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SIA.08 - Part 2

2008-01-31T12:29:00.000-05:00

SIA.08 - Part 1

2008-01-30T12:08:00.000-05:00

SIA is such a continuous party, it's hard to say how many times we'll report from Las Vegas. But here goes...

Luxor Sphinx, taken from the tram on the way to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center (yes, even Vegas has a Tram, just not the aerial kind)

Ironically I met Tory, who designs the "Narrow Ass Snowboard" (skis) for Lib Tech over the weekend in Montana. Here's Liberty Skis taking it the other direction with the BFF. At first glance I thought they were carve (snow) boards.

5pm roles around at SIA and people start doing crazy things. Shane McConkey is never one to shy away from a little publicity. Here he revs up the K2 Chopper.

McConkey has an incredible "07" role in the latest Matchstick ski movie, Seven Sunny Days. Watch the a short preview of the trailer below or download our media player to watch the whole trailer full screen, DVD quality.

The E408 Turbine booth had the last keg of beer within a 10 booth radius, so that's where we made our last (keg) stand on the trade show floor. Thanks girls!

Jason from Delta9 Clothing, one of our advertisers, with Liko Smith, owner of The Block Hotels. Notice Like rockin' the Delta9 hat. Liko told us they are set to announce the newest Block Hotel as early as this Friday.

Our own Mike D, Jason from Delta9, Rocky from The Go Big Project, and Liko from The Block. All from Tahoe. I felt like a distinct minority with my Utah roots.

Jay from Smokin with the new Paparazzi board.

The official SIA 08 Opening Night Party was at the House of Blues right there in the Mandalay Bay Casino adjacent to the Convention Center. Started off slow but by the end the DJ was spinning some classics and the dance floor was packed. Sorry no pics, apparently "TV" doesn't count as "media."

The Sphinx, even cooler at night.

From here we ditched our bags and cameras at the hotel and headed out on the town. The girls from E408 Turbine invited us to the Betty Rides party at Blush in the Wynn Casino. This place puts every other club in Vegas to shame, at least the ones I've been in. We were sorely underdressed but managed to get in and enjoy the scenery. And a good night was had by all.

Schralping the Wasatch

2008-01-26T12:27:00.000-05:00

X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival and the Outdoor Retailer Winter trade show overlapped this year. Separated by a mere two city blocks, it made for a couple hectic days. But it was also a great opportunity to get three of our sponsored filmmakers together. Voleurz was in town for X-Dance, where they wound up winning the Short Film Festival with Fishbowl. Meanwhile, both KGB Productions and Thrillhead Creations got into town Wednesday night for OR.

We attended the X-Dance Filmmaker Institute Forum, then adjourned to the Brewery for our own "forum" over great food and even better beer. After getting our fill we high-tailed it to the X-Dance Awards Party, arriving just in time for Jan from Voleurz to accept his award.

The next day we were all at OR meeting with our respective sponsors and advertisers. Jake from Numa Tactical shows off his display of sunglasses and shows us how every day ends at the show.

But enough about eating, drinking, and partying. A full day working the floor of OR wasn't about to keep Ellis Smith from Thrillhead and myself from getting after some epic powder in Utah's Wasatch Range. We met up with four locals and rallied up Little Cottonwood Canyon. Ascending the ridge across from Alta to the sound of avy control bombs going off, we were rewarded with some of the best pow turns of our lives in Silver Fork.

Ellis is a sideways shredder, attacking both uphill and downhill on his preferred weapon of choice, the venerable splitboard. Check out Thrillhead's films Schralptown and Return to Schralptown to see more of these Coloradians.

X-Dance - Final Day & Awards Party

2008-01-24T11:30:00.000-05:00

More films, a Filmmakers' Institute Panel, dinner with nossaTV sponsored filmmakers KGB Productions, Thrillhead Creations, and Voleurz, and the X-Dance Awards Ceremony at The Depot. Words can't really describe. So here's some photos:

X-Dance Ice scupture

Jan Schuster from Voleurz accepting the award for "Best Short"

Bra Boys on stage accepting their award

Jan furiously texting all his friends

Jan with proud parent, Don

Tony Hawk accepting his award as "Action Sports Athlete of the Year"

Making use of the ice sculpture

Mako Urabe (X Games Gold Medalist and X-Dance presenter) Jan Schuster of Voleurz, Rocky Romano of The Go Big Project, and Johnny DeCesare of Poor Boyz Productions

X-Dance Day 4 - The Go Big Party

2008-01-23T12:06:00.000-05:00

The Go Big Project is a magazine style action sports show hosted by top action sports athletes. A wide world of sports for Generation X, the Project will span the globe reporting on the wild world of action sports. The Go Big Project will focus on professional athletes, competition, music and culture.

The Go Big Project was at X-Dance for all the films and parties. They interviewed the athletes, kicked it with the Bra Boys and put back a few with the X-Dance crew.

On Day 4 of X-Dance, The Go Big Project went huge. They rocked into town during the middle of Sundance and X-Dance, found a venue, found some talent, and threw a party for the ages. All on the heels of three straight nights of the Bra Boys, Tara Dakides, and Tony Hawk parties. Look for more big things from these guys and gals out of Tahoe!

Harrison from The Project filming on stage at The Go Big Party

Outdoor Retailer Backcountry Base Camp

2008-01-22T23:24:00.000-05:00

Taking a break from the action at X-Dance, nossaTV headed up to Snowbasin to catch up with some of the local athletes and film crews. An epic day of powder skiing followed. While the retailers stayed close to the demos at the bottom of the mountain, we got after it. Josh Madsen from Lipstick Films was there doing his best to represent Rossignol. The trailer for Since We Last Spoke is below, or you can check it out on nossaTV. I also bumped into Zack Houston, who told me they are working on a new film for Tough Guy Productions after a one year drought.

