BUREAU : SURFING / THE SAN DIEGO SURF FILM FESTIVAL 2014 / DROPPING IN THIS SPRING !



BUREAU : SURFING
http://www.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com

San Diego may not be the birthplace of surfing but there is no denying the contributions and innovations that this 
beautiful city and our ocean-loving community have shared with the surfing world. Early in the 20th century, visiting 
Hawaiians George Freeth and Duke Kahanamoku sewed seeds into fertile soil that still flourish to this very day. 
Since our first waves were ridden, our surfing timeline consists of revered names as Simmons, Ekstrom, Gordon, 
Van Artsdalen, Frye, Diffenderfer, Hansen, Curren, Caster, Hynson, Dobson, Oakey, Lis, O'Rourke, Divine, 
Preisendorfer, Mirandon, Pendarvis, Roper, Thrailkill, Warner, Beal, Kenvin, Steele, Hall, Burch…and this 
merely scratches the surface. Intertwine this amazing history with 75 miles of diverse coastline, a new crop of creative 
board designers and an incredibly deep talent pool, you quickly come to understand San Diego simply lives and breathes 
everything that is wave riding.

The SAN DIEGO SURF FILM FESTIVAL welcomes everybody to come celebrate the passion that we all share for 
simply being in the ocean. We are stoked to announce the return of the SDSFF to Bird's Surf Shed, May 7-10th, 2014. 
Since the festival's inception, we have been anchored towards celebrating those who draw a different line in life. Much 
like the colorful characters of surfing's past, the future of surf cinema will be found in the underground. We champion 
the independent filmmaker and their quest to capture and convey the very special feeling of being a surfer. And with 
this in mind, we will present the finest independent surf films from around the globe.

The 2014 SDSFF will highlight over 25 international films, dozens of filmmakers and producers in attendance, 
Q&As, filmmaker panel and workshops, an amazing surf art gallery, surf legends and shaping demos, beach cleanups 
and expression sessions, incredible live music, serendipitous live art, rad people and raging after-parties. We welcomes 
surf enthusiasts and filmmakers from around the world to come celebrate the art of surf cinema in our beautiful hometown.

HOOTS AND SHAKAS: Pierce Michael Kavanagh / Petra Kavanagh / Andrea Siedsma /Geoffrey Smart / Val Reynolds

The San Diego Surf Film Festival (SDSFF) 2014 will give local scholastic surf teams a financial boost as well as a chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes 
via a countywide raffle. The annual SDSFF (http://www.sandiegosurffilmfestival.com/), which will be held May 7-10, 2014 at Bird's Surf Shed, has contributed 
profits from previous raffles to several national non-profit organizations.

"This year we wanted to provide support for scholastic surfing throughout San Diego County," said SDSFF co-creator and director Pierce Kavanagh. 
"Surf teams and clubs offer great guidance at a challenging time in a kid's life, and we are proud to be able to help out in any way we can."
The deadline for surf teams to sign up is Feb. 1. Raffle tickets will be distributed to surf team coaches by Feb. 26. Raffle tickets will be sold by 
participating student surf teams between March 1 and April 21, 2014, with the grand prizes chosen May 10 at the SDSFF film awards ceremony. 
These raffle tickets can be sold to anybody, anywhere and the winner need not be present to win.

SURF TEAM/CLUB PRIZES AND BENEFITS:
*$2 of each $5 raffle ticket sold goes directly back to the surf team. (Our goal is to
raise $2,000‐$3,000 for each participating team).
*Top student raffle ticket seller wins a brand new surfboard. (Retail value $750)
*Student selling the winning raffle ticket wins a GoPro Hero 3+ package ($400)
*Second place student raffle ticket seller wins a GoPro Hero 3+ package ($400)
*Third place student raffle ticket seller wins a brand new Patagonia wetsuit. ($300)
*Top three ticket selling schools will be awarded a professional surfing video and photo
package for the entire team provided by misfit pictures. ($300)
* All participating students and coaches will be given a movie ticket to the 2014 San
Diego Surf Film Festival.

* All participating students and coaches are invited to a special VIP surf party May
11 by the SDSFF with great surfers, waves, food, beverages and a bunch of additional prizes to be awarded.
SDSFF RAFFLE PRIZES TO BE AWARDED TO THE PUBLIC:

*GRAND PRIZE: SEVEN‐DAY ALL‐EXPENSES PAID DELUXE 
NICARAGUA SURF TRIP FOR TWO http://nicaxtremeadventures.com/ (Retail value‐ $4,000)

*GOLD PRIZE: BRAND NEW SURFBOARD (Retail value‐ $750)

*SILVER PRIZE: DELUXE GOPRO HER0 3+ CAMERA PACKAGE (Retail value‐ $600)

*BRONZE PRIZE: NEW PATAGONIA WETSUIT (Retail value‐ $400)

*COPPER PRIZE: DAPHNE'S CALIFORNIA GREEK PRIVATE CATERING EVENT FOR 25 FRIENDS (Retail value‐ $250)

For any additional information please contact:
Pierce Michael Kavanagh
805 680 1598
Founder/Creative Director‐ SDSFF
misfitpic@gmail.com

Andrea Siedsma
760 840 0494
SDSFF Raffle Manager/ PR
andrea@saltwatermedia.net