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 […]

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 […]

A giant inflatable turd, a surfer in a gas mask, a board bearing the legend ‘S.A.S.’  – has there ever been a more literal, identifiable, arresting, unifying and yet somehow uplifting image of environmental protest? Over the last 3 decades, campaigning marine conservation charity Surfers Against Sewage  has managed to […]

  Join us for a special night of surf, stories and cinema at Allpress Dalston, London E8 2NG. As well as an epic night of surf culture and tales of adventure from the legendary Kepa Acero, our friends at Allpress will be serving up the finest sausage sizzle this side […]

11th London Surf / Film Festival hits the capital 25-26 November at the iconic Riverside Studios, 2nd December at East London’s legendary Genesis Cinema, with pop up events in between. Bringing to the UK the very best surf films from across the globe – hotly anticipated premieres, documentaries to inspire, […]

LS/FF GALA CLOSING NIGHT PASS Friday 2nd December at LS/FF is a celebration of the raging North Atlantic in all of its guises accompanied by some incredible Q+A’s from some of the most exciting surfers on the planet. >> BUY EVENING PASS  >> Friday 2nd December >>   HERE The LS/FF GALA […]

WINNER: VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD WORLD PREMIERE: ARNOW Dir. Jack Whitefield A stylised and stylish cinematic portrait of enigmatic big wave surfer Tom Lowe. From unlikely beginnings in a small, Cornish fishing town to charging some of the biggest waves in the world – just who is Tom Lowe and what […]

WINNER: BEST FILM AND BEST SOUNDTRACK  EUROPEAN PREMIERE: HAIL MARY Dir. Ben Gulliver  From multi-award winning filmmaker Ben Gulliver comes this hotly anticipated, cinematically stunning biopic. ‘Hail Mary’ charts the humble beginnings of ground breaking surfer Balaram Stack from his boyhood in NY to his journey to become one of […]

WINNER: BEST DOCUMENTARY AND BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY UK PREMIERE: FACING MONSTERS Dir. Bentley Dean  “The surfing version of Free Solo.” Letterboxd “The best movie about a surfer ever made.” Nick Carroll, Surfline “As hardcore and honest and mindblowing as they come.” Stab This multi award-winning documentary digs deep into the psyche […]

SATURDAY 26 NOV EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW SCREENING: THE BIG SEA Dir. Lewis Arnold Surfing is killing it. This $10 billion global industry – built on the dream of carefree spirits, crystal clear waters and an even clearer connection to the natural world – has never been more popular. Surfing has set […]

  WINNER: BEST BRITISH FILM  LONDON PREMIERE: SAVAGE WATERS Dir. Mikey Corker A 19th century treasure-hunter’s journal inspires a journey in search of a mythical wave in some of the most dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean. How far would you go searching for something that may not exist? For […]

  EUROPEAN PREMIERE: ISLAND X Dir. Ben Weiland From multi award-winning filmmaker Ben Weiland, the much anticipated “Island X” is a journey to the edge of the surf map and beyond. After losing his entire life’s work in a fire, renowned photographer Mark McInnis assembles a team of surfers, well […]

LS/FF GALA OPENING NIGHT PASS Friday 25th November at LS/FF – celebration of the art of adventure, a journey though the awe-inspiring into the sublime. >> BUY EVENING PASS  >> Friday 25th November >>   HERE – SOLD OUT A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FRIDAY 25TH NOVEMBER  EUROPEAN […]

UK PREMIERE: LA OLA SIN FRONTERAS Dir. Julian and Joaquin Azulay Julian and Joaquin Azulay, (Gauchos del Mar) have garnered a reputation as hardy, nomadic, waveriding adventurers. In this much anticipated, thought-provoking documentary they go searching for waves in the remote and under-explored Falkland Islands, an often inhospitable and inaccessible […]

WINNER: VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD  TRANSLATE Dir. Chris McClean A live and immersive audio visual free surfing experience from multi award-winning filmmaker Chris McClean and composer / musician CJ Mirra. European surfing is full of beautiful backdrops and arresting locations at the mercy of the raging North Atlantic and the continent’s […]

WINNER: BEST SOUNDTRACK  TAN MADONNA Dir. Alex Knost Blending cutting edge waveriding with an art house, analogue overlay, artist /surfer/ musician Alex Knost views the smooth lines of Michael February, Lee Ann Curren, Harry Bryant & Karina Rozunko through a fresh lense. Captured on HD Digital, Super 16mm & Super […]