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 […]

We’ve just dropped the line up for the 13th Annual LS/FF x Finisterre hosted 7th-9th November 2024 at Riverside Studios. And it’s going to be pretty special if we do say so ourselves! We’ve assembled a handpicked programme of the very best films from across the globe – hotly anticipated […]

The Women of the Sea Film fund is open to entries from  until 8 April 2024. It is open to any filmmakers who identify as a woman and are a resident of the UK, Republic of Ireland, USA or Canada. All levels of experience are welcome to enter, whether an […]

We’ve partnered with Finisterre to launch the Women Of The Sea Film Fund offering established and aspiring women filmmakers, the chance to win £5000 of funding and a guaranteed spot at this year’s London Surf / Film Festival. Submit your pitch below for a film of up to 10 minutes […]

‘Why Am I Telling You This?’ Building Narrative in Film, Image, Word and Sound presented by Yeti This special workshop hosted by Looking Sideway’s Matt Barr focusses on the art of creating an engaging narrative through the mediums of filmmaking, writing, podcasting and photography with some of the UK’s most […]

  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 […]

We’ve just dropped the line up for the 11th Annual LS/FF hosted 25 November – 2nd December 2022. And it’s going to be pretty special if we do say so ourselves! From over 100 submissions, we’ve assembled a handpicked programme of the very best films from across the globe – […]

LS/FF SATURDAY NIGHT PASS SATURDAY 26th November at LS/FF explores surfing’s unknown realms. >> BUY EVENING PASS  >> Saturday 26th November >>   HERE SOLD OUT The LS/FF SATURDAY 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 […]

Voting on the longlisted The Shorties x Surfdome entries is closed for 2022. Stay tuned to see which homegrown short films will be selected for screening as part of this year’s London Surf / Film Festival. Hosted 25-26 November at Riverside Studios and 2 December at the legendary Genesis Cinema, […]

For anyone with even a passing awareness of the environmental issues facing our oceans, the name Hugo Tagholm will be instantly recognisable. For 14 years Hugo was front and centre of the UK ocean campaigning charity Surfers Against Sewage, taking action from the beach front to the front benches of […]

When ‘Dark Side of the Lens,’ the multi-award winning short from Mickey Smith cracked the horizon more than a decade ago it reframed surf cinema. It’s not a hyperbolic statement. It’s just a simple statement of fact. In six minutes the film from this West Penwith waterman, who’d cut his […]

WINNER: LS/FF 10 BEST BRITISH FILM CONCRETE’S HARDER THAN WATER Dir: Seth Hughes 12 year old Lukas Skinner had the surfing world at his feet. His renowned surfer/ shaper Dad is ranked 4th on the World Longboard Tour, and Lukas is considered one of the world’s most talented up and coming […]

WINNER: LS/FF 10 BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT KALANI – GIFT FROM HEAVEN Dir. Nuno Dias Brazilian waterman Kalani Lattanzi is a pioneer of bodysurfing, charging some of the biggest waves on the planet in Nazaré and recently making headlines across the globe for his prowess at Jaws, Maui. A stunning triumph of […]

LS/FF 2021 x VANS AWARDS Sometimes you have to take stock. Sometimes you need take a minute to breathe, to sit out back after a perfect set wave or to just appreciate the moment. Or to look across a sea of heads and back over ten years of community gatherings, […]

WINNER: LS/FF10 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY WINNER: LS/FF 10 VIEWER’S CHOICE presented by VANS UNDONE – LAURA ENEVER Dir. Steve Wall UNDONE is the story of personal endeavour following professional surfer Laura Enever, as she leaves behind a comfortable place on the World Championship Tour, and embarks into the unpredictable and male-dominated […]

 WINNER: LS/FF 10 ICON AWARD MORNING OF THE EARTH (REMASTERED) Dir: Albert Falzon Considered by many the greatest surf movie ever made, Albert Falzon crafted this visually stunning masterpiece around some of the most stylish, groundbreaking surfers of all time – names that redefined waveriding – Nat Young, Terry Fitzgerald, […]