Following a huge public poll and a tight round of voting from the London Surf / Film  Festival screening panel, we are stoked to announce the Shorties Shortlist of films that will be showcased on the big screen, in the capital, as part of this year’s festival line-up. We founded The Shorties in […]

NIX NIC NOOLEY // Directed by: Toby Cregan The year is 2879 and everyone from the world as we know it in 2015 is dead. Dead. The ocean has dried up and the only way to go surfing is by time travel. Creed McTaggart and Duncan McNicol head back in […]

UNCHARTED WATERS // WINNER BEST FILM & WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY // Directed by: Craig Griffin Groundbreaking and illuminating documentary from Director Craig Griffin telling the story of one of surfing’s most influential and enigmatic figures characters, Australian surf legend Wayne Lynch. Set against the backdrop of disaffected youth, the Vietnam […]

FISH: THE DOCUMENTARY // WINNER SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL AWARD // Directed by: Joseph Ryan, USA At a time when logs ruled the line-up, San Diego surfer Steve Lis came up with a design so radical it remained an underground sensation for years. With insightful contributions from a who’s who […]

THE SEARCH FOR FREEDOM // WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY // Directed by Jon Long, Can This visually spectacular feature celebrates the sheer joy of the ride and the pure stoke of going big. Packed full of pioneers from across the world of waveriding, plus skateboard and snowboard legends, this film is […]

THE WAVE I RIDE // Directed by Devyn Bisson, USA Female big wave charger Paige Alms charges the biggest and most terrifying waves on the planet – and not just tow surfing, paddling into these monsters. The women’s big wave surfing scene traditionally gets little of the media spotlight, leaving […]

OCEAN DRIVEN // Dir. Nadia Tarlow, USA Multi award winning documentary. Chris Bertish grew up in the cold, sharky waters of South Africa and developed a taste for big wave surfing at an early age. Soon he was paddling out at the challenging mountainous breaks around the southern tip of […]

HEADACHE // Dir. Felix Gänsicke, Ger Through stunning cinematography, this stylish travelogue reveals the harsh realities and golden rewards of chasing those northern hemisphere swells through the cold waters of the high latitudes taking in Germany, Denmark, Scotland and Iceland. This tight crew explore some of Europe’s most disparate and […]

ATTRACTIVE DISTRACTIONS // WINNER YEEEEEEW! FACTOR AWARD // Dir. Dan Norkunas and Albee Layer, Haw Surfer Mag called it one of the best films of the year. Albee Layer and Dan Norkunas serve up one of the most hotly anticipated films for years. They take 10 of the most progressive […]

BEAR ISLAND // Dir: Inge Wegge and Edda Grjotheim, Nor. Following on from the premiere of North of the Sun at the 2012 LS/FF, multi award winning filmmaker Inge Wegge is heading back into the wilds with his two brothers, this time searching for surf on an uninhabited island high […]

EUROPEAN PREMIERE // Dir: Ben Weiland and Chris Burkard, USA. Bleak, Beautiful and jaw-droppingly spectacular, Chris Burkard and Ben Weiland bring us the premiere of their exciting new Outposts feature, from a land that defies adjectives – the Faroe Islands. The guys take along an awesome crew of frothers including […]

  We’re putting the finishing touches to this year’s programme bringing to the UK a line up of the very best surf films from across the globe to inspire, enlighten and entertain – a heady mix of World, European and UK Premieres, award winning features and underground hits from the most exciting independent […]

  The 10th Edition of the London Surf / Film Festival takes place October 2021 bringing to the UK the very best in international surf culture. If you are a member of the press and you would like to register your interest in the festival or would like to schedule […]

LONDON SURF / FILM FESTIVAL 2021 Official Terms And Conditions For Submissions To International Feature Programme A. GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS B. TERMS AND CONDITIONS   A. GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS 1. SUBMISSION FORMAT: It is preferred if festival submissions can be via a password protected Vimeo link, to allow the submissions panel to […]

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We have some incredible prizes to be won at this year’s London Surf / Film Festival. Everyone who votes on the Viewers Choice Award – a prestigious category where you the surfing public get to sit in the judges seat and have your say about which film was the best – […]

WINNER: BEST FILM 2014: TIERRA DE PATAGONES, Dir. Joaquin and Julian Azulay Joaquin and Julian Azulay set out on a journey to explore the southern limits of Patagonia surfing empty point breaks, heaving slabs and beaches, accompanied only by penguins and sea lions. Along the way they meet those who forge […]

WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY 2014: OUT IN THE LINE-UP. Dir. Ian Thomson This multi award-winning documentary lifts the lid on the taboo of homosexuality in surfing. After 20 years of silence, former state champion surfer David Wakefield feels ready to reveal a secret that could turn his life upside down. Despite […]

LONDON PREMIERE: GROOVE MOVE, Dir. Jack Colman, USA, 34 mins Showed with EXPENCIVE PORNO MOVIE as part of the SUPER STYLE DOUBLE BILL If you want your mind to be blown by radical, stylish, grin-inducing surfing from some of the planet’s most interesting surfers set to a classic soundtrack and captured […]

WINNER: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD 2014: WHAT THE SEA GIVES ME, Dir. Pierce M Kavanagh A stunning portrayal of the relationship between man and sea.  With insight from those whose destinies are defined by their connection to the ocean, whether researching Great White sharks, diving to depths never before reached, capturing waves […]