2011 International Skateboard Film Festival Los Angeles Winners:

BEST SHORT OR WEB VIDEO: “Dylan” by Greg Hunt

BEST DOCUMENTARY: “In Search of the Miraculous” by Pontus Alv

BEST BRAND MOVIE: “Stay Gold” by Jon Miner

BEST INDEPENDENT AND EMERGING: “Altered Focus: Burma” by James Holman & Alex Pasquini

BEST SKATE SHOP VIDEO: “TA-HA” from Furnace Skate Shop by Don Luong

BEST COMMERCIAL: “Torey Pudwill’s Big Bang” by Dario Rezk

BEST DIRECTOR: Pontus Alv for “In Search of the Miraculous”

Honorary Awards:

BEST SOUNDTRACK: “In Search of the Miraculous” by Pontus Alv

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY: French Fred Mortagne for “Javier Mendizabal Cliché Commercial”

BEST EDITING: Philip Evans for “Format Perspective”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Mike Manzoori for “Aimless”

BEST CLASSIC: Stacy Peralta was honored by the Academy of Skateboard Filmmakers Arts & Science for his influence on skateboard filmmaking and the industry at large.

Highlights from the 2011 Festival included special events and exclusive previews of three highly anticipated films:
• Special 3D screenings of Lakai Skateboard’s “Unbeleafable”, Krooked Skateboard’s “Krooked 3D DVD”, and Red Bull’s “Canvas Skate 3D”; followed by Q & A with filmmakers Ty Evans, Colin Kennedy and Erik Bragg.
• Exclusive sneak peek at the “Bones Brigade Documentary” by award-winning skateboard film director Stacy Peralta
• Teaser preview of “Waiting for Lightning”, a documentary on the life of professional skateboarder Danny Way, directed by Jacob Rosenberg
• U.S. premiere of “Format Perspective”, a documentary chronicling the lives of six European skate photographers in front of and behind the lens, directed by Philip Evans