Gather your crew. Share your best “friends” clip, and you could win a share of a $2600 prize pool from Boardertown and adidas Skateboarding.

A Boardertown and adidas Skateboarding video competition, brought to you by Manual Magazine.

Post your best crew clip, and you’ll be in the draw to win a share of $1500 cash or adidas Skateboarding shoes worth $1100.

To enter, post your “friends” clip on Instagram and tag #btcrewclips @boardertown and @manualmagazine before 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 31, 2025.

In addition to being featured on Boardertown and Manual Magazine’s websites and Instagram accounts, the winners will be featured in the next issue of Manual Magazine.

Don’t wait. Gather your crew and get those clips.

Things to know

Prizes

1st — $1,000 cash
2nd — $300 cash
3rd — $200 cash
Best Edit – Two adidas Skateboarding shoe vouchers
Best Trick – Two adidas Skateboarding shoe vouchers
Most Creative Clip – Two adidas Skateboarding shoe vouchers.

About your video

  1. Include two or more people skateboarding
  2. Be at least 30 seconds long
  3. Be no longer than 90 seconds
  4. Street footage only
  5. Don’t use brand logos, titles or captions in your videos
  6. Original footage only (no previously used footage).

How to enter

  1. Entries open on Saturday, March 1, 2025
  2. Entries close at 11:59 PM on Monday, March 31, 2025
  3. Entry is free
  4. Post your original clip on Instagram
  5. Use the following tags: #btcrewclips @boardertown and @manualmagazine.

Conditions

  1. Your account needs to be public for your entry to be valid
  2. By entering, you agree to allow Boardertown, adidas Skateboarding and Manual Magazine to share your original footage to promote the Crew Clips Video Competition and related activity online
  3. Follow the sharing guidelines of Instagram.

What the judges looking for

Entries will be judged by a panel of skaters, filmers and editors based on the quality and craft of the skating, filming and editing. They will narrow down the selection to the top five clips.

  1. Originality
  2. Style and approach
  3. Choice of spots and location
  4. Engagement (It made us want to skate).

Top five and public voting

The top five entries will be posted on @boardertown and @manualmagazine’s Instagram accounts for public voting on Friday, April 4, 2025.

Winners

Winners will be announced on Friday, April 11, 2025.