San Diego Surf Film Festival Press

THE INERTIA

2013-05-01T13:34:00.003-07:00

http://www.theinertia.com/business-media/the-san-diego-surf-film-festival-strikes-back/

Reid Levin

The Inertia Editorial Intern

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The San Diego Surf Film Festival Strikes Back

Monday, March 11th, 2013

A packed house at Bird’s Surf Shed for the 2012 San Diego Surf Film Festival. Photo: Jared Whitlock

San Diego is synonymous with surfing. It may not be the birthplace of the sport of kings, but it sure has served as the training grounds for plenty of kings of the sport. With roughly 75 miles of coastline, there are myriad surf breaks, surf towns, and legends to recount. From Trestles to Imperial Beach, surfing is a mainstay of life, and we would be remiss not to document its influence.

Enter the San Diego Surf Film Festival (SDSFF)—a relatively new event that enables San Diego surf photographers and filmmakers to enter their work for public enjoyment and the chance to win accolades. After the inaugural event in 2012, Pierce Kavanagh and fellow founders are bringing back the successful festival. It runs from May 8 to 12 at Bird’s Surf Shed in Bay Park, just east of Pacific Beach. I spoke with Kavanagh about the SDSFF and some of the personal and professional challenges that make this affair a local spectacle.

“Every year, we want to bring the best surf cinema experience to everyone who walks through the doors of Bird’s Surf Shed,” says Kavanagh. “And following last year’s overwhelming success, we will continue to do just that.” It certainly helps to have a sense of humor as he and his gang assemble a marathon week of surf festivities. The crew includes Kavanagh’s wife Petra, Geoffrey Smart, Andrea Siedsma, Gage Hingeley, and Matt Beard.

In putting on such an ambitious event, the most important thing is to give yourself enough time, says Kavanagh. Scrambling to put everything together last minute (remember preparing for final exams in college?) is a prescription for chaos. “I honestly started working on the 2013 SDSFF the weekend after 2012 was over,” he says. “It will inevitably grow every year, and we just have to be prepared for that. We will present 35 international and local films, a live art show for filmmakers and VIPs, a dozen amazing bands, and three raging after-parties. There will also be beach cleanups, wave-riding expression sessions and shaping demos. The SDSFF Awards Ceremony will wrap things up.”

With the basics nailed down, the staff also has a group of volunteers whose presence, when the waves are up, isn’t exactly expected on the premises. “I foresee half of our volunteers not showing up if there is a six-foot south swell,” he says. “But I am totally cool with that.”

As for the films themselves, the selection process is up to a seasoned group of surfing ambassadors whose task is no walk in the park. “There are only 12 slots for feature films and 23 for shorts, so the bar is pretty high,” says Kavanagh. Their aim is to pick “the finest in narrative-driven, independent surf cinema from filmmakers around the globe. By putting emerging filmmakers and established pros on a level playing field, it really keeps things interesting. Nobody gets a hall pass.” As for the judging criteria, what appeals to one judge may appear inadequate to another, and as a result, any given film may be passed over. It can be tough to dissect why the panel chooses one film over another.

As for what catches Kavanagh’s eye, he says, “Photos and films of home breaks are what speak to me the loudest. Seeing the lone palm in the background, the grinding womp, or familiar houses on the beach with the realization that this is my home is what really does it for me. It instantly connects me with the surrounding neighborhood and floods me with millions of memories. For this reason,” he says, “I am a big fan of Chris Burkard’s pulled-back photography in the sense that he composes and draws you into the entire environment. He tells you a much deeper story than just the image itself. Remember, it’s not always just about the waves.”

Kavanagh says the best stories he’s seen told through film are Dogtown and Z-Boys and Riding Giants, by Stacy Peralta. What really turned him on was the “combination of historical footage, insane cinematography, interviews, pace, narration, and soundtrack. But that was then. Now I can really appreciate the financially challenged young filmmakers that are coming up and producing stunning work. The gentlemen over at the Granite Stoke for example, if you ever wanted to know what surfing freezing New England is like, will make you feel it to the core with Salmon Theory. No massive budget. Just authentic filmmaking.”

That said, the future of surf filmmaking excites Kavanagh. And rightfully so. With the advent of the GoPro cameras and the ease with which the everyman can create surf clips, surfing has seen a boom in documented sessions. “My favorite part about putting on the SDSFF,” says Kavanagh, “is receiving films from individuals all over the world telling the story about their local surf scene. You don’t need a helicopter and millions in equipment; you just need a solid story.”

This bodes well for the future of surf filmmaking, as media and technology can be leveraged to give anyone the opportunity to create cinematic gold. By this logic, the grom lurking in your local shore break could be the next Taylor Steele or Kai Neville. With the possibilities of modern technology, you just never know. The spectators who will pack Bird’s Surf Shed to the gills all five nights will be treated to the best of modern surf cinematography and bear witness to the cutting edge.

Editor’s note: The deadline for submission is fast approaching—March 15. For more info, visitwww.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com. Official SDSFF artwork by Matt Beard.

SOLSPOT

2013-05-01T13:32:00.003-07:00

http://solspot.com/content/videos/bcs/san-diego-surf-film-festival-is-back

SAN DIEGO SURF FILM FESTIVAL IS BACK

categories: Articles, Featured, Featured Slider, News, Videos

The second SDSFF will descend on Birds Surf Shed in just a couple of short weeks. This year will showcase 4 Days of surfings finest flicks. That means 45 pieces of film – 13 Features and 22 Shorts…. wait why am I stealing the videos thunder??? Enjoy.

SDSFF Trailer 2013 from misfit pictures on Vimeo.

SD READER

2013-05-01T13:31:00.001-07:00

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/big-screen/2013/apr/30/interview-pierce-kavanagh-san-diego-surf-film-fest/

Interview: Pierce Kavanagh, San Diego Surf Film Festival co-founder

Festival #2 runs May 8 - 12

Scott Marks, April 30, 2013

I don't know my groms from my salties or a hoot from a shaka. What I'm certain of is the San Diego Surf Film Festival is returning to Bird’s Surf Shed, 1091 W Morena Blvd., for its second year. The festival runs May 8 - 12 and with it comes another day and an added venue. Opening night festivities will be held at Surf Indian, 4652 Mission Blvd., in Pacific Beach.

This year's schedule boasts 35 shorts and features from around the world in addition to a surf art gallery, live bands, beach clean- ups, shaping demos, and surf expression sessions. Festival co-founder, Pierce Kavanagh, was fresh off a plane from Israel when we spoke. He shares what’s new about SDSFF 2 and how, in it’s own right, it’s become ‘the surfer’s Coachella.’

Click for screenings and showtimes.

Pierce Kavanagh.

Scott Marks: I have it on good authority that you’re referring to this year’s SDSFF as ‘the surfer’s Coachella.’

Pierce Kavanagh (Laughing): We’re definitely not patterned after Coachella, but being the biggest festival of the year they offer the most music that you can see in any one venue at any time and that’s what we’ve become. In our second year we’re screening more surf films than any other festival around the world.

SM: Last year you had 50 submissions and now you’re up to 80.

PK: We actually had to turn down a lot of good films.

SM: What’s different about year two?

PK: This year we’re trying to get out in the community a little more so we have things spread out a bit. We’re going to have our opening night at Surf Indian -- a surf shop and art gallery in Pacific Beach -- with a live art-to-music presentation. We have a beach clean up and body surfing expression sessions called a Stoke Fest on Saturday. On Sunday there’s a shaping demo. We’re not changing last year’s pattern so much as we’re adding to it.

SM: There’s one aspect of the festival that I hope remains the same. Last year you placed the judging chores in the hands of the filmmakers.

PK: Unfortunately, that experiment completely failed. We only received 30% in the way of responses, so last year we just had to kind of wing it. What we’re proudest of is emerging filmmakers stand shoulder-to-shoulder with established pros. That’s what our festival is about. The same night you’re going to have a kid who turned in his first five minute short hanging out with a guy who has been making surf films for 40 years.

Petra and Pierce Kavanagh.

SM: You and your wife, Petra, who co-founded the San Diego Surf Film Festival are also independent filmmakers. You just returned from shooting a film in Israel. I didn’t know Jews surf.

PK (Laughing): Yes, definitely. It was an amazing trip. I studied up on it a little before I went and was pleasantly surprised by the surf scene over there.

SM: What brought the two of you to Israel?

PK: We have two films that we are working on right now. We have our own film called What the Sea Gives Me. It about unique individuals who have long connections with the sea. We have a great white shark tagger, the world’s foremost oceanographer, big league surfers...I was shooting for a much wider spectrum than just the surfing aspect that I usually dwell on. It’s almost done.

And we got on hired by these guys from New York who started a program called Resurf. They collected 50 surf boards and had a bunch of New York City street artists fix them up. They painted the boards, threw them in a giant container, sent them over to a village for disadvantaged youth in Israel, and we documented the journey. We hope that surfing will inspire them to open some doors or just lead a better life. That was a heavy trip. We just got back and I’m still jet lagged.

