Owen is a filmmaker, photographer and creative director from South Devon, currently based in London. A multi-disciplinary creative with an impeccable aesthetic, whether he’s making a film, shooting a photo story or creating a brand from scratch, his focus on storytelling, authentic narratives and attention to detail are what set […]

Founder of Wave Wahines a North Devon, UK-based grassroots organization focussed around removing the barrier to local girls and women accessing the sea and EDI Manager for Surfers Against Sewage, Yvette raises the often hidden discussion around diversity and inclusion in surfing and ocean advocacy. “I am still unsure how […]

Lauren L. Hill is a professional surfer, writer and director who has spent the past decade exploring new waves and documenting surf cultures around the world through an eco-feminist lens. She develops projects that revolve around the power of storytelling to build community and inspire action to protect our planet. […]

Dimitri was inspired to make great films after watching a documentary on rival New York graffiti artists as a teenager. He started out with camera in hand and eventually founded Raw in 2001, guiding the company to a place where it is renowned globally for its innovative output. He has […]

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

Steve England is the editor of Europe’s top surf publication Carve Magazine. He’s also super modest but if you probe him hard enough you might just find out that his competitive career peaked at second in Britain and that he’s racked up over 40 years getting barrelled at Porthleven. Steve […]

Matt Barr is a writer, former magazine editor, renowned podcaster and co-Director of marketing agency All Conditions Media. Hailing from the north of England, Matt came up through the nascent UK snowboard scene at a time when the British Champs were held at a slushy Les Arcs in April. He […]

We are stoked to have Lee-Ann Curren on this year’s jury. When you’re devoted to your passions for both surf and music, why choose? Lee-Ann has been European Surf Champion several times, but she is as comfortable on her board as she is with a musical instrument (bass, guitar, keyboards…). […]

Hailing from the Westcountry,  Jeremy Joyce (Left)  and Rob Lockyear (Right) are two of the country’s leading filmmakers in the niche category of surfing comedy. Their seminal work The Shaper, about a pasty-addicted pro-surfer burnout, won the Shorties competition in 2012 and took the world by storm. Follow-up hits, #Vanlife […]

Sarah Bentley grew up in South Wales, was sporty but hated sports. That was until she found surfing. Hooked from the start she would squeeze as many surfs out of a week as was humanly possible and spend the rest of her time watching surf films and dreaming of long […]

Journalist and photographer Tom Vaughan oversees content for Surfline in Europe, Middle East and Africa, as well as covering pretty much every UK swell with a camera in one hand and a bodyboard in the other.  Whether it’s in the water, land, or flying a drone, Tom won’t miss any […]

If there’s a Rad event going down, you can pretty much guarantee the Nick Holden will have his finger in the pie at some level. He’s the man behind the annual and iconic Single Fin Shootout, for years helmed the World Bellyboard Champs, plus is the contest director for the […]

Born and raised in New York, Tyler (left) grew up surfing the beaches of Long Island with his older brother Jamie (right). He was forced to memorize surfers styles on VHS at the tender age of 7. Due to the lack of surf, Tyler and his brother absorbed and collected […]

Danny Webb has been a professional actor since graduating from RADA in 1978. He has appeared in films, TV and theatre constantly since then. Science fiction fans may recognize him as Professor Edwin Hobb in the recent hit series Humans, Morse the only survivor in Alien 3 and as Jefferson in […]