Vladimir 15th Film Festival- Fazana, Croatia
The Vladimir Film Festival is a fascinating event that attracts people from all around the globe to a small village in Croatia without a lot of advertising…
ESC Basel 2025: Behind the scenes
ESC is different. And even if it might look super pro and organized from the outside, it’s actually pretty DIY believe me! So I decided to ask a few questions to some of the guys “behind the scene” to maybe motivate you to come and check it out next time !
Wildbowl – End of Season Jam – Italy – 2025
The annual Wildbowl party went down as the official end-of-summer jam, and it was straight-up atomic… skaters showed up not only from all over Italy but also from across Europe.
Trukentroef 2025 – Ramses Bowl – Vorselaar, Belgium
In the pouring rain, we set up the tents and prayed that the weather gods would still be kind to us that day… fortunately, our prayers were heard, and the sun broke through around noon.
Locle Ness Monster DIY skatepark – Switzerland
We first approached the city council with a skate-urbanism approach – we asked for permission to improve a spot we had been riding since the late 1980s: a schoolyard with a nice sidewalk with a perfectly flat surface and behind the school, a thirty-meter-long covered passageway with a concrete floor. This is where we requested permission to build a skatepark.
Interview with Thulasizwe Nkosi
When I started, there were about 20 skaters out of 1.27 million population… So you already knew who to expect from hearing that distinctive sound of a board rolling down the road. Now, there are so many kids skating that we barely recognize each other!
Air Bags at Airlie – North Queensland – Australia
When I chatted to Tim Hazelton about how he managed to get a slice of paradise with a vert ramp on it, he said that he’d discovered the ramp at Greys online. He purchased it and got a crane driver mate to pick it up and drop it off onto this plot of land he had in Airlie Beach…
Gottenheimer DIY – southern Germany – opening session
The goal was to organize something simple and within our means. So we planned a day full of skating at the spot, stuff for tricks, a flea market, tattoos, drinks, and food — as the foundation for a get-together to celebrate this silly little culture of ours.
Antiz in Reunion – Reunion Island
Reunion is an island in the Indian ocean next to Madagascar, which is part of France. Antiz crew took a trip there and this is what they discovered…
Bernside Fest 2025 – Bern, Switzerland
I made it to the Bernside Fest this time. My girlfriend and I came a day early, and had a blast enjoying a full Bern experience all week-end long (merci Mischler). Rosengarten promenade, followed by a cocktail at Bellevue five stars hotel for breakfast.
LohseParty 25 – Cologne, Germany
As every year, the Lohse E.V. association organises the official party for the ramp. The event dedicated to the ramp includes a skateboarding competition in three categories: children, girls and boys. The requirements for participation are a basic level of skateboarding on a ramp