X-Dance Day 3 - 199 Lives

2008-01-21T22:59:00.000-05:00

Picking up where Bra Boys and Against the Grain left off, 199 Lives is a documentary that explores the life of action sports phenomenon Travis Pastrana. At the age of 22, Travis has become a living legend as a motocross racer, FMX rider, action sports hero, film maker, and rally car driver.

Some other top notch films opened the "12 noon to 10 pm" action.

Why, directed by Taylor Congdon, is a Transworld MX film by The Assignment "juxtaposing the rider's intense talents on their bikes with their own unique personalities off" with plenty of quotes from Greek philosophers.

The sixth and final short film followed. Autumn Dream, by Jenny and Brenton Gregory from the Wavestone Group, is a "mystical immersion into one surfer's dream of private gentle waves."

New Emissions of Light and Sound is a ideal description for the next film. Directed by Joe G and George Manzanilla, this film by Globe Entertainment features the music of world-famous DJ Sasha. "Sit back, relax, and open your mind..."

Lost & Found brought us back to the snow. The annual epic from Teton Gravity Research ends with one of the most intense big mountain snowboard scenes ever, as Jeremy Jones slays Alaskan peak after Alaskan peak in a dance with the devil. You have to see it to understand! Check out the trailer below or on nossaTV.

Source was a movie that I was truly looking forward to. Directed by Rush Sturges, and Produced by Brooks Baldwin and Marlow Long, all of Young Gun Productions, this movie did not disappoint. Traveling all over the world to document the most intense whitewater kayaking and waterfall descents, they even find time to call attention to endangered rivers. We hope to add the YGP's videos to the stable on nossaTV very soon.

The Windsurfing Movie is the much anticipated film from Johnny DeCesare of Poor Boyz Productions. Breaking from his ski movie heritage, DeCesare teams up with Jace Panebianco and Levi Siver to document the resurgence of windsurfing. Featuring an incredible musical score with music from The Rolling Stones, it has been called "the definitive film on the history of the sport."

An absolutely packed house greeted Travis Pastrana for his second film of X-Dance, 199 Lives. The show was sold out earlier in the day, and that meant standing room only, even on the balcony. Godfrey Entertainment delivered with one of the most memorable films in the history action sports. If you missed it, go see it soon, you be glad you did!

X-Dance Day 2 - Against the Grain

2008-01-20T22:32:00.000-05:00

Against the Grain is the Tara Dakides documentary. This was the world premiere, and once again an amazing must-see movie to cap off another great day at X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival.

Yours truly missed some of the early movies while out getting some turns in the famous Utah backcountry, then guest coaching with a local youth telemark "tribe." Fortunately I'd already seen Optimistic, but if you haven't you can get a taste of the action on nossaTV or by right here:

Returning to the Off Broadway Theater in downtown Salt Lake, there was no way I was going to miss the latest ski porn from Matchstick, Seven Sunny Days. Watch below or head to nossaTV to download our player and watch the whole trailer full screen.

After that it was Driven, the first of two films in X-Dance about Travis Pastrana, the "world's best Freestyle Motocross Rider" and but really "an average person that just does extraordinary things." Driven focuses on Pastrana's recent foray into the world of Rally.

Three more entries in the Short Film Festival also premiered today:

Tide, by Colin Jones - A skimboarding movie:

Find My Way, by Mark Hannah and Remi Drozd - A surf movie about "leaving the ordinary for the unknown path."

Skater Made, by Bart Saric and featuring his son, and asking the simple question: "When is it too early start skateboarding."

Last by certainly not least, Against the Grain - The Tara Dakides Documentary. Directed and produced by Josh Landan, narrated by "Pink," and staring one of snowboarding's most celebrated athletes, Tara Dakides. This movie provides a revealing and deeply personal look at Dakide's most devasting moments (and there are many of them) and her bigger triumphs (just as many if not more). Like Bra Boys the night before, this movie was a truly heart-wrenching story about an action sports star. A must see this winter.

Brian Wimmer of X-Dance, Josh Landan, and Tara Dakides on stage

X-Dance Day 1 - Bra Boys Throw Down

2008-01-19T23:57:00.000-05:00

nossaTV Action Sports Video is here in Salt Lake City sponsoring the X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival. The "Academy Awards of action sports" runs concurrent with Sundance Film Festival. X-Dance outgrew its digs on Main Street of Park City, moving to the Off Broadway Theater in downtown Salt Lake. The Aussie surf documentary Bra Boys capped off the first day of world class films, with special guest appearances by producer Sal Masekela and director Sunny Abberton, and a kickin' after party at The Broadway Bistro.

The first day of X-Dance mixed wake, mountain bike, snowboard, and skateboarding videos. Here's just a few:

Push Process is Justin Stephens, Oakley, and 1242 Productions' latest HD action sports film, showcasing the progression of wakeboarding and wakeskating through a travelogue of the world's best riders.

Justin Stephens, Pat McIlvain, Matty Swanson

Sliding Liberia follows four young surfers to Liberia in search of more than perfect waves. Risking everything to explore the West African country devastated by decades of war, they record the stories of people they meet -- people like Alfred, who became Liberia's first surfer after finding a bodyboard while fleeing from rebels.

Britton Caillouette with X-Dance Director Brian Wimmer

Alterna Films shakes Apples & Oranges out of the tree, bringing you a film about the crew of international riders brought together for the same mission: to bring their individual talents to the big screen.

