The winners of the 2019 iF3 Awards during the 12th edition of the iF3 Festival in Montreal, Quebec have been announced.

Saturday, October 19th, in front of an excited crowd of ski and snowboard enthusiasts, the 2019 iF3 Movie Awards took place at Bain Mathieu.
26 awards were bestowed to the year’s best ski and snowboard films in four categories: Amateur, Athlete, Open (for which both ski and snowboard films were jointly nominated) and Pro. 

Here’s a look at the winners, which were determined by the iF3 Jury : Jeff Schmuck, Will Wesson, Evan Heath, Zach Aller, Guillaume Morissette and Ralph Samson after viewing over 80 films…

AMATEUR CATEGORY

Snowboard

Best Cinematography, presented by Rossignol - Voltfuse - Old Fashioned Winter

Ski

Film of the Year, presented by Mont Sutton - SV Film - Southern Alps

Snowboard

Best Female Performance, presented by POW Canada - Jamie Anderson in Snowboarder Magazine - Unconditional

Discovery of the Year, presented by Ski Saint Bruno - Maria Thomsen in Absinthe Films - Isle of Snow

Ski

Best Female Performance, presented by POW Canada - Elyse Saugstad in Teton Gravity Research - Winterland

Discovery of the Year, presented by Ski Saint Bruno - Sam Zahner in Strictly - Welcome

Best Male Street Segment, presented by Newschoolers - Phil Casabon in Brady Perron - Phil Casabon: Nuance

Best Male Freeride Segment, presented by Freeride World Tour  - Sam Kuch in Matchstick Productions - Return To Send'er

OPEN CATEGORY

* Ski movies, snowboard movies or movies combining both sports were eligible in this category. 
 

Best Crash, presented by ASSQ Ma Neige - Sam Smoothy in Teton Gravity Research - Winterland

Best Storytelling, presented by Forecast & King Snow - Teton Gravity Research - Roadless

Best Short Video, presented by Till i Die - CK9 Studios - Sammy Carlson: Over Time

Best Urban Movie, presented by Orage - Brady Perron - Phil Casabon: Nuance

Best Big Mountain Movie, presented by Orage - Matchstick Productions - Return To Send'er 

Jury’s Pick, presented by the iF3 Jury - Red Bull Media House / Nitro - Offline

PRO CATEGORY

Snowboard

Best Short Movie, presented by Guru- Snowboarder Magazine - Unconditional

Best Cinematography, presented by Bière Boréale - Teton Gravity Research - Roadless

Best Editing, presented by iF3 Chile - Red Bull Media House / Nitro - Offline

Film of the Year, presented by Tourisme Quebec - Red Bull Media House / Nitro - Offline
 

Ski

Best Short Movie, presented by Guru - JF Houle - Never Over 

Best Cinematography, presented by Bière Boréale - CK9 Studios - Sammy Carlson: Over Time 

Best Editing, presented by iF3 Chile - Blank Collective Films - The 7 Stages of Blank

Film of the Year, presented by Tourisme Quebec - Level 1 Productions - Romance 

Congratulations to all the winners and nominees, and a big thank you to everyone who supported and attended the 2019 edition of the iF3 Movie Awards in Montreal.

Thank you to our amazing sponsors: Tourisme Québec, Bière Boréale, Guru, Mont Sutton, Ski Saint-Bruno & Orage!