Freeride Filmfestival 2026

The Freeride Film Festival (FFF) enters a new round in 2026 (edition No. 17) 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. Between an avalanche on the Norwegian coast and a sailing trip through Icelandic fjords, between Japanese drumming in the Canadian wilderness and a snowboarder retelling his life, between a Swiss snowboarder searching for her connection to the frozen world all the way down to sea level, 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.

Yin
Swiss professional snowboarder Daria Fuchs goes in search of her connection to the frozen world – from snow-covered mountain peaks to the sea, where she surfs in Japan and defies the elements. Directed by Morgan Maassen.

Within Circles
Director Dominic Knoppe travels through Iceland and Norway with his friends Max Pflanzl and Tim Boehringer – on snowboard, splitboard, and sailboat, always driven by the wind. A film about the freedom that arises when you stop trying to control nature and instead let yourself move with it.

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 title, hard slams, and real losses. The line between truth and exaggeration blurs

Kodo
A group of Japanese skiers and filmmakers living in Canada, traditional taiko drumming and the philosophy of "wabi-sabi" with the majestic wilderness of Canada.

75 seconds
On a misty March evening in Norway, freestyle skier Jacob Wester triggered an avalanche. For 75 seconds, he fights for his life in the roaring chaos of the snow, while his wife Sofia waits silently below. A raw film about chaos, fear, and hula hoops.

Ferryland
In the Norwegian fjord village of Trandal—only 17 inhabitants and some of the country's best freeride spots—a group of friends returns to race against the clock and turn their season red.