SM: If you had to pick one film out of the lineup that’s a must-see for surfers aficionados, which would it be?

PK (Without missing a beat): I love Intentio. That is putting me on the spot.

SM: My goal is not that you should make enemies.

PK: The lucky thing is I don’t have to judge the films. The screening panel takes care of that. I truly leave everything out of my hands so I don’t have to judge these films which are all amazing. That being said, Intentio is the one I’m most looking forward to seeing on the big screen.

SAN DIEGO MAGAZINE

2013-05-01T13:28:00.000-07:00

http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-Diego-Magazine/May-2013/San-Diegos-Best-Events-in-May/

San Diego's Best Events in May

Things to do this month in San Diego

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LA JOLLA COVE'S FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL

May 3:

It’s margaritas and mariachis all weekend at the 30th annual Old Town Fiesta Cinco de Mayo.

May 4:

Junior League of San Diego brings the spirit of the Kentucky Derby to La Jolla Cove at its annual themed Food and Wine Festival.

May 5:

AZIZ ANSARI

The street fair of all street fairs returns to North County as the Carlsbad Village Fairecomes to town.

The Maritime Museum of San Diego presents A Celebration of Chocolate on the Bay, a decadent two-day chocolate festival.

May 6:

The laughs are guaranteed as actor-comedian Aziz Ansari brings his Buried Alive tour to the Civic Theatre.

BIRD'S SURF SHED

May 8:

Celebrate with international film, surf art, music, parties, beach cleanups, and more at the San Diego Surf Film Festival at Bird’s Surf Shed.

GRANITE STOKE AND THE BOSTON GLOBE

2013-04-28T10:36:00.002-07:00

http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2013/04/27/surfing-new-hampshire-ryan-scura-captures/3W52FuNoPghlK4DNG4C3eO/story.html

18 miles of surfer heaven

Documentary filmmaker and South Boston resident Ryan Scura says New Hampshire’s diminutive coastline supports a rich board-loving community.

April 28, 2013

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Ryan Scura (right) and his film collaborator, Dylan Ladds, both grew up in Concord, New Hampshire.

Right out of college [Dylan Ladds and I] started working on a full-length documentary [THE GRANITE STOKE, about New Hampshire’s surfing community]. We decided along the way to make short films, to keep people interested.
New England Blood was just selected to be in the SAN DIEGO SURF FILM FESTIVAL, May 8 to 12. We’re trying to make surf videos that aren’t about surfing. It’s a weird thing. Everyone is together because of the surfing, but the wave can be the least important part of it. Most surf videos are much more about the action or the maneuvers or how good you can make the surfers look. Because [New Hampshire’s coast] is such a small area, THE PLACE IS WHAT MAKES THE COMMUNITY. We’re trying to get across some feeling of what it’s like to be there.
A lot has to do with THE COLD AND THE INCONSISTENCY OF THE SWELLS. If you’re really a surfer, you’re going to surf a hundred times a year, and 200 times, and you’re going to go out when it’s terrible, when there’s no one else there. That’s where a lot of that sort of solitude comes in.
The title New England Blood comes from Dave Cropper, the owner of Cinnamon Rainbows, the main surf shop in New Hampshire. He worked for a while in a shop in California, and then he came back. One of the things we asked him was “Why did you come back?” And he said, “There’s just something in your blood. YOU HAVE NEW ENGLAND IN YOUR BLOOD.” In order for you to stay here and really want it — there has to be something that you just can’t separate yourself from. — As told to Benita Hussain

SLIDE-SDSFF

2013-04-22T10:23:00.004-07:00

http://us.slidemagazine.com/announcements/san-diego-surf-film-festival

SAN DIEGO SURF FILM FESTIVAL

21-Apr-2013

A Few Minutes with Pierce Michael Kavanagh

Last year, a handful of passionate surfers put together a fine spring gathering at the already-legendary Bird’s Surf Shed emporium of radness. This collection of movies and good vibes was dubbed the San Diego Surf Film Festival, and it was a no-brainer that the SDSFF would return with a BOOM this year. Here, bandleader Pierce Michael Kavanagh (a.k.a. PMK) takes a few minutes out of his hectic schedule to answer a few SLIDE questions…

See www.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com for complete event info.

What excites you about producing the second annual San Diego Surf Film Festival?

Everything. The opportunity to present some amazing, international surf cinema to an energized hometown audience is like nothing else. Last year was such an incredible time, I have actually been waiting all year for this to happen again. Bringing everyone together to have a good time is what the SDSFF is all about.

What did you learn after last year's SDSFF that will be implemented into (or omitted from) this year's event?

This year we want a more personal interaction between the film directors and our audience. 2012 seemed to fly by, so, for this year, we allotted more time towards filmmaker Q&As with every film set. Our SDSFF lineup raises a lot of questions and we welcome the rare opportunity to obtain insight directly from the filmmakers, themselves. And the directors seem to completely agree, with over 20 filmmakers [to be] in attendance throughout the festival.

What separates the SDSFF from all the other similar gatherings that go on?

Ahhhh, the magic. I am not sure, really, but, with the SDSFF, things come directly from the heart. We want everyone to have a great time, so we all work really hard to make that happen. I am trying to “re-introduce” the amazing surf film experiences I had growing up, and I can see it happening. It’s incredible when you assemble the surfing community into Bird’s Surf Shed, hit the lights, and roll the film. The place erupts as the first wave peels by … every time.

How would you describe this year's film lineup?

Mas Finas. We limited the “Officially Selected” list to 35 films this year but ended up with 42 to present. We even had to expand the schedule an extra day to fit everything in. These films truly represent what the spirit of the SDSFF is all about. They are vital narratives from surf communities spanning the globe, explaining surfing’s big picture.

Is there anything you were unable to incorporate this year that you really wanted to (that perhaps we could see in the future)?

Yes, but we are planning to announce it after this year’s festival. We have massive plans for 2014. We are going to turn the West Coast on its side.

HOOTS AND SHAKAS,

PMK

SDSFF 2103

2013-04-18T07:02:00.001-07:00

http://www.surfline.com/surf-news/press-release/second-annual-san-diego-surf-film-festival-celebrates-swell-of-international-cinema_95249/

Second Annual San Diego Surf Film Festival Celebrates Swell of International Cinema

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The San Diego Surf Film Festival has announced its much-anticipated list of films for 2013. The films, chosen by a six-member screening panel, represent a wide variety of cultures and surf destinations on nearly every continent.

Due to the overwhelming amount of film submissions, SDSFF organizers have expanded the amount of films to be shown from 35 to 42. Fourteen features and 28 short films will be shown during the festival May 8-12, 2013, which will be held once again at Bird's Surf Shed in San Diego, a world famous restored quonset hut filled with an impressive collection of historically significant surfboards and artifacts.

"This year we received over 75 submissions from around the globe, which raised the bar quite high for filmmakers," said Pierce Kavanagh, who, along with his wife, Petra, created the San Diego Surf Film Festival. "Pure and simple, a lot of really good films did not make it in the festival, and I applaud all the filmmakers' efforts."

In its second year, the SDSFF has already become one of the largest and most celebrated festivals of its kind around the globe. Living up to its instant success and international reputation, the SDSFF promises to give 2013 attendees access to stellar international surf cinema and full immersion into the iconic surf culture. Besides killer waves and breathtaking scenery, some of the films also incorporate a social responsibility theme. Other films blend the beauty and excitement of surfing with an inside, personal look at the people behind the wave or on the board.

"We are stoked and proud of the films that we selected," said Kavanagh, also an independent filmmaker who runs San Diego-based misfit pictures. "We will bring people into different surf cultures from around the world, and not only entertain them, but also give them an education and insight on how other people live. For example, some of the films highlight the importance of being socially responsible, such as sustainability and giving back to the communities where they surf. There is a shift happening in the surf film world and I think the industry should follow that."

