Name: Freeride Film Festival 2026
Duration: PT100 min.M

Ontdek

The Freeride Film Festival enters a new round in 2026 and presents six films that tell of the extremes of life in the mountains. From existential moments under snow and wind to quiet stories about friendship, origin, and what remains in the end: the 2026 films tell above all of one thing: the moment when you stop trying to control nature and start moving with it.
What connects the six films is this letting go of control – whether inside an avalanche, aboard a sailboat in the wind, or in a fjord village racing against time. And almost always, this surrender is

not a solitary act, but carried by friendship, partnership, or community. In doing so, the FFF once again spans the range between visually poetic arthouse productions, documentary authenticity, and classic big-mountain action – always with the ambition of opening up new perspectives on life in the mountains.

Credits

Regie: Misc
Genre: Sports, Documentary, Fiction
Speelduur: 100 min.
Taal: English, Norwegian, Japanese et al.
Ondertiteling: English

Omschrijving

The 2026 films at a glance:

Yin
Swiss professional snowboarder Daria Fuchs searches for her connection to the frozen world –from snow-capped peaks down to sea level, where she pursues surfing and the elements in Japan.
Directed by Morgan Maassen.

GRIGORIY’S CHIMGAN – The Hidden Face of Uzbekistan
In the mountains around Chimgan, Uzbekistan, lies a ski culture largely unknown to the outside world. Paul de Groot and Loïc Isliker travel there to meet Grigoriy, a local ski legend who pioneered freeride skiing in the region. Through his stories, they discover an unexpected side of Uzbekistan, its mountains and a unique ski culture now finding new momentum — while hoping to repeat a first descent Grigoriy made on Greater Chimgan many years ago.

Uncle Timmy
In a vision of the future, professional snowboarder Timm Schröder – “Uncle Timmy” – tells the children of his best friend Dino Flatz about his life between a world championship title, hard slams and real losses. The line between truth and exaggeration blurs.

Kodo
A group of Japanese skiers and filmmakers based in Canada combine traditional taiko drumming and the philosophy of “wabi-sabi” with the majestic wilderness of Canada.

75 Seconds
On a foggy evening in March in Norway, freeskier Jacob Wester triggers an avalanche. For 75 seconds he fights for his life in the roaring chaos of snow, while his wife Sofia waits below in silence. A raw film about chaos, fear and hope.

Ferryland
In the Norwegian fjord village of Trandal, home to just 17 residents and some of the country’s best freeride spots, a group of friends returns to race against time to save their season.