Nat Geo present Castles & Melali

awards and nominees…
MODERN COLLECTIVE wins BEST CORE movie.

THE DRIFTER wins BEST DIRECTOR & BEST SOUNDTRACK

BEST FILM nominees
Mount St. Elias
The Drifter
Machotaildrop
Parks Bonifay Documentary
Red Bull Project X
Lost Prophets-search for the collective

CINEMATOGRAPHY nominees
Drifter- Todd Heater
Signatures
Mount St. Elias
Stance
Fiberglass and Megapixels
Red Bull Project X

Soundtrack nominees
The Drifter- Ryan Whalley
Modern Collective
Stance
The B
Black Winter
Signatures
Everyday is Saturday
WINNER- The Drifter – Ryan Whalley

DIRECTOR nominees
Mount St. Elias
Machotaildrop
The Drifter- Taylor Steele
Signatures
WINNER – The Drifter -Taylor Steele

Core
Kranked Revolve
Black Winter
Fourcast
Modern Collective- Kai Neville
Smell the ‘Crete
Refresh
Stance
The B
WINNER – Modern Collective – Kai Neville

PHOTOS: MICHAEL LALLANDE

Q & A w/ Machado about THE DRIFTER @ Hawaii film fest

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Machado and friends are coming to a theater near you
Join Rob and friends for a Drifter premiere at a theater near you. Every show includes an acoustic set with Machado and Jon Swift, a full-length showing of the film and a Q and A with Rob and Taylor Steele.

Come wander with us. Get your Drifter Premiere tickets* at the following locations:

SAN DIEGO @ La Paloma Theate
11/4/09

Shows at 7PM and 9PM

The Drifter tickets available at the following retailers:
Surf Ride Board Shops
Hansen Surfboards & Surf Shop
K-5 Board Shop
South Coast Surf Shop (Ocean Beach)
Sun Diego (Carlsbad)

LOS ANGELES @ Montalbán Theater
11/5/09

Doors open at 8pm

The Drifter tickets available at the following retailers:
ZJ Boarding House
Val Surf
E T Surfboards
Becker (Malibu, Hermosa)
Spyder Surf (Pier, PCH)
LA Channel Islands
Surf Concept
Jack’s Surfboards (OC all locations)
Huntington Surf & Sport (OC all locations)
Surfside

FLORIDA @ Coconuts (cocoa beach)
11/7/09
Doors open at 7pm

NORTH CAROLINA @ Blockade Runner Beach Resort
11/9/09

Doors open at 7pm

The Drifter tickets available at the following retailers:
(Tickets available 10/26)
Sweetwater Surf Shop
17TH Street Surf Shop

VIRGINIA BEACH @ Contemporary Art Center of Virginia
11/11/09
Doors open at 7pm

The Drifter tickets available at the following retailers:
(Tickets available 10/26)
WRV
Freedom Surf Co.
17th Street Surf Shop

Coastal Edge

NEW WARK, NJ @ Algonquin Arts
11/13/09
Doors open at 7pm

SANTA BARBARA @ Victoria Hall Theater
11/15/09
Doors open at 7pm

The Drifter tickets available at the following retailers:
Channel Islands Surfboards
Beach House

SAN FRANCISCO @ Victoria Theater
11/16/09
Doors open at 7pm

The Drifter tickets available at the following retailers:
Mollusk Surf Shop
Wise Surfboards
Aqua Surf Shop
Nor-Cal Surf Shop
Proof Lab

SANTA CRUZ @ Del Mar Theater
11/17/09
Doors open at 7pm

The Drifter tickets available at the following retailer:
Pacific Wave Surf Shop

SAN LUIS OBISPO @ Fremont Theater
11/18/09

Doors open at 7pm
The Drifter tickets available at the following retailers:
(Tickets available 10/26)
Moondoggies Beach Club
Wavelengths Surf Shop
Central Coast Surfboards

LAGUNA BEACH @ South Coast Theater
11/19/09

Doors open at 7pm

The Drifter tickets available at the following retailers:
(Tickets available 10/26)
225 Forest
Jack’s Surfboards (OC all locations)
Huntington Surf & Sport (OC all locations)
Surfside

*Tickets do not guarantee seating. Event is based on a first come first serve basis.

For more info, go to www.thedriftermovie.com.

Here is some images from NY Film Festival showing of THE DRIFTER with Todd Heater (Director of Photography) & Rob Machado (Hair Farmer).

Photos by Tom Carey / Surfing mag
more on the NY Film Festival check out surfing mag

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2009/09/23/dcl.machado.surf.docu.cnn