NOMINEES

SKIING

FILM OF THE YEAR

Head Freeskiing & Jeff Thomas Creative – Unified
Legs of Steel - Dennis Ranalter: Descendance (Winner)
Matchstick Productions - The Land of Giants
Teton Gravity Research - Legend Has It
The Faction Collective - Abstract: A Freeski Exhibition

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Josh Daiek - Mountain State 2.0
Legs of Steel - Dennis Ranalter: Descendance (Winner)
Matchstick Productions - The Land of Giants
Teton Gravity Research - Legend Has It
The Faction Collective - Abstract: A Freeski Exhibition

BEST EDITING

Head Freeskiing & Jeff Thomas Creative - Unified
Here Hold My Kid Productions - Here, Hold My Kid
Legs of Steel - Dennis Ranalter: Descendance
Teton Gravity Research - Legend Has It
The Bunch - Sensus (Winner)
STANDOUT FEMALE SKIER OF THE YEAR

Alex Armstrong in Teton Gravity Research - Legend Has It
Anna Segal in Anna Segal - 23.4 Degrees
Hedvig Wessel in Hedvig Wessel – Headspace
Jess Hotter in Blank Collective Films - Fortune Hunters
Maggie Voisin in Teton Gravity Research - Legend Has It (Winner)
STANDOUT MALE SKIER OF THE YEAR

Colby Stevenson in Good Company - Crescendo (Winner)
Jordy Kidner in Head Freeskiing & Jeff Thomas Creative – Unified
Kai Jones in Teton Gravity Research - Legend Has It
Mac Forehand in The Faction Collective - Abstract: A Freeski Exhibition
Sammy Carlson in 23 North Productions - Sammy Carlson: Kamase

BREAKOUT SKIER OF THE YEAR

Isabella Tvede-Jensen in Taylor Lundquist & Nomad Video - Hai My Name Is...
Jonathan Rollins in Head Freeskiing & Jeff Thomas Creative - Unified
Marcus Goguen in Teton Gravity Research - Legend Has It
Wei Tien Ho in Teton Gravity Research - Legend Has It
Xander Guldman in Head Freeskiing & Jeff Thomas Creative - Unified (Winner)
JURY'S PICK (BOTH SKI & SNOWBOARD FILMS ARE ELIGIBLE)

Here Hold My Kid Productions - Here, Hold My Kid (Winner)
Legs of Steel - Dennis Ranalter: Descendance
Nitro Snowboards & Red Bull Media House -Cake
Teton Gravity Research - Flying High Again
The Bunch - Sensus

BEST SHORT MOVIE (UNDER 20 MINUTES)

Anna Segal - 23.4 Degrees
CK9 Studios - Space Craft
Level 1 Productions - Lucas Wachs: Lost In Thought
Level 1 Productions - Wind For Whistles
The Bunch - Sensus (Winner)
BEST BACKCOUNTRY SEGMENT

Blank Collective Films - Fortune Hunters: Alexi Godbout, Jordy Kidner & Stan Rey
Josh Daiek - Mountain State 2.0: Josh Daiek & Trevor Semmens (Winner)
Matchstick Productions - The Land of Giants: Colby Stevenson & Sammy Carlson
Teton Gravity Research - Legend Has It: Christina Lustenberger, Nick McNutt & Jim Morrison
The Faction Collective - Abstract: A Freeski Exhibition: Blake Wilson, Duncan Adams, Mac Forehand & Tim McChesney

BEST URBAN SEGMENT

Armada - Activity: Henrik Harlaut, Kim Boberg & Phil Casabon
Good Company - Crescendo: Tom Wallisch & Tucker Fitzsimons
Magma Inc - Magma 3: Alex Hall & Hunter Hess (Winner)
Mayrand Agency - MTL2: Mat Dufresne
The Faction Collective - Abstract: A Freeski Exhibition: Alex Hall, Antti Ollila, Koga Hoshino & Mac Forehand

BEST STORYTELLING

Here Hold My Kid Productions - Here, Hold My Kid
Jamie Crane-Mauzy - #MoCrazyStrong
Legs of Steel - Dennis Ranalter: Descendance (Winner)
Ryan Collins Media - People Like Us
Seth Gillis Film - Slides on the Mountain

AMATEUR FILM OF THE YEAR

Joey Kraft - Water The Plants (Winner)
Nick Thucydides - Exit Strategy
Variance - Tuesday Morning
Vexed Co - Must Be Urgent
VVX Productions - VVX Reloaded

AMATEUR SKIER OF THE YEAR

Aaron Durlester in Variance - Tuesday Morning
Jacob Belanger in Joey Kraft - Water The Plants (Winner)
Meg Cumming in The Dead Barbies - Pink Duct Tape
Samuel Belanger Dallaire in Samuel Belanger Dallaire - Introspection
Sebi Mall in Johannes Hoffmann Production - Raw Series: Sebi Mall