Below is the list of films for SDSFF 2013:

Features:
*Alaska Sessions (Frederick Dickerson and Matthew McNeill)
*Bending Colours (Kai Neville)
*Bonzer Mothership (Campbell Brothers)
*Bootleg (Joel Tudor & George Trimm)
*Intentio (Loic Wirth)
*Isolated (Justin LePera)
*Lakey Peterson - ZERO to 100 (Aaron Lieber)
*Sine Qua Non: The Psychology of Big Wave Surfing with Greg Long - Richard Yelland
*Sons of Beaches 72 (Glenn Blight)
*Storm Surfers: Overcoming the Cow Bombie - Series Prod (Christopher Nelius, Justin McMillan)
*Surfing & Sharks (Julian Watson)
*The Endless Winter - A Very British Surf Movie (Matt Crocker & James Dean)
*The Heart & The Sea (Nathan Oldfield)
*The Waverider (Karl Lear)

Shorts:
*1964 (Mike Bromley)
*Ale Ponzanelli & Matt Calvani (Luca Merli)
*Away (Elisa Bates)
*Beyond the Scars (Chris McClean)
*Boys to Men: 100 Wave Challenge (Tim Ryan)
*Built to Ride (Andy Miller & Robin Moore)
*Danielle Burt: Chapter Two (Chris Grant)
*Experimenting with Design (Joseph Ryan)
*Leah Dawson (Jordan Miller)
*Much Better Now (Simon Griesser)
*New England Blood (Dylan Ladds & Ryan Scura)
*North (Mikey DeTemple)
*Of Souls + Water: The Warrior (Skip Armstrong)
*Partymix (Hayley Gordon)
*Procrastination (David Archer)
*Ricky Whitlock: L-1, T-12 (Timothy Ryan)
*River Run (Dirk Brandts)
*Setting Sunsets (Gene Sung)
*SHVDE (Derek Dunfee)
*Step N' Soul (Toma Jablon)
*Stokefest (Andrew Quinn)
*Strength & Grace (Heather Hudson)
*The Beginning of Something Big (Doug Walker)
*The Diamond Light Was In My Eyes (Phillip Mansfield)
*The Fruits of Dystopia (Cyrus Sutton)
*The Present Moment (Will Suto)
*The Shaper (Jeremy Joyce, Rich Pearn & Rob Lockyear)
*The Swell (Rocky Romano)

SDSFF 2013 filmmaker awards will include Best Feature, Best Cinematography, Spirit of the SDSFF, Best Short and Emerging Filmmaker.

All-access Nautilus Passes for SDSFF 2013 are now on sale at http://www.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com/tickets/all-access-pass/page24.html. The VIP pass, which costs $100, gives access to all five days of the festival, including all films, shaping demos, art lounge, filmmaker panel discussion, surfing expression session, food by Daphne's and a private VIP party. General admission tickets will go on sale April 8, 2013. The 2013 SDSFF schedule will also be available on April 8. Limited tickets are available for each screening. The SDSFF, which sold out all three days and attracted 2,500 people in 2012, is expected to sell out once again this year.

Besides incredible films, SDSFF 2013 attendees will be able to enjoy and participate in live art demos, kids art sessions with Matt Beard, after parties, a beach clean-up and surf expression sessions. SDSFF 2013 will also have a greater focus on the San Diego surfboard shapers who have had significant impact on the global surfing timeline. These legendary shapers will offer personal shaping demonstrations during the entire weekend. Their boards will be on display and up for auction with proceeds being donated to Share the Stoke Foundation (http://sharethestokefoundation.com/).

"With its incredible first-year success, the SDSFF immediately established itself as a unique and resourceful organization engaged in establishing significant events. We are stoked about bringing another successful and meaningful festival to the community at large," Kavanagh said.

SDSFF 2013 will kick off with an exclusive VIP party at Surfindian art gallery and surf shop in Pacific Beach. The VIP party, which will only be open to Nautilus Pass holders, artists, filmmakers, and press, will include food by Daphne's California Greek, refreshments, live music, and a live art demonstration by Matt Beard, Skye Walker and Joe Hodnicki. Surfindian will display their art in addition to photography by Gage Hingeley throughout the month of June.

SDSFF is pleased to announce the return of Daphne's California Greek, which promises to feed each and every festival goer (food is included with each ticket). Other SDSFF sponsors include SolSpot, GoodOnYa Bar, VerbTV, A/V Concepts and GoPro.

For more information on the San Diego Surf Film Festival, please visit http://sandiegosurffilmfestival.com/

EASTERN SURF MAG LOVE

2013-02-19T08:13:00.001-08:00

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Second Annual San Diego Surf Film Festival Boosts its International Flair

Tuesday, 2/19/13

Successful Film Festival Expands its Reach and Activities

San Diego, Ca., February 7, 2013 – In its second year, the San Diego Surf Film Festival (SDSFF) has already become one of the largest and most celebrated festivals of its kind around the globe. Living up to its instant success and international reputation, the SDSFF promises to give 2013 attendees access to stellar international surf cinema and full immersion into the iconic surf culture.

SDSFF 2013, scheduled for May 8-12, will highlight over 35 international films, a surf art gallery, amazing live music, beach clean- ups, shaping demos and surf expression sessions. Once again, the festival will be held at Bird’s Surf Shed in San Diego, a world famous restored quonset hut filled with an impressive collection of historically significant surfboards and artifacts.

Due to the overwhelming response of SDSFF’s inaugural year, festival organizers have added an extra day for 2013. SDSFF 2013 will kick off with an exclusive VIP party at Surfindian art gallery and surf shop in Pacific Beach. The VIP party, which will only be open to Nautilus Pass holders (http://www.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com/tickets/all-access-pass/), artists, filmmakers, and press, will include food by Daphne’s California Greek, refreshments, live music, and a live art demonstration by Matt Beard, Skye Walker and Joe Hodnicki. Surfindian will display their art in addition to photography by Gage Hingeley throughout the month of June.

Opening night of SDSFF 2013 (Thursday, May 9) will include two features and one short film, live music, free food by Daphne’s and refreshments. A total of 12 feature films and 23 short films will be shown during the entire festival. Besides incredible films, SDSFF 2013 attendees will be able to enjoy and participate in live art demos, kids art sessions with Matt Beard, after parties, a beach clean-up and surf expression sessions. SDSFF 2013 will also have a greater focus on the San Diego surfboard shapers who have had significant impact on the global surfing timeline. These legendary shapers will offer personal shaping demonstrations during the entire weekend. Their boards will be on display and up for auction with proceeds being donated to Share the Stoke Foundation (http://sharethestokefoundation.com/). The SDSFF, which sold out all three days and attracted 2,500 people in 2012, is expected to sell out once again this year.

In an effort to provide a stronger international flair to the festival, SDSFF organizers are reaching out more to filmmakers around the globe to submit their films. Last year, the SDSFF received nearly 60 film submissions (both features and shorts) from around the world.

“We welcome surf enthusiasts and filmmakers from around the world to come celebrate the art of surf cinema in our beautiful hometown of San Diego,” said Pierce Kavanagh, SDSFF cofounder and creative director. “We are excited to bring in more filmmakers from around the globe and to give festival goers a virtual passport to all these incredible surf breaks and cultures that they may have never been exposed to before.”

The main mission of the annual San Diego Surf Film Festival is to bring the entire global surfing community together on a grassroots level.

“SDSFF and other similar festivals are vital to filmmakers because it brings audiences to films that wouldn’t have the means to see or hear them otherwise,” said English filmmaker Chris McClean, whose short surf film Fathoms Left to Fall snagged an honorable mention during SDSFF 2012. “The festival brings together film lovers and filmmakers and concentrates attention on stories and experiences, which are sometimes not easily heard amidst the hustle and bustle of the other platforms like the internet. I really appreciate the support we've received from the SDSFF; it gives independent filmmakers the opportunity to reach audiences and the support. The accolades from your peers is a fantastic reward for those hours stood on reefs and beaches in the rain and snow shivering behind the lens.”

SDSFF 2013 has already received an overwhelming amount of surf films for this year’s festival. The deadline for film submissions is March 15. This year’s SDSFF films will be announced March 25. SDSFF 2013 filmmaker awards will include Best Feature, Best Cinematography, Most Inspirational, Emerging Filmmaker, Best Short, and Best San Diego Filmmaker.

“The San Diego Surf Film Festival encompasses all aspects of the surf culture and community,” Kavanagh said. “Since Bruce Brown sent shockwaves throughout the world with Endless Summer the surf film has become a staple in our lives. Surfing and surf cinema alike have been developed by individuals with a deep passion for trying to capture and preserve the very special feeling of just being a surfer. And they will continue to do so long after everyone has gone home.”

“What the SDSFF has done is added all the elements to the growing surf culture, including art and music. This is a true community and family celebration,” he added. “With its incredible first-year success, the SDSFF immediately established itself as a unique and resourceful organization engaged in establishing significant events. We are stoked about brining another successful and meaningful festival to the community at large.”

SDSFF is pleased to announce the return of Daphne’s California Greek, which promises to feed each and every festival goer (food is included with each ticket). Limited tickets are available for each screening. All-access Nautilus passes for the entire five-day festival are also limited and can be purchased at http://www.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com/tickets/all-access-pass/. (Nautilus passes area available for $80 until Feb. 28. After that, they will be $100). General admission tickets will go on sale April 8. The SDSFF 2013 schedule will also be available on April 8.

For more information on the San Diego Surf Film Festival, visit http://sandiegosurffilmfestival.com/

Multimedia:

SDSFF 2013 promo video: http://vimeo.com/58656615

SAN DIEGO MAGAZINE

2012-06-13T09:02:00.001-07:00

http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/Blogs/Around-Town/Winter-2012/Opening-Night-at-the-San-Diego-Surf-Film-Festival/

Opening Night: San Diego Surf Film Festival

Inside the inaugural fest

by Jared Whitlock

Jared Whitlock

Surfers convened at Bird’s Surf Shed this past Friday for the sold-out opening night of the inaugural San Diego Surf Film festival. That’s right—inaugural.
It’s surprising San Diego hasn’t hosted a surf film festival before, for a few reasons. For one, our reefs and beachbreaks have produced icons like Mike Hynson and Skip Frye. And many surfers here are part of a tight-knot community. Take the Windansea Surf Club, which is nearing its 50th anniversary. So it’s no surprise surfers welcomed the chance to celebrate local and international surf cinema.
La Jolla native Pierce Kavanagh and crew put together the three-day festival, which showcased 13 full-length films and two short films.

