The International Skateboarding Film Festival (ISFF) culminated with the International Skateboarding Film Awards on October 25, 2011 at in Los Angeles, CA. The International Skateboarding Film Festival and Awards was originally the Skate Film Festival, but creator and director, Fabrice La Mao renamed it to reflect the international scope of the film contributors and of skateboarding. Veteran filmmakers, complete novices and everyone in between were all encouraged to enter.

With the long history of moving skateboard imagery, Fabrice Le Mao along with filmmakers, photographers, skateboarders and others professionals in the industry, created the ISFF and Awards to recognize and celebrate skateboard films and their creators.

Skateboarding Film Festival Awards

Films were screened October 21-25 and the festival concluded with the International Skateboard Film Festival Awards at the Music Box in Hollywood on October 25, 2011. Skate legends were there to present awards, including Lance Mountain and Geoff Rowley. The awards event also included Stacy Peralta presenting a preview of his Bones Brigade documentary and a screening of Waiting for Lightning, a documentary about skateboarder, Danny Way, by Jacob Rosenberg.