SNOWBOARDING

FILM OF THE YEAR
Alex D’agnostino & Connor Winton - Giant Beast Tiny People
Nitro Snowboards & Red Bull Media House - Cake
Teton Gravity Research - Flying High Again (Winner)
The Manboys - Tango, Echo, November
Victor Daviet - Trip Roulette: Car

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Alicia Cenci - DIDI
Homestead Collective - Continuum
Nitro Snowboards & Red Bull Media House - Cake
Teton Gravity Research - Flying High Again
Victor Daviet - Trip Roulette: Car (Winner)
BEST EDITING

Alex D’agnostino & Connor Winton - Giant Beast Tiny People
Nitro Snowboards & Red Bull Media House - Cake (Winner)
Teton Gravity Research - Flying High Again
The Manboys - Tango, Echo, November

STANDOUT FEMALE SNOWBOARDER OF THE YEAR

Iris Pham in Entourage Productions - More Than This
Mary Rand in Alex D’agnostino & Connor Winton - Giant Beast Tiny People
Taylor Godber in Alex D’agnostino & Connor Winton - Giant Beast Tiny People
Ylfa Rúnarsdóttir in Burton Snowboards - BLOOOM (Winner)
STANDOUT MALE SNOWBOARDER OF THE YEAR

Brandon Davis in Teton Gravity Research - Flying High Again (Winner)
Chris Rasman in The Manboys - Tango, Echo, November
John Jackson in Teton Gravity Research - Flying High Again
Sean Miskiman in The Manboys - Tango, Echo, November

BREAKOUT SNOWBOARDER OF THE YEAR

Iris Pham in Entourage Productions - More Than This
Simon Gschaider in Nitro Snowboards & Red Bull Media House - Cake (Winner)
Zenja Potapov in Nitro Snowboards & Red Bull Media House - Cake

BEST SHORT MOVIE (UNDER 20 MINUTES)

Alex D’agnostino & Connor Winton - Giant Beast Tiny People
Burton Snowboards - BLOOOM
Entourage Productions - More Than This
The Manboys - Tango, Echo, November (Winner)
Victor de Le Rue - Friluftsliv: La vie au Grand Air

BEST BACKCOUNTRY SEGMENT

Teton Gravity Research - Flying High Again: Brandon Davis
Teton Gravity Research - Flying High Again: Danny Davis
Teton Gravity Research - Flying High Again: John Jackson (Winner)
The Manboys - Tango, Echo, November: Chris Rasman
The Manboys - Tango, Echo, November: Sean Miskiman

BEST URBAN SEGMENT

Burton Snowboards - BLOOOM: Ylfa Rúnarsdóttir
Nitro Snowboards & Red Bull Media House - Cake: Dominik Wagner
Nitro Snowboards & Red Bull Media House - Cake: Nils Arvidsson
Nitro Snowboards & Red Bull Media House - Cake: Simon Gschaider
Teton Gravity Research - Flying High Again: Brandon Davis (Winner)
BEST STORYTELLING

Alicia Cenci - DIDI
Alex D’agnostino & Connor Winton - Giant Beast Tiny People
Nitro Snowboards & Red Bull Media House - Layers: The Unintentional Culture of Snowboarding (Winner)
Victor Daviet - Trip Roulette: Car
Victor de Le Rue - Friluftsliv: La vie au Grand Air

AMATEUR FILM OF THE YEAR

Andes Cinema - Payachatas
Coline Benninger & Claudia Lederer - Sanctuary
Factotum Project - Unpaid Overtime
HC Films - Out (Winner)
Troublehaus - Rosa

AMATEUR SNOWBOARDER OF THE YEAR

Eliot Golay in Journal Project - Bloom (Winner)
Eric Freckman in Factotum Project - Unpaid Overtime
Marc-Antoine Caron in HC Films - Out
Thomas Kigle in Troublehaus - Rosa

Sam Tuff, Meg Cumming, Anna Segal, Maggie Voisin, Alex Armstrong, Jamie Crane-Mauzy, Jeanee Crane-Mauzy and Amy Jane David at the iF3 All Girls screening. Photo by Oisin McHugh

The iF3 Festival would like to congratulate all of the winners and nominees, and thank its sponsors for their generous support of this year’s event in Whistler: Rossignol, Gibbons, Massif du Sud Resort, Coast Mountain Brewing, Scandinave Spa Whistler, Nidecker Snowboards, Belle-Neige, Low Pressure Podcast, King Snow and Forecast Ski Magazine.

Photo by Oisin McHugh

Stay tuned for more from iF3, which will now make its way over the pond for iF3 Chamonix on November 30th to December 3rd. For more information on the iF3 Festival and iF3 Movie Awards, visit festivalif3.com.
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