LS/FF 2025 LINE UP ANNOUNCED
Frostbite Dir. Oscar James // UK Premiere LS/FF Friday 7th November
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 very best films from across the globe – seeking out big adventures and big stories from the furthest frigid fringes, overcoming the odds and exploring the notion of self, meeting underground characters that embody the spirit of our culture and finding new waves in the most unexpected places – it’s about serving up fresh perspectives, new line-ups and the very pinnacle of UK contemporary creativity in the here and now.
There are documentaries to inspire, travel to stir the wanderlust as well as cinematography and surfing that redefine the very bounds of possibility. Accompanied by Q+A’s and ‘Audiences with…’ some of the world’s most relevant and exciting surf creatives like surf explorer Joaquin Azulay, adventurer Kepa Acero, surfer and activist Lucy Small and stylist Mike Lay plus a raft of game changing filmmakers including multi award winning Maddie Meddings, plus Karen Song, Seth Hughes, Jonathan Stromberg and Rodrigo Valsamis as well as a special live podcast presented by our good friend at Yeti and hosted by cultural commentator Looking Sideways’ Matt Barr, this is a true celebration of the cream of surf culture.
We’re bringing to the UK a whole host of premieres, award winning features and independent films but it’s always about more than that. It’s about the people, the places, the gathering together and the sharing of stories, ideas and stoke. For many of the movies we screen, the festival will be the only chance to watch them as they were intended to be enjoyed – on the big screen, accompanied by a packed crowd of likeminded folk – the original “social media” experience… you’re not going to want to miss this.
Tickets are on sale now. You can either by a ticket to a single screening priced from £12.50 or score one of our Evening passes – £22. Evening passes include entry to a whole night of films plus a free beer from our friends at Sharp’s & some exclusive goodies! Evening passes are limited, always sell out and when they’re gone, they’re gone.
TICKETS
EVENING PASSES >> Deliver a whole night of the very best surf cinema, talks, icons, filmmakers, good times and more PLUS a complimentary beer from our friends at Sharp’s, the power of calm served up by Goodrays, as well as access to some exclusive goodies (like our ltd edition, collectors item LS/FF x Finisterre tote for the first 50 guests each night
>> BUY EVENING PASS >> Thur 6th Nov* >> SOLD OUT
>> BUY EVENING PASS >> Fri 7th Nov* >> SOLD OUT
>> BUY EVENING PASS >> Sat 8th Nov* >> SOLD OUT
SINGLE TICKETS to individual screenings >>
>> THUR 6th NOV >> SESSION 1 // 6.45PM >> CEIBO & SPECIAL Q&A >> SOLD OUT
>> THUR 6th NOV >> SESSION 2 >> 8.45PM >> UNTOLD TALES & SPECIAL Q&A >> SOLD OUT
>> FRI 7th NOV >> SESSION 1 // 7.00 PM >> ANTARCTICA & SPECIAL Q&A >> SOLD OUT
>>FRI 7th NOV >> SESSION 1 // 8.45PM >> SURF, EAT, REPEAT & SPECIAL Q&A >> SOLD OUT
>> SAT 8th NOV >> SESSION 1 // 3.00 PM >> SNAKES + SURF BREAKS & SPECIAL Q&A >> SOLD OUT
>> SAT 8th NOV >> SESSION 2 // 6.00 PM >> KINGDOM OF THE EVENING & SPECIAL Q&A >> SOLD OUT
>> SAT 8th NOV >> SESSION 3 // 8.40 PM >> GWYNNICK & SPECIAL Q&A >>SOLD OUT
UK PREMIERE: Antarctica – Domain One Domain One // Dir. Julian and Joaquin Azulay – Friday 7th November ?? We’re delighted to be joined by adventurer, multi award winning filmmaker and long time friend Joaquin Azulay who will be talking story about his most challenging expedition yet, travelling to to frigid fringes of Antartica in search of unridden realms while charting our impact on the wildest reaches of the planet. We’ll be asking how they survived a close encounter with a fur seal and managed to get Kelly Slater on board to narrate this must-see film.
Thur 6th Nov 6.45 pm – 10.45pm >> DETAILS
Thursday’s LS/FF Gala opening serves up a whole night of the very best surf cinema, a hand picked line up of premieres, features and shorts to inspire, enlighten and entertain. Exploring the notion of ‘home’ and the sense of belonging, join us as we journey from Ecuador with surf activist Lucy Small to Peru, Taiwan and Europe, like you’ve never seen it before. Accompanied by a series of special Q+A’s with filmmakers, icons and leading lights, the very best short films from the UK’s very best creatives, good times and more you’re not going to want to miss this!
