Joining some of the best freeskiers in Europe, filmmaker Nick Meilleur travelled across Finland, Norway, Austria and Switzerland in January and February of 2020 with the goal of making a story-based freestyle ski film.
Despite some underwhelming snow conditions across Europe, we were able to cook up some really fun days thanks to our solid crew of skiers. Joona Kangas showed us around his hometown resort of Levi, Finland in the Arctic Circle. Jacob Hyllengren Larsson gave us a look into the ski scene within the city of Oslo, Norway. Torge Nagel and Lucas Mangold showed us around the seemingly endless different ski resorts surrounding Innsbruck, Austria. Last but not least Kai Mahler introduced us to the freestyle heaven known as Laax, Switzerland.
Director
Nick Meilleur
Owner/Director/DP/Editor
Questions and Answers
Athletes
Joona Kangas
Kai Mahler
Eirik Moberg
Jacob Hyllengren Larsson
Anttu Oikkonen
Lukas Schlickenrieder
Lucas Mangold
Torge Nagel
Daniel Hanka
Tobias Huber
Miika Virkki
Aleksi Laitinen
SKI CATEGORIES
For this year’s iF3 Movie Awards, any and all films about skiing, snowboarding or a mixture of the two are eligible.
AMATEUR
- Film of the year
- Skier of the year
ATHLETE
- Standout Female Skier of the year
- Standout Male Skier of the year
- Breakout Skier of the year
PRO
- Best Short Movie (under 20min)
- Best Urban Segment
- Best Backcountry Segment
- Best Storytelling
- Jury’s Pick (both Ski & Snowboard films eligible)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Film of the Year
SNOWBOARD CATEGORIES
Whether it’s focused on freestyle, freeride, urban, backcountry, telemark skiing, mountaineering, adventuring, a documentary subject, or anything in between, your film is welcome at iF3.
AMATEUR
- Film of the year
- Snowboarder of the year
ATHLETE
- Standout Female Snowboarder of the year
- Standout Male Snowboarder of the year
- Breakout Snowboarder of the year
PRO
- Best Short Movie (under 20min)
- Best Urban Segment
- Best Backcountry Segment
- Best Storytelling
- Jury’s Pick (both Ski & Snowboard films eligible)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Film of the Year
