Distinguished filmmaker’s Olympic surf documentary finalist for Webby Award!

The People's Voice.

There are the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, the Grammy Awards but maybe in this, our digital future, none is as important as the Webby Awards. Founded in 1996, the online award is the most important for those who operate in this space.

“From humble beginnings,” the Webby Award website explains, “The Webby Awards has become the undisputed top honor for Websites and Mobile Sites; Video & Film; Advertising, Media & PR; Apps & Software; Social; Podcasts; AI, Immersive & Games; and new this year, a dedicated suite of honors for Creators! And just as the Web is a critical tool for every area of life today, The Webby Awards remains the most important and relevant award honoring achievement in interactive media.

BeachGrit, it must be noted, has never been nominated. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Taublieb has, though, and today his Olympic surf documentary Teahupo’o Surf Camp is a finalist for the most august People’s Voice Award.
Teahupo'o Olympic Surf Camp

The documentary trailed Alan Cleland Jr. from Mexico, Hawaii’s Cody Young, Costa Rica’s Leilani McGonagle, Peru’s Lucca Mesinas, Sol Aguirre also from Peru, New Zealand’s Billy Stairmand, and Tiara van der Huls from the Netherlands as they chased five-ring fortune.

Notably absent from the cast was Brazil’s Filipe Toledo who had the distinction of once scoring a 0.00 heat total at The Place of Skulls.

In any case, the documentary is currently first place in voting besting “Evolution of the Black Quarterback, Full Court Press, Beyond Flags and Invisible Game.

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