Carlo Wein of Alterna

Headlining the evening was Bra Boys. Directed by eldest Bra Boy Sunny Abberton, this film is about the cultural evolution of the inner-Sydney beachside suburb of Maroubra and the social struggle of its youth - the tattooed and much maligned surf community known as the Bra Boys. Narrated by Australia actor Russell Crowe, the film was produced by Berkela Films (Jason Bergh and Sal Masekela) among others, and has recently been picked up by Universal.

Brian Wimmer of X-Dance, Bra Boys, Jason Bergh, and Sal Masekela

Also playing were two of the six videos in the Short Film Festival sponsored and powered by nossaTV.

First up was Fishbowl by Voleurz. These crazy canucks impressed with their underwater, skateboarding film...

Later on we got to see Another Day in LA...

Go to the X-Dance Channel on nossaTV to view and rate these films.

X-Dance Update

2008-01-19T20:10:00.000-05:00

01.17.08 // Snowboarder extraordinaire Tara Dakides just got into town and Travis Pastrana is here filming with his crew. Members of the Aussie surf tribe called the "Bra Boys" will descend upon Park city on Friday. Their film "Bra Boys" will kick off the festival Saturday night followed by a party with DJ Trouble. If you're not at X-Dance, where the hell are ya?

Via X-Dance News

The Beating Results

2008-01-07T00:11:00.000-05:00

The Beating Film Festival and nossaTV Action Sports Video have announced the winners of this year's festival. With the exception of the viewers choice and overall awards, these awards were created by the judges at the festival to best reflect the "undiscovered talent" of the contestants.

Hand Cut - Las Lenas by Nick Waggoner of Sweetgrass Productions was the runaway winner of the Viewer's Choice Award held on nossaTV, and also took home the judge's Best Inspiration award.

Dear Silverton, Love Aspen from Mike Cuseo easily won the Best Pillow Lines award.

A Film By Matt Mulligan of Shadow Puppet Productions took home the Best Nutter award.

Furthermore, by Jason Ebelheiser and the San Juan Pirates, earned Best Edit.

SASS 2007 by Skylar Holgate of South America Snow Sessions won Best Method.

Black Magic by Drew Lederer of Fatman Productions was the overall runner up.

Finally, There's Always Something, a seemless integration of "big mountain skiing on Red (Mountain) and jibb'n at the terrain park," by George Knowles won both Most Original award and the Overall competition.

A snowboarder, Knowles takes home a pair of K2 Pontoons. While he was overheard musing about a possible switch to the dark side, one has to wonder if a single Pontoon, with a 130mm waist, might work as a snowboard. Knowles also earns a tour of Studio411 in Los Angeles, a career accelerator if there ever was one.

The 2nd annual version of The Beating attracted a standing room only crowd at the Miner Theater in Silverton. It was an appropriate kick-off to the weekend, as the San Juans were in the path of the major winter storm pounding the Western U.S. A couple feet of fresh welcomed powder hounds at Silverton Mountain on Saturday morning, and it kept coming down all day.

Unfortunately, Mother Nature also caused a premature end to the weekend's powder festivities. A massive natural avalanche covered the road to the mountain on Sunday, leaving a reported 15 feet of avalanche debris. Best guesses in town put the overnight snowfall at 2-1/2 more feet of fresh snow at the base of Silverton. The storm also closed Red Mountain, Molas, and Cole Bank Passes effectively isolating the town of Silverton from access to the outside world. Stranded shred-heads were forced to survive on the 200 feet of vertical at Kendal Mountain in town. Silverton expects to be open for business on Thursday, and you can bet it will be all-time conditions!

The X-Dance Short Film Festival

2008-01-04T19:36:00.000-05:00

Voting Starts Today on nossaTV for Action Sports Films

January 4, 2007 - It's a new year and a new twist on the X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival. The voting for the Short Film Festival kicks off today on nossaTV, as five carefully selected filmmakers and their short films will compete for the ultimate big break, a fully paid trip to Los Angeles and a full slate of meetings with the movers and shakers of the film industry.

"X-Dance is the centerpiece of actions sports filmmaking,"

says Constantine Papanicolaou, winner of the 2006 X-Dance Short Film Festival, who won meetings with action sports industry players and a tour of Studio 411. His meetings resulted in financial backing to film Show and Prove featuring Tanner Hall and CR Johnson.

Voting for the best video will take place from now until January 22nd. Fans can learn more about the X-Dance Short Film Festival on the festival page. In order to vote, viewers must first login or create an account on nossaTV. Then head over to the X-Dance 2008 channel and "rate" each film from one (lowest) to five stars (highest) in overall impression. It won't take long to watch and rate the five videos, and help a deserving filmmaker take the next step in their career!

Competing filmmakers are encouraged to embed the nossaTV flash preview player on their own sites to generate interest and a link to nossaTV where their fans can vote.

The grand prize winner will be announced January 23rd along with the feature-length winners at the X-Dance Closing Party at The Depot in downtown Salt Lake City.

ABOUT X-DANCE

For one insane week each winter, the world's top action sport filmmakers and athletes, along with cutting-edge bands and DJs and key figures from the entertainment industry, gather in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, to celebrate action sports culture at the annual X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival. Launched in 2001 and coinciding each year with the Sundance Film Festival, X-Dance showcases the year's top action sport films, followed by post-screening Q&A's with filmmakers and athletes. X-Dance also features open forum panels with athletes, filmmakers, industry figures and icons from the action sports world, plus special screenings, privately sponsored parties and a legendary Closing Party / Awards Ceremony. With roots in both the core industry as well as the mainstream, no other event on earth harnesses the creative energy of adrenaline culture and brings it together under one roof like the X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival.