The festival kicked off with a proclamation from the city of San Diego and a short film dedicated to Ted Smith, a La Jolla surfer who died from drowning after suffering a heart attack while surfing at Windansea Beach late last year. With the Rolling Stone’s “Sway” as the soundtrack, the moving tribute showed a group of surfers releasing Smith’s ashes into the ocean. At the end of the short, surfers were reminded to “Smile like Ted.”
“Sight/Sound” was the first feature. An eclectic mix of shots from snow-swept beaches and unrecognizable waves from across the globe featured the road less traveled. The surfboards were out there, too. As well as shortboards and longboards, surfers ripped on asymmetrical, Bob Simmons-inspired planks.
“Lost and Found,” the night’s final feature, was a reminder that surf film festivals are a participatory experience. Throughout the film, the audience cheered at the sight of barrels and audibly groaned when a particularly nasty wave demolished a surfer.
“Lost and Found” was more than just footage of perfect waves. It’s about filmmaker who discovered 30,000 negatives at a flea market in Los Angeles. In a cool twist, the negatives are some of surfing’s most famous photographs. The filmmaker then reunited with surfers and photographers to talk about what the negatives meant to them. Above all, “Lost and Found” was proof that narrative-driven surf films can work.
Of course, it’s worth mentioning the festival was held at Bird’s Surf Shed, a shrine to all things surfing. Surfboards from local shapers lining the rafters above, it was a fitting venue for the occasion.

SD CITY BEAT

2012-06-13T08:57:00.001-07:00

http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/article-10521-san-diego-surf-film-.html
Wednesday, May 09, 2012

San Diego Surf Film Festival, Gator by the Bay Festival and Last Night on Earth: a Radio Play

Our top three picks of San Diego events this week

Scene from The Still Point by Taki Bibelas

1 Swells on film

The organizers of the San Diego Surf Film Festival set out this year separate it from all the other, similar festivals around the globe. “We wanted strong stories, not just the average surf movie with just wave after wave after wave,” co-organizer Pierce Kavanagh says. “A lot of surf films are sponsored by big brands, and all it does is [create] an advertising vehicle. We wanted to steer away from that. We put a call out for independent films and got a huge response from around the world.”

Running from Friday, May 11, through Sunday, May 13, the festival showcases 13 feature films and 22 shorts from locations including Italy, Australia, Israel and the west coast of Africa. Kavanagh is particularly fond of Somewhere Near Tapachula, which documents the emotional intersection of surfing and humanitarianism at an orphanage in Mexico.

Taki Bibelas, the Paris-based director of The Still Point, also dives into deeper issues. His journey began with a search for what draws people to surfing, but he ended up with a film more about water than anything else.

“Surfing becomes the metaphor, and the people who are in the film, who are legends and pioneers of the sport, have had a long enough time in the water and near the water to have felt that,” Bibelas says.

BUOY ALARM

2012-06-13T08:55:00.001-07:00

http://blog.buoyalarm.com/the-san-diego-surf-film-festival/

The San Diego Surf Film Festival

May 14, 2012

Just got back from an amazing weekend of films, art, and stoke at the 2012 San Diego Surf Film Festival. Congratulations to Pierce, Petra, and Ed for putting together an amazing inaugural event, already looking forward to the next one!

Bird's Surf Shed, home base for the festival.

They must have over 100 boards mounted to their roof.

Joe Hodnicki designed the festival collateral.

The Mattson 2 performing at the opening night after party. Primo provided the Big Braddahs.

Discovered this bit of irony during Saturday's beach clean-up.

Ed and Pierce, SDSFF founding fathers. I missed the founding mother, sorry Petra!

Until next year... stay stoked!

Events Surfing/california film festival san diego san diego surf film festival

JUXTAPOZ

2012-06-13T08:53:00.001-07:00

http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/san-diego-surf-film-festival-this-weekend San Diego Surf Film Festival this weekend
Friday May 11, 2012

This weekend (its started already) is the inaugural San Diego Surf Film Festival, and with a great line-up of shorts, full-lenghts, documentaries, and experimental work, we wish we could check out Through the Whiskey Barrel: A Film About Surfing In Scotland (it shows on Saturday, May 12, we have time).

From the San Diego Surf Film Festival:

San Diego may not be the birthplace of surfing but there is no denying the contributions and innovations that this beautiful city and its ocean loving community have provided to the surfing world. Early in the 20th century, Hawaiians George Freeth and Duke Kahanamoku sewed seeds in fertile soil that continue to flourish to this day. Since then, the San Diego surfing timeline consists of such revered names as Simmons, Ekstrom, Gordon, Van Artsdalen, Frye, Diffenderfer, Hansen, Curren, Caster, Hynson, Dobson, Oakey, Lis, O’Rourke, Divine, Preisendorfer, Pendarvis, Mirandon, Roper, Thrailkill, Warner, Kenvin and this is just to name a few. Intertwine that amazing history with 75 miles of diverse coastline, a new crop of creative board designers and an incredibly deep talent pool, you soon realize San Diego simply lives and breathes everything that is wave riding.

The inaugural San Diego Surf Film Festival welcomes one and all to celebrate the passion that we all share for just being in the ocean. Since Bruce Brown sent shockwaves throughout the world with “Endless Summer” the surf film has become a staple in our lives. Surfing and surf cinema alike have been developed by individuals with a deep passion for trying to capture and preserve the very special feeling of just being a surfer. And they will continue to do so long after every one has gone home. So to honor this tradition, we are announcing a call for submissions to all filmmakers with a passion to keep making surf films not because you have to but because you need to.

We are stoked to officially announce the inaugural San Diego Surf Film Festival at Bird’s Surf Shed, May 11-13, 2012 and welcome filmmakers and surf enthusiasts around the world to come celebrate the art of surf cinema in our beautiful hometown.
And here is the trailer for Through the Whiskey Barrel: A Film About Surfing In Scotland . . .

via TCR

NY TIMES

2012-06-10T08:37:00.002-07:00

http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/10/board-room/

Board Room

Culture, Design

By ABBY AGUIRRE

| May 10, 2012, 2:00 pm

Photo: Shawna Suffriti

At the New York Surf Film Festival last fall, as he took in the world’s latest surf movies amid the urban canyons of Lower Manhattan, the San Diego-based filmmaker and longtime surfer Pierce Michael Kavanagh could not shake a question: With its rich surf culture and history, why did San Diego not have a surf film festival of its own?
So was born the San Diego Surf Film Festival, which begins tonight with a V.I.P. screening of George Greenough’s 1969 classic, “The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun,” and will showcase 13 feature-length films and nearly two dozen short films over three days. The festival will host the United States premiere of “Through the Whisky Barrel,” a new documentary about Scotland’s burgeoning surf culture (see the trailer below). The international lineup also includes movies from the New York festival’s winners’ circle — “Lost and Found,” which won the viewers’ choice award, and “Thirty Thousand,” which won for best soundtrack — as well as T Magazine’s own short film “Ryan Burch 5’2″ Asymmetrical.” “We looked for films with strong narratives from around the world,” Kavanagh said, speaking by phone.
But the festival’s main attraction may very well be its site: a soaring Quonset hut full of more than 600 boards, many of them vintage, collected over 40 years by the longtime surf shop owner and surfer Bird Huffman. Bird’s Surf Shed, as it is known, began as Huffman’s personal storage facility. “I started piling all my boards in it about three years ago,” Huffman said by phone. It quickly became a meeting place for Huffman’s shaper friends. Over time, he added a shaping room and a retail shop and started holding film screenings. The decision to host San Diego’s new festival was a no-brainer. “There wasn’t going to be any ‘Beach Blanket Bingo,’ so to speak,” Huffman said. “Like our surfers, this festival is a little roguish.”
Huffman’s “room of wonders,” as he calls it, features boards dating as far back as 1935 and includes a “Hy-II” made by Mike Hynson, one of the co-stars of the original “The Endless Summer”; a 1973 fish by Steve Lis; a thruster by Mike Diffenderfer; and an extensive collection of boards made by the celebrated shapers Bill Caster and Skip Frye. But don’t call it a museum. “It’s a reference library,” Huffman insisted, explaining that his boards are meant to be “checked out and checked in” by surfers and shapers who want to test different designs in the water, not examined from behind display cases. Visitors and festivalgoers interested in the provenance of his boards should plan to stay a while, Huffman said: “Each one tells a story.”

SAN DIEGO UT

2012-06-10T08:34:00.003-07:00

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/09/new-wave-of-cinema-new-wave-of-cinema/

Surf Film Festival a new wave of cinema

Inaugural film festival celebrates surf culture and history

San Diego-based Bird's Surf Shed, world famous for its historical surfing artifacts and surfboards, is also popular for its surf film showings. The Shed will be the venue for the first San Diego Surf Film Festival.

