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, […]

 FRIDAY 3 DEC // 8.50PM SESSION 2 >> BUY >> EVENING PASS EUROPEAN PREMIERE: POLYSUN Dir: Jack Coleman Jack Coleman’s style and artistry always pushes beyond the norm, shooting genre-breaking wave-riding primarily on richly hued celluloid and always mixed with a killer sound track. “Shot over the course of five years […]

 WINNER: LS/FF 10 BEST FILM presented by Vans WINNER: LS/FF 10 BEST SOUNDTRACK presented by SurfEars SWEET ADVENTURE Dir. Peter Hamblin There are those movies that some along that capture the moment, the magic, the zeitgeist and ‘Sweet Adventure’ the latest masterpiece from award winning filmmaker Peter Hamblin is […]

 WINNER: LS/FF 10 BEST DOCUMENTARY presented by Arbor WATER GET NO ENEMY Dir: Arthur Bourbon & Damien Castera Fifteen years after the civil war which ravaged the whole country, Liberia is slowly rising from the ashes and growing towards a bold new future. Professional surf adventurers and filmmakers Damien Castera […]

WINNER: LS/FF 10 SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL presented by Aluna Coconut Rum BIG vs SMALL Dir. Minna Dufton Nazare is one of the most dangerous, challenging surf spots on the planet. Even in small swells the waves are powerful and unpredictable – but when huge Atlantic storms pulse up through […]

SATURDAY 4TH DECEMBER // LS/FF GALA CLOSING NIGHT >> BUY EVENING PASS  >> Saturday 4th December >>   HERE The LS/FF 10 gala closing night is a celebration of home and away, a journey though the awe-inspiring into the sublime. We’re stoked to present the UK Premiere of the inspiring and intimate Undone […]

  FRIDAY 3RD DECEMBER // LS/FF FROTH FRIDAY >> BUY EVENING PASS  >>  Friday 3rd December >> HERE The LS/FF 10 big Friday is a celebration of surf, travel and the spirit of adventure  at heart of it all. We’re stoked to present the much anticipated World Premier of Sweet Adventure from […]

When it comes to the story telling and the surfing narrative there are few with weightier credentials than Sean Doherty. He’s the former editor of Tracks magazine, senior writer at Surfer and, back when the World Tour had decent contest summarisers, was one of the few enlightening voices in the […]

We’re long time pals of super talented musician and songwriter Colin Macleod. We first met at the London Surf / Film Festival in 2013.  He’d just flown in from a gig in Norway, guitar in hand to support friend and Scottish filmmaker Jim Hope with his premiere at the festival. […]

There’s something about the North Sea fringes that breeds a special kind of creativity within its surfing tribes. Perhaps it’s the fickle persona of the waves, their all or nothing nature, the long spells of down-time followed by the full bore intensity of a fleeting Arctic groundswell. Perhaps it’s the […]

We are stoked to have an awesome Cord 6’10 Sawn Off Surfboard in Rioja Red to give away at this year’s festival, hand crafted by Cord shaper and Cornish charger Markie Lascelles. Cord Surfboards has been in and around some of the most exciting and innovative moments in the evolution […]

Here at LS/FF we’re proud to work with a core crew of partners that we believe in. We’ve know Finisterre founder Tom Kay for some 15 years – we were living a few doors apart when he was launching his brand and we were writing our first surf book. Finisterre […]