The Accolade Competition: AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: (2)CINEMATOGRAPHY & DOCUMENTARY., -- 35TH Annual Surfer Poll & Movie Awards - WINNER: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, NOMINATED: BEST DOCUMENTARY, NOMINATED: MOVIE OF THE YEAR -- Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival WINNER: OCEAN ADRENALINE -- NY Festivals FINALIST Sports Documentary and WORLD SILVER MEDAL: CINEMATOGRAPHY -- X-Dance NOMINATED (4 categories including BEST FILM) -- Byron Bay Film Festival NOMINATED: BEST SURF FILM
Festivals
DTB Webisodes on expn.com ----- Fifth Annual Surf Theater Film Festival, Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Film Festival, Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival, Mostra Festival, Brazil, Australian Surf Movie Festival, Fifth Annual Kona Surf Festival, Hawaii Ocean Film Festival, II Surfestival - Festival Internacional de Cine y Cultura del Surf (Dec 2007), AMO Film Show, X-Dance, Pacific International Documentary Film Festival (FIFO), II Surfestival - Festival Internacional de Cine y Cultura del Surf (Feb 2008)New York International Independent Film And Video Festival, Byron Bay Film Festival, Tiburon International Film Festival, First Coast Surf Film Festival, Third Annual Delray Beach Film Festival, L International Surf Film Festival de Saint Jean de Luz, Jackson Hole Film Festival, Zimzala, Maui Film Festival, Laidback Surf Film Festival
Professional Affiliations
Best Cinematography: Down The Barrel "The over-the-shoulder shot of Parko weaving through a tube, almond-eye-exit spinning ahead, was almost enough to win this category on its own. But that was just one moment in a film with a wide range of beautiful land and water footage. Shot by some of the worldâ??s best surf motion photographers on some of the best equipment available, Down The Barrel had every element necessary to deliver a visually stunning film, giving it the edge in a category loaded with artfully shot imagery."-- Surfer Magazine Staff
Down the Barrel, by ESPN (93 minutes)It’s good to be a surfer, as this flick will attest. From the feeling of simply riding a good wave to the ultra-competitive drama of the 2006 Foster’s ASP World Tour title chase, no matter what level of surfing one strives to achieve, it still boils down to speed, power, and the exhilaration one gains by riding a green wall of water. Interviews with Kalani Robb, Joel Parkinson, Rob Machado, and eight-time world champ Kelly Slater pinpoint surfing’s energy, soul, and triumph. And inspiration abounds watching Bethany Hamilton and Dorian “Doc” Paskowitz overcoming the odds to surf again. - Santa Barbara Independent
