With over 5,000 entries submitted to the Festival, this is an accomplishment that this exciting film will live up to, in its wide-screen presentation at the majestic Arlington Theater. This film shares the story of the skateboarding dynasty of Powel Peraltas grass roots beginning in Southern California. This is set to be one of the highlights of action sports program “To The Maxxx” at the prestigious Film Festival.

Many other great films are being presented during the ten day long Festival. The homecoming for the filmmaker of SPLINTERS is another special screening. Former Santa Barbara residents, Wes Brown, TJ Barrack, and Director Adam Pesce were all very excited to see their film screen in their hometown. SPLINTERS shares the story of the surfers of Papua New Guinea, to whom surfing is a key to a better life. In Pesce’s directorial debut, he follows four determined surfers leading up to the inaugural Papua New Guinea National Surfing Titles. SPLINTERS just won the Surfer Poll Award for Best Documentary this December in Hawaii at the Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu.

Director Stacy Peralta is well known with in both the actions sport community as well as his venture into mainstream documentaries. BONES BRIGADE is a personal and exciting film about a group of rag tag youths who turned skateboarding from a fringe pastime to a thrilling action sport and a multi-million dollar industry. Through a series of interviews, BONES BRIGADE team members reveal what it was like to be going through adolescence while struggling with the pressures of their sudden fame, as well as their own fears of inadequacy and defeat. Peralta’s past films include DOGTOWN & ZBOYS, RIDING GIANTS and MADE IN AMERICA.

Another award winning film at the Festival is LOST & FOUND Directed by Douglas Walker. A fascinating documentary on how Doug’s discovery of 30,000 long-lost negatives of old black-and-white photos of surfers at a flea market in Pasadena. They in fact all came at one time from Surfing Magazine and when Doug realized what he had stumbled upon, Walker begins a 3-year journey to find the origin of the photos. The who’s who of surfing past comes alive with the history in these iconic photos.

MINDS IN THE WATER Directed by Justin Krumb, follows the quest of professional surfer Dave Rastovich and his friends to protect dolphins, whales and the oceans they all share. Through Dave’s journey—a five-year adventure spanning the globe from Australia to the Galapagos, Tonga, California, Alaska and Japan—we see one surfer’s quest to activate his community to help protect the ocean and its inhabitants. From time spent on the anti whaling ship The Sea Sheppard to Takigi Bay in Japan Justin share what can be done to protect the ocean. Krumb is a longtime activist himself, focusing his time to bring more awareness to the oceans circle of life.

Dave Homcy is well known as one of surfing top cinema photographers. EL MAR, MI ALMA Directed by Stephen Jones, was filmed on location in Chile and shares the classic surf road trip with soul surfer Dave Rastovich and his passion for the nonprofit Surfers for Cetaceans.

Shaping of surfboards is a respected craft and art and BOARDROOM Directed by Marcus David, will have its World Premiere at the Festival. Before the big surf corporations, a handful of pioneers and watermen were building wooden surfboards in their garages. BOARDROOM honors the shapers of yesterday and today!

All of these new surf films are part of the “To The Maxxx” Programmed by Russ Spencer who has been with the Festival for a number of years. His insight and passion has lead this part of the Festival to be an audience favorite. These films are sure to have everyone excited about surfing’s rich history and community. Look for these films coming to your area soon! For more information or to purchase tickets please visit sbiff.org

The film is based upon 25 interviews with people that make a living around surfing in Florianópolis – including shapers, photgraphers, surf school teachers, pro athletes, judges and contest organizers.

Kenai Productions, a Maui-based production company and member of the Maui Film Alliance, has over 20 years experience in all aspects of HD video and film production. EVERY BOARD HAS A STORY is Kenai’s debut feature-length production, and has already garnered the support of many industry veterans.

Kenai is seeking pre-production funding through Kickstarter.com, a crowd funding website that facilitates investment pledges from the public for all kinds of great projects. “Investors” can pledge $10 to $5,000 toward EBHS, and will not be charged until the full amount of $12,950 is raised in the specified amount of time. With less than 60 days to reach their goal, every pledge counts, and you can help.

Where does the money go?
PHASE I
1. Develop production plan and pitch materials in order to attract sponsors, professional surfers, and 5 ground-breaking shapers.
2. Write Treatment/Script – researched and written by David Whitney
3. Produce the 5 Minute Teaser- shot and edited by Andrew Rice
4. Kickstart the Green Surf Board Expression Sessions Challenge – coordinated by Ken “Woozer” Goring

The mission is to develop the materials necessary to acquire complete funding for the documentary from sponsors, such as QuickSilver, Billabong, Dakine, and other large international surfing companies. We will also be approaching ocean environmental organizations and private investors.

How you can help
Make a pledge on the Kickstarter Campaign page.

Learn more about David and Andrew at KenaiProductions.com, you can view their reel and stay up to date on the project at the Kenai Productions Blog, Facebook and Twitter:

If you or someone you know is involved in the next generation of surfboard design, and is a candidate for the Green Surf Board Expression Sessions Challenge please contact Andrew at andrew@kenaiproductions.com.

Surfer created. Audience selected. Ocean inspired. This year’s film brings together unique sections from around the world, including freesurfing legends like Pipe Master Jamie O’Brien and South American champ Gabriel Villaran, underground dazzlers like Maui’s Albee Layer and New York’s Leif Engstrom, and outsider icons like Santa Cruz’s Josh Mulcoy, Canadian Pete Devries and Maui’s Hank Gaskell.

Last year’s $100,000 winner Matt Meola is also back to defend his title, and the rest of year’s qualifiers are coming on strong with new music, new clips and a whole new approach. Join the action at innersection.tv

Pro-surfers Mark Egor Harris and Mitch Corbett travel the length of the UK on a road trip tracing the wild and unusual roots of British surf culture.

Featuring: Mitch Corbett, Mark Egor Harris. Surfers interviewed: Roger Mansfield – Pete PJ Jones – Malcolm Findlay – Charles Williams

Surfers featured: Alan Stokes – Gabe Davies – Russ Winters – Nate Phillips – Nigel Semmens – Steve Daniels – Carwyn Williams. Archive courtesy of: SWFTA – Three S Films – ITN Source. Music: The Dakotas The Cruel Sea.

If you like the vintage ITN footage, then read our interview with the original Skewjacks cast Angels with Dirty Faces

From our friends at Nordic Surfers Magazine.