
#EuroSIMA Family: 20th International Surf Film Festival
The official selection and jury for the 20th International Surf Film Festival finally revealed!
At the press conference on Tuesday August 6, Festival organizer Bruno Delaye unveiled the official selection and the names of the 6 members of the jury for this 20th edition! He welcomed the fact that, for the first time, there were more women than men on the jury.
The press conference was held at the Espace de l'Océan in La Chambre d'Amour, in the presence of several directors and 2 jury members: Maia Galot and Lionel Scoccimaro.
An exceptional jury for this 20th edition
This year, our exceptional jury will be made up of LAURIE PHIPPS, MAIA GALOT, ALICE LEPETIT, LIONEL SCOCCIMARO, MICHAEL DARRIGADE and JUSTINE DUPONT, as President of the Jury.
This year's edition promises to be another remarkable year, with 34 films of great diversity: 18 features and 10 shorts from around the world... 6 films will also be screened out of competition.
A rich and committed program
This varied program will once again take you on the African trail with the Azulay brothers' long-awaited second feature, African Territory. Konstantin Kokorev 's Chasing the Dream takes us on a voyage of discovery of Russia's little-known surfing spots with Nikolai Popov, the USSR's first surfer, in a re-enactment with actors and beautiful surfing images. You'll also have the chance to (re)discover the legendary waves of Teahupoo, Nazaré, Safi, Belharra and many more.
Social films such as Surf On, Europe!, Une vague de vérité,... will be featured at this 20th edition.
Pierre Frechou was present to talk about the film Coexistence directed by Anne-Sophie Mouraud and Feather in the wind by Alex Heitler. Christine Digier for Anglet's fourth feature , Grandir face à la mer, Damien Rousselle for Ipar, Clément Roseyro for Arthur Picard's One Step and director Carlos Portella Nunes for the short film Hors Saison were on hand to talk about their films.
Once again this year, these films will transport us around the world... A great program to come for these 4 days of festival. See you from August 26 to August 29, 2024 at the Chambre d'Amour.
Find out more about the program and the members of the jury at www.surf-film.com