The first round of voting for the 2012 Innersection surf video contest is complete. Innersection members chose these five videos submitted by amateur filmmakers and surfers from around the world as their top picks for the first of six rounds of voting. Innersection’s Nathan Meyers introduces the finalists and announces the winning filmmaker who’s taking home $10,000 and the opportunity to film a full part with a top pro surfer for the follow up movie to Here & Now. 

Round 1 Finalists:
South African surfer Matt Pallet
Filmer Simon Treweek & Surfer Sandy Ryan in Tasmania
Filmer Saul Garcia & Surfer Gilbert Brown in Costa Rica
Filmer Ben Gulliver & Surfer Noah Cohen in Canada
Filmer Joshua Gobbell & Surfer Matt McCabe in California

Want to submit your surf video? Check out http://www.innersection.tv for complete contest rules and upload instructions. 

Full entries:
Matt Pallet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4uKP1IuIPc&feature=plcp
Simon/Sandy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRO8IrBK6hA&feature=plcp
Saul/Gilbert: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTnl4FihPXc&feature=plcp
Ben/Noah: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqOs-uF020s&feature=plcp
Josh/Matt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoHRSvGy3H0&feature=plcp

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