4335 tweets and 8459 followers in, Mike Douglas is reconsidering Twitter. Although his persona as the Godfather of Freeskiing/creative brain behind Salomon Freeski TV is boosted by the hours he logs in at Tweetdeck, another identity is jockeying for his time. In fact, she’s squirming around on his lap as we Skype. Kirra Douglas, age 5, [...]
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Field Productions – by Ian Fohrman
Filip Christensen sits on an aged wood bench in the belly of the Vulkana, a 49-year old whaling vessel turned zen retreat and ski-touring boat that he secured as our luxurious aquatic base for a week of epic skiing and filming. “Check out this shot.” He gestures to the laptop, his face lights up with [...]
Nike iF3 movie awards 2012 presented by Nike, Moment, Zapiks and Newschoolers
The Nike iF3 film awards 2012, presented by Nike, Moment, Zapiks and Newschoolers, went down Saturday Night at Monument National, Montreal QC. The crowds were welcomed by the hilarity of Newschoolers’ Jeff Schmuck, who then handed the microphone over to Luke Van Valin and Camille Dg who MC’d the evening. JF Cusson and Neil Sotirakopoulos [...]
Nike iF3 wrap up day 2! By Newschoolers
Check out the article that was posted on Newschoolers.com Words by Jeff Schmuck Photos courtesy of iF3 Day two of the sixth annual International Freeski Film Festival is in the books here in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and following a stellar kick-off on Thursday (click here to check out our coverage), it only got bigger and [...]
Sherpas Cinema, From the Streets to the Screen – by Mike Berard
Sherpas Cinema, From the Streets to the Screen by Mike Berard, Coast Mountain Culture Magazine How Sherpas Cinema and JP Auclair went viral with 2.5 million views. In the insular world of freeskiing the tendency to overestimate our sport’s appeal to the mainstream is common. We hate the fact that ski racing and freestyle still [...]
Poor Boyz Done Well – by Mike Berard
Johnny DeCesare’s film company has been digging up ski film riches since 1997. Over 15 years ago, a grainy VHS ski film landed on the desk of Freeze magazine editor Micah Abrams. Featuring the omnipresent four-chord power-punk of the era, and a cast of skiers few outside the readership of the magazine would recognize, [...]
Level 1 Productions – by Freedle Coty
“Oh, the dark days are gone and the bright days are here” singer Bobby Hebb once belted out in his signature tune from 1966, Sunny. Making comparisons to Level 1’s 2012 title of the same name comes naturally, especially given its pseudo-sequel role following up their previous film, After Dark. Not that those past winters [...]
Life Is A Circus – by Jeff Schmuck
Life Is A Circus By Jeff Schmuck, Newschoolers “Keep skiing weird.” That’s the motto of the Traveling Circus, a crew of unique and creative misfits (and the winners of last year’s Best Webisode Award at iF3) who’ve been altering our perception of what’s possible on skis for the past half-decade. Formed in 2008 by [...]
