"Smiling Spot" wins ISA Skullcandy Video Contest
Author: SurferToday.com
"Smiling Spot", by Juan Miguel Bonner from Uruguay, has won the International Surfing Association Skullcandy Video Contest. Over 30 videos from surfers in 10 countries were submitted in the first edition of the event. Watch the winning videos, here.
The most prestigious award, the Jury’s Selection, was made by a panel of editors of surfing webpages from five regions of the world, including
Dave Gilovich,
Bryan Dickerson, Alceu Toledo Junior,
Ben Ey and
Steve Pike.
The Silver award went to "Holler", by
Andrew Matthews from
USA, and the Bronze was awarded to "Surfing Into the Future and Other Clichés", a film by Agustín Piña from Uruguay. The most viewed video was "Shark Reppellent", by Tim Armstrong from New Zealand.
During a contest window of three months, amateurs and professional filmmakers created different stories explaining what a better surfing future means to them. There were jokes, serious videos, cartoons and environmentally conscious answers, with performances by surfers of all ages.
The video contest was created as part of the ISA's goal to improve the sport of surfing by pairing with Skullcandy to host a video contest.
Jury's Selection Gold Winner
"Smiling Spot" by Juan Miguel Bonner from Uruguay
Jury's Selection Silver
"Holler" by
Andrew Matthews from
USA
Jury's Selection Bronze
"Surfing Into the Future and Other Clichés" by Agustín Piña from Uruguay
Jury's Selection Copper
"Shark Reppellent" by Tim Armstrong from New Zealand
Most Viewed Video Gold
"Shark Reppellent" by Tim Armstrong from New Zealand
Most Viewed Video Silver
"A better surfing future" by
Eric Kilpatrick from
USA
Most Viewed Video Bronze
"Surf Evolution" by
David Nascimento from
Brazil
Most Viewed Video Copper
"Teahupo’o" by
Poerani Wilson from
Hawaii
"Smiling Spot", by Juan Miguel Bonner from Uruguay, has won the International Surfing Association Skullcandy Video Contest. Over 30 videos from surfers in 10 countries were submitted in the first edition of the event. Watch the winning videos, here. The most prestigious award, the Jury’s Selection, was made by a panel of editors of surfing webpages from five regions of the world, including
Dave Gilovich,
Bryan Dickerson, Alceu Toledo Junior,
Ben Ey and
Steve Pike. The...
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