FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 15, 2014
New Smyrna Beach, FL – Florida Surf Film Festival (FSFF) presented by Johnnie-O is proud to announce the official selections for the feature film and short film categories for its second annual festival, November 7-8, 2014, at Atlantic Center for the Arts. Individual tickets will be on sale at the festival for $15 per evening and $25 for a two-night pass. Patron Passes are also available for $99 and include dinner with the filmmakers Saturday, November 8, at 4PM, two-night festival pass, FSFF t-shirt, and access to Patrons’ Bar. Please email Kevin@floridasurffilmfestival.com with any questions or ticket orders.
The 2014 program focuses on presenting new work by independent filmmakers and exploring the interplay between independent documentary films, surfing, our culture, and music. The program announced today includes eight feature films and fourteen short films. Filmmakers from all over the world submitted over 200 films from which the FSFF make their official selections. The program includes films documenting surfing from Alaska, Norway, Morocco, Peru, India, Ireland, and many more locations.
Filmmaker/Photographer Chris Burkard will be hosting a full day photography workshop on November 7th; details are available at www.floridasurffilmfestival.com. Chris will also be displaying prints from the making of the movie, The Cradle of Storms. Donald Brink will have surfboards on display from his short film, and various artists will have installations viewable around the ACA Campus.
Features
Beyond the Surface – Crystal Thornberg Homcy/Dave Homcy
Strange Rumblings in Shangri-La – Joe G
I Had too Much to Dream Last Night – Dustin Humphrey
Spirit of Akasha – Andrew Kidman/Albert Falzon
Expencive Porno Movie – Tin Ojeda
Uncharted Waters – Craig Griffin
Se7en Signs – Nathan Meyers
Tierra de Patagones – Julian & Joaquin Azulay
Shorts
The Cradle of Storms – Bryce Lowe-White/Ben Weiland/Chris Burkard
Shaping Life – Donald Brink
Under Desert Sun – Kevin Voegtlin
If In Doubt Paddle Out – Andrew Blackman
Catch It – Sarah Menzies
Gathering – Nathan Oldfield
Chasing Rumours – Lauren Davies
Birds Surf Shed – Paul Von Petrzelka
Invasion – Fred Berho/Thomas Larocca
The Sunnydale Kids – Adam Warmington
Unpredictable Happiness – James Skerritt
Surfer Saltado – Drew Miller
The Involvement Dream – Nathan Oldfield
De Passage – Reef/Russell Brownley
Arctic Swell – Surfing the Ends of the Earth – Chris Burkard, Anton Lorimer
Florida Surf Film Festival’s screening panel, comprised of six individuals with journalistic, cultural, and/or experiential factors will determine recognition for the following awards:
- Best Picture – Feature
- Best Cinematography – Feature
- Best Soundtrack – Feature
- Best Picture – Short
- Best Cinematography – Short
- Best Soundtrack – Short
- Viewers’ Choice Award – Feature
- Viewers’ Choice Award – Short
Screening panelists include Jamie Brisick, Joe Turpel, Matt Pruett, Matt Kechele, Nick McGregor, and Bryan Forand.
We are proud to have Johnnie-O Apparel Brand serve as our presenting sponsor for this year’s festival, providing travel and lodging for the filmmakers who attend the festival. They will feature products in the Mark and Margery Pabst Visitors Center and Gallery.
Cigar City Brewing and Green Room Brewing will serve as the festival’s official beer sponsors, presenting in the Pugh Sculpture Studio and the Mark and Margery Pabst Visitors Center and Gallery.
Clancy’s Cantina and Café Verde will serve as the festival’s official food sponsor, presented in the Whatmore Commons.
Other sponsors so far include Spy Eyewear, Nixon Watches, Brian Layman Financial Services, Total Vision, Red Dog Surf Shop and Kembali, Surfrider Foundation(Volusia/Flagler Chapter). A silent auction featuring our sponsors’ products will be held in the Helene B. Roberson Dance Studio.
The Florida Surf Film Festival’s mission is to invigorate Florida surf culture through film appreciation and artistic expression by exhibiting contemporary films from filmmakers far and wide.
Press and Sponsorship Inquiries:
John Brooks, Festival Director, at john@floridasurffilmfestival.com
Atlantic Center for the Arts
Atlantic Center for the Arts is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3), interdisciplinary artists-in-residence community and arts education facility dedicated to promoting artistic excellence by providing talented artists an opportunity to work and collaborate with some of the world’s most distinguished contemporary artists in the fields of music composition and the visual, literary and performing arts. Community interaction is coordinated through on-site and outreach presentations, workshops and exhibitions. Check them out at www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org
