2. Ireland’s only Surf Film
Festival, Shore Shots has
become an iconic event on
the Irish surf circuit and an
established part of the
European Surfing Calendar.
Now in its fifth year, the festival
sold out all shows in its first three
years at the Light House Cinema in
Dublin before moving west to Sligo,
the natural home of surfing. Shore
Shots also held screenings in
Donegal, Portrush and at the
international Surf Summit in Mayo
and Sligo as part of the Summit tech
conference two years running.
In 2017, the festival returns to Sligo Along
Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, This stretch of
coastline is a mecca for surfers and
creatives, home to some of Ireland’s biggest
waves including Mullaghmore and a
flourishing surf community in Strandhill.
It is a home to the creatives who have
chosen to live their lives on this dramatic
and unfolding Northwesterly edge of
Ireland.
This is no sporting event, nor is it a spectators’
event; it’s an immersive exploration of art;
where cutting edge creatives, filmmakers and
photographers champion the guts and energy
of global adrenaline junkies, addicted to
catching the biggest waves on this planet.
Irish Surf Festival 2017
3. Irish Surf Festival 2017
Getting to Sligo
By Car: Sligo is a 2.5 hour
drive from Dublin and a 2
hour drive from Belfast.
By Bus: There are direct
buses to Sligo from Belfast
and Dublin daily.
By Air: Knock International
Airport is just 45 min drive
from Bundoran
4. Following on from a spectacular three
years in Dublin was going to be tough.
And just like that notorious second album
syndrome the Irish Surf Film Festival
needed to pull something out of the bag.
Fortunately the weather played ball and
Europe's epic winter defined a remarkable
festival which was portrayed over two
great days in Sligo.
Ed Temperley, Editor, Magicseaweed
Irish Surf Festival 2017
5. Irish Surf Festival 2017
Over two days in 2016, the
festival brought the best of
Irish surfing to the big screen
at the Model Niland Centre,
Sligo along the Wild Atlantic
Way.
2 DAYS
52 SHORT FILM ENTRIES
15 FINALISTS
10 WORKSHOPS
1.2M REACH ONLINE
700K REACH IN PRINT
6. Irish Surf Festival 2017
Our brands
We work with credible local, national
& global brands to leverage our audience
at the event, online and in print media
Shore Shots gave our brand the
opportunity to reach a new
audience at a credible event.
Over two days awareness for our
brand values within the Irish surf
scene was completely changed
and we went from a relatively
new brand with no identity in
Ireland to it now becoming one of
our main focus points.
RICHARD SUTCLIFFE- PASSENGER CLOTHING
7. This is a celebration of
coldwater surfing in Ireland.
Now in its fifth year, the
festival sold out all shows in
its first three years at the
Light House Cinema in
Dublin before moving west
to Sligo, the natural home of
surfing. Shore Shots also
held screenings in Donegal,
Portrush and at the
international Surf Summit in
Mayo and Sligo as part of
the Summit tech conference
two years running.
In 2017, the festival returns to Sligo Along
Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, This stretch of
coastline is a mecca for surfers and
creatives, home to some of Ireland’s biggest
waves including Mullaghmore and a
flourishing surf community in Strandhill.
It is a home to the creatives who have
chosen to live their lives on this dramatic
and unfolding Northwesterly edge of
Ireland.
This is no sporting event, nor is it a spectators
event; it’s an immersive exploration of art;
where cutting edge creatives, filmmakers and
photographers, champion the guts and energy
of global adrenaline junkies, addicted to
catching the biggest waves on this planet.
Irish Surf Festival 2017
Shore shots attracts leading filmmakers,
photographers, artists, designers and
action sports enthusiasts from around
Europe. They come to mingle, chat, meet
their heroes and enjoy the best surf
movies from the past 12 months.
8. This is a celebration of
coldwater surfing in Ireland.
Now in its fifth year, the
festival sold out all shows in
its first three years at the
Light House Cinema in
Dublin before moving west
to Sligo, the natural home of
surfing. Shore Shots also
held screenings in Donegal,
Portrush and at the
international Surf Summit in
Mayo and Sligo as part of
the Summit tech conference
two years running.
In 2017, the festival returns to Sligo Along
Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, This stretch of
coastline is a mecca for surfers and
creatives, home to some of Ireland’s biggest
waves including Mullaghmore and a
flourishing surf community in Strandhill.
It is a home to the creatives who have
chosen to live their lives on this dramatic
and unfolding Northwesterly edge of
Ireland.
This is no sporting event, nor is it a spectators
event; it’s an immersive exploration of art;
where cutting edge creatives, filmmakers and
photographers, champion the guts and energy
of global adrenaline junkies, addicted to
catching the biggest waves on this planet.
Irish Surf Festival 2017
Shoreshots attracts leading filmmakers,
photographers, artists, designers and
action sports enthusiasts from around
Europe. They come to mingle, chat, meet
their heroes and enjoy the best surf
movies from the past 12 months.
Through well developed partnerships
over the past four years Shore Shots has
established a successful marketing
campaign which delivers to over 1.3m
people across Europe
9. Irish Surf Festival 2017
Public Relations
Professional and
experienced public
relations team at Starling
Media & Storylab will be
working with all media
partners to leverage
editorial, spend accordingly
and gain credible
coverage.
Pre-event reach
50 roadside posters
1,000 posters
1,000 flyers
1,000 car stickers
Festival Reach
1000 people over 2 days
10. Irish Surf Festival 2017
Located at The Model,
this is one of Ireland’s
leading contemporary
arts centres with state
of the art screening
and seminar facilities
Sligo is a mecca for surfing, surf
culture and the surf lifestyle which
we are tapping into on a yearly basis,
following on from the success of the Surf
Summit in Sligo in November 2015.
