That’s a Wrap… the 2016 Results Are In!

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Chasing Zero – Saturday night full house at Regent Street Cinema Image: Peter Chamberlain

The act of waveriding is an ephemeral moment that can never be repeated. Each wave is unique, they can’t be re-ridden. It’s what sets surfing apart and this is exactly the spirit that we wanted to reflect for this year’s London Surf / Film Festival x Reef.

For the closing night we wanted to create a one off experience that underscored just how special the communal act of a big screen surf movie experience is. Opening the night, composer CJ Mirra and award winning filmmaker Chris McClean collaborated to create Chasing Zero, a live audio visual performance that blew the audience away. Rounding off the festival in perfect style, George Trimm premiered  Forbidden Trim for the first time ever on 35mm reel to reel film in the birthplace of British cinema accompanied by a live set from the Forbidden Trim Band.

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Forbidden Trim – 35mm reel to reel UK Premiere and live set Image: Peter Chamberlain / Down the Line Photography

But every evening we curated was designed to capture that essence too – from hearing filmmakers talking about their projects and experiences, jokes shared amongst friends, hoots and stoke emitting from the amped audience to the epic sausage sizzle and screening with our friends at Allpress! For this our 6th annual LS/FF x Reef we were stoked to serve up 6 nights of World, European and UK movie premieres in four venues across the capital. We hosted a raft of Q&A’s with surfers and filmmakers from around the UK and across the globe from the likes of Argentinian explorers Joaquin and Julian Azulay, British surfers Mike Lay and Elsie Pinniger to Carve Editor Roger Sharp, Irish charger Peter Conroy and filmmaker Jack Murgatroyd. Alongside we were delighted to present a special slice of UK surf culture – a gallery of works showcasing the very best of the East / West surf communities and landscapes of this wave rich group of islands with our featured artist Jez Goffin AKA Armchair Hero exploring the notion of Utopia.

Thanks to everyone who supported the event, came, watched, hooted and helped to make it such a great year at the LS/FF.

The judges votes are in and here are the results of the LS/FF 2016 Awards…

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Let’s Be Frank L-R Director Peter Hamblin, Frank Solomon Big Wave Charger, Matthew Day DP, Andrew Mackay Creative Director & star

LS/FF 2016 Best Film presented by Reef: Let’s Be Frank by Peter Hamblin

LS/FF 2016 Best Documentary presented by Sharp’s: Dirty Old Wedge by Tim Burnham

LS/FF 2016 Best Cinematography presented by Allpress: View From a Blue Moon by Blake Kueny

LS/FF 2016 Viewers Choice presented by Xcel Wetsuits: Chasing Zero by Chris McClean and CJ Mirra

LS/FF 2016 Shortie of the Year presented by Reef: Call Me Peg Leg by Josh Hine

LS/FF 2016 Shorties Emerging Talent Award: Ella Kite for Ewen, the Organic Surfer

LS/FF 2016 Best International Short presented by Magicseaweed: Bruce Gold – Last of the Great Surfing Hippies by Anders Melchior

LS/FF 2016 Best British Film presented by Carve: The Road through Galicia by Luke Pilbeam

LS/FF 2016 Yeeeeeeew! Factor presented by Approaching Lines: The Zone by Jack Coleman

LS/FF 2016 Spirit of the Festival: Forbidden Trim by George Trimm

LS/FF 2016 Honorable Mention: Peter Conroy for Mistakes Made are Lessons Learnt

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Road to Galicia L to R: Mike Lay, Luke Pilbeam Director, Elsie Pinniger Image: Peter Chamberlain / Down the Line Photography

 

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Josh Hine’s Call Me Peg Leg was met with rapturous applause and when Rik ‘Peg Leg’ Bennet announced he’d be representing GB in the Adaptive Surfing Games, the place errupted! Image: Peter Chamberlain / Down the Line Photography

 

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Jack Murgatroyd of Hunt House Production talks Dirty Old Wedge generating so much stoke he set off the Froth-o-meter… Image: Peter Chamberlain / Down the Line Photography

 

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With train delays we had to hold the screening for Ella, for good reason… she walked off with the Emerging Talent Award! Image: Peter Chamberlain / Down the Line Photography

 

Images: Peter Chamberlain – Down The Line Photography