Written by

Chris Cantore

4:19 p.m., May 9, 2012
Updated 4:19 p.m.

San Diego Surf Film Festival

When: 6 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Sunday

Where: Bird’s Surf Shed, 1091 W. Morena Blvd., Morena

Cost: $5 to $10 per show with all-day passes $40, and a V.I.P. “Nautilus” pass — good for all four days — $100.

Online:sandiegosurffilmfestival.com

Renowned as the father of surf films, Bud “Barracuda” Brown produced his first feature, “Hawaiian Surf Movie,” in 1953. With more than a dozen surf films to his credit, Brown paved the way for his son, “The Endless Summer” director Bruce Brown, and John Severson, the founder of Surfer magazine, to pioneer the genre.

In the ’50s and ’60s, the filmmakers would host screenings at community halls and high school auditoriums, managing the entire operations themselves from marketing the films to running the projectors. Surf movie posters and handbills were plastered around beach towns, and these authentic film festivals helped give birth to a new culture.

Fifty years later, not much has changed.

“We’re giving back to the San Diego surf community by bringing people together on a grass-roots, organic level,” La Jolla native, bodysurfer and filmmaker Pierce Michael Kavanaugh says about the San Diego Surf Film Festival. Kavanaugh, along with his wife, Petra, and friend Ed Lewis, created the inaugural festival and will screen 13 feature-length films and two dozen short films Friday through Sunday at Bird’s Surf Shed in Morena.

The purpose of the San Diego Surf Film festival is to “promote and observe the individuals who create surf cinema simply out of passion,” Kavanaugh says. The films include acclaimed surf cinematographer Jack McCoy’s underwater adventure, “Blue Sway,” “The Women and the Waves,” a documentary that explores the lives of female surfers, and “Lost & Found,” a story about 30,000 black and white negatives from Surfing Magazine from the 1970s, found at a swap meet.

In addition to films, the three-day event will host beach cleanups, shaping demonstrations and an after-party Friday at The Griffin with North County’s surfing jazz duo The Mattson 2.

While San Diego isn’t the birthplace of surfing — that honor goes to Hawaii — it has produced a long list of designers, shapers and surfers with international acclaim, including Bob Simmons, Larry Gordon, Skip Frye, Joel Tudor, Bob Hansen, Pat Curren, Bill Caster, Mike Hynson and Rusty Preisendorfer.

“When you combine our amazing surf history with 75 miles of diverse coastline,” Kavanaugh says with a passion as fiery as his red, chest-length beard, “San Diego is the epicenter of everything that is wave riding and the perfect venue for the film festival.”

To back this claim, the city of San Diego will present the San Diego Surf Film Festival with a proclamation on opening night, Friday.

SD READER

2012-06-10T08:26:00.000-07:00

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/big-screen/2012/may/09/meet-pierce-kavanagh-co-founder-of-this-weekends-i/

Meet Pierce Kavanagh, Co-Founder of This Weekend's Inaugural San Diego Surf Film Festival

Scott Marks, May 9, 2012

Did you ever have one of those days where halfway through an interview and it suddenly dawns on you that you know your subject?
That's precisely what happened while speaking with Pierce Kavanagh, co-founder of this weekend's inaugural San Diego Surf Film Festival. As it turns out, the 43-year-old Carmel Valley resident and I did serious time together working for the Cinema Society of San Diego.
Pierce has been surfing for 30 years and the thought of putting together a local festival dedicated to surfing films came to him while on the festival circuit promoting his own surf doc, Manufacturing Stoke. Let's hope this is the first of many interviews I'll be conducting with Pierce in years to come.
The festival, which runs from May 11 - 13, kicks off with a VIP party tomorrow night where the City of San Diego will present SDSFF with a proclamation. The festival will showcase 12 features and 18 shorts all centered around surfing. Screenings will be held at Bird's Surf Shed located at 1091 West Morena Blvd. in Linda Vista.
Click for titles, times, and further information.

Ed Lewis, Petra Kavanagh & Pierce Kavanagh, creators of the San Diego Surf Film Festival. (Photo credit: Mark Bromley)

Why do you think it’s taken this long for San Diego to have its own Surf Film Festival?
They had one up in Oceanside called the California Surf Film Festival, but as far as San Diego proper, I’m not sure why there never was one. We’re doing it because we think our ocean-loving community deserves one.
Where did you get the idea?
We were in New York Surf Film Festival with our own documentary and it just didn’t seem fair that New York had one and San Diego did not.
New York doesn’t impress me as a surf capital. Are there a lot of surfers in New York?
There is a tight little community up there, surprisingly enough. New York and New England definitely have a surfing community. You have to be somewhat hardcore to be a surfer back there.
I’m from Chicago and don’t recall the surfing phenomenon hitting the Midwest.
There was actually a guy who got arrested last year for surfing the Great Lakes when the beaches were closed during certain parts of the year. In the surf world it was a pretty big deal. The world champ came to his aid.
So how do you go from a movie theatre seat in Manhattan to putting on a film festival in San Diego?
That was the tricky part. Because our film had played so many international film festivals -- and we toured it ourselves -- I talked to a couple of festival directors to see how they had done it. I had previously helped work for the Cinema Society of San Diego. I always had the interest in doing something like this.
Wait. You worked for the Cinema Society of San Diego?
Yes. My mom is the head volunteer for ushering.
I did some work for them, too. We must know each other. Who is your mom?
Mae. And my dad is Pierce.
Oh my goodness. I never put two and two together. You're Pierce and Mae's son?!
Yeah. I'm Pierce, Jr. My wife Petra and I were there helping out every week.

Pierce Jr. (arms folded) in front of his parents, Mae and Pierce Kavanagh.

I know you're parents very well. They are two of the sweetest, warmest people on the planet. Please send them my love.
That is so great to hear. Thanks you so much!
Your folks would brag about you with such pride in their voices. Your dad has a great sense of humor. He is like 6-foot 5-inches. I can't imagine him on a surfboard.
No. He never took to it. He would swim around with us kids. When we were really young he dove under a wave and hit his head. He thought he had hurt himself pretty badly, and even though it didn't, it scared him out of the water for a long time.
I'm looking at the picture of you, Petra and Ed Lewis. I know you. You and Petra used to stand at the door of auditorium 5 at AMC La Jolla and scan the member's passes as they came through. I was the pissed-off guy with the baseball cap. I don't think your beard was as bushy back then nor do I remember a porkpie hat.
Of course. This is fantastic.
Before we break out into a chorus of It's a Small World, let's get back on track. How did you go about finding the films?
Facebook was a huge help. I put out feelers on several on-line surf forecasters and just tried to get it through the surfing community making general announcements that we were now taking submissions. I wasn't sure that anyone would hear about it let alone pay attention, so it was great when films started flooding in from around the world.
What is it about Bird's Surf Shed that makes it the logical venue for your festival?
Bird's Surf Shed is the only place we'd have it. If he didn't have the Shed I wouldn't be interested in showing these types of films in a normal movie theatre atmosphere. His shed is a Quonset hut that houses over 450 surfboards. For anyone who likes the history of surfing, just going into this place is amazing. Hairs stand up on the back of my neck every time I walk in there. I've known Eric 'Bird' Huffman since I was 10-years-old and he's a real pillar of the surfing community.

Eric 'Bird' Huffman is the owner of Bird's Surf Shed in San Diego, a restored Quonset hut filled with his impressive collection of historically significant surfboards. (Photo Credit: Shawna Suffriti)

Talk to me about your voting procedure and how the awards are judged. I like where you're going with this.
We're putting a twist on the competition. A lot of festivals seem to be a popularity contest. I discovered that when we started taking our film around the festival circuit. We decided to put the voting back in the hands of the directors. I had a screening panel that went through all the films and selected the top 13. We are having the directors of each film view their peers' work and then come up with who they think should win the awards. We are basically giving the directors a chance to take back the awards process.
If the Academy make their selections based on this criteria I'd be a much happier man.
I have never heard of this happening and so far there's been an amazing response. Usually when you run a festival you want to be in charge of everything. That's not the case with us. We are very much interested in promoting the filmmakers. That's our main concern. It's all about the filmmakers, getting their films out there and giving them a platform so people can watch their work.

LIQUID SALT

2012-05-08T08:07:00.001-07:00

http://www.liquidsaltmag.com/2012/05/the-san-diego-surf-film-festival/

The San Diego Surf Film Festival
by Glenn Sakamoto on May 7, 2012 · 0 comments

The SDSFF 2012 program offers 13 amazing feature length films and nearly two dozen short films throughout the three-day festival weekend May 11–13, 2012 at the world famous Bird’s Surf Shed. We spoke with one of the creators of the festival, Pierce Michael Kavanagh (director of Manufacturing Stoke) to learn more.

How did you came up with the idea for a surf film festival based in San Diego?

The concept came to us in NYC while we were showing Manufacturing Stoke at the New York Surf Film Festival in September of 2011. I was sitting in a theater in Manhattan watching surf flicks and couldn’t believe we didn’t have one at home.

