| Red Bull Manny Mania 2010: Two Wheels Take over the World |
9 July 2010
Announcing the Worlds’ biggest manual skateboard contest
This year Red Bull Manny Mania is searching across the globe for the most skilled technicians on skateboards. Any amateur can sign up to participate in the international skate events, taking place in 25 countries across six continents. In the Durban national qualifier taking place on 18 July, those neighbourhood skaters will compete for a ticket to prove their technical skills at the Red Bull Manny Mania World Final in the city that doesn’t sleep but always shreds, New York. At stake is one spot in the Red Bull Manny Mania Pro event for one South African, skating against the manual masters.
For the last 3 years, thousands of participants have all put their two wheels to the ground with the Red Bull Manny Mania events across the U.S. and U.K. This year the event is taken to a global scale, from America to Europe to Africa to the Middle East, skateboarders will attempt to balance on two wheels and hope their technical trickery will earn them a coveted spot in the August 21st contest in NYC, where the best will be chosen.
The winner from each national contest will compete in the World Final in New York– judged by a panel of renowned skaters and industry experts. Durban’s Gateway Mall will host the South African Red Bull Manny Mania contest at the Wavehouse Skate Park on 18 July 2010.
Boasting some of the best professional skateboarders in both the contest and video scene, the Red Bull Manny Mania Pro event has become part of the legendary Skateboard Weekend in New York and has brought such greats to the city as Eric Koston and Chad Muska, manual experts like Joey Brezinski and Brandon Beibel and hot newcomers like last year’s USA winner Eli Reed and 2nd place finisher Mike Mo Capaldi.
The event is all based off the manual skate trick – where Red Bull Manny Mania got its name from - a balancing act that is a must-do in any new skateboarder’s skill set and yet can be made extremely difficult with limitless combinations. Who will join the best this year? Who will be the chairman of the United Nations of skate? Red Bull Manny Mania 2010 in Durban gives an opportunity for one skater to battle their way from their neighbourhood streets to the biggest stage in the world to join the skaters they admire – and who knows, maybe even beat them.
Visit www.redbull.co.za/mannymania for updates, and stay tuned for the Red Bull Manny Mania World Final.
To register go to: www.redbull.co.za/mannymania or email your details to: rsa-register@redbullmannymania.com
Melissa Doyle
Redbull South Africa
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| AV06 - Where To Get Your Copy |
11 June 2010
AV06 is available for free nation wide... check out the full story for detials where you can pick up a copy. Good luck, these babies move fast!
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| AV06 - Premiers Around South Africa |
6 June 2010
AV06 premiered around the country last week in Cape Town, Johannesburg, J-Bay, Durban and Soweto. Check out the full story for Pics
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| The 1st Annual L.A. Skate Film Festival |
21 May 2010
International Skate Film Festival Announces its Debut in California
The first annual L.A. Skate Film Festival was created to focus on the filmmakers, directors and artists within Skateboarding, the lifestyle that cultivated the idea of “brand movies” and “lifestyle documentaries.”
For the first time Los Angeles, the birthplace of Skateboarding, will host this International skate film festival dedicated to the best films and the people behind them. The L.A. Skate Film Festival will focus on eight featured categories including: U.S. Film, International Film, Independent Film, Documentary, Skate Shop Video, Emerging Filmmaker, Commercial and Classic.
Behind the scenes awards will also be given out in the categories of Best Photography, Best Editing, Best Soundtrack, Best Intro and Best Skit.
AV Skateboarding will be representing South Africa in the International catagory... stay tuned here to see how we do! Any other SA filmmakers who would like to be involved shoud check out the information below.
Submissions are now open via http://www.withoutabox.com or the festival’s website. Selected submissions will be sent to a panel of judges including skateboarding legend C.R. Stecyk and French filmmaker Fred Mortagne.
A Film Festival without an Academy composed of some of the best filmmakers and most influential people in the industry would be nonsense. Therefore, the Festival has been gathering – and will keep on doing so in the future – the most pertinent and influential personalities who, by their expertise, knowledge of the industry and the way they perceive the different stages of skateboarding will keep the Festival on its toes whenever creativity is concerned.
Part of the Academy members’ role will be to nominate the judges and define the criteria of judgment amongst other activities.
Ultimately, the Academy serves as the foundation for the Festival long-term and global vision.
