2024 iF3 Movie Awards Nominees
The iF3 Festival is pleased to reveal the nominees of the 2024 iF3 Movie Awards, which will take place on the evening of Saturday, October 19th at the Maury Young Arts Centre in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada during four days of premieres and parties at iF3 Whistler from October 16th - 19th.
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 “Army” Armstrong and Amy Jane David on the ski panel, and filmmakers Ralph Samson and Jeff Keenan, industry veterans Guillaume Morisset and Hugues Beauchamp, and snowsports marketing expert Jen Girardi on the snowboard side of things—have watched and judged over 35 hours of ski and snowboard films, and 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.
Here’s a look at this year’s nominees…
SKIING
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
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
BEST EDITING
Baptiste Sjöström - Ephemere
Christopher Maunsell - The War On Style
Dylan Siggers - Spliff
Jeff Thomas Creative & Head Freeskiing - Beyond
Level 1 Productions - Wasteland
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
SNOWBOARDING
FILM OF THE YEAR
Christoph Thoresen - Circle of Madness
Finlay Woods - Halation
Jérôme Tanon - Of A Lifetime
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Christoph Thoresen - Circle of Madness
Craig Gouweloos - Great Alaskan Adventure
Finlay Woods - Halation
Jérôme Tanon - Of A Lifetime
Pachamama Film - The Beginning
BEST EDITING
Christoph Thoresen - Circle of Madness
Finlay Woods - Halation
Jérôme Tanon - Of A Lifetime
Pachamama Film - The Beginning
Videograss - Search Party
STANDOUT FEMALE SNOWBOARDER OF THE YEAR
Jamie Anderson in Craig Gouweloos - Great Alaskan Adventure
Jill Perkins in Videograss - Search Party
Madison Blackley in Factotum Cinema - Hinterland
Melissa Riitano in Factotum Cinema - Hinterland
STANDOUT MALE SNOWBOARDER OF THE YEAR
Reid Smith in Videograss - Search Party
Ryland Bell in The Outliers - The Outliers 2
Victor de Le Rue in Jérôme Tanon - Of A Lifetime
Xavier de Le Rue in Jérôme Tanon - Of A Lifetime
BREAKOUT SNOWBOARDER OF THE YEAR
Chris Galvin in The Outliers - The Outliers 2
Justin Phipps in Videograss - Search Party
Mitchell Davern in Finlay Woods - Halation
Pedro “Dr. Pepe” Pizarro in La Tabla Snow / Yoga Roots Art Films - Antis
BEST SHORT MOVIE (UNDER 20 MINUTES)
Emil Leenderts - The Secret Ingredient of Scoring
Factotum Cinema - Hinterland
Finlay Woods - Halation
Samuel McMahon - Unplugged
Vernis Production - The Octopus
BEST BACKCOUNTRY SEGMENT
Christoph Thoresen - Circle of Madness: Victor de Le Rue
Jérôme Tanon - Of A Lifetime: Xavier de Le Rue
The Outliers - The Outliers 2: Che Contreras, Chris Galvin, Lucas Merli & Ryland Bell
Vernis Production - The Octopus: Laurent Bibollet, Manu Gross, Nick Russell & Pica Herry
BEST URBAN SEGMENT
Videograss - Search Party: Dan Liedahl & Tommy Gesme
Videograss - Search Party: Jed Anderson
Videograss - Search Party: Justin Phipps
Videograss - Search Party: Reid Smith
BEST STORYTELLING
Charlene Brochu x Seth Gillis - Welcome To The Pit
Christoph Thoresen - Circle of Madness
Emil Leenderts - The Secret Ingredient of Scoring
Finlay Woods - Halation
Jérôme Tanon - Of A Lifetime
AMATEUR FILM OF THE YEAR
First Tracks Productions - Next Steps 2.0
Gale - Things We Never Told You
Johanna Brunner & Richard Buchner - From Here
Umami - Flowerself
AMATEUR SNOWBOARDER OF THE YEAR
Arthur Milleville in Umami - Flowerself
Claire Hewitt-Demeyer in First Tracks Productions - Next Steps 2.0
Eliot Dänzer in Rivages Films - OFF LINEs
The iF3 Festival would like to thank its sponsors of the upcoming iF3 Whistler and iF3 Movie Awards, including Whistler Blackcomb, Massif du Sud resort, Scandinave Spa Whistler, Coast Mountain Brewing, Low Pressure Podcast, Forecast Ski Magazine, King Snow, Newschoolers, Surefoot, Blizzard Tecnica, Nordica, Head Tyrolia, RMU, Ferreol, Les Saisons, IKON Pass, Aava Whistler, Whistler Executive Transportation, Orage and FQME.
For more information on iF3 Whistler and the iF3 Movie Awards, including the full schedule of events, visit festivalif3.com, and to purchase tickets, click here. Plus, if you're looking to attend iF3 Whistler in person, a discounted hotel rate is available through iF3’s accommodation partner, Aava Whistler, via this link.