Vans Europe Presents: Neighbours

Neighbours project is the first time Vans teams from Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia come together, to get to know each other and film. Except for a fair amount of Eastern European skateboarding the edit shows an animated story of Neighbours, who collaborate on building a quarter pipe. Common goals unite people and it’s no different this time. Throughout the project Vans team riders from neighbouring countries become friends and create magic together.

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Vans Europe Presents: Once More | Skate | VANS

The idea behind Once More is the principle of repetition in skateboarding. ‘Once more’ you go out to explore a new spot, ‘once more’ you try the same trick again hoping you’re going to make it this time, ‘once more’ you do “one last try” and ‘once more’ you leave your footprint in skateboarding. Filmed over the course of a year from September 2021 to September 2022 between Athens and Thessaloniki, the project captures the Greek Skateboarding community, highlighting the urban scenery of these historical cities.

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Vans Europe Presents: Check Mate | Skate | VANS

Netherlands has flown under the skate radar for years. While Amsterdam usually gets a bit more attention, a lot of people still don’t know that you can take the train and flee the famous canals and cobblestone streets to cross the country in less than 3 hours and skate some modern architecture in Rotterdam, Utrecht or The Hague. In 2021, the Vans Europe crew decided to hop on the train to visit all of these modern spots and check out the city’s local scenes. What started out as film with Jip Koorevaar and Tjerk Oosting, quickly turned out to be more than that. Over the course of a year, the crew captured lots of content, with more skaters joining the party – not only for the skating but also for the animations, photos and music. The video evolved into something bigger than just a part and celebrated the wider Dutch Vans skate family.

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