For the 2026 edition, the jury brings together a selection of eclectic personalities with sharp and recognized perspectives from the worlds of photography, art, skateboarding, surfing, and snowboarding. Photographers, filmmakers, artists, and board culture enthusiasts will bring their unique visions and sensibilities to celebrate and highlight the images selected for the festival’s main exhibition. As every year, the exhibition will be presented at the Casino de Biarritz, and each photographer will be in the running to win one of the many trophies.
For this third edition of the B.C.E. Awards, the jury will be chaired by Thibaut de Longeville, a Franco-Senegalese director, producer, and artistic director, creator of major projects such as Quai 54 and the award-winning series DJ Mehdi: Made In France, working at the crossroads of the worlds of surfing, skateboarding, basketball, and hip-hop culture.
A big thank you to all the members of the jury for their commitment and the valuable time they are devoting to this new edition.
For the 2026 edition, the jury brings together a selection of eclectic personalities with sharp and recognized perspectives from the worlds of photography, art, skateboarding, surfing, and snowboarding. Photographers, filmmakers, artists, and board culture enthusiasts will bring their unique visions and sensibilities to celebrate and highlight the images selected for the festival’s main exhibition. As every year, the exhibition will be presented at the Casino de Biarritz, and each photographer will be in the running to win one of the many trophies.
For this third edition of the B.C.E. Awards, the jury will be chaired by Thibaut de Longeville, a Franco-Senegalese director, producer, and artistic director, creator of major projects such as Quai 54 and the award-winning series DJ Mehdi: Made In France, working at the crossroads of the worlds of surfing, skateboarding, basketball, and hip-hop culture.
A big thank you to all the members of the jury for their commitment and the valuable time they are devoting to this new edition.
President of the Jury 2026 / Director
Thibaut de Longeville is a French-Senegalese director, producer, and artistic director. Editor of No Way magazine in the early 1990s, founder of the Notorious press office representing brands such as Girl, Nike SB, and Zoo York in the early 2000s, and co-founder of the Quai 54 event in 2003, Thibaut has been at the crossroads of surfing, skateboarding, basketball, and hip-hop culture since his teenage years.
Thibaut is the founder of the agency 360 Creative, which has been producing visuals and advertising campaigns for brands such as Nike, LVMH, Apple, BMW, and others since 1995, as well as the production company Ultra Magnetic, which produces films and series for platforms and cinema. Thibaut recently directed the series “DJ Mehdi: Made In France,” nominated for an Emmy in 2025 and winner of numerous awards, including “Best Documentary Series” at Cannes and “Best Audiovisual Creation” at the Victoires de la Musique in 2024.
Photographer / Director
Fred Mortagne, also known as French Fred, is a video maker and photographer from Lyon. He has orchestrated the making of many legendary skate videos, such as “Menikmati” for éS shoes, “Sorry” for Flip Skateboards and “Bon Appétit” for Cliché Skateboards. To counterbalance this approach to marketing for brands, he has developed a much more personal approach to his photographic work.
Geometric compositions, leaking lines, the complicity between light and shadow, black and white, and grain are the intimate ingredients of his photographs. His approach to skateboarding is far removed from sports photography in general. Fascinated by the elegance of movement, he has always favoured the aesthetic character of skateboarding, and reveals the intimate relationship that skateboarders have with the urban environment in which they move.
In 2024, for the first edition of the Board Culture Exposure, we were delighted to have Fred as president of the jury.
Snowboarder
A woman of winter, drawn irresistibly to the snow, snowboarding has been my driving force for over 40 years. Régis Rolland, the genius of riding, was the first to believe in me as a rider in 1989. Later, the “bro” Bruno Débauché — Mr. Boardculture, to whom I will dedicate a heartfelt thought as a member of the jury — gave me my first opportunity as a writer, commissioning my earliest articles.
Self-taught and iconoclastic, the mountains have given me everything, including my vocation and passion as a committed journalist. After several years competing in snowboarding, I founded the snowboard section of the La Clusaz Sports Club and went on to create the first “Rock & Ride” event, Snowstock, back in the last century.
Today, I am a regular contributor to Alpine Mag and editor-in-chief of the thematic reports for Mountain Wilderness. I learned my craft in the specialized snowboard press, writing for Wind Surf Neige, Snowsurf, and later Act.
