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
Best Male Freeride Segment, presented by Freeride World Tour - Rene Rinnekangas in Snowboarder Magazine - Everybody Everybody
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!