2024
Best FEATURE FILMS
(45 min and over)
Calypte
Directors: Ishka Folkwell, Torren Martyn
In early 2022, Torren Martyn and Aiyana Powell borrowed the 35ft sailing boat 'Calypte' with minimal sailing experience, tasked with delivering it to Eastern Indonesia. Learning as they went, they enlisted friends to navigate tricky parts. Their year-long expedition took them through the South China Sea, the Strait of Malacca, and into the Indian Ocean, seeking waves. The journey was challenging, with sleepless nights, constant boat maintenance, and confined spaces. But adventures always seem sweeter if it really feels like you had to work to get there.
Best cinematography
African Territory I & II
Directors: Joaquin & Julian Azulay
A 22 months anthropological expedition in the African Continent. Two brothers travel in a 1985 former military ambulance from Spain to South Africa.
The aim is to encourage horizontal human relationships through an unprecedented surf exploration and exchange of cultures in this diverse and endless continent.
The scars of colonies, civil wars and contemporary social inequality, political instability and exploitation of resources make the continent one of the most intense in the world.
From now on, Africa will set the rules.
Best LONG Short film
(20 - 45 min)
Children of Teahupo’o
Director: Arthur Bourbon
In Tahiti, the village of Teahupo'o boasts one of the world's most beautiful waves, attracting top surfers. Photographer Tim Mckenna has captured this paradise for over 25 years, documenting legendary surfers and local talents. Locals like Tahurai Henry and Gilbert Teave strive to preserve their culture and heritage.Alongside all the big names in surfing, he has seen the emergence of a generation of local kids who have come to tame this mythical wave.
Best short SHORT film
Book of hunter
Director: Samuel Fairbank
Meet Hunter. My friend. My favourite surfer.
Our home, Noosa Heads, on Australia's Mid-East Coast is arguably the mecca for longboarding. Home of surfing giants, stacked with history & a big reputation. Amidst the flurry, Hunter Williams & his family carve a unique place for themselves. One rooted in community, not competition, in earth, not ego.
This is chapter one of Book of Hunter.