What makes San Diego an ideal location for a surf film festival?

Simply put, San Diego lives and breathes surfing. Since the turn of the 20th century surfing has been a significant part of San Diego’s development.

How so?
San Diego is an ocean loving community and has been that was since long before I was around. The introduction of surfing to this area just gave people an entirely new way to enjoy time spent in the water. It really is an ideal place to surf, we have 75 miles of diverse coastline composed of reefs, points and beachbreaks. There is every type of wave imaginable here.

How do you feel about the current lineup of films you will be showing?

I am beyond stoked. We received submissions from surf cultures around the world. If I wanted to see more of the SoCal surf scene I could just pop my head out the window. We focused on independent filmmakers who are making films out of passion and not profit and the global surf cinema world really took notice. We had so many great submissions the most difficult part was selecting the final lineup. Some great films did not make it in and that is the only bummer so far.

What can we expect to see (in terms of fun, food, festivities, etc) when attending this year’s festival?

More fun, food and festivities than you can shake a stick at. (Sorry, I always thought that was an interesting saying.) We have had some great support from our sponsors and you should come hungry and thirsty. Primo will keep you cool and Daphne’s will fill your belly.

We have a VIP George Greenough night complete with never before seen photos of Greenough and his film “Innermost Limits of Pure Fun”, we have live music, board shaping demos, an art lounge, filmmaker panels, beach clean-ups and bodysurfing demos. Pretty fun-filled weekend for sure.

What’s next?I will probably sleep for 2 weeks when this is all over.

To learn more about the San Diego Surf Film Festival and for times and dates, please click here. To learn more about Pierce Michael Kavanagh, click here.

THE INERTIA

2012-05-08T08:04:00.000-07:00

http://www.theinertia.com/surf/first-ever-san-diego-surf-film-festival/

Pierce Kavanagh

Executive Director, San Diego Surf Film Festival

First-Ever San Diego Surf Film Festival!

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Editor’s Note: The Inertia is a proud partner of the inaugural San Diego Surf Film Festival.
Hello surf world,
I grew up in La Jolla, and some of my fondest memories are going to see surf movies playing at the local theaters when I was a grom. All of the older rats would be there engaged in the same behavior they shared in the water: heckling, laughing, sharing and snaking… The fact that they were on dry land rarely changed the pecking order. And as a surfer, you never forgot about the surf film. Going to see one was a rite of passage. The hoots, the shakas, the sharing of stoke through a surf flick is an integral part of being a member of the surfing community.
The San Diego Surf Film Festival is going to recreate the classic surf film experience. From the moment you walk into Bird’s Surf Shed you begin to mentally retrace surfing’s history as you gaze upon the over 450 surfboards that surround you. Imagine riding that Skip Frye at Cojo Point. Or the Bob Simmons at Windansea? Maybe the Cliffs on a Steve Lis fish? All of these surfboards have stories. And these stories continue with the carefully selected films for the inaugural event.
The San Diego Surf Film Festival put out a call and received the finest selection of independent surf films from around the globe. The most difficult part was not having enough room for some of the films that we wanted to include. There is some amazing filmmaking happening right now in the surfing world, and we wanted to highlight the work of filmmakers from our own backyard and around the globe. Our May 11-13th line up includes 13 feature length films and 22 shorts. We also have an art lounge with over 30 artists and photographers displaying original San Diego-inspired artwork. In addition, we will be holding a beach clean-up/ bodysurfing demo, live art, filmmaker panels, and a shaping demo throughout the weekend. - PMK

THE INERTIA

2012-04-29T13:37:00.001-07:00

http://www.theinertia.com/music-art/first-annual-san-diego-surf-film-festival/

First Annual San Diego Surf Film Festival

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

Bird’s Surf Shed Boardroom will play host to San Diego’s inaugural international San Diego Surf Film Festival. This year’s list of highly anticipated films and shorts is guaranteed to knock your board socks right off! This is the first “International” surf film festival to San Diego so you know they want to kick it off right!
The three day event will be held on May 11-13 and will feature about 15 films, over 20 shorts, with plenty of meet-n-greets and after parties. There will also be a beach clean-up and bodysurfing demo at La Jolla Shores.
This event is for everyone, and on Saturday there will be a surfboard shaper demo with live music, live art, and you can meet the film makers’ panel. All breeds of surfers are welcome to this eclectic world of surfing, music and art!
San Diego may not be the surf mecca of the world, but I would venture to say it is among the most influential. With many corporate headquarters for some of the biggest surf companies in the world based here, San Diego has also produced a number of professional surfers and his home to some of the best waves in Southern California. With Blacks in La Jolla to Coronado Island’s Silver Strand and North County’s beaches, San Diego is definitely a hot spot for surf culture.
With respect to trends in the surfing industry it’s no wonder why this year’s First Annual International San Diego Surf Film Festival will be one to remember. They are bringing out the best of the best from all over the world to share!
For more information on the where to get buy tickets please visit www.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com
Schedule
THURSDAY MAY 10TH – VIP NIGHT•6:30pm-7:30pm: Music/Meet and Greet/Food & Beer/Slide Show
•7:30pm-7:45pm: Thank you and grab another beer
•7:45pm-9:30pm: Innermost Limits of Pure Fun w/ Windansea (7:47)FRIDAY MAY 11TH – OPENING NIGHT
•6:00-7:00PM: Live music by The Red Fox Tails
•7:00-7:30: Ted Smith dedication/ City of San Diego proclamation
•7:30-8:15: SIGHT/SOUND w/ Blue Sway
•8:15-8:45: Intermission – Food, refreshments and rafﬂe
•8:45-10:30: LOST & FOUND
•10:30-1:30: After Party @ The Griffin. Music by The Mattson 2 SATURDAY MAY 12TH
•8:00-10:00am: Beach Clean-up & Bodysurﬁng/Womp Demo at La Jolla Shores/ Scripps
•12:00-2:30pm: Shaping Demo/ Live Art/ Filmmakers Panel
•Set 1, 2:30-3:45pm: THE STILL POINT w/ Salmon Theory, Abroad
•Set 2, 4:00-5:15pm: ONDE NOSTRE w/ Stacked, Shadows of the Same Sun
•Set 3, 5:30-6:45pm: THROUGH THE WHISKEY BARREL w/ Uncommon Ideals, Fathoms Left to Fall
•Set 4, 7:00-8:30pm: THIRTY THOUSAND w/ Margaux, Take 5
•Set 5, 9:00-10:30pm: GOING VERTICAL w/ The Escape, Another Day in the Life of Wayne Lynch
•10:30pm-2:00am: After Party @ Shaper Studios(Must show ticket or Nautilus Pass)SUNDAY MAY 13TH
•11:00am-1:00pm: Shaping Demo/ Live Art/ Filmmakers Panel
•Set 6, 1:00-2:15pm: SOMEWHERE NEAR TAPACHULA w/ We Are All Radioactive
•Set 7, 2:30-3:45pm: GAUCHOS DEL MAR w/ Waste to Waves, Claim It!
•Set 8, 4:00-5:15pm: PROMISED LAND w/ Sanded
•Set 9, 5:30-6:45pm: THE WOMAN & THE WAVES w/ So it Goes, By The Way
•Set 10, 7:00-8:30pm: BOARDROOM w/ The Beer Can Surfboard’s Last Ride, Ryan Burch 5.2 Assymetrical
•Set 11, 9:00-10:30pm: LITTLE BLACK WHEELS w/ Skip Brunette, Down With The Ship
•10:30-11:00PM: Award Ceremony
Shorts
1. Abroad
2. Another Day In The Life Of Wayne Lynch
3. The Beer Can Surfboard’s Last Ride
4. Blue Sway
5. By The Way
6. Claim It!
7. Down With The Ship
8. The Escape
9. Fathoms Left to Fall
10. Margaux
11. Ryan Burch 5’2″ Asymmetrical
12. Salmon Theory
13. Sanded
14. Shadows Of The Same Sun
15. Skip Brunette
16. So It Goes
17. Stacked
18. Take 5
19. Uncommon Ideals
20. Waste To Waves: Turn Your Trash To Slash
21. We Are All Radioactive
22. Windansea

THE SURF RESOURCE

2012-04-26T20:32:00.002-07:00

http://www.surfresource.org/2012/04/san-diego-surf-film-festival-at-birds-surf-shed-may-11th-13th/

San Diego Surf Film Festival at Bird’s Surf Shed May 11th-13th

by Brody on April 24, 2012

The San Diego Surf Film Festival is three days of awesome hoots and shakas! The festival will be filled with friends, legends, and a bunch of influential members of the surfing and San Diego community. Along with the 12 features and 25 short films, there will be art, music, and party lounge to enjoy.

