May 10, 2009, 9:50 pm : New York Surf Film Festival 2009 Announces Judging Panel
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Building on a premier success, the New York Surf Film Festival has announced a stellar mix of surf emissaries with various perspectives on surf visual arts. The 2009 judging panel includes luminary shaper Tom Parrish, garish yet brutally honest former Surfline Editor of the Power Rankings Lewis Samuels (formerly Surline’s best feature, now posted up at PostSurf.com), Long Island stalwart Charlie Bunger Jr., respected editor Alex Dick-Reade, and Long Island classic Mike Becker.
Good choices all, and the rest of the cast include surf writer Thad Ziolkowski, who did a strong exploration into surf literature with his debut effort, On A Wave; Alex Karinsky, who lives and breathes New York City surfing and keeps the spark lit, artist Todd Di Ciurcio, a Pennsylvania turned Brooklyn native artist and surfer, and a few others whose resumes I am not familiar with.
But very impressive. Tom Parish? Litmus Trip Tom Parish. That is incredible, kind of like having Mickey Mantle coach your amateur baseball team, or something. I mean, the guy was responsible for shaping boards for the best pros at the most robust time in professional surfing. He has seen and done it and now practices law on Maui.
Also, information I have points to a very big announcement at this years New York Surf Film Festival.
May 11th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
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