2023 EVENT RECAP
Award Winners
Best Documentary Feature - 26.2 to Life
Directed by Christine Yoo
Best Short - 4DWN
Directed by Danny Schmidt
Audience Choice - Trilogy: New Wave
Directed by Andrew MacKenzie
Best Stoke - Legend Has It
Directed by Todd Jones
Best Spirit - The Blackcountry Journal
Directed by Mallory Duncan and Patrick Elmore
Making Waves - Common Ground
Directed by Joshua and Rebecca Tickell
MacGillivray Freeman Environmental Filmmaker - Forward
Directed by Palmer Morse
Runner up MacGillivray Freeman Environmental Filmmaker -
Yuba is the Heart
Directed by Palmer Morse
LIST OF SPEAKERS
Ian Dunn - Founder of Anthill Productions, Producer of The Engine Inside
Amie Engerbretson - Professional Skier, Climate activist
Chris Evans - Tompkins Foundation
Kimmy Fasani - Professional snowboarder, Climate Activist
Dana Frankoff - Filmmaker, host of The student film program
The Great North Special - Band
Tanner Gudauskas - Professional Surfer, filmmaker
Enich Harris - co founder of Coast Film & Music Festival, co Producer of Trilogy
The Headies - Band
Elena Hight - Pro Snowboarder and Climate advocate
Mike Hatchett - Filmmaker, Director of Flying High Again
Ryan Hitzel - Entrepreneur
Bob Hurley - Surf Industry icon
Hallie Jones - Outreach Director, Crystal Cove Conservancy
Kai Jones - Professional Skier
Jeremy Jones - Snowboarder, Founder of Protect Our Winters, Founder of Jones Snowboards
Todd Jones - Filmmaker, Director of Legend Has it
Obi Kaufmann - Conservationist, author
Troy Lee - Artist, Entrepreneur
Farmer Leo - Director of Farming at The Ranch Laguna Beach
Darieus Legg - Filmmaker, Advocator of Stoke
Kai Lenny - Professional Surfer, Ocean Advocate
Greg Long - Professional Big Wave surfer, ocean advocate
Max Lowe - Filmmaker, Director of Camp Courage
Andrew Mackenzie - Director of Trilogy
Greg MacGillivray - Filmmaker
Shaun MacGillivray - Filmmaker, Producer of Cities of The Future
Evan Marks - Founder of The Ecology Center, Changemaker
Dan Marriner- Professor of Sustainable design at LCAD
Tino Martarino - Filmmaker, Director of Still Alive
Chris Mauro - Journalist, storyteller, environmental advocate
Jane McCracken - Drawing for the Planet
Don Meek - Managing Director A New Earth Project
Chris Miyashiro - Ocean Advocate, educator
Cali Conscious - Band
Cayucas - Band
Charles Adler - Art Curator
Jamie Anderson - Professional Snowboarder
Angelica Avella - Main character in “Forward”, Outdoor advocate
Kenny Arnoff and Friends - Band
John Baker - Director, Wild-Aid program
Steve Bariloti - Director of Rick Griffin Interlude
Beto Bedolfe - Marisla Foundation
Jack Boston - Filmmaker
Seth Brown - Filmmaker
Seth Moniz - Professional surfer
Palmer Morse - Filmmaker, director of Forward and Yuba is The Heart
Josh “Bones” Murphy - Filmmaker, activist
Morea Nahani - Musician
Chad Nelsen - Surfrider Foundation
Hayley Nendall - Producer of 4DWN
Timmy O’Neill - Climber, Filmmaker, educator
Pat Parnell - Event Emcee
Viva Paron - Band
Hans Rey - Professional Mountainbiker, filmmaker, adventure advocate
Spliff Riff - Band
Erich Roepke - Director Going Greenland
Kirsten Rogers - Drawing For The Planet
Jordan Romero - Director of Queens of The Break
Anesha Rose - Musician
Jon Rose - Professional Surfer, founder of Waves For Water
Heidi Sanborn - VP, Board of Directors of SMUD
Richie Schley - Professional Mountain biker, filmmaker
Danny Schmidt - Filmmaker, director of 4DWN
Tim Senesi- Yoga Educator
Sara Jane Sluke - Filmmaker, Producer of 26.2 To Life
Wyatt Shipp - Filmmaker
Taylor Steele - Filmmaker
Sarah Stewart - Producer of 109 Below
The Alive - Band
Ben Young - artist
Dave Winslow - Founder The Momentum
Christophe - Surfer, Small person advocate
Common Sense - Band
Ben Warner - Cofounder Coast Film and Music Festival
Guy Williment - Director of Corners of The Earth: Kamchatka
Cameron Zink - Producer, Director of Washed Up, Professional Mountain Biker
Nate Zoler - Professional Surfer
Wes Carter - President Atlantic Packaging, Founder A New Earth Project, Planet advocate
Jeremy Cavallaro - Community partner
Griffin Colapinto - Professional Surfer
Matt Costa - Musician and filmmaker
Parkin Costain - Professional skier
Tony Czech - Film Director of Aleutian Illusion
Sli Dog Chew - DJ, artist
Caroline DeLoache - Sustainability Director, A New Earth Project, Atlantic Packaging Company
Rob Cahill - Founder of 4DWN
DJ Cameron - DJ