It’s all happening at Bird’s Surf Shed May 11th – 13th, 2012.
If you’re in or around San Diego, everyone is invited, and it’s sure to be really fun, so check it out -

San Diego may not be the birthplace of surfing but there is no denying the contributions and innovations that this beautiful city and its ocean loving community have provided to the surfing world. Early in the 20th century, Hawaiians George Freeth and Duke Kahanamoku sewed seeds in fertile soil that continue to flourish to this day. Since then, the San Diego surfing timeline consists of such revered names as Simmons, Ekstrom, Gordon, Van Artsdalen, Frye, Diffenderfer, Hansen, Curren, Caster, Hynson, Dobson, Oakey, Lis, O’Rourke, Divine, Preisendorfer, Pendarvis, Mirandon, Roper, Thrailkill, Warner, Kenvin and this is just to name a few. Intertwine that amazing history with 75 miles of diverse coastline, a new crop of creative board designers and an incredibly deep talent pool, you soon realize San Diego simply lives and breathes everything that is wave riding.
The inaugural San Diego Surf Film Festival welcomes one and all to celebrate the passion that we all share for just being in the ocean. Since Bruce Brown sent shockwaves throughout the world with “Endless Summer” the surf film has become a staple in our lives. Surfing and surf cinema alike have been developed by individuals with a deep passion for trying to capture and preserve the very special feeling of just being a surfer. And they will continue to do so long after every one has gone home. So to honor this tradition, we are announcing a call for submissions to all filmmakers with a passion to keep making surf films not because you have to but because you need to.
We are stoked to officially announce the inaugural San Diego Surf Film Festival at Bird’s Surf Shed, May 11-13, 2012 and welcome filmmakers and surf enthusiasts around the world to come celebrate the art of surf cinema in our beautiful hometown.
Hoots and Shakas,
Pierce Michael Kavanagh
Petra Kavanagh
Ed Lewis
For more visit www.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com

SD READER

2012-04-22T09:28:00.000-07:00

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/big-screen/2012/apr/20/san-diego-hosts-its-first-international-surf-film-/

San Diego's First International Surf Film Festival at Bird's Surf Shed

Scott Marks, April 20, 2012

Head over to Linda Vista next month for the first ever San Diego Surf Film Festival (SDSFF). For a town steeped in surf culture, it's a wonder it took this long to create a film festival honoring those who believe a bad day in the water is ten times better than a good day out of it.

Ed Lewis, Petra Kavanagh & Pierce Kavanagh, creators of the San Diego Surf Film Festival. (Photo credit: Mark Bromley.)

“Surf films are one of the most important mediums we have to honor our most beloved pastime and lifestyle," says Pierce Kavanagh, who, along with his wife Petra and friend Ed Lewis, created SDSFF. "We want this to be a time to come together, enjoy each others' company and be inspired by the works of art that these artists and filmmakers worked so hard to bring to life.”
The festival, which runs from May 11 - 13, kicks off with a VIP party on May 10 where the City of San Diego will present SDSFF with a proclamation. The festival will showcase 12 features and 18 shorts all centered around surfing. Screenings will be held at Bird's Surf Shed located at 1091 West Morena Blvd. in Linda Vista.

Eric "Bird" Huffman is the owner of Bird's Surf Shed in San Diego, a restored Quonset hut filled with his impressive collection of historically significant surfboards. (Photo Credit: Shawna Suffriti.)

Reviews and an interview with Pierce Kavanaugh will follow. Maybe next year will bring the SDSFF's premiere of Matt Lickona's Surfing With Mel. In the meantime, mark your calendar for SDSFF's first big splash. Tickets cost $5 to $10 per show with all-day passes running $40; $100 gets you a "Nautilus" pass good for all four days. Below is a complete list of the films to be screened. Click for more information.
Friday, May 11
6:00 pm: Music by The Red Fox Tails /Artwork/Food/Beer
7:00 pm: Proclamation from the City of San Diego/Ted Smith Dedication
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm: Blue Sway and Sight/Sound
8:45 pm: Lost & Found
10:30 pm: After Party at The Griffin with music from The Mattson 2
Saturday, May 12:
2:30 pm - 3:35 pm: Salmon Theory, Abroad, and The Still Point
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm: Stacked, Shadows of The Same Sun, and Onde Nostre
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm: Uncommon Ideals, Fathoms Left To Fall, and Through the Whiskey Barrel
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Margaux, Take 5, and Thirty Thousand
9:00 pm - 10:30 pm: The Escape, Wayne Lynch, and Going Vertical
10:30 pm: After Party at Shaper Studios (Must show ticket or Nautilus Pass to get in for free)
Sunday, May 13
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm: We Are All Radioactive and Somewhere Near Tapachula
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm: Waste to Waves, Claim It!, and Gauchos Del Mar
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm: Sanded and Promised Land
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm: So It Goes, By The Way, and The Women & The Waves
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: The Beer Can Surfboard’s Last Ride, Ryan Burch, and The Boardroom
9:00 pm - 10:30 pm: Skip Brunette, Down With The Ship, and Little Black Wheels

HUNGRY WALRUS

2012-04-17T12:17:00.000-07:00

http://www.hungrywalrus.com/2012/04/01/san-diego-surf-film-festival/

San Diego Surf FIlm Festival 5/11-13th

Posted on April 1, 2012 by John Maher

The San Diego Surf Film Festival is three days of awesome hoots and shakas! The festival will be filled with friends, legends, and a bunch of influential members of the surfing and San Diego community. Along with the 12 features and 25 short films, there will be art, music, and party lounge to enjoy.
It’s all happening at Bird’s Surf Shed May 11th – 13th, 2012.
If you’re in or around San Diego, everyone is invited, and it’s sure to be really fun, so check it out -
San Diego may not be the birthplace of surfing but there is no denying the contributions and innovations that this beautiful city and its ocean loving community have provided to the surfing world. Early in the 20th century, Hawaiians George Freeth and Duke Kahanamoku sewed seeds in fertile soil that continue to flourish to this day. Since then, the San Diego surfing timeline consists of such revered names as Simmons, Ekstrom, Gordon, Van Artsdalen, Frye, Diffenderfer, Hansen, Curren, Caster, Hynson, Dobson, Oakey, Lis, O’Rourke, Divine, Preisendorfer, Pendarvis, Mirandon, Roper, Thrailkill, Warner, Kenvin and this is just to name a few. Intertwine that amazing history with 75 miles of diverse coastline, a new crop of creative board designers and an incredibly deep talent pool, you soon realize San Diego simply lives and breathes everything that is wave riding.
The inaugural San Diego Surf Film Festival welcomes one and all to celebrate the passion that we all share for just being in the ocean. Since Bruce Brown sent shockwaves throughout the world with “Endless Summer” the surf film has become a staple in our lives. Surfing and surf cinema alike have been developed by individuals with a deep passion for trying to capture and preserve the very special feeling of just being a surfer. And they will continue to do so long after every one has gone home. So to honor this tradition, we are announcing a call for submissions to all filmmakers with a passion to keep making surf films not because you have to but because you need to.
We are stoked to officially announce the inaugural San Diego Surf Film Festival at Bird’s Surf Shed, May 11-13, 2012 and welcome filmmakers and surf enthusiasts around the world to come celebrate the art of surf cinema in our beautiful hometown.
Hoots and Shakas,
Pierce Michael Kavanagh
Petra Kavanagh
Ed Lewis
For more visit www.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com

BNQT

2012-04-12T21:04:00.000-07:00

http://www.bnqt.com/blogs/detail/San-Diegos-First-Surf-Film-Festival-Coming-in-May/11546

San Diego's First Surf Film Festival Coming in May

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March 27, 2012

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Ed, Petra, and Pierce, creators of the San Diego
Surf Film Festival. Credit: Mark Bromley/Transworld
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The first annual San Diego Film Festival is scheduled for May 11-13th at Bird's Surf Shed. The location was picked for its historical significance: the Shed is a surf shop that doubles as a museum full of vintage surfboards and surfing artifacts.
The festival will screen 12 feature-length films and 30 short films that focus on the sport and history of surfing.
The event kicks off with a VIP party on May 10th, which will include surf-oriented art and photography by local Southern California artists. The festival was created by La Jolla native Pierce Kavanagh, his wife Petra, and friend Ed Lewis.

The San Diego Surf Film Festival is an opportunity for independent filmmakers all over the world to gain exposure and attention for their work. “This festival is all about promoting and congratulating the individuals who create surf cinema simply out of passion,” Kavanagh said in an interview with Transworld Magazine.
“A lot of our friends are independent surf filmmakers and we started to notice that it was becoming harder and harder to make surf films as an independent art form. The motivation of the film festival is to help support the independent filmmaker, give them promotional opportunities, help place them into distribution deals and get the public behind them. Doing this will allow them to get their freedom back and ultimately we will have better films because of it,” he said.

For more on the San Diego Film Festival, visit their website.

