Frenchman Hugues Oyarzabal just returned from a 5-month stay in Indonesia, and unlike most traveling surfers he's got more than some tall tales to show for it. As a goofyfoot, Hugues found an endless supply of winding lefthand tubes on Bali's Bukit Peninsula and on several outer-island missions.

Lucky for us, he was able to strap on his Go-Pro for some of the most mesmerizing POV shots to date. With the help of his girlfriend's land angles, he crafted this 33-minute film..

Riley Blakeway, a brilliant young lensman from Australia who first leapt into the spotlight by winning Stab Magazine's Little Weeds competition in 2009, has since gone on to make a handful of web projects and a feature film on pal Chippa Wilson for Analog. But Riley's been ditching the beaches for the streets as of late, filming a new skate project called Dolphin Days. Here is episode one, featuring the four-wheeled stylings of Chima Ferguson, Bo Reid, Rhino, Josh Pill, Jake Hayes, Ryder..

A persistent comment from snowboarders this winter was, "You gotta get to Japan. The conditions are all time". Sure, Japan's terrain and snow seasons seem to be continuously "all time." However, with the weak winter the States experienced, we heard this sentiment echoed more than usual.

In the latest The Mad Ones, the creator Liam Gallagher focuses in on Volcom team rider Scott Blum's trip to Japan. This edit zeroes in on another aspect of Japan's snowboard culture. Rather..

Surfing Magazine's annual Swimsuit Issue is here, and if you haven't held it in your hands yet, maybe this will ease your pain. Our comrades over at -ING have cut a few short films to supplement each of their shoot locations from the issue. Here are two of them: Hawaii and the Salton Sea. Enjoy.

Chris Papaleo, captain of SaltyBeards and creator of the Homegrown series with Nick Rozsa, has just released a 10-minute mini-movie which features highlights of their journey, or as Chris puts it "moments from the homegrown project featuring some friends that were along for the ride." Cameos include Dillon Perillo, the Coffin brothers, Nathaniel Curran, Jeremy Ryan, and some guy named Kelly Slater.

The Leaders of Environmental Action Sports Films (L.E.A.F.) launched their annual environmental video contest involving high school students across the United States. To participate, high school film students are encouraged to submit a 30 or 60 second public service announcement about an environmental preservation issue that is dear to them.

To help promote the contest, students at Northwood High produced an interview with the CEO of Etnies, Pierre Andre.
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