The curtain has fallen on the 2024 London Surf / Film Festival x Finisterre and while the number 13 may be unlucky for some, the 13th iteration of LS/FF was quite the opposite – a stoke filled gathering of premieres, workshops, community, good times and more. The community turned out […]

Gain & Sustain for Surfers Winter is coming and so too the prospect of cold, stiff bodies being hauled into damp wetsuits… time to focus on strength, fitness & flexibility to maximise daylight hours, minimise injuries and keep you moving and motivated through the flat spells. We’re hosted a special […]

LS/FF Presents ‘WORDS & ACTIONS’ hosted by Yeti  Saturday 9th November 3pm  @ Riverside Studios Tickets are limited. Our first 25 guests will receive a special gift from our friends at YETI: Rambler®10 oz (296 ml) Stackable Mug With MagSlider™ Lid This special workshop focusses on the art of activism, […]

There’s no place like home Markie Lascelles is our shaper from home. A hard charger with board building in his DNA, he heads up the iconic Cord Surfboards (founded in Australia in 1965 by brothers Dustin and Peter ‘Chops’ Lascelles) crafting and test driving iconic shapes in the heart of […]

SATURDAY 9th November:  BEHIND THE CURTAIN Big waves, big turns and big horizons… we’re delighted to be joined by a raft of special guests sharing stories, stoke and insights in this gala closing extravaganza >> BUY EVENING PASS  >> SATURDAY 9th November >>  SOLD OUT The LS/FF SATURDAY NIGHT PASS […]

FRIDAY 8th November: NEW PERSPECTIVES, NEW HORIZONS >> BUY EVENING PASS  >> FRIDAY 8th November >> SOLD OUT The LS/FF FRIDAY NIGHT PASS delivers a whole evening of the very best surf cinema, Q+A’s, icons, filmmakers, good times, and more PLUS a complimentary beer from our friends at Sharp’s brewery… […]

THURSDAY 7th November: EXPLORING THE OUTER EDGES Gala Opening night journeys from the frigid fringes of Iceland, Ireland, Canada and Chile and deep into the notion of self. >> BUY EVENING PASS  >> THURSDAY 7th November >>  SOLD OUT The LS/FF THURSDAY NIGHT PASS delivers a whole evening of the […]

We’ve just dropped the line up for the 13th Annual LS/FF x Finisterre hosted 7th-9th November 2024 at Riverside Studios. And it’s going to be pretty special if we do say so ourselves! We’ve assembled a handpicked programme of the very best films from across the globe – hotly anticipated […]

2024 SUBMISSIONS ARE CLOSED! Submissions for the London Surf / Film Festival 2024 presented by Finisterre are now open! Surfing and surf culture are wide open to creative interpretation and we welcome submissions from across the globe and across the genres that explore all aspects, angles and genres. Submissions to […]

What does it take to make a film? It takes grit, determination, focus, creativity, passion, the scope to think laterally, broadly and clearly, the ability to dig deep, to believe in yourself and your ideas, it takes teamwork and humility and good humour, and time. But above all, it takes […]

This March, we’re delighted to launch the Women Of The Sea Film Fund presented by Finisterre x LS/FF – a £5k grant to help you make your next film. Open exclusively to emerging or established women filmmakers, the fund is about celebrating the stories and fortitude of women of the […]

Featuring an iconic line up of names: Shaun Tomson, Mark Richards, Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew, et al, plus ground breaking surfing and water cinematography, Bill Delaney’s 1977 Opus became the gold standard, the yard stick by which all other surf movies were judged… for good reason. Don’t miss the SW Premiere […]

12th Annual London Surf / Film Festival x Finisterre was another bumper year of incredible films and immersive Q+A’s, packed out screenings and workshops, a gallery show, good times and more. Thanks to the incredible filmmakers who shared their premieres with us and to the community who gathered together from […]

“Welcome to the cold fringes of the earth. Where seals bob their heads in empty lineups and salmon breach for nobody but themselves. Here the short days of winter flow together, dark waves spitting over cold rock….” Dan Crockett This year at LS/FF we celebrate our good friend’s Finisterre’s 20 […]

‘Why Am I Telling You This?’ Building Narrative in Film, Image, Word and Sound presented by Yeti This special workshop hosted by Looking Sideway’s Matt Barr focusses on the art of creating an engaging narrative through the mediums of filmmaking, writing, podcasting and photography with some of the UK’s most […]

  When longboard champion Lucy Small stood up at a contest awards ceremony in 2021 and called out the organisers over the disparity in prize fund between the mens and women categories, little did she know that this spur of the moment decision would resonate across the globe. “It took […]