MOMENTUM explores the beauty and tension of free-ride skiing and moving through the mountains. Respect and awe for the environment, combined with the anticipation of freedom that comes with riding a line form the main body of the film. The suspended moment just before you drop in, and the momentum that makes everything come into being, is at its core. We wanted to explore what happens in that space: the tension, clarity, memory, and instinct that collide just before movement becomes inevitable.
Shot in the Tatras, this project is less about performance and more about exploring presence, when the mountain holds you, and how your body answers back. We approached it like a visual poem, capturing fragments, textures, and motion that we hope can convey the connection between humans and landscape without needing to explain it.
Slovakia
Directors
Julia Fraczek
Filmography
2025 – Momentum
Role: Rider & Creative Director
A ski film about returning to the edge of being. By Dominika Baerova and Julia Fraczek.
2025 – Northern Lines
Role: Rider
A film about small group of friends seeking for big lines. Produced by Bartosz Baturo, created by Adam Losinski.
2024 – Carpathian Whiteout
Role: Rider
A ski film exploring new and untracked terrain in the Romanian Carpathians, blending freeride adventure with the spirit of exploration. Produced by Bartosz Baturo, created by Adam Losinski.
Dominika Baerova
Filmography
2025 – Momentum
Role: Photographer & Filmmaker
A ski film about returning to the edge of being. By Dominika Baerova and Julia Fraczek.
Questions and Answers
Athletes
Bartosz Baturo, Julia Fraczek
Co-Presenting Partners
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Partners
Collaborators
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Film Guide
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
- Amateur Film of the Year
- Amateur Skier of the Year
ATHLETE
- Female Skier of the Year
- Male Skier of the Year
- Breakthrough Skier of the Year
PRO
- Best Short Movie (under 20min)
- Best Street Segment
- Best Backcountry Segment
- Best Ski Mountaineering Segment
- Best Storytelling
- Jury’s Pick (Dedicated to Kai Smart)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Film of the Year
SNOWBOARD CATEGORIES
Whether it’s focused on freestyle, freeride, street, backcountry, telemark skiing, mountaineering, adventuring, a documentary subject, or anything in between, your film is welcome at iF3.
AMATEUR
- Amateur Film of the Year
- Amateur Snowboarder of the Year
ATHLETE
- Female Snowboarder of the Year
- Male Snowboarder of the Year
- Breakthrough Snowboarder of the Year
PRO
- Best Short Movie (under 20min)
- Best Street Segment
- Best Backcountry Segment
- Best Storytelling
- Jury’s Pick (Dedicated to Jeff Keenan)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Film of the Year
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