For five days in the first week of October, several thousand visitors celebrated freeski culture, film, the sport and themselves at the international Freeski Film Festival in Hintertux and Innsbruck. The iF3 screened over 30 films from the current premiere season, brought many a well-known rider from the scene to Tyrol and ensured exuberant parties in Innsbruck's town halls. The second edition of iF3 was in no way inferior to last year's event and was a complete success in the eyes of the organizers.
On October 4 and 5, Innsbruck's Stadtsäle were once again transformed into a paradise for freeski film lovers. Anyone who wanted to watch the films of all the important productions of the current premiere season in one go, or spread over two days in several sceenings, was in good hands here. In addition to an already open glacier park in Hintertux, brand world, bag jump action and the presence of some well-known pros from the new school corner, the parties that took place afterwards in the town halls previously used for the screenings rounded off the event successfully.
The selection of films and the focus of the event is clearly aimed at a younger, new school-oriented audience. In addition to many jib-heavy productions, there were also films with freeride and big mountain action, such as the highly recommended biennial project "Supervention" by the Norwegians from Field Productions, or the "LOSt" by Legs Of Steel. If the day or two-day pass is too expensive or you are only interested in certain films, you can also attend individual screenings (for the price of a normal cinema ticket).
After two or, if you count Thursday evening with Sweetgrass' Valhalla (highly recommended, although not a ski film) and the new film from Innsbruck-based Whiteroom Productions, three days of non-stop ski film watching, you will feel somewhat satiated and unfortunately have had enough. Instead, you can look forward to your own upcoming ski season. After getting an overview of the films at the event, you should take a few days or weeks to enjoy the most interesting films again in peace and quiet and without a previous ski film marathon. This is really recommended and can lead to an even more positive assessment of the film.
The obligatory video for the event