Midwest Ski Film Festival
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The Midwest Ski Film Festival (MWSFF) is a Film Festival
takes place annually in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
. Held in October, the festival is the premier showcase for ski films from both independent and professional ski film companies. The festival shows mainly newschool skiing films.
film festivals, and is now known as the Premier Skiing Event in the Midwestern United States. It is also known for having the best ski movies of the year, large product tosses/ raffles, athlete signings, and more. The MWSFF is attended by people from all over the country, including top industry professionals and some of the best professional skiers in the business.
and Redbull, Slamina by 4bi9 productions, Reasons by Poorboyz Productions, Such is Life by Rage Productions, Head for the Hills by Meathead Productions, and Thinking out Loud by B-Film Media.
A massive amount of free product from their many sponsors was given away including skis, goggles, hats, gloves, shirts, stickers, energy drinks, etc. An after party was held at the Thirdward headquarters to show the movies FTW(Fun Times in Wisconsin) by BP Media, and Hunting Yeti by Nimbus Productions.
The films shown were Refresh by Level 1 Productions, Every Day is a Saturday by Poorboyz Productions, So Far So Hood by 4bi9 Media, NICE a Minnesota collaborative movie,and Newschoolers.com http://www.newschoolers.com contest winner Let's Dance by Jibulant Productions. Presenting sponsors of the 2009 MWSFF were Jiberish Clothing, and Scion. Many other companies supported the event, and tossed out products including skis, boots, helmets, goggles, shirts, stickers, energy drinks, etc. A major highlight in the evening was the raffle prize of a coveted, not yet released, Jiberish sweatshirt, which was given away. The lucky recipient was able to pick her favorite right off the back of one of 4 Jiberish team athletes who attended the Festival. The winner chose the jacket off of pro skier Mike Hornbeck's back.
The highly anticipated annual after party was again thrown at the Thirdward, LLC Headquarters and, like the film festival, featured the musical stylings of Hathbanger and Daywalker.
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
takes place annually in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
. Held in October, the festival is the premier showcase for ski films from both independent and professional ski film companies. The festival shows mainly newschool skiing films.
History
The Midwest Ski Film Festival is organized by Brian Landrigan, and annually held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was created to fill a void of FreeskiingFreeskiing
Freeskiing or Newschool skiing involves tricks, jumps, and terrain park features, such as rails, boxes, jibs, or other obstacles. This form of skiing resulted from a combination of the growth in popularity of snowboarding as well as the progression of Freestyle skiing...
film festivals, and is now known as the Premier Skiing Event in the Midwestern United States. It is also known for having the best ski movies of the year, large product tosses/ raffles, athlete signings, and more. The MWSFF is attended by people from all over the country, including top industry professionals and some of the best professional skiers in the business.
2008 event
In 2008 the event was held on Saturday, October 4, at the Helene Zelazo center on the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus. It featured the movies Turbo by Level 1 Productions, The Massive by Tanner HallTanner Hall
Tanner Hall , of Kalispell, Montana is a freeskier.-Biography:In 2002 Tanner Hall co-founded the freeride ski company Armada Skis with skier JP Auclair and photographer Chris O'Connell...
and Redbull, Slamina by 4bi9 productions, Reasons by Poorboyz Productions, Such is Life by Rage Productions, Head for the Hills by Meathead Productions, and Thinking out Loud by B-Film Media.
A massive amount of free product from their many sponsors was given away including skis, goggles, hats, gloves, shirts, stickers, energy drinks, etc. An after party was held at the Thirdward headquarters to show the movies FTW(Fun Times in Wisconsin) by BP Media, and Hunting Yeti by Nimbus Productions.
2009 event
The 2009 event was held on Saturday, October 10, at the Mirmar Theater just off of the [University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee] campus. People came in from all over the Midwest including Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, and more. The event started off with the live music of pro skiers Andrew Hathaway and Matt Walker, aka Hathbanger http://www.hathbanger.com and Daywalker, while pro skiers Mike Hornbeck http://www.mikhornbeck.com and Tom Wallisch were signing posters for the more the 300 guests. Other notable people in attendance were Level 1 Production's Kyle Decker, and Jiberish Clothing co-founder Pete Drago.The films shown were Refresh by Level 1 Productions, Every Day is a Saturday by Poorboyz Productions, So Far So Hood by 4bi9 Media, NICE a Minnesota collaborative movie,and Newschoolers.com http://www.newschoolers.com contest winner Let's Dance by Jibulant Productions. Presenting sponsors of the 2009 MWSFF were Jiberish Clothing, and Scion. Many other companies supported the event, and tossed out products including skis, boots, helmets, goggles, shirts, stickers, energy drinks, etc. A major highlight in the evening was the raffle prize of a coveted, not yet released, Jiberish sweatshirt, which was given away. The lucky recipient was able to pick her favorite right off the back of one of 4 Jiberish team athletes who attended the Festival. The winner chose the jacket off of pro skier Mike Hornbeck's back.
The highly anticipated annual after party was again thrown at the Thirdward, LLC Headquarters and, like the film festival, featured the musical stylings of Hathbanger and Daywalker.
2010 Event
The 2010 Midwest Ski Film Festival is currently in its early planning stages. It will once again be held during October in Milwaukee, and details will be announced in the upcoming months. The newly designed MWSFF.com website now includes member profiles, community, and a forum for discussion.External links
- MWSFF.com - Official MWSFF Webpage
- Thirdward - Thirdward Webpage
- Jiberish Clothing - Jiberish Webpage
- Mike Hornbeck - Official Mike Hornbeck Webpage
- Level 1 Productions - Level 1 Productions Webpage
- Thirdward - Thirdward Webpage