Let The Beating Continue

2008-01-03T09:42:00.001-05:00

Voting for The Beating has been extended to go through the actual screenings at Silverton tomorrow night. If you're attending the event, you can vote right there at the festival. Or if you're a slacker and just haven't got around to it, you have until tomorrow.

First Wave of X Games Athletes Announced

2007-12-26T11:21:00.000-05:00

Los Angeles, CA - ESPN Winter X Games has announced the first wave of athletes who have been invited to compete at Winter X Games 12, to be held for its seventh year at Buttermilk Mountain at Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado January 24-27, 2008. The event will air live on television in the U.S. on the ESPN and ABC networks. The 12th annual winter action sports competition will feature more than 250 athletes from across the globe competing for medals and prize money in the following sports: Skiing, Snowboard and Snowmobile. The event includes day and evening competitions and is free to the public.

The first wave of invited athletes include:

Shaun White: Six-time snowboard Winter X Games gold medalist and 2006 Winter Olympic gold medalist
Hannah Teter: Three-time snowboard Winter X Games medalist and 2006 Winter Olympic gold medalist
Tanner Hall: Defending Skiing SuperPipe champ and six-time Winter X Games gold medalist
Chris Burandt: Winner of the first-ever Winter X Games Snowmobile Freestyle gold medal in 2007
Tyler Walker: Winner of the first-ever Winter X Games Mono Skier X gold medal in 2007
Lindsey Jacobellis: Three-time snowboard Winter X Games gold medalist and 2006 Winter Olympic silver medalist
Torah Bright: Defending Winter X Games Snowboard SuperPipe gold medalist
Travis Rice: Three-time Winter X Games snowboard medalist
Sarah Burke: Three-time Winter X Games and defending Skiing SuperPipe gold medalist
Daron Rahlves: Widely considered the most accomplished speed skier in American history with 28 World Cup podiums and three World Championship podiums over the course of the last decade

Via First Tracks!! Online

Let "The Beating" Begin!

2007-12-20T14:03:00.000-05:00

The Beating Film Festival 2008

Online Viewer's Choice Award Powered by nossaTV

December 20, 2007 - It's that time of year again ... time for The Beating Film Festival at Silverton! The online viewer's choice competition starts today on nossaTV, the action sports video on demand site.

Voting for the best video will take place from now until January 1st. Fans can learn more about The Beating on the festival page. In order to vote, viewers must first login or create an account on nossaTV. Then head over to The Beating 2008 channel and rank each film from one (lowest) to five stars (highest) in overall impression. Fans are encouraged to download the nossaTV media player and watch the videos full screen. The DVD quality playback will help users decide their favorite films. Limited to five short films, it won't take you long to rate the videos, and you'll be helping a hard-working filmmaker out this holiday season.

The winner will be announced at the film festival Friday, January 4th, at Miner's Union Theater. With record-breaking early season snowfall, copious amounts of swag to win at the show, and unlimited stoke from standing-room only crowd, you should make every effort to get to Silverton for The Beating!

"The viewer's choice award is a great way for aspiring filmmakers to win some cash," says Jen Brill of Silverton. Last year's winner also pocketed $500 from nossaTV, while the overall festival winner won a tour of Studio 411.

This is the third film festival powered by nossaTV. The "new-ish" video on demand site hosted the voting for the first Beating in December of 2006, and hosted the voting for the Steamboat Mountain Film Festival earlier this fall.

About The Beating

Now it it's second year, The Beating is a new amateur ski and snowboard film festival showcasing undiscovered talent. Hosted in Silverton, Colorado by the Silverton Mountain Ski Area, The Beating is designed to be the "core" version of "The Meeting" (held in Aspen) where the top 'pimpin' big budget ski films of the year premiere. The event will also help raise money for Silverton Mountain's High School scholarship ski program. This year's sponsors include Final Draft editing software, Studio 411, Freeskier, Snowboard Mag, and K2, who is contributing a pair of Pontoons. What better to surf the deep pow at Silverton?

X-Dance Accepted Films

2007-12-19T20:01:00.000-05:00

The world's best skiing videos, snowboarding videos, surfing videos, and skateboarding videos, as well as some windsurfing, climbing, and even a tubing video from the looks of it, will be duking it out for bragging rights in Utah this January.

To quote Darren Rayner of Voleurz, "We're going to X-Dance baby!" The nossaTV sponsored filmmakers out of Canada made it into the action sports version of the Academy Awards on their first try. They will be competing in the Short Film Festival. The rest of the nominees are...

ACCEPTED FILMS FOR X-DANCE 2008
(alphabetical order)
Stay tuned to X-Dance site for more information.
Follow the links to see trailers on nossaTV.

FEATURES

199 Lives
Director: Gregg Godfrey
Producer: Jeremy Rawle
Executive Producer: David Brooks
Production Company: Godfrey Entertainment

20 Seconds of Joy
Director: Jens Hoffmann
Producer: Cleonice Comino
Executive Producer: Cleonice Comino & André Duck
Production Company: F24 Film GmbH

Against the Grain, The Tara Dakides Documentary
Director: Josh Landan
Producer: Josh Landan, The Background Collective
Executive Producer: The Background Collective, Studio411, David Brooks
Production Company: The Background Collective

Apples & Oranges
Director: Carlo Wein, Bryant Bell, Colin Jones
Producer: John Clapham
Executive Producer: Carlo Wein
Production Company: Alterna Films

Believe
Director: Constantine Papanicolaou
Producer: Constantine Papanicolaou
Executive Producer: Tanner Hall, Michael Chapin, Chris Mater, Jamie Simon, Pat Mcilvain, Greg Strokes
Production Company: Studio 411