SURFER MAG

2012-04-03T11:27:00.000-07:00

http://www.surfermag.com/industry-news/san-diego-hosts-its-first-international-surf-film-festival/
San Diego Hosts Its First International Surf Film Festival
San Diego Surf Film Festival celebrates art of surf cinema, gives independent filmmakers a venue

By: Industry Spy/ Posted on April 2, 2012
International filmmakers, surfers, artists and ocean buffs alike will gather in San Diego May 11-13, 2012 for the first ever San Diego Surf Film Festival (SDSFF). The inaugural event — which is slated to screen 12 feature-length films and 20 short films centered around surfing — will be held at Bird’s Surf Shed in San Diego, a world famous restored quonset hut filled with an impressive collection of historically significant surfboards and artifacts. The names of the films to be shown will be announced April 14.
The three-day event, which will kick off with a VIP party on May 10, will also feature surf-related art and photography by local artists. Since San Diego is synonymous with surfing, the City of San Diego will present the San Diego Surf Film Festival with a proclamation on the opening night, Friday, May 11.
The SDSFF will be a platform for independent filmmakers from around the world to showcase their talents. This will truly be an international event celebrating surf cultures from around the world.
“This festival is all about promoting and congratulating the individuals who create surf cinema simply out of passion,” said La Jolla native, bodysurfer and filmmaker Pierce Kavanagh, who, along with his wife Petra and friend Ed Lewis created the festival.
“A lot of our friends are independent surf filmmakers and we started to notice that it was becoming harder and harder to make surf films as an independent art form. The motivation of the film festival is to help support the independent filmmaker, give them promotional opportunities, help place them into distribution deals and get the public behind them. Doing this will allow them to get their freedom back and ultimately we will have better films because of it.”
To Kavanagh, San Diego and Bird’s Surf Shed are the perfect venues for the festival. After all, the San Diego surfing community has had a major influence on the history and development of surfing through its unique surfboard designers and remarkable surfers. San Diego may not be the birthplace of surfing, but there is no denying the contributions and innovations that this beautiful city and its ocean loving community have provided to the surfing world. The San Diego surfing timeline consists of such revered names as Bob Simmons, Carl Ekstrom, Larry Gordon, Butch Van Artsdalen, Skip Frye, Mike Diffenderfer, Bob Hansen, Pat Curren, Bill Caster, Steve Pendarvis, Mike Hynson, Dale Dobson, Rusty Preisendorfer, Joe Roper, and Hank Warner, to name a few.
“Intertwine this amazing surf history with 75 miles of diverse coastline, a new crop of creative board designers and an incredibly deep talent pool, and you soon realize San Diego simply lives and breathes everything that is wave riding,” Kavanagh said.
The main goal of the San Diego Surf Film Festival is to bring the entire global surfing community together on a grassroots level.
“This is the main reason why we are going to put a twist on the competitive film festival concept. We don’t want this to be a popularity contest, or a way to promote a particular brand so we are actually letting the filmmakers themselves decide on the awards” Kavanagh said. “Surf Films are one of the most important mediums we have to honor our most beloved pastime and lifestyle. We want this to be a time to come together, enjoy each other’s company and be inspired by the works of art that these artists and filmmakers worked so hard to bring to life.”
For more information on the San Diego Surf Film Festival please visit http://www.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com/.
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY PRIMO BEER, DAPHNE’S AND GOPRO.
Other Links:
Vimeo promo video: http://vimeo.com/39164780
SDSFF promo: http://vimeo.com/39452986
Flickr photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/76440409@N04/sets/72157629288045320/
Bird’s Surf Shed: http://birdssurfshed.com/
Surf media history: http://www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-culture/surf-media-pioneers.php
Media Contacts:
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Email: a_siedsma@cox.net
Cell: 760.840.0494
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Cell: 858.405.4589

YAHOO SPORTS

2012-03-28T15:11:00.000-07:00

http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ycn-11163738

San Diego Surf Film Festival Makes Its Inaugural Debut in May 2012

By Killeen Gonzalez, Yahoo! Contributor Network Mar 27, 5:08 pm EDT

Starting in May 2012, California surf fans will have one more reason to be stoked about San Diego. There is a brand new surf film festival coming to the city and it promises to provide fun and fellowship for all comers. Here's the scoop:
Surf Film Fest Basics
The San Diego Surf Film Festival is slated to run from May 11 through May 13, 2012 at Bird's Surf Shed in San Diego, California. The event is designed to pay homage to independent surf films and serve as a communal meeting place for all those who love to surf. Surf films are currently being accepted for consideration and as such the list of films to be screened will not be revealed until April 15, 2012. Tickets to the festival are expected to be available for purchase after that date and prices are tentatively set at $10 for adults and $5 for groms.
Submissions
Those interested in submitting a film have until March 31, 2012 to get their entries in. The cost of entering a film ranges from $25 to $50, depending on the film's length. Full details on what films will be accepted and how to go about submitting one are available on the event's website.
About the Panel
The film festival's screening panel is comprised of an amazing group of folks including Liquid Salt magazine's Glenn Sakamoto, Spy Optic's Mark Marovich, GroPro's Adam Instone and renowned shaper/artist Ashley Lloyd. Llyod's surfboards are a thing of beauty as is the photography and artwork of Cher Pendarvis, another member of the festival's screening panel. Personally, I find Llyod's use of color inspiring and Pendarvis's surf photos intriguing. Her use of lighting gives some of her surf photos an almost mystical quality. But don't just take my word for it. Those that have never scoped out their work really owe it to themselves to do so. Photos are available on their respective websites.
About the Venue
Bird's Surf Shed is located on West Morena Boulevard. It affords visitors 4,000 square feet of surfboard eye candy for as far as the eye can travel. Nearly every inch of the Quonset Hut's curved walls and ceilings are awash in surfboards of all shapes and sizes. There is no doubt that surf fans will enjoy looking at all the surfboards on display not to mention the surf films. In my opinion, it is the perfect venue to hold such an event. The business typically opens daily and additional details may be found online.
Killeen Gonzalez enjoys water sports with her family and has traveled extensively.

TRANSWORLD MAGAZINE

2012-03-26T22:16:00.000-07:00

http://surf.transworld.net/1000144756/news/san-diego-surf-film-festival-may-11-13/?fb_ref=.T3D-3YJk_aQ.like&fb_source=timeline

San Diego Surf Film Festival May 11-13

By Justin Cote
Mon, Mar 26 2012 4:30 pm | 0 Comments

San Diego Surf Film Festival May 11-13 SAN DIEGO — International filmmakers, surfers, artists and ocean buffs alike will gather in San Diego, May 11-13, 2012 for the first ever San Diego Surf Film Festival (SDSFF). The inaugural event — which is slated to screen 12 feature-length films and 30 short films centered around surfing — will be held at Bird’s Surf Shed in San Diego, a world famous restored quonset hut filled with an impressive collection of historically significant surfboards and artifacts. The names of the films to be shown will be announced April 14.
The three-day event, which will kick off with a VIP party on May 10, will also feature surf-related art and photography by local artists. Since San Diego is synonymous with surfing, the City of San Diego will even present the San Diego Surf Film Festival with a proclamation on opening night, Friday, May 11.

Creators of the San Diego Surf Film Festival from L to R: Ed Lewis, Petra Kavanagh and Pierce Kavanagh. Photo: Mark Bromley

The SDSFF will be a platform for independent filmmakers from around the world to showcase their talents. “This festival is all about promoting and congratulating the individuals who create surf cinema simply out of passion,” said La Jolla native, bodysurfer and filmmaker Pierce Kavanagh, who, along with his wife Petra and friend Ed Lewis created the festival.
“A lot of our friends are independent surf filmmakers and we started to notice that it was becoming harder and harder to make surf films as an independent art form. The motivation of the film festival is to help support the independent filmmaker, give them promotional opportunities, help place them into distribution deals and get the public behind them. Doing this will allow them to get their freedom back and ultimately we will have better films because of it.”
To Kavanagh, San Diego is the perfect venue the festival. After all, the San Diego surfing community has had a major influence on the history and development of surfing through its unique surfboard designers and remarkable surfers. San Diego may not be the birthplace of surfing, but there is no denying the contributions and innovations that this beautiful city and its ocean loving community have provided to the surfing world. The San Diego surfing timeline consists of such revered names as Bob Simmons, Carl Ekstrom, Larry Gordon, Butch Van Artsdalen, Skip Frye, Mike Diffenderfer, Bob Hansen, Pat Curren, Bill Caster, Mike Hynson, Dale Dobson, Rusty Preisendorfer, Joe Roper, and Hank Warner, to name a few.
“Intertwine this amazing surf history with 75 miles of diverse coastline, a new crop of creative board designers and an incredibly deep talent pool, and you soon realize San Diego simply lives and breathes everything that is wave riding,” Kavanagh said.
The main goal of the San Diego Surf Film Festival is bring the entire global surfing community together on a grassroots level. “This is the main reason why we are going to be a non-competitive festival. We don’t want this to be a popularity contest, or a way to promote a particular brand,” Kavanagh said. “Surf Films are one of the most important mediums we have to honor our most beloved pastime and lifestyle. We want this to be a time to come together, enjoy each other’s company and be inspired by the works of art that these artists and filmmakers worked so hard on.”
For more information on the San Diego Surf Film Festival please visit sandiegosurffilmfestival.com.

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