Crankworx Announces Lineups for Deep Summer and Dirt Diaries Contests

On June 4th, Crabnkworx released the lineups for both the Dirt Diaries Video Competition and the Deep Summer Photo Challenge, two popular contests at Crankworx Whistler.

See who will be showing their creations at Crankworx in late July below.

Deep Summer Photo Challenge

July 23, 2024

Lineup:

• Hannah Childress
• Joe Wakefield
• Joel Ducrot
• Júlio Campos
• Samantha Saskia Dugon

The Deep Summer Photo Challenge is a beloved and long-standing feature of Crankworx Whistler, bringing together six elite mountain bike photographers for an exhilarating competition. Five exceptional photographers have been invited, while the sixth is selected through the Pinkbike Deep Summer Wildcard Photographer Search which begins today. Over three days throughout the Crankworx Whistler festival, participants capture the essence of Whistler's Mountain Bike culture, crafting epic slideshow videos to be presented to a live audience of over 4000 people under the stars at Whistler Olympic Plaza. The live screening will take place on Tuesday, July 23, from 8:30 pm – 9:45 pm. With a $5,000 prize on the line, the competition is sure to be fierce.

-Crankworx

Dirt Diaries Video Competition

July 25, 2024

Lineup:

• Ashley Stewart
• Griffin Elsley
• Ed Masters
• Laurent Bilodeau
• Liam Wallace
• Sandy Ward

The Dirt Diaries Video Competition, fondly referred to as "the Cannes of the two-wheeled world, is the blank canvas of the Crankworx culture beat, encouraging cinematographers to push the boundaries of their craft. Specially invited by Crankworx, six filmmakers share a unique four to six-minute glimpse into the mind and life of a mountain bike athlete. Each video must include the Whistler Valley and Whistler Mountain Bike Park in a quarter of their film—from there it’s free creative licence. With a limited window of eleven weeks to film, edit and submit their masterpiece, competitors will see their visions become reality on the big screen before a live audience and a panel of judges at the Dirt Diaries event on Thursday, July 25, during Crankworx Whistler 2024, with the winner walking away $5,000 richer!

-Crankworx

Many Dirt Diaries classics live on in legend to this day. Popular YouTuber Seth Alvo’s 2018 entry, where he taught a BMX rider how to ride mountain bikes, remains one of his most beloved videos.

IFHT Films won the contest twice with the iconic films “ The Sickest Edit Ever ” (2015) and “ Ferda Girls ” (2017).

Eddie Masters and his Vanzac crew will be back at Dirt Diaries in 2024 after their spicy parody of "The Hangover" took second place in 2016.

We at BIKE can’t wait to see the entries from the talented pool of creators in 2024.

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