Bra Boys
Director: Sunny Abberton
Co-Director: Macario De Souza
Producers: Sunny Abberton & Michael Lawrence
Executive Producers: Jason Bergh, Sal Masekela, Michael Lythcott, Nicholas Cook, Michael Lawrence, John Mossop
Original Music: Jamie Holt
Production Company: Berkela Films, Bradahood Productions, Garage Industries

Crusty Demons - Night of World Records
Director: John McMillan & Chris Nelius
Producer: John McMillan & Chris Nelius
Executive Producer: John McMillan & Chris Nelius
Production Company: Fleshwound Films & Rush Sports

Deep Winter
Director: Glenn Zoller

Down The Barrel
Director: Steven Lawrence
Producer: ESPN Original Entertainment
Production Company: Peligro Pictures

Dying for Everest
Director: Richard Dennison
Producer: Gus Roxburgh, James Heyward, Andy Salek
Executive Producer: Steve Luczo, Shaun Murphy
Production Company: Balance Vector Productions

Enjoy
Production Company: Rage Films

Facing Obsession
Director: Jochen Schmoll
Producer: Jochen Schmoll, Drehxtrem
Executive Producer: Jochen Schmoll, Drehxtrem
Production Company: Drehxtrem

In Short
Production Company: Blank Paper Studios

It's Fantastic!
Director: Matt Sheridan
Producer: Matt Sheridan
Executive Producer: Matt Sheridan
Production Company: Team 13

Journey to the Center
Director: Jens Hoffman
Executive Producer: Liro Seppanen & Jeb Corliss
Production Company: Ground Impact Inc.

King Lines
Director: Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer
Producer: Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer
Executive Producer: Nick Rosen, Cooper Roberts
Production Company: Big UP Productions

Let's Do This!
Director: Jon Holland & Jason Hernandez
Producer: Jon Holland & Jason Hernandez
Executive Producer: Jon Holland & Jason Hernandez
Production Company: Transworld

Lines
Director: Flora Pauporte
Producer: Axel Pauporte
Executive Producer: Reid Pinder, Grahma Stapelberg, Andrew Flitton
Production Company: Quinta Films

Lost and Found
Production Company: Teton Gravity Research

Mixed Tape
Director: Pete Santa Maria
Producer: Pete Santa Maria, John Wilson, Kevin Flanagan
Production Company: Reef

My Eyes Won't Dry
Directors: Brian Conley
Producers: Brian Conley
Executive Producer: Brian Conley
Production Company: C life Productions

New Emissions of Light and Sound
Director: George Manzanilla and Joe G
Producer: Joe G, Michael Marckx
Executive Producer: Peter Hill, Matt Hill, Gary Valentine
Production Company: Globe

NWD 8 Smack Down
Director: Derek Westerlund
Producer: Derek Westerlund
Executive Producer: Derek Westerlund
Production Company: Freeride Entertainment

Optimistic?
Director: Patrick Armbruster & Justin Hostynek
Producer: Patrick Armbruster
Production Company: Absinthe Films

Push Process
Directors: Justin Stephens
Producers: Matty Swanson
Executive Producers:Matty Swanson & Pat Mcilvain
Production Company: 1242 Productions

Seven Sunny Days
Director: Steve Winter, Murray Wais, Scott Gaffney
Producer: Steve Winter, Murray Wais, Scott Gaffney, Steve Reska, Nate Nash, Mike Hans
Executive Producer: David Brooks
Production Company: Matchstick Productions

SEVENVISION
Directors: Don Hampton Aaron Chase
Producers: Don Hampton
Executive Producers:Don Hampton
Production Company: DH Productions

Sliding Liberia
Director: Britton Caillouette; Nicholai Lidow
Producer: Britton Caillouette; Nicholai Lidow
Production Company: Inner Tube Films

Source
Director: Rush Sturges, Brooks Baldwin, Marlow Long
Producer: Rush Sturges, Brooks Baldwin, Marlow Long
Production Company: Young Gun Productions

The Dawn of the Stone-Age
Director: Andrew Miller & Aden Stay
Producer: Brad Dougherty
Executive Producer: Troy Eckert & Richard Woolcott
Production Company: Vecco Productions

The Man Who Souled the World
Director: Mike Hill
Producer: Jason Boulter & Matt Hill
Executive Producer: Steven Hill & Peter Hill
Production Company: Whyte House Productions

The Windsurfing Movie
Directors: Johnny DeCesare & Jace Panebianco
Producers: Johnny DeCesare, Jace Panebianco & Levi Siver
Production Company: Poor Boyz Windsurfing

Tomorrow Today
Director: Chris Cote, David Washauer
Producer: Josh Williams
Executive Producer: Transworld Surf
Production Company: Metalstorm Entertainment

Tony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Tour 3
Director: Kemp Curley
Producer: Irene Navarro, Matt Haring, Jared Prindle
Executive Producer: Tony Hawk, Pat Hawk
Production Company: 900 Films

Transgression
Director: Ronn Seidenglanz
Producer: Ronn Seidenglanz
Executive Producer: Erik Lutgert
Production Company: Sidewayz Films

Travis Pastrana - Driven
Director: Leandro HBL
Producer: Marko Zawadzki
Executive Producer: Marko Zawadzki
Production Company: emenes GmbH

Under the Sun
Director: Cyrus Sutton
Producer: Cyrus Sutton, Michael McFadin, Jody McFadin
Executive Producer: Michael McFadin, Jody McFadin
Production Company: A Peel/Luella

WHY
Director: Taylor Congdon
Producer: Taylor Congdon
Executive Producer: Transworld Media, Jason Young
Production Company: The Assignment

SHORTS

Another LA Day
Directors: David Auerbach & Mathias Klozenbucher
Producers: David Auerbach & Mathias Klozenbucher

Autumn Dream

Find My Way

Fish Bowl
Director: Darren Rayner, Jan Schuster
Producer: Darren Rayner, Jan Schuster
Executive Producer: Darren Rayner, Jan Schuster
Production Company: Voleurz

Skater Made

Tide
Director: Colin Jones
Producer: Colin Jones
Executive Producer: Colin Jones
Production Company: Adrift Films

Stay tuned to www.x-dance.com for more information.

