Wednesday June 27th, join us for a very special cast and crew screening and the UK Premiere of ‘The Outrider’, the highly anticipated new movie from the hilarious and multi award-winning Two Eyes Film. The screening will be accompanied by a Q+A with the directorial dream team, Jeremy Joyce fresh off a plane from […]

Riding waves is an act shared by many tribes across not only the UK or Europe, but across the four corners of the globe, and it was this breadth that we wanted to embrace for this, the 7th annual London Surf / Film Festival x Reef. We curated a line-up of films that reflect […]

After a weekend of packed out premieres in the heart of the capital, we have a few more salty tricks up our sleeves… 24 – 26 October there are three more epic nights of saline inspiration going off in the capital bringing together the best of surf, film, music and photography! On Wednesday 25th October […]

THURSDAY 26th OCT, Allpress Dalston // 7pm >>TICKETS >>HERE We are stoked to be able to present – along with our good friends at Allpress Espresso – an awesome night of sliding scramblers, smooth saddles, single-fins, sizzling sausages and Sharps beer. Mix in a liberal dash of Espresso Martinis – […]

TUESDAY 24th OCT, 71A Gallery, EC2A // 7pm >> TICKETS ARE FREE BUT LIMITED!! AVAILABLE >> HERE UK PREMIERE: Island Earth by Cyrus Sutton // We are stoked to be bringing this LS/FF x HUCK pop-up to 71a, with the UK Premiere of this highly anticipated film, with beers courtesy of […]

We’ve teamed up with the lovely folk at Soul & Surf this year as our international travel partners. Set up as an alternative to the pile em high sell em cheap camps, they host full time surf & yoga retreats in Kerala and Sri Lanka as well as pop ups in some glorious locations […]

Here at LS/FF we’re proud to work with partners whose products we personally use and endorse – and none more so than Xcel Wetsuits whose suits have been tested to the limits by our very own Cold Water Soul in residence – Chris Nelson! So we’re stoked once again to have one of […]

We talk barn punk, the bus at Barvas, salmon running, surfing the in between moments and island stories with caught up with singer/songwriter Colin Macleod. We’ve been friends with Colin since we first met him in 2013. He’d flown in from Norway, guitar in hand to support a filmmaker friend at the London […]

We’re delighted to welcome Aluna Coconut onboard for this year’s festival. This sublime Guatemala / Caribbean rum blend is loaded with all-natural toasted coconut notes.  We’ll be serving up Aluna Coconut espresso martinis at our LSFFxBACKWASH pop up night at Allpress on 26th October. We have also managed to get our hands on a few extra bottles which you may […]

LONDON SURF / FILM FESTIVAL 2017 SCHEDULE Hosted 19 – 21 October 2017 at London’s iconic Regent Street Cinema we’re bringing to the UK a handpicked line up representing the pinnacle of contemporary surfing – documentaries to inspire, travelogues to stir up the wanderlust and of course some of the most mind blowing surfing accompanied by […]

We are stoked to announce the Official 2017 London Surf / Film Festival x Reef Shorties Shortlist to be shown on the big screen at this years event at the Regent Street Cinema in London. “The standard of entry and sheer breadth of creativity is a testament to the wealth […]

The 7th annual London Surf / Film Festival x Reef hits the capital 19 – 26th October 2017 and are you in for a treat! We’ve assembled (if we do say so ourselves) an epic programme of premieres, award winning features and underground projects from the world’s best that showcase […]

We talk pixelation, inspiration, smoking vs surfing and how you find yourself standing in the sea at the wrong end of a 40ft extension, in the rain to get the perfect effect with our favourite designer and Venn Creative Director Zander Grinfeld the brains behind the look of the LS/FF. Who are you and […]

London Surf / Film Festival Shorties is a hotly contested category at the heart of the international festival celebrating the very best of British and Irish homegrown filmmaking talents. This year’s short film entries include stop motion, surf action, comedy, animation, sick edits, drama, soundscapes, travelogues and documentary filmmaking from established names to new […]

We’ve just announced our line up for London Surf / Film Festival 2017 – you can check out our feature programme HERE We’re pretty excited about it so here’s a little something to whet the whistle for what’s in store… For this our 7th year from the 19 – 21 October we’ve […]

Ever wonder just who decides which films get the award at the London Surf / Film Festival each year? Well, we have assembled a highly cultured, expert jury that watches all the movies and decides on which films get the gongs. Tyler Breuer has been on the festival panel from […]

Jack O’Neill, trail blazer, inventor of the wetsuit, is one of those cultural figures who manages to transgress boundaries, beyond the notion of brand to the heady realm of surfing pioneer. When Jack O’Neill passed away in June, surfing lost one of its most iconic figures. Screen writers and London Surf / Film […]

We talk bloody knees, Shane Dorian’s testicles, debunking myths and the importance of preserving surfing’s stories with Matt Warshaw surf culture’s apex gate keeper and founder of Encyclopedia of Surfing. Who are you and what makes you the authority on surfing? My name is Matt Warshaw. I’m a second-rate ex-pro surfer, former SURFER […]

Surfers are a creative bunch, whether scrawling fresh lines across a glassy face or telling tall tales of waves ridden, adventures had or deeds done. Ours is a culture of shared stories via spoken word, ink or images. The advent of film caused a revolution, from ‘The Endless Summer’ through to […]

Submissions to the 7th Edition of the prestigious REEF x LS/FF Shorties short film competition are now CLOSED! “We established the Shorties as a showcase for the wealth of homegrown talent on our shores, providing a platform for emerging and established filmmakers on the world stage,” says Festival Director Demi […]