Emil Leenderts: Caught The Bug
English



Donate to help iF3

A powder-addicted snowboarder is consumed by chasing the next high. While tracking forecasts, suffering from FOMO, and drowning in social media, he turns to a support group to seek help.

Blending thrill, humor, and irony, the film explores the fine line between passion and obsession.

Norway

Director

Emil Leenderts

Filmography
The Secret Ingredient Of Scoring (2024) – Director / Editor / Snowboarder
South Africa (2024) – Director / Editor / Surfer
Skifar (2024) – Cinematographer / Snowboarder
Home Of A Skier (2024) – Cinematographer / Snowboarder
Walk The Walk (2023) – Photographer / Snowboarder
Topptyricon (2023) – Photographer / Snowboarder
El Salvador (2022) – Director / Editor / Surfer

Production

Emil Leenderts
Snowboarder / Director / Editor

https://youtube.com/@emil.i.lonneberget?si=Hfl0QReld2TwUMjR

Questions and Answers

Athletes
Torgeir Bergrem, Emil Aslaksrud, Emil Leenderts and Krister Kopala

<< The ridge films: Instinct Winterglow Productions: 3AM - Snowboarding The Chuting Gallery >>

Co-Presenting Partners
15-whistler-logo-900x440.png

Our Amazing
Partners
29-coast-mountain-brewing-450x220.png
48-rab-logo-450x220.png
38-maxx_fish-logo-450x220.png
10-forecast-ski-logo-450x220.png
13-low_pressure_podcast-simple_logo-landscape-blk_green-450x220.png
11-king-snow-logo-450x220.png
34-newschoolers.png
45-slush-the-magazine-450x220.png
37-logo-ski-lachance-450x220.png
47-jackalope_logo_450x220.png
46-pow-hub-logo2-450x220.png

Collaborators
82-snowvana-logo-450x220.png
70-head-tyrolia_wordmark_black-v2.png
83-logo-lucky-ski-depot-450x220.png
61-wet_transport_logo_horizontal_black-450x220.png
60-xl-av-logo.png
91-whympr-logo.png
92-manitonga-logo-black-450x220.png

Media Partners
21-drive-marketing.png

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
*
To all producers and athletes you are invited to register for iF3 2026 !

 

Registrations are now closed for iF3 2026! 

 

 


Got questions? Please send us your inquiry via email: [email protected]

 

 

be part of the community

join the festivities

Be part of the action. Come join us in Santiago, Chile / Montreal, QC, Canada / Whistler, BC, Canada / Chamonix, France !
Buy Tickets