LS/FF 2012 WINNER
Posted by LSFF on September 26, 2012
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
International Short
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FRIDAY 12th OCTOBER 21.40 Wright Side of Wrong, Peter Hamblin, SA, 2012, 22 mins. International short. An irreverent journey behind the scenes and in your face with South African surfer Warwick Wright. Fueled by people, places and passion. Sometimes Wright often wrong. Featuring Jordy Smith, Taj Burrows, Tiago Pires. Check […]
International Short
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FRIDAY 12th OCTOBER 18.25 Free As A Blog, Dir. Isio Noya, Spain, 2012, 6m 50s. International short showcasing the stylish and hard-charging surfing of Basque barrel aficionado Aritz Aranburu. Cinematography: Isio // Ander Uriarte Coma Productions // Nicolas Dazet Jimmy Graham // Jason Hearn Edu Bartolome // Pacotwo aritzaranburu.com (screening with The Africa Project)
International Short
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THURSDAY 11TH OCTOBER 19.00 Much Better Now Dir. Philipp Comarella and Simon Griesser, Portugal, 2011, 5 m 55. Award-winning international short. Animation A bookmark is stuck in a forgotten book that is one day knocked over by wind. It experiences its environment by surfing the pages that turn in to […]
Tickets on sale for London Surf / Film Festival
Posted by LSFF on September 25, 2012
We are thrilled to announce that tickets are now on sale for the 2012 London Surf / Film Festival on a first come, first served basis. And judging by last year, if there is a film you really want to see, book fast as tickets sell out quickly. For the […]
HERE AND NOW
Posted by LSFF on September 19, 2012
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 […]
LS/FF 2012 UK PREMIERE
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BOARDROOM : Legends of Surfboard Shaping, Dir: Markus Davids, USA, 2012, 84 mins Official UK Premiere. This multi-award winning documentary follows the evolution of the surfboard from ancient origins, paying homage to the men who lived to surf, who started building wooden surfboards in their garages and in doing so laid […]
LS/FF 2012 WINNER
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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 […]
DEAR SUBURBIA
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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 […]
LS/FF 2012 EUROPEAN PREMIERE
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RAW, Dir: Mark Brightwell and Cohan Banfield, AUS, 2012, 54 mins Official European Premiere. Combining stunning cinematography and an amping sound track to document the world’s best taking on some of the planet’s most awesome waves from the Shipsterns Bluff to macking Chopes. Featuring the likes of Owen Wright, Sion […]
LS/FF 2012 FEATURE
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OTELO BURNING, Dir: Sara Blecher, SA, 2011, 96 mins Feature Film. Somewhere between City of God and Blue Crush, Otelo Burning is a coming of age story of a group of township kids who discover the joy of surfing. Set in 1989, against a backdrop of brewing conflict between two political […]
NORTH OF THE SUN
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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 […]
LS/FF 2012 EUROPEAN PREMIERE
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SALLY