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 >> TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SESSION 2 ONLY >> HERE 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 […]

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 […]

2025 SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! Submissions for the 2025 London Surf / Film Festival presented by Finisterre are now open! 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 […]

Women Of The Sea Film Fund presented by Finisterre x London Surf / Film Festival is now closed. For 20205 doubled the funding with a £10k grant to help you make your next film! Open exclusively to emerging or established women filmmakers, the fund is about celebrating the stories and […]

It may be stating the obvious but there’s no escaping the fact that we’re living in an era of great change. Questions of democracy, advocacy, modern capitalism and environmental activism may not be first to mind when you consider the art of waveriding or surf culture, but they are always […]

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 […]

Gain & Sustain for Surfers Winter is coming and so too the prospect of cold, stiff bodies being hauled into damp wetsuits… time to focus on strength, fitness & flexibility to maximise daylight hours, minimise injuries and keep you moving and motivated through the flat spells. We’re hosted a special […]