This past Friday, Vimeo announced the finalists for its 2012 Awards. This year, the site added an category, with 12 shorts contending to win the award. There are movies representing a variety of sports and locations, from surfing Ireland (““) to climbing California (“” target=”_blank”>On Assignment“) to skateboarding Afghanistan (““).
You can , but don’t limit yourself to just the action sports category. There are plenty of great adventure films in the other categories. For example, the 20-minute-long surf movie “Tipping Barrels” has been nominated for the , the travel short “Move” is nominated in the category, and Teton Gravity Research’s “Behind the Line” is nominated for .
None of the above films are mentioned as suggestions on how to vote. They are simply nods to some of the best adventure videos on Vimeo. To explore more on your own, and you definitely should, go .
–Joe Spring