People’s Store BANGERS 2025 – BMX Freestyle Film Festival Recap
The People’s Store BANGERS Freestyle Film Festival 2025 marked the 10th edition of our BMX video contest. From the very beginning, BANGERS has been a People’s Store project, created with the clear goal of supporting and connecting the German and European BMX scene through creativity, riding and filmmaking.
What started as an idea within our shop and local BMX community has grown into an established platform for riders and filmmakers across Europe. BANGERS is and remains our event, driven by People’s Store, and we are fully committed to continuing this project in the future as a platform for BMX culture, video projects and creative expression.
The 2025 edition took place on September 27, 2025, at Mr. Wilson Skatehalle in Kassel, together with the Last Stand Jam warm-up session earlier in the day. Riders, filmmakers and BMX fans came together for a full day of riding, video premieres and strong community energy.
We would like to sincerely thank Freedom BMX for their ongoing support and help with the organization and coverage of BANGERS 2025. Their contribution plays an important role in keeping BMX culture visible and connected across Germany and Europe.
We also extend our gratitude to all sponsors who helped support this year’s event: Vans, éclat, Kink BMX, wethepeople, Sunday Bikes, Odyssey, Cult, Alive Industry, Primo and everyone who believed in the vision of BANGERS. Your support helps keep BMX projects alive and everyone riding.
Winning Video – BANGERS 2025
Amateur Class – Winners 2025
The Amateur category showcased a range of young talent and creative riding. The final rankings were:
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1st Place: TILIPORTIEREN – Felix Stoll & Kewin Jeleniewski
A technical and entertaining edit filmed across the Balkan region. -
2nd Place: Paul Kamps
A powerful edit packed with heavy tricks and strong riding. -
3rd Place: Dead Streets – Shannon Jack Jotz
A raw street part filmed despite injury setbacks during production. -
4th Place: Felix Funke
Creative, manual-focused riding with a strong street approach. -
5th Place: VACATION – Louis Goral
An impressive video from one of the youngest participants in the contest.
Pro Class – Highlights 2025
The Pro category once again delivered high-level content and creativity. Highlighted videos included NEIGHBORHOOD by Marcus Rieck & Nico van Loon, HOMESICK by Jure Faganel, EXTRA MIND by Adrian Warnken and NO MERCY by GBB. These videos demonstrated a mix of technical riding, inventive spots and cinematic editing.
Additional finalist contributions such as Manual Marv, Lass noch einen bauen and The Usual showed the breadth of BMX styles and perspectives shared in this year’s festival.
#onebang2025 – Single Trick Category
With #onebang2025, we introduced a new category focused on single-trick clips submitted via Instagram. This format emphasized raw riding and creativity and added a fresh dynamic to the festival.
The final #onebang2025 riders were: Adrian Warnken, Fabian Bongers, Bernhard Ebner, Jure Faganel and Tim Güntner.
More Than a Contest
BANGERS is not just about winning — it’s about BMX culture and community. Together with the Last Stand Jam, the event offered space for riding, exchange and connection. This reflects exactly what People’s Store stands for: supporting BMX beyond products by creating platforms for the scene.
Looking Ahead
A big thank you to all riders, filmmakers, sponsors and everyone who supported People’s Store BANGERS 2025. Your passion, creativity and dedication are what make this project possible.
BANGERS will continue — by People’s Store, for the BMX scene in Germany and Europe.