Vienna Shorts
Vienna, Austria
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Festival dossier
Freeride Film Festival
Vienna, Austria · Est. 2012 · Established legitimate festival with meaningful track record
Tier BTrusted
Vienna, Austria
65
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- No physical screenings
- 14 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
Overview
The 'Freeride Filmfestival' is looking for the latest freeride films from the independent filmmaking scene. We accept a wide range of films like adventure, expedition, portrait, comedy, fiction and art. Our aim is to support filmmakers and athletes to bring there films to a wider audience, raise awareness about avalanche safety and climate change and host events where people can meet and get inspired for winter. The "Official Selection" will be screend at 8 live events in AUT/GER/ITA and at 100+ cinemas throughout europe.
Last updated Sep 6, 2026
Legitimacy Analysis
Positive Indicators (+30 pts)
- 14 years of verifiable history
- 3 verified pro signals
- Verified trusted status
- Legitimacy signals outweigh concerns (3 vs 1)
Red Flags (-15 pts)
- No physical screenings
Trust Signals
Positive Signals
- FilmFreeway Gold festival
- Documented history with archived programs
- Has FilmFreeway community ratings
Festival Details
Founded
2012
FilmFreeway communityGold festival
Avg. rating
4.0/ 5
Reviews
27
Synced 4 days ago
- Filmmaker
Thank you Freeride Film Festival for the honor of being part for the third time, this year with "Purity"! As we evolved our filmmaking over the years you have given us a platform once again. The entire film team and Snowmads crew appreciates you very much. Thank you for highlighting so diverse and unique freeride films. All have their own relevant messages, styles and themes. And you curate them all into a wonderful and meaningful festival program. The atmosphere is one-of-a-kind and draws a lot of people into sold out cinemas. What a special experience for both, the audience and the filmmakers. FFF drives progress in freeride filmmaking. It also sets an example for the theatrical distribution of sports films. I can only imagine where this can go in the future with your energy and love for good film. Excited where this takes us next!
- Filmmaker
It was great to be apart of and receive a special mention for Jones Presents: Aesthetics from the FFF team. We had a great time presenting the film in Innsbruck! Highly recommend 🙌
- Filmmaker
Awesome rockstar feeling at this festival. Crew is lovely and so enthusiastic about the festival. We applied multiple films since 2018 ad were part of it 3 times. Great experience
- Filmmaker
A lovely festival with a great program and a super professional team! 100% recommended
- Filmmaker
This is an incredible festival, Harry and the team do such a great job of bringing snow films to the community. Every part of the experience from submission to attendance was wonderful.
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