Lucy Small
Posted by LSFF on October 31, 2024
Lucy Small is an Australian surfer, filmmaker, activist and writer. Recognised for calling out inequality in the surf industry through her campaign Equal Pay for Equal Play, Lucy also uses film as a form of activism to tell impactful stories. When the longboard champion stood up at a contest awards […]
Yvette Curtis
Posted by LSFF on October 19, 2023
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 […]
Roos VanDeWeerd
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In her current role, working in Ventura, California, as Head of Events & Experiences for Patagonia, Roos is responsible for elevating the brand’s experiential program, across outdoor sports and environmentalism. Having worked for the brand for eight years, in senior content and events roles, in Europe and North America, Roos has been instrumental in bringing to […]
LAUREN HILL
Posted by LSFF on November 3, 2021
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 DOGANIS
Posted by LSFF on November 2, 2021
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 […]
SEAN DOHERTY
Posted by LSFF on November 1, 2021
When it comes to the story telling and the surfing narrative there are few with weightier credentials than Sean Doherty. He’s the former editor of Tracks magazine, senior writer at Surfer and, back when the World Tour had decent contest summarisers, was one of the few enlightening voices in the […]
CHRIS McCLEAN
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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
Posted by LSFF on October 29, 2021
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
Posted by LSFF on October 22, 2021
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 […]
Lee-Ann Curren
Posted by LSFF on October 21, 2019
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…). […]
Jeremy Joyce and Rob Lockyear
Posted by LSFF on September 17, 2019
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
Posted by LSFF on September 16, 2019
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 […]
Jason Lock & Tom Vaughn
Posted by LSFF on September 5, 2016
Jason and Tom are a formidable team at Surfline. Former Global Managing Editor of magicseaweed Jason Lock now heads up content for Europe, Middle East and Africa over on Surfline. Jason’s been with MSW and Surfline for almost a decade and has overseen every major content decision during that time. […]
Nick Holden
Posted by LSFF on July 5, 2011
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 […]
Danny Webb
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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 […]