KONA, HI – The 13th Annual Kona Surf Film Festival presented by ALTRES went off last Saturday on the Big Island of Hawaii. Celebrating independent films from both established and emerging surf filmmakers from around the globe, the Festival has become a favorite Big Island tradition for the surfing, art, and music community, and the 13th year was the biggest and best yet. Set on the beachfront in Kailua Bay, the idyllic venue at the King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel can’t be beat. This year KSFF hosted 12 surf films, over 30 local art & clothing vendors, live music, and sold out to nearly 1500 people. Locals and visitors mingled with filmmakers and professional surfers like Shane Dorian, the Goodwin Family, and Ian Walsh in attendance, while the music played and the films wowed.

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