What does it take to make a film? It takes grit, determination, focus, creativity and passion, combined with the scope to think laterally, broadly, clearly and deeply.  The ability to dig deep, to believe in yourself and your ideas is as essential as humility, good humour and the unerring understanding […]

It’s the stench that hits first. Jumper-covered hands clamp quickly over gagging mouths and noses, acting as impromptu masks, but still that unmistakeable smell finds it way through.  Then we see the root of it- raw sewage spilling down the road leading to our local break. The timing of it […]

“When we host the festival in London, it’s really special – we have people come to join us from all around the world. And when we bring the festival home to Cornwall it’s incredibly special to see so many familiar faces,  it feels like having your friends round for a […]

If you had £10,000 to make your next surf film, what story would you tell? Submissions to the the 4th Edition Women Of The Sea Film Fund presented by Finisterre x London Surf / Film Festival have now closed. The  winning pitch will receive a £10,000 grant (or the equivalent […]

2026 SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! Submissions for the 15th EDITION London Surf / Film Festival are now! Surfing and surf culture are wide open to creative interpretation and we welcome submissions from across the globe and across the genres that explore all aspects, angles and genres. Submissions to International Features and […]

When done right, surf films have the power to shape more than just those moments when we’re watching them. This simple thought has been part of the big idea behind London Surf / Film Festival since the very beginning. And this 14th Edition of LS/FF  x Finisterre was a testament […]

We’ve been celebrating the work of Maddie Meddings and Lucy Small from day one, and so we are delighted to premiere the Director’s Cut of Ceibo at this year’s festival. Professional surfers and activists, Pacha Light and Lucy Small journey across Ecuador to learn from women, deeply connected to their […]

There’s no place like home Markie Lascelles is our shaper from home. A hard charger with board building in his DNA, he heads up the iconic Cord Surfboards (founded in Australia in 1965 by brothers Dustin and Peter ‘Chops’ Lascelles) crafting and test driving iconic shapes in the heart of […]

Short films are a central pillar of modern surf culture, a creative outlet for sharing stories and inspiring stoke. At LS/FF we wanted to celebrate the short and give homegrown filmmaking talents a platform to bring their visions to the surf world so in 2011, we established THE SHORTIES which […]

‘The Future of Adventure Travel’ presented by Yeti SAT 8TH NOV 2PM // TICKETS ARE ONSALE HERE This special workshop hosted by Looking Sideway’s Matt Barr focusses on the changing notion of adventure travel, where are boundaries, is it still justified in this era of climate breakdown and can we find […]

We’ve just dropped the line up for the 14th Annual London Surf / Film Festival x Finisterre hosted 6-8  November 2025 at the iconic Riverside Studios, and it’s an epic celebration of the very best of international and homegrown surf culture. Bringing to the UK a handpicked programme of the […]

SATURDAY 8th November: TIDES OF TIME >> BUY EVENING PASS  >> SATURDAY 8th November>> SOLD OUT The LS/FF GALA CLOSING NIGHT PASS delivers a whole evening (6pm – 11pm) of the very best surf cinema, Q+A’s, icons, filmmakers, good times, and more PLUS a complimentary beer from our friends at […]

FRIDAY 7th November: NEW HORIZONS, FRESH PERSPECTIVES >> BUY EVENING PASS  >> FRIDAY 7th November>> SOLD OUT >> The LS/FF FRIDAY NIGHT PASS delivers a whole evening of the very best surf cinema, Q+A’s, icons, filmmakers, good times, and more PLUS a complimentary beer from our friends at Sharp’s, the […]

THURSDAY 6th November: EXPLORING THE NOTION OF HOME >> BUY EVENING PASS + TICKETS  >> THURSDAY 6th November>> SOLD OUT The LS/FF GALA OPENING NIGHT PASS delivers a whole evening of the very best surf cinema, Q+A’s, icons, filmmakers, good times, and more PLUS a complimentary beer from our friends at […]

London Surf / Film Festival 2025 presented by Finisterre 6th – 8th November 2025 // The Riverside Studios, W6 >> TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE >> We’ve just dropped our tickets for this year’s line up. Choose from our super popular evening pass serving up a whole night of the […]

It was an pleasure to host the UK Premiere screening tour of Thomas Campbell’s much anticipated Yi-Wo. If you missed our exclusive tour, or if you just need a second bite of this mind expanding, soul enhancing pie, you’re in luck. This must-see movie is streaming via Thomas’s Vimeo from […]