Hugo Monmont - Freestyle Skier France

Hometown: Annecy, France | Born: 2001 | Active: 2019-present | Known for: Mediappiness ski films, Level 1 FilmerUnknown winner in 2026 | Current: skier and filmmaker

In April 2024, snowshoes and shovels replaced lifts for Hugo Monmont and the three skiers beside him in Norway. Andreas Herranz, Julian Caillet, Léo Fourcade and Monmont spent a month crossing the snow of the Lyngen Alps on foot to build their own backcountry jumps among the fjords. Monmont was not only skiing: he was also filming the trip that became Smash. The setup placed a camera operator, rider and builder inside the same four-person crew, far from the park environments that had shaped his earlier work.

Les Arcs 2019–21: FIS competition years

At Les Arcs in the 2018/19 season, Monmont finished 10th in a FIS slopestyle event, behind Mateo Gorry and ahead of Alex Remonnay. Two winters later, another Les Arcs result placed him 14th. His competitive path was rooted in the French Alps: he entered the ski club at Les Deux Alpes at 14, then joined the Comité du Dauphiné while continuing his studies remotely after a year in Villars-de-Lans.

iF3 2020: Young's World begins filmmaking

Young's World became Monmont's first ski movie in 2020. Shot during the 2019–20 winter in snowparks across Austria, Quebec, the United States and France, with additional locations in Andorra and the Netherlands, it was directed by Monmont with Julian Caillet, Andreas Herranz and Titouan Goguillon. The cast included Matej Svancer, Jeremy Pancras, Hugo Laugier and Simo Peltola. Monmont and the film were subsequently nominated for iF3's 2020 Discovery of the Year award.

Mediappiness 2021: S.W.A across five regions

S.W.A followed in 2021 with Les Deux Alpes, Les Arcs, Leysin, Canada and street skiing among its settings. The title referenced the rap group N.W.A, connecting skiing with the crew's stated interest in hip-hop. Monmont directed the Mediappiness production while also filming and editing it, sharing the cast with Julian Caillet, Andreas Herranz, Maxime Vogt, Daniel Bacher, Matej Svancer and other riders.

Chamrousse 2022: Bon Diez heads east

Bon Diez began with footage captured at Chamrousse in December before the crew travelled to Austria for the end of the season. Monmont directed the Mediappiness film and skied alongside Andreas Herranz, Julian Caillet, Mateo Socquet, Eleonora Ferrari, Simo Peltola and Maxime Vogt. The project kept the group in park terrain while expanding the travelling cast around the production.

iF3 2024: Smash reaches the screen

Smash ran for 11 minutes and was released on 1 December 2024. The title referred to the packs of Norwegian Smash snacks consumed during the trip, while Mediappiness described it as its first entirely backcountry project. Festival material credits Monmont as director and skier; contemporary coverage also credits him with filming and editing. The finished movie moved his filmmaking beyond the snowpark-focused structure of the preceding Mediappiness projects.

Level 1 2026: FilmerUnknown athlete vote

In April 2026, SuperUnknown 23 took place at Banff Sunshine Village in Alberta with a revived FilmerUnknown contest. Monmont was one of the filmers creating separate event recaps, and the athlete group voted his edit the FilmerUnknown winner. The result gave his camera work a competitive distinction of its own after several years of directing Mediappiness projects.

Les Deux Alpes 2026: Mediappiness Invitational

In June 2026, Mediappiness moved into an event format at Les Deux Alpes. Under June sunshine and on soft glacier slush, Monmont, Julian Caillet, Andreas Herranz and Mateo Socquet shaped the snowpark for the first Mediappiness Invitational. Around 20 invited riders and nearly 100 amateurs joined the weekend, moving from challenge rails to a shaped hip before the Mediappiness Village hosted prize-giving, vinyl DJs and a live performance by Lyricson.

Selected filmography

2024 — Smash — Mediappiness — Director, skier
2022 — Bon Diez — Mediappiness — Director, skier
2021 — S.W.A — Mediappiness — Director, skier
2020 — Young's World — Hugo Monmont — Director, skier

Selection of his main film projects. Not a complete filmography.