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 […]

SHORTIE OF THE YEAR: THE SHAPER Dir. Jeremy Joyce, Rob Lockyear, Rich Pearn, UK In 2011 Crayfish Films delivered ‘Wreckers’, which came runner up in the LS/FF Shorties. For 2012 the crew take us into the shaping bay to meet Chief, a very special talent…   Featuring: James Hogg Cinematography: […]

The London Surf / Film Festival is stoked to announce the winners of the 2012 awards. After 13 packed features and over 30 films screened, the screening panel has voted the following films; Best Film, presented by Oakley: HERE + NOW, dir: Nathan Myers, USA Oakley rider and 3x UK […]

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT: The Surf Magazines Don’t Talk About Lapsed Catholics, Dir. Todd Stewart, USA. Award-winning international short. Lapsed Catholics is an insightful, original, thought provoking story that all surfers will relate to. Director: Todd Stewart Cinematography: Antonio Sanchez Translation & Reading: Andre Casimir

Winner Best Film 2012 – HERE & NOW – Dir: Nathan Meyers, USA Shot in one day, this film brings together more than 25 of the world’s best filmmakers and surfers in a project that documents the world of surfing in a single 24-hour period: May 2, 2012. From world […]

SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL: THE AFRICA PROJECT, Dir: Jason Hearn, SA European Premiere. South Africa filmmaker Jason Hearn scoured the east and west coasts of the continent in search of the true African surfing story and found it. Featuring the likes of Jordy Smith, Davey Weare, big wave legend Twiggy Baker […]

Winner – Best Cinematography 2012 – DEAR SUBURBIA, Dir. Kai Neville, USA Game changing surf filmmaker Kai Neville fuses an epic sound track, irreverent style and cutting edge performance surfing from Dane Reynolds, John Florence, Kolohe Andino, Dion Aigus et al exploring Japan, Oz, NZ, Indo and The Caribbean in […]

Winner Best Documentary & Viewers Choice 2012 – NORTH OF THE SUN Dir: Inge Wegge & Jørn Nyseth Ranum, NOR UK Premiere. Inge Wegge  and Jørn Ranum spent nine cold, dark, winter months living on a remote, arctic island off the coast of Northern-Norway. On an isolated bay edged by the vast potential of […]

Winner Best British Film 2012 – THE ENDLESS WINTER: Dir. Matt Crocker & James Dean, UK, 2012 Mark Harris and Mitch Corbett are two surfers on a mission; to discover how Californian cool arrived on Britain’s bracing beaches, and grew into a serious obsession with waves. They’ll visit the most iconic […]

Winner – The Shorties 2012- THE SHAPER: Dir: Jeremy Joyce, Rich Pearn and Rob Lockyear, UK Following the 2011 LS/FF short ‘Wreckers’, the Crayfish Films crew take us into the shaping bay to meet a very special talent. Directed by: Jeremy Joyce, Rich Pearn and Rob Lockyear Cinematography: Jeremy Joyce, […]