THE ACADEMICIANS
Stacy Peralta: Screenplay writer and director
C.R. Stecyk: Writer, Co-Founder of Juxtapoz and Thrasher magazines
Grant Brittain: Co-Founder and writer at The Skateboard Mag, Photographer
Fred Mortagne: aka French Fred, Filmmaker
Bryce Kanights: Co-Founder, www.skatedaily.net
Ed Templeton: Artist & Entrepreneur
Ricki Bedenbaugh: Filmmaker
Greg Hunt: Filmmaker/photographer
Mike Manzoori: Filmmaker
Jamie Thomas: Pro Skateboarder, Skateboard industry magnate and Black Box Distribution Owner
Top nominated films will be publicly screened in Los Angeles on August 31st and September 1st, 2010 at the Downtown Independent Theater followed by an awards ceremony on September 2nd, 2010.
AWARDS
Films will be competing for the following awards:
Best U.S. Skate Film
Best International Film
Best Independent Film
Best Documentary
Best Skate Shop Video
Best Emerging Filmmaker
Best Skate Commercial
Best Classic*
Additional Awards:
Best Photography
Best Editing
Best Soundtrack
Best Intro
Best Skit
*The Classic category will not be open to the public. The Festival will hand select 10 classic skate films that will be then handed over to the judges for nomination.
FUEL TV, the “Official TV/Network Partner”, will broadcast highlights of the Festival on the “Daily Habit” and the “Weekly Update.”
Website: TheLASkateFilmFestival.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/LASk8FilmFest
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-LA-Skate-Film-Festival/350237947298
Caroline Graeff
LA Skate Film Festival
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| AV06 - Line Up |
20 May 2010
Yea - AV06 gets pressed next week so it will be freely available soon all over SA. This issues a banger:
Openers:
Presented by Kevin Love. Featuring Dlamini Dlamini, Dennis Collins, Sam Khumalo, Wandile Msomi, Gavin Adams, Charl Steyn, Joubert van Staden, Kanya Spani and more.
Exposure 6.1:
Featuring Gary McNaughton, Simon Stipcich, Wynand Herholdt, Siya Ntuli, Adrian Day, Dlamini Dlamini, Luke Jackson, Will Twala and more.
Exposure - Funisu:
Featuring the Funisu Team: Sam Khumalo, Maanda Mulaudzi and Wandile Msomi.
Weekend - Gavin Adams:
A weekend with South Africa’s golden child, Gavin ‘Mozes’ Adams in his home town, Cape Town.
Exposure - Plankie:
Featuring the Plankie Team: Charl Steyn, Jansen van Staden and Joubert van Staden. With guest appearance by KFD rider, JP du Preez.
Close Up - Kanya Spani: A profile with the man packing the most steez out there today, Jozi’s Kanya Spani.
DVD Bonus Articles: Bro’s no Ho’s Richard’s Gay (Familia in Richards Bay), Kanya Spani Alternate Edit, EA - Making of Skate 3.
Clint van der Schyf
Editor - AV Skatebaording
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| New Local Board Companies - Funisu & Plankie |
18 March 2010
There are 2 new playas who have just dropped product and the debut boards from both Plankie and Funisu look great! Both are available form our online store: www.shop.avskateboarding.tv. Support the local scene.
Clint van der Schyf
Editor - AV Skatebaording
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| Funisu - New Local Board Company |
18 March 2010
Funisu Skateboards is a company that aims to inspire, we are more then a board company and we do more then sell boards. The first store we are working with is the Munks Concepts Store, we are taking our time in introducing the brand making our relationships with stores grow organically.
www.shop.avskateboarding.tv is our sole mail order distribution... please if you are to far or close, you'll be able to place your orders online and have stuff delivered to you door (or Post Office).
We hope to sell Inspiration and Hope more then skate products - this is Funisu's goal.
Team Riders:
Sam Khumalo
Maanda Mulaudzi
Prevash Manga
Wandile Msomi
Artist and Art Director:
Mzwandile Buthelezi
Owner:
The Heavens
Thanks to AV Skateboarding, Clint, Jansen and Joubert.
Peace and Blessings to You All!
Wandile Msomi
Funisu
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| Some Updates |
26 December 2009
AV05: We are a little behind schedule for this next issue, but it should be out in January and it will be free at selected skate shops around the country or available at the AV online store. So we'll let you know as soon as you can go get it.
AV Store: We've got some new stock available at the AV online store. Independent Trucks, Bones Bearings, Clearance Sales and more... hit it up at www.shop.avskateboarding.tv
That's it for now. Happy holidays and all the best for the new year. Catch you on the other side.
Clint van der Schyf
Editor - AV Skatebaording
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| Exposure - Now Showing |
26 November 2009
The Exposure page is now open. We'll be loading up clips everyday till this Sunday and then every week. So stay tuned to see some of the freshest clips as they are captured and look forward to seeing some of these in AV05's Exposure edits.
Clint van der Schyf
Editor - AV Skatebaording
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| New Concrete For Jozi |
21 November 2009
We got a sneak preview of the new Boogaloos park being built at Stoneridge Mall... check out the full story for pics, clips and details.
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