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June 11, 2011

La Jolla, California

ISA Skullcandy Video Contest - Winners Announced!

The International Surfing Association is pleased to announce the winners of the ISA Skullcandy Video Contest. Over 30 videos from 10 countries participated in the first edition of the event.

After a period of time that took almost three months, amateurs and professional filmmakers created different stories telling everybody what does a better surfing future mean to them. There were jokes, serious videos, cartoons, and environmentally conscious answers, with performances by surfers of all ages.

The most prestigious award, the Jury’s Selection, was made by a panel of editors of the world greatest surfing webpages from five regions of the world, including:

Dave Gilovich - Surfline.com - North America

Bryan Dickerson - SurfersVillage.com-Europe

Alceu Toledo Junior - Waves.com.br - South America

Ben Ey - CoastalWatch.com - Oceania

Steve Pike –Wavescape.co.za – Africa

Decided that the winners are:

Jury's Selection Gold Winner

(USD 250 and $ 200 Skullcandy prize package)

Smiling Spot by Juan Miguel Bonner from Uruguay

Watch the video here: http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=Hj6Cuz8JrLs

Jury's Selection Silver

($ 200 Skullcandy prize package)

Holler by Andrew Matthews from USA

Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP8JS_mok_M

Jury's Selection Bronze

($ 100 Skullcandy prize package)

Surfing Into the Future and Other Clichés by Agustín Piña from Uruguay

Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs_L0o5WO24

Jury's Selection Copper

($ 50 Skullcandy prize package)

Shark Reppellent by Tim Armstrong from New Zealand

Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrozFe1RlKY

As for the Most Viewed category, the winners are

Most Viewed Video Gold

(USD 250 and $ 200 Skullcandy prize package)

Shark Reppellent by Tim Armstrong from New Zealand

Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrozFe1RlKY

Most Viewed Video Silver

($ 200 Skullcandy prize package)

A better surfing future by Eric Kilpatrick from USA

Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CngXd_pWbA

Most Viewed Video Bronze

($ 100 Skullcandy prize package)

Surf Evolution by David Nascimento from Brazil

Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijd_PH7DiW0

Most Viewed Video Copper

( Skullcandy prize package)

Teahupo’o by Poerani Wilson from Hawaii

Watch the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53aodcTyw0M

The video contest was created as part of the ISA's goal to improve the sport of surfing, pairing with Skullcandy to host a video contest for which contestants submitted videos answering the question, "What does a better surfing future mean to you?"

Congratulations to the winners and we hope to see you next year.

About Skullcandy

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