ABOUT X-DANCE

For one insane week each winter, the world's top action sport filmmakers and athletes, along with cutting-edge bands and DJs and key figures from the entertainment industry, gather in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, to celebrate action sports culture at the annual X-DANCE Action Sports Film Festival. Launched in 2001 and coinciding each year with the Sundance Film Festival, X-DANCE showcases the year's top action sport films, followed by post-screening Q&A's with filmmakers and athletes. X-DANCE also features open forum panels with athletes, filmmakers, industry figures and icons from the action sports world, plus special screenings, privately sponsored parties and a legendary Closing Party/Awards Ceremony. With roots in both the core industry as well as the mainstream, no other event on earth harnesses the creative energy of adrenaline culture and brings it together under one roof like the X-DANCE Action Sports Film Festival.

A special note from Brian Wimmer, X-Dance founder, via their site:

This has been the most incredible year for film entries in the past eight years of X-Dance. The level of filmmaking has reached new heights. Hundreds of films have been submitted from all over the world. Almost half of the films submitted were from outside the U.SA. X-Dance is truly the premier international event for Action Sports Filmmaking.

The difficult part of this process is determining which films will make the festival. The competition was extremely high this year. If your project did not make the final list, that does not mean that your project was not a good film. We judge all films equally on the basis of filmmaking merit and not sport genre, sponsors or budget. The five categories we judge are Cinematography, Editing, Story, Music, and Action. Each of the five merits are given equal value. The films that ultimately make it into the festival score well in most, if not all, of the filmmaking categories, making them a good blend of story and action. Films that were all action with no story or interaction with the athletes plot-wise fared the same as films that were all talk and no action.

Everyone that submitted a film can (and should) be part of the festival. The X-Dance Film Festival was created as a forum for everyone in the Action Sports Filmmaking Industry. We will be conducting the X-Dance Filmmakers Institute with seminars, workshops, and panels. The subjects will deal with real issues facing the Action Sports filmmakers, like emerging Internet demands in regard to content providing, music licensing, digital and hard copy distribution, and legal issues that arise from everything mentioned above. We will have the top people in the industry from each category there to raise the level of awareness and help you.
Our final awards ceremony is notorious for being the best party during the Sundance Film Festival. We will give all filmmakers that submitted films tickets to all of our events.

As filmmakers, you should all immerse yourself in the Sundance Film Festival and its activities as well. We will post a listing of Sundance Film Festival activities so that you can participate. Use the Sundance Festival to inspire your career.

This year we have expanded the festival to Salt Lake City. We have grown to the point where we needed bigger and better venues. Salt Lake City will also put us more in touch with our core crowd and make it easier for everyone to participate. The Sundance Film Festival is moving a lot of its energy to SLC for the same reasons we are. The O.R. (Outdoor Retailer) convention is also in town at the same time. Our new venue is right in the middle of both events, by no accident. This year promises to be bigger and better than ever.
Thank you all for your incredible film submissions and the passion that went into making them! We look forward to celebrating your creativity and the Actions Sports culture with you in the New Year!

Best,
Brian Wimmer
X-Dance Film Festival
Director / Founder

2XtM - To Cross the Moon

2007-12-17T22:33:00.000-05:00

Using skiing and snowboarding videos to raise awareness for environmental concerns. Seems cliche. But 2XtM is a truly inspirational, and unique project the likes of which had never been done.

Follow Jason Magness and Sam Salwei as they kiteboard across North Dakota to prove the potential for wind power in the state and excite the locals and kiteboard community about the new North Dakota as a State Of Extreme Sports.

The video is available on nossaTV, where you can watch it full screen by downloading the nossaTV media player. Check out the video below. It was part of Thrillhead Creation's Return to Schralptown. Both videos can be found in their channel on nossaTV.

Surf NossaTV

2007-12-17T15:30:00.000-05:00

Check out all the new sick Surfing videos on www.nossatv.com. Filmakers include Boost Video Productions, CG Productions, Never Satisfied Productions, Cloud Break Films, and Phil Goodrich Films. The best surfing videos the internet has to offer!

Jackson Rigs - Episode 1

2007-12-17T11:14:00.001-05:00

Snowboarding Allowed at Taos!

2007-12-15T11:43:00.000-05:00

Ski and now snowboard resort, "Ski Taos" has decided to drop the long-standing ban on snowboarding.

We could have rightfully broken the story here at nossaTV, but it was more fun to sit back and see what other people said. I received the word directly from Hano Blake, Ernie Blake's grandson. In an e-mail that Thursday he states:

Dear Friend ,

After much contemplation Taos Ski Valley has decided to open our slopes to snowboarding beginning March 19, 2008. It is in the adventurous spirit of Ernie and Rhoda Blake we welcome the challenges and anticipate the opportunities that this decision implies. While there are many reasons why we have chosen this season to make such a significant change to our company’s policy the foremost factor is we feel simply that it is time.

