Chris Pastras and Jason Lee will host the Swerve Festival awards ceremony on Sunday, September 30th. The awards will be televised on FUEL TV on November 9.
Award Show Hosts – Jason Lee and Chris Pastras In 1992 renowned professional skateboarders and longtime friends Jason Lee and Chris Pastras founded Stereo Sound Agency. Stereo’s unique and highly innovative approach to skating, with emphasis on style, originality, and plain old fashion fun, was quickly embraced by the skateboard community. By incorporating street art, 50s and 60s design, jazz album cover artwork, and ideas pulled from early men’s magazines, Stereo has been credited as revolutionizing skateboard graphics, artwork, and advertising.
In addition to running Stereo, Jason and Chris have continued to advance their personal careers. Jason has a leading role on NBC’s hit sitcom My Name is Earl, and Chris has established himself as prominent figure in the contemporary art world, displaying his work at world-famous galleries all across the globe.
Jury Awards
Our distinguished jury will award prizes in the following categories:
Emerging Filmmaker
The Emerging Filmmaker Award is intended to recognize a young filmmaker whose film displays originality and whom the Jury expects will make a significant contribution to the art of film in their filmmaking career.
Best Short Film
The Jury will choose a short film from the festival’s two short film programs that displays all-around artistic excellence.
Best Music Video
The best music videos are works of art not just commercials to sell records, The Jury will select a video from the festival’s music video program that displays all-around artistic excellence.
Swerve Awards
The festival will award prizes in the following categories:
FUEL TV Life + Style Award
FUEL TV is the only network that celebrates the lifestyle and culture of action sports. We are proud to present the Life + Style award to a film that not only goes beyond coverage but is also rooted in self-expression and creative culture–thelife and style that is action sports.
State of the Art Award
Swerve Festival is proud to recognize an emerging talent creating innovative visual art.
Making a Difference Award
With the Making A Difference Award, Swerve Festival shines the spotlight on an individual or organization that demonstrates a unique social consciousness to the action sports and creative communities.