iF3 Festival Begins This Week In Whistler!
The 19th edition of the iconic iF3 Festival is set to kick off this Wednesday in beautiful Whistler, British Columbia, with four days of premieres, parties, community gatherings and good times!
Photo by Oisin McHugh
With premieres running Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night, along with all-day and into the evening on Saturday, and a total of 40 films being screened plus the iF3 Movie Awards, there’s something for every type of skier and snowboarder imaginable. Here’s a look at the full schedule of events, which trust us, you won’t want to miss…
iF3 Whistler Launch Party
Wednesday, October 21st @ GLC Whistler
Presented by Coast Mountain Brewing & Head / Tyrolia
Doors: 7 p.m. / Films: 8 p.m.
Films
Takuya Mukai & Tempei Takeuchi - Kodo
Hunt Cinema - Finn Bilous: The Antidote
Colby Stevenson - Provide
Jeff Thomas Creative x Whistler Blackcomb - Home
Jeff Thomas Creative x Head Freeskiing - Inside The Season
Afterparty @ The GLC Whistler
Tickets (19+ Only): $15 / Buy Here
iF3 All Girls
Thursday, October 22nd @ Evo Rentals
Presented by Rab North America & Scandinave Spa Whistler
Doors: 6 p.m. / Filmmaker & Athlete Q&A: 6:30 p.m. / Films: 7:30 p.m.
Films
Felix Raffaelli - Manon Loschi: Sorry I Missed Your Call
Alenka Mali - What It Takes
El.Makrell - Bucket Clips 5
Ben Haggar Photo - Formline
NS Creative - Biscuits
Ashley Stewart - She
Autumn Works - Here, Hold My Kid: The Austrian Job
Gradient Global Productions - Sphere of Influence
Carlo L. Mion x Cassie Sharpe - Après Baby
Afterparty To Be Announced
Tickets: $25 / Buy Here
iF3 Snowboard Sessions
Friday, October 23rd @ Maxx Fish
Presented by The North Face
Doors: 7 p.m. / Films: 7:30 p.m.
Films
Arttu Heikkinen - After Hours
Factotum Cinema - Thrice Baked
Claire Hewitt-Demeyer - Dunes To Descents
Maria Thomsen - Crybaby
Gabe Langlois - Bullwheel
Salomon - Shiver Creek
Slush The Magazine - Lifeform
Afterparty @ Maxx Fish
Tickets: $25 / Buy Here
Matchstick Productions’ The Way Out Premiere
Saturday, October 24th @ The Rainbow Theatre
Presented by The North Face & Epic Pass
Show #1 - Doors: 6 p.m. / Films: 7 p.m.
Show #2 - Doors: 8:45 p.m. / Films: 9:30 p.m.
Afterparty @ Maxx Fish
Tickets: $25 (General Admission) & $45 (VIP) / Buy Here
iF3 Matinee #1
Saturday, October 24th @ The Rainbow Theatre
Presented by whympr & Dynastar
Doors: 10:30 a.m. / Films: 11 a.m.
Films
VVX Productions - Thank You For Playing
Hunt Cinema - Luca Harrington: Sooner or Later
The Bunch - Patch
Legs Of Steel - We Can't Not
Tickets: $5 (Under 19) & $10 (19+) / Buy Here
iF3 Matinee #2
Saturday, October 24th @ The Rainbow Theatre
Presented by whympr & Dynastar
Doors: 1 p.m. / Films: 1:30 p.m.
Films
Connor Broderick - Local
AnD Motion - Stargazers
Laurent de Martin x Jules Guarneri - Rêverie
Dane Tudor - The 4th Prime
SideHit Films - North Of Somewhere
Justin Kennedy & John Everett - Juice
CHEF - Dessert
The North Face - Just Happy To Be Here
Sam Kuch - Dweller
Tickets: $5 (Under 19) & $10 (19+) / Buy Here
iF3 Movie Awards
Saturday, October 24th @ The Rainbow Theatre
Presented by Whistler Blackcomb
Hosted by Mark Warner & Darrah Reid-McLean
Red Carpet Arrival: 4:15 p.m. / Awards: 5:30 p.m.
Afterparty @ Maxx Fish
Tickets: $45 (Includes Grand Finale #1) / Buy Here
iF3 Grand Finale #1
Saturday, October 24th @ The Rainbow Theatre
Presented by Whistler Blackcomb
Doors: 7 p.m. / Films: 7:15 p.m.
Films
Bushcraft Productions - Isobar
Xander Guldman - Form
Jeff Thomas Creative - The Way Of Snow (Yuki no Michi)
CK9 Studios x Tonje Kvivik - Etterklang
Blank Collective Films - Blank Patterns
Afterparty @ Maxx Fish
Tickets: $45 (Includes iF3 Movie Awards) / Buy Here
iF3 Grand Finale #2
Saturday, October 24th @ The Rainbow Theatre
Presented by Whistler Blackcomb
Doors: 9 p.m. / Films: 9:15 p.m.
Films
Bushcraft Productions - Isobar
Xander Guldman - Form
Jeff Thomas Creative - The Way Of Snow (Yuki no Michi)
CK9 Studios x Tonje Kvivik - Etterklang
Blank Collective Films - Blank Patterns
Afterparty @ Maxx Fish
Tickets: $25 / Buy Here
iF3 would like to thank the sponsors of this year’s festival in Whistler, including its partners Whistler Blackcomb, Coast Mountain Brewing, Rab North America, Scandinave Spa Whistler, Maxx Fish, XL/AV, Jackalope Pass, Low Pressure Podcast, Forecast Ski, King Snow, Slush the Magazine, Pow Hub, and Newschoolers, and its collaborators X Games Club Whistler, The North Face Dynastar, Whympr, Snowvania, D-Structure, Head/Tyrolia, Rossignol, Blizzard-Tecnica, Salomon, Whistler Executive Transportation, Lucky Ski Depot, and Manitonga Tremblant.
For more information on the iF3 Festival, visit festivalif3.com. See you this week in Whistler!