Fri 7th Nov 7pm – 10.45om >> DETAILS
Friday night at LS/FF serves up a whole evening of the very best surf cinema, a hand picked line up of premieres, features and shorts to inspire, enlighten and entertain. Exploring new horizons and fresh perspectives, join us as we from explore the frigid reaches of Antarctica with some of our favourite surf adventurers the Gauchos Del Mar. Women of the Sea winner Karen Song is here to guide us through New York before we head on to Brittany, Africa and beyond. Accompanied by a series of special Q+A’s with filmmakers, icons and leading lights, the very best short films from the UK’s very best creatives, good times and more, this is what Friday nights are all about!
Sat 8th Nov 2pm – 10.45pm >> DETAILS
For Saturday’s gala closing, we’re delighted to be bringing back our Saturday Matinee an afternoon of films exploring snakes, surf breaks and fresh takes as well as a live podcast hosted by Matt Barr Looking Sideways. Saturday evening we’re bringing the house down with the very best surf cinema, a hand picked line up of premieres, features and shorts to inspire, enlighten and entertain. Exploring the tides of time, join us as we travel to Morocco with iconic surf adventurer and long time friend Kepa Acero before charging frigid slabs and cold thoughts in Ireland and Canada and heading home to Cornwall with Mike Lay. Accompanied by a series of special Q+A’s with filmmakers, icons and leading lights, the very best short films from the UK’s very best creatives, good times and more plus a complimentary beer from our friends at Sharp’s, this is what Saturday’s should always look like.
* Surfing is a fluid pursuit, and just like swell forecasts, our programme is subject to change – but rest assured, it’s always going to be showcasing the very pinnacle of surfing and surf culture in the here and now!
EUROPEAN PREMIERE Saturday 8th November // Pond Dir. Cameron Staunton charts leading longboard stylist Izzy Henshall’s light footed adventure exploring the waves across the pond in Australia
SO WHAT IS LS/FF?
The Annual London Surf / Film Festival is the UK’s largest celebration of contemporary surf culture bringing to these shores the very best surf films from around the globe – a hand picked line up of must-see premieres representing the pinnacle of contemporary surfing – stories to inspire, travelogues to stir up the wanderlust and of course some of the most mind blowing surfing. LS/FF is a must attend for the dreamers, adventurers, explorers and the hard chargers from all four corners of our isle.
“AN ESSENTIAL CULTURAL HAPPENING. A MEETING OF MINDS FROM ALL SIDES OF THE SURF SPHERE. WHERE FOLK THAT ENJOY THE SLIDE, ON WHATEVER KIND OF CRAFT IS THEIR PERSONAL KINK, CONGREGATE TO WATCH SURF MOVIES AS THEY SHOULD BE WATCHED: ON THE BIG SCREEN.” CARVE SURFING MAGAZINE
Now in its 14th year, we’ve grown the event organically, working with some of the most exciting surf filmmakers from across the globe, hosting sold out premieres and audiences with some of the most inspiring names in surfing. See you there!
HOW DID LS/FF START?
Founded in 2011 by surfers, writers and filmmakers Chris Nelson and Demi Taylor, London Surf / Film Festival began, where all the best ideas start life: around the kitchen table, in the deep mid winter, after a few good waves. The aim was to gather together the UK surfing tribes to share the stoke, the storytelling and the cream of surf culture. Celebrating and elevating the UK surf community is at the heart of it all and was the seed that grew into the hotly contested, globally respected Shorties short film competition. We’ve had the privilege of hosting some 300 film premieres, accompanied by art shows, live music, talks and a whole heap of good times. It has grown to become a must attend gathering for the global wave-riding collective.
UK PREMIERE: Buoyancy // Dir. Jonathan Stromberg Thursday 6th November. Explores the community of waveriders thriving in Taiwan, this film is a true LS/FF moment as Jonathan or Jonis to his friends explains, “Last time I attended London Surf / Film Festival was back when I was living in London. I left so stoked that I decided to start making surf films, a full circle moment.” It’s what LS/FF is all about – bringing the very best international surf cinema to the UK with premieres, filmmakers, good times & more, stoking the fires of creativity and community!