Endless Summer Events Took Salt Creek Beach by Storm with 2024 Dana Point Film Festival
May 06 2024 - 6:48PM
Business Wire
The Endless Summer + Dana Point Film Festival saw record
breaking attendance of approximately 5,000 at its second annual
event May 2-5. Focused on marine life, surfing and oceanic
conservation, the festival began with a VIP event at Station Craft
Brewery, attended by filmmakers, Mayor Joe Muller and special
guests.
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Pictured: Tony Cordova and Alex Mecl,
co-founders and CEOs, and Lloyd Bryan Molander, founder and
festivals director of the Endless Summer + Dana Point Film
Festival, with Dick Metz, the inspiration behind the Endless Summer
movie, and Dana Brown, director of Step Into Liquid. (Photo:
Business Wire)
Award highlights included The Killer Dana Award for Short Film
being given to Volcom Entertainment’s MUNCH, Best Surf Documentary
going to Trilogy, Best Sports Documentary going to Teahupo’o Surf
Camp – Road to Paris 2024 and Special Jury Award went to To be
Frank. Additional winners included Beyond Normal, Uncle Bully’s
Surf Skool, Ministry of Surf, Dive into Darkness, Orca Black and
White, Send Kelp, Walkabout, The Crossing: Through Blue, Fifth
Tide, Dear Ocean, Resilience, The Cinematic Ocean: Indonesia,
Martian Shapes, Poororoca Hydrofoiling the World’s Longest Wave,
Ride the Wave, and Mr. Trash Wheel.
Friday set a vibrant tone for an endless summer. Hosted by
Volcom at Salt Creek Beach Park, the evening featured a film
showcase including Volcom Entertainment’s “MUNCH” and the classic
“Psychic Migrations.” Attendees enjoyed an array of foods from
Wahoo’s Fish Taco and Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, drinks from
Tequila Eterno Verano and Endless Summer Hard Seltzer, and live
performances by DJ Chris Cote and SUNBENDER, all under a stunning
Salt Creek Beach sunset.
Throughout the weekend, attendees enjoyed over 40 hours of films
at the Dana Point Women’s Club and the OC Sailing and Event Center,
featuring discussions with global oceanic experts on marine
conservation. Highlights included a free CPR clinic on Saturday led
by I-SEA Sunglasses with athletes Greyson Fletcher, Ivan Florence,
and Blair Conkin teaching life-saving skills. The day concluded
with a vibrant beach party at Salt Creek Beach, where surf reggae
band Common Sense performed, followed by a screening of Dana
Brown’s classic film, “Step Into Liquid.” The events offered
engaging experiences for all ages.
Presented by Hawaiian Island Creations, Sunday offered a festive
and relaxing conclusion to the festival. Attendees enjoyed
performances by Heali’I’s Polynesian Revue and Hawaiian artists
Kawika Kahiapo and Kevin “Nappy” Napoleon. The Southern California
Woodie Club showcased their vintage cars outside Killer Dana Surf
Shop, adding to the day’s charm. The festival closed with a
screening of Disney’s “Moana,” appealing to both children and
adults. The Dana Point Film Festival team was thrilled with the
turnout and support for ocean conservation.
For more information and updates on winning films, visit
https://www.danapointfilmfestival.org/.
About Dana Point Film Festival &
Endless Summer Events, Inc.
The Endless Summer + Dana Point Film Festival (DPFF), owned by
Endless Summer Events, Inc., showcases ocean-themed documentaries
emphasizing conservation, exploration, education, recreation, and
surfing. This California-based “for cause” benefits corporation,
led by CEO Anthony Cordova, is committed to enriching communities
globally through art and entertainment. Founded and directed by
filmmaker Lloyd Bryan Molander and co-founded by Alex Mecl of Bruce
Brown Films, the festival celebrates the ocean’s magnificence
through cinematic storytelling.
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