For more than a decade now, I have embraced the joys of splitboarding, with a particular appetite for steep terrain. In 2020, I launched the very first — and only (and last!) — 100% splitboard print magazine, Act Splitboarding. I also co-founded the association Splitboard France, which I chaired from 2021 to 2024.
Deeply committed to protecting the mountains and the living world, I also advocate for women to claim their rightful place in the mountains.
skateboarder and artist
Javier Mendizabal (1977, Bilbao) – Basque skateboarder and artist, he grew up in the 1990s in Algorta (Getxo), one of the meccas of European skateboarding. Influenced by this highly creative scene, he began experimenting with photography, collage, and painting while still a teenager. Shortly afterwards, he moved to Barcelona, where he began his career as a professional skateboarder with Cliché. For more than 15 years, he worked with some of the best photographers and filmmakers, appearing on numerous covers and in interviews in magazines such as Skateboarder, Transworld, and Thrasher.
He has been living on the French Basque coast for the last 12 years, where he has combined his artistic practice with various creative projects with brands such as Quiksilver, Nike Sb, Element, Lib Tech, and others. In recent years, he has focused on his artistic work, working in his studio in Bidart where he prepares upcoming exhibitions.
Javier’s work represents the indelible symbiotic relationship between human beings and nature. Through a simplified symbolism of colors and shapes, Javier creates visual abstractions of these relationships.
Photographer / Editor
Based in Montpellier with his wife and 3 daughters, Matt started skateboarding and snowboarding at the age of 12 in Grenoble, France. He got his first job at Freestyler magazine as a graphic designer at the age of 19 while studying Fine Art. He soon realised that going on trips and taking photos was much more fun than sitting in an office with his arse in his chair, putting other people’s adventures on the page. Over the last 20 years, he has worn many hats and worked as a photo editor, senior photographer, curator and art director for numerous campaigns and brands around the world.
In 2019, alongside his many and varied activities, he founded CLUB SANDWICH, a hybrid studio and independent publishing house specialising in snowboard, skateboard and surf culture.
photographer
Anne Roig is a Barcelona-born photographer working between fashion, art, and documentary photography. She graduated in Graphic Design in Barcelona and later completed a Master’s Degree in Photography and Design, shaping a visual practice deeply connected to intimacy, observation, and emotional nuance.
Her work explores identity, vulnerability, and the silent spaces that exist between bodies, gestures, and gaze. With a sensitive and intuitive approach, she builds images from presence rather than performance, allowing subtle emotions and unspoken narratives to emerge naturally within the frame.
Moving fluidly between personal projects and commissioned work, Anne’s photography balances spontaneity with strong aesthetic intention. Whether working in an artistic or commercial context, her images retain a poetic quality, grounded in sincerity and a close relationship with her subjects.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including presentations at Les Rencontres d’Arles and several exhibitions with Fundació Vila Casas, where her photographs are part of the permanent collection. Alongside her artistic practice, she has developed a solid career in editorial and commercial photography, collaborating with international magazines, leading brands, and creative agencies.
Anne’s work has received international recognition in the advertising field, including awards at Cannes Lions and Festival El Sol.
She is currently based in Berlin, working internationally across artistic and commissioned contexts.
director
Vincent Kardasik is a French cinematographer, director, and producer, and a three-time Emmy Award winner, with over twenty years of international experience in high-end audiovisual production.
Originally from France’s Atlantic coast, he began by filming his friends in skateparks and on beaches before becoming a recognized figure in action sports and adventure filmmaking.
Comfortable working across all formats, from film to digital, he devoted the first decade of his career to capturing some of the world’s most iconic and demanding waves. His expertise in extreme environments — across cinema, advertising, and documentary — has led him to collaborate with international brands and renowned athletes.
Director of award-winning documentaries such as Vagues à l’Âme and Dos au Mur, and producer and cinematographer on the HBO series 100 Foot Wave, he combines visual excellence, strong storytelling, and a deep understanding of action sports and outdoor cultures.
Today, his work explores powerful narratives shaped by a strong emotional aesthetic, serving films, documentaries, and premium content.