We were stoked to meet up with mat surfer and award winning Swedish filmmaker Tim Ciasto on his recent trip to Cornwall. In between sharing a few waves and dodging the worst of Storm Doris we turned the camera round on Tim to discuss that art of filmmaking and find what […]

The Dirty Old Wedge The Wedge has always held a special place in surfing folklore. It is a wave as beautiful as it is dangerous. It is that scary cocktail at a wild party – the Absinthe of the surfing world. Part awe-inspiring splendour, part jaw dropping horror show. The […]

Hangs Upon Nothing is one of our all time favourite surf movies. A six year passion project that combines sublime surfing and compelling cinematography, all captured on 16mil by artist/filmmaker/musician Jeremy Rumas. It’s an aesthetic masterpiece, an ode to Indonesia with an original score by Velo Sun. It has been […]

  It’s fair to say the world of filmmaking has changed. The digital revolution has ushered in an era where the technology to make high quality surf films has become more accessible, yet the route of progression and distribution has become less clear. So what is the next step once […]

The Litmus Test // In an exploration of cult surf cinema, LS/FF’s Chris Nelson talks to filmmaker, musician and artist Andrew Kidman about Litmus and the profound effect his iconic film has had on contemporary surf culture. 1996, the aftermath of the Slater/ Machado high-five at Pipeline. The tail slides and banana boards of […]

Filmmaker Focus: Jeremy Rumas / Hangs Upon Nothing Hangs Upon Nothing is an aesthetic masterpiece, lovingly captured on 16mil by artist/filmmaker/musician Jeremy Rumas. This is the culmination of a six year passion project, an ode to Indonesia and beyond and combines sublime surfing, compelling cinematography and an original score by Turbo-fire […]

LS/FF Filmmaker Q&A – Rocky Romano These are stories that are easy to tell, and there are those stories that are difficult to tell – but often taking the hard road yields the biggest rewards. In bringing Anthony Ruffo’s story to the big screen, Rocky Romano chose the latter, and […]

Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Matt Westcott plied his trade shooting ski and snowboard movies before turning his hand to surf cinematography. His opening feature, Good Morning Miyazaki, is a high-paced and aesthetically spectacular film showcasing a unique corner of Japan. From single-fin cruisin’ to heavy typhoon-produced beach-break barrels and featuring Japan’s […]

In 2012 we were stoked to host the London Premiere of Stephen Jones’s award-winning El Mar Mi Alma – a beautiful ode to Chile, its people, and the ocean that defines it. The film is a visual tone poem with an authentic soundtrack featuring music composed by Chilean folk artist  Manuel Garcia, including a collaboration […]

‘Uncommon Ideals‘ from Director Chris McClean won Best Shortie at the inaugural London Surf / Film Festival in 2011 and went on to scoop accolades across the board from Vimeo Awards and Surfer Poll nominations to international film festivals. The evocative short has since been viewed on line in excess of 130,000 times, […]

Filmmaker Nicholas Damen has had a busy year, he’s been on the road shooting his home shores of Tasmania and Australia and further afield from New Zealand and NYC to Cuba, Tokyo and beyond. Nick is part of the team behind ‘Sally‘ – one of the stand out films of […]

The Endless Winter: A Very British Surf Movie Directed by James Dean and Matt Crocker scooped Best British Film at this year’s London Surf / Film Festival. As their DVD hits the stores, we caught up with Director Matt Crocker to find out a little bit more about their project […]

Loïc Wirth first announced his appearance on the scene in 2010, making the cut in Taylor Steele’s Innersection with his section featuring little known Uruguayan surfer Marco Giorgi. 2012 however has been a watershed year for the young Brazilian filmmaker and has seen him release his first feature film and […]

What Youth: film, site, movement, magazine – we’re stoked to be showcasing their work at the festival We caught up with What Youth’s Stuart Cornuelle to find out a little more about where paper fits in the digital world… Approaching Lines: What is the ethos behind the magazine, and how […]

We’re stoked to have Matthew P play at this year’s London Surf / Film Festival (Thursday 11th October), but our collaboration seemed fated from the get go. While out in Indo last year, Matt was hanging out with filmmaker Jimmy James Kinnaird who was working on a movie called Tracking […]

Filmmaker Steven Clarey hails from Carmarthen in West Wales. His irreverent short “12 Months in 5 Minutes” screened at the LS/FF in 2011, capturing the year round stoke of  surfing with a tight crew of mates. While he’s learning his trade at the University of Wales Trinity St David’s, he’s […]

‘Wreckers’ from Crayfish Films was one of the standout entries at last year’s festival, coming Runner Up in The Shorties contest presented by National Trust. The two and a half minute short was dynamic and dark and like all good comedies, played on one of our deepest dreads – finding post […]

Filmmaker Nicky Woodhouse grew up in the sprawling metropolis of Birmingham but was always drawn to the sea. When she was 28, Nicky enjoyed a stint living in Cornwall and her first foray into surfing and the hook was set. In 2011, her short film Fluid Juice was screened at […]

It’s way past midnight in the tight, claustrophobic streets of San Sebastian’s old quarter. A light drizzle threatened but sauntered lazily on. A cluster of souls squeeze around tables in the cool summer air, too jazzed for sleep they tuck into pintxos, sipping txakoli, talking story. The voices mix into […]

Last year Mikey Corker’s short ‘Footpaths, Peelers and Caves’ won the LS/FF / National Trust surf trailer competition. Produced by Wavedreamer, his 30-second short was showcased across the three nights of the London Surf / Film Festival and captured the essence of what the conservation charity means to surfers. “As surfers we are blessed […]