For several seasons the debate has been more directed as to “when” rather than “if” snowboarding would be permitted at Taos Ski Valley. It has been the opinion of the Blake Family and TSV’s management that the timing was critical. Let us emphasize that this decision is the result of careful planning and consideration. We recognize many challenges that will result from this decision but feel ultimately it will benefit Taos Ski Valley, Inc., its employees and the community at large.

It is the goal of the Blake family and current management to continue the legacy of Taos Ski Valley. Equally to take care of you, our devoted staff and loyal friends, who for so long have helped us take care of our Mountain and the Taos Ski Valley legacy. We ask you to join us as Taos Ski Valley, Inc. transitions into the future with its spirit and ideals firmly rooted in the past.

Cordially,

Alejandro, Adriana and Mickey

I tested skis with Hano up at Whistler a few years back for Ski Press magazine. So a bit of irony there. But if my memory serves me correctly, the whole "Ernie Blake's dying wish" that snowboarding never be allowed at Taos was all a myth.

It had also occurred to me over the years, living in Utah especially, that after Aspen allowing snowboarding, Taos had the most to gain of the four remaining resorts. The Utah resorts, Alta and Deer Valley have next door neighbors that allow snowboarding. I actually taught many a snowboarding lesson at Park City Mountain Resort, in a Deer Valley uniform! And I was living in Utah when Alta and Snowbird joined up via Mineral Basin.

So that leaves Mad River Glen. I guess I'll just ask "Who wants to snowboard moguls?"

So way to go Taos. I understand the skier numbers are down for whatever reason. The last time I was there, 1996 I think, I almost didn't leave. A fresh infusion of sideways shredders will help get them back the recognition they deserve.

STEEP Premiere December 21st

2007-12-14T19:34:00.000-05:00

STEEP. The skiing video documentary of a lifetime. Opening nationwide next Friday. Everyone is talking about it, and nossaTV went out and got the uncompressed video trailer from Sony Pictures. Here's the flyer, the schedule, and the trailer. Enjoy!

Watch the trailer here, or full screen by downloading the nossaTV media player.

DECEMBER 21, 2007

IRVINE, CA - University Town CTR 6 Cine
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA - Heavenly Village Cinemas
WEST LOS ANGELES, CA - Nuart
ASPEN, CO - Isis Theatre
BRECKENRIDGE , CO - Speakeasy Theatre
BILLINGS, MT - Carmike 7
KALISPELL, MT - Stadium 14
WHITEFISH, MT - Mountain Cinemas 1 & 2
HUNTER, NY - Hunter Theatre
NEW YORK, NY - AMC Empire 25
NEW YORK, NY - Angelika Film Center 6
ASHLAND, OR - Varsity 5 Cinemas
PARK CITY, UT - Redstone 8 Cinemas
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Regency Trolley Square
BURLINGTON, VT - Merrill's Roxy Theatre
JACKSON, WY - Movie Works Cinema 4

DECEMBER 28, 2007

PORTLAND, OR - Cinema 21

JANUARY 4, 2008

PASADENA, CA - One Colorado Cinemas

JANUARY 11, 2008

PALM SPRINGS, CA - Stadium 10 Palm Springs
ASPEN, CO - Isis Theatre
CRESTED BUTTE, CO - Majestic Theatre 3
DENVER, CO - Mayan Three
DILLON, CO - Skyline Cinemas
DURANGO, CO - Gaslight Twin
TAOS, NM - Storyteller 4
HOOD RIVER, OR - Skylight Theatre & Pub
PARK CITY, UT - Redstone 8 Cinemas
LARAMIE, WY - Fox Four

JANUARY 18, 2008

BERKELEY, CA - Shattuck 8
PALO ALTO, CA - Cinearts @ Palo Alto Square
SAN DIEGO, CA - Ken
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Lumiere Cinemas 3
SAN JOSE, CA - Camera Stadium 12
SAN JOSE, CA - Cinearts at Santana Row
SAUSALITO, CA - Marin Three
SAN DIEGO, CA - Ken
BOULDER, CO - Century 16
WESTMINISTER, CO - Westminister Promenade 24
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Kendall Square Cinema 9
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Lagoon Theatre 5
BOZEMAN, MT - Campus Square 8
PHILADELPHIA, PA - Ritz at the Bourse 5
SEATTLE, WA - Varsity three Cinemas

JANUARY 25, 2008

PHOENIX, AZ - AMC Ahwatukee 24
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - The Luxury Shea
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - Downtown Centre Cinema 7
BOCA RATON, FL - Shadwood Square 16
MIAMI BEACH, FL - South Beach 18
CHICAGO, IL - Music Box Theatre 2 (Art)
ALBANY, NY - Crossgates Mall 18
DALLAS, TX - Inwood 3
HOUSTON, TX - Angelika Theatre 8
WOODLANDS, TX - Cinemark at Market Street 5

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

NORTH FALMOUTH, MA - Nickelodeon 5
ST LOUIS, MO - Tivoli Theatre 3

FEBRUARY 8, 2008

BONITA SPRINGS, FL - Bonita Springs 12
JACKSONVILLE, FL - Beach Blvd Cinema 12
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Miracle Five
WINTER PARK, FL - Winter Park Village 20
ATLANTA, GA - UA Tara Cinema 4
CINCINNATI, OH - Esquire 6
EUGENE, OR - Bijou Art Cinema
NASHVILLE, TN - Green Hills Commons 16
AUSTIN, TX - Arbor Cinemas @ Great Hills
FT WORTH, TX - Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth
MILWAUKEE, WI - Oriental 3

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

ANCHORAGE, AK - Century 16 Anchorage
TUCSON, AZ - Centruy Elcon 20
DAVIS, CA - Davis Vasity Theatre
MONTEREY, CA - Oslo Plaza Theatre
BOISE, ID - Flicks Four
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Keystone Art Cinema
OLATHE, KS - AMC Studio 30
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Canal Place Cinema 14
KANSAS CITY, MO - Cinemark Palace 14
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - Century 14
SANTA FE, NM - UA Devargas Center 6
RENO, NV - Riverside 12
PITTSBURGH, PA - Regent Square Theatre
KNOXVILLE, TN - Regal Downtown West Eight

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

HUNTSVILLE, AL - Madison Square 12
TRUSSVILLE, AL - Trussville Cinema 16
WASHINGTON, DC - E-Street Cinema
GAINESVILLE, FL - Gainesville 14
SARASOTA, FL - Hollywood 20
LEXINGTON, KY - Lexington Green 8
LOUISVILLE, KY - Village 8 Theatre
DETROIT, MI - Detroit Institute of Art
CHARLOTTE, NC - Manor Twin
LAS VEGAS, NV - Village Square 18
BEND, OR - Pilot Butte 6 Plex
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Fiesta 16

FEBRUARY 29, 2008

BALTIMORE, MD - Charles Theatre
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - AMC Quail Springs 24
RICHMOND, VA - Westhampton Theatre 2
SPOKANE, WA - River Park Square 20

MARCH 7, 2008

VERO BEACH, FL - AMC Indian River 24
OMAHA, NE - AMC Oakview 24
TULSA, OK - AMC Southroads 20
CORVALLIS, OR - Darkside Cinemas

CANADA - Coming in January

Absinthe "Optimistic?" Review

2007-12-14T10:43:00.000-05:00

Having seen the full snowboarding video at The Meeting in Aspen, I can attest to this review. We have the trailer on nossaTV if you want to get an idea. I've been a huge fan of Absinthe since I got "futureproof" a couple years back.

Words by: Tawnya Schultz.

I’m claiming right now because I’ve seen almost every snowboard video this season; “Optimistic?” kills it on every level of my review scale. Now I don’t want to hype it all up and disappoint you; like what usually happens when your friend tells you a movie is good then you see it and think it sucks; but honestly “Optimistic?” is a premium snowboard flick sure to be a classic loaded with stellar shots, simplistic scenery, and no doubt several heavy hitters fronting the scene. I gather the flick is titled “Optimistic?” because everyone was trying to remain optimistic last winter with the warm temps and lack of snow but somehow this film resembles a flourishing winter with the term lack no where in sight. Watch this video and it will make you want to do one of two things: grab your gear, run out the door, and find the first perceivable terrain to shred down…or sip a nice hot cocoa, glue your eyes to the set, press repeat, and come to the conclusion that you might as well just quit trying to snowboard at all.

Read the rest on Snowboard-Mag.com.

Enjoy a short preview of the trailer below, or full screen / full length with the nossaTV media player.

ICER Air Feature Show at Dstructure Tonight

2007-12-14T10:30:00.000-05:00

For all you Bay Area urban skiing and snowboarding shredders out there, the fine folks at ICER Air invite you to a special show tonight at D Structure. Details below.

Should you be in San Francisco this Friday night, I'd like to invite you to Dstructure for a screening of The ICER AIR Urban Big Air Invitational, the one hour feature show currently airing on Fox Sports Net nationally.

The show gives viewers a backstage pass to all the highlights from this year’s event, such as jump construction, interviews with athletes, including winning athletes Jon Olsson and Travis Rice, coverage of skate, BMX and freestyle motocross sessions, as well as the parties and behind-the-scenes antics. The one-hour special will touch upon the history behind ICER AIR and its unforgettable start in 2005 when 15,000 people gathered on one of San Francisco’s steepest streets to witness history being made.

WHAT: FSN One-Hour TV Show of Esurance ICER AIR
WHEN: DECEMBER 14 at 8 PM
WHERE: Dstructure (520 Haight St)

ICER will be selling all ICER AIR merchandise (new era hats, hoodies, shirts and North Face jackets) at 25% off for one night only. In addition, there will be numerous merchandise deals, Head skis to give away, free Peroni beer and other surprises. Finally, Dstructure carries some of the coolest t-shirts and hoodies ever created and the largest bay area selection of primo twin tip skis.

This event is free and open to the public.

See you there!

Thrillhead Creations' Return to Schralptown - Feature Length Version

2007-12-06T22:34:00.000-05:00

Skiing and snowboarding video Return to Schralptown is now available on nossaTV in feature length. You can watch the full trailer below. To see the feature length video, GO to nossaTV, GET the nossaTV media player, and then download and WATCH nossaTV to your heart's content!

Mike Horn, reviewing for Backcountry Magazine, declares:

"Thrillhead's got the best Colorado chute and couloir footage I've seen, especially when you consider a bunch of these guys are riding splitboards. It's just impressive riding."

This is the second full length video from Thrillhead Creations, a backcountry ski and snowboard filmmaker. Thrillhead is also the first of five (and counting) filmmakers sponsored by nossaTV. As part of our sponsorship, they receive their own Thrillhead Creations channel on nossaTV, full length streaming previews which they can embed on their own site, and unlimited free advertising they can pass on to their other sponsors. They are also first in line to get their own branded nossaTV website allowing them to take advantage of the powerful video marketing solution we are developing.

The Thin Line

2007-12-05T11:00:00.001-05:00

It must be major ski documentary month. First we have all the buzz going around with STEEP, the big mountain documentary from Sony Pictures and The Documentary Group. Now comes the announcement for The Thin Line, and downhill racing documentary. Not sure who produced this, but we'll find out and update this post. If we don't get the trailer on nossaTV first.