9th Annual London Surf / Film Festival x VANS touched down in the heart of the capital bringing the to the UK the very cream of international surf culture and the creatives behind it. Five nights of packed out World, European and UK premieres were curated to reflect the broad […]

Surfing is a community: a family. At times of social divisions and fracturing borders, it’s important to come together and celebrate the things we have in common, to stop and look around and see what an awesome culture we’re privileged to be part of – both here in the UK […]

Thursday 17th October London Surf / Film Festival 2019 x VANS is heading to our longtime friends Allpress in Dalston for our closing night finale – an evening of surf / film / good times and more with the epic ALUNA Coconut Rum. We’re super stoked to be hosting the […]

We’re long time friends and collaborators of the epic Surf Sistas, the OG team of inspiring women who have made it their mission to get women surfing! We met them at the very first edition of the London Surf / Film Festival back in 2011 and have been firm friends […]

We are stoked to have an awesome Cord 6’10 Sawn Off Surfboard in Rioja Red to give away at this year’s festival, hand crafted by Cord shaper and Cornish charger Markie Lascelles. Cord Surfboards has been in and around some of the most exciting and innovative moments in the evolution […]

The 9th annual London Surf / Film Festival hits the capital 9 – 12 October bringing to the UK an epic programme of premieres, award winning features, underground projects, a live A/V show, stunning cinematography, and mind-blowing surfing. Accompanied by Q+A’s and ‘Audiences with…’ some of the world’s most exciting […]

Short films are a central pillar of modern surf culture, a creative outlet for sharing stories and inspiring stoke. Here at the London Surf / Film Festival x VANS we wanted to celebrate the short and give homegrown filmmaking talent a platform to bring their visions to the surf world. […]

Tickets are on sale now for the 9th Annual London Surf / Film Festival x VANS hosted 9 – 12th October 2019 at the iconic Regent Street Cinema, London. Evening passes have now sold out but you can still buy tickets to the screenings (£11) and immerse yourself in the […]

We’ve just dropped the line up for the 9th Annual LS/FF x VANS hosted 9 – 12th October 2019 at the iconic Regent Street Cinema, London and it’s pretty special if we do say so ourselves! We’ve assembled a handpicked line up of the very best films from across the […]

  UPDATE: Voting on The Shorties 2019 is now closed. Stay tuned to see which films have been selected for screening as part of this year’s LS/FF. Autumn is here, swell is on the horizon… To coincide with this, the most glorious time of the year, we’ve just dropped the […]

Looking back reminds me why we’re so looking forward to this year’s London Surf / Film Festival – it’s the surf, film, art, music, culture, community and good times. Check out this little recap of the last 8 years in just 20 seconds! 2019 is the 9th Edition of  LS/FF […]

Multi award-winning Director Chris McClean has been part of the LS/FF family since 2011 when his ground breaking film, ‘Uncommon Ideals’ claimed the accolade of Shortie of the Year. It both set the bar for homegrown surf filmmakers and showed the surfing world just what a rich vein of talent […]

UPDATE: Entries to the 9th Edition of the London Surf / Film Festival Shorties short film contest are now closed! Stay tuned to see who’s made the long list! Hosted 9 – 17 October, London Surf / Film Festival is a celebration of the cream of international surf culture. While the […]

Submissions to the international section of the LS/FF is now closed, but entries to The Shorties is open until 9th September. While the main festival is open to filmmakers from across the globe, The Shorties short film category was created to exclusively champion homegrown talents. Filmmakers from or based in […]

Rob Machado is one of the most stylish surfers in the world and a true icon of the waveriding tribe. He is also one of our all time favourite surfers, so we were suitably stoked to have Rob attend London Surf / Film Festival 2018 to host a very special […]

Surfing gives us so much – friends, froth, films, and then some. We’re always stoked when we stop and look around and see what an awesome community we’re privileged to be part of – both in terms of here in the UK but also the wider global network of salty […]

On Thursday 18TH October we’re heading to Allpress in Dalston for an epic closing night finale – an evening of surf / film / music / good times and more with our friends at Allpress and ALUNA Coconut Rum. Tickets are just £5 with all proceeds to Waves for Change. HERE […]

MOMENTUM POSSE – A Generation Under the Influence We’re beyond stoked to reveal this very special event presented by Rob Machado that we’re hosting with our friends at Huck Magazine. This Saturday at 71a Gallery, Shoreditch this show brings together the incredible photography of super talented lensmen: Todd Glaser, Art […]

We’re long time friends and collaborators of the epic Surf Sistas, we met them at the very first edition of the London Surf / Film Festival back in 2011 and have been firm friends ever since! Surf Sistas have been organising some of the best surf holidays, retreats, experiences, and courses designed […]

WORLD PREMIERE: “LEWATLE: BLACK IS A COLOR Dir: Taylor Knox/Sal Masekela SATURDAY 13 OCT: Regent St Cinema, W1 // SESSION 1 // 7.00pm >> TICKETS << (Screening with TROUBLE: THE LISA ANDERSEN STORY) We are stoked to be able to host the World Premiere and a very special screening of the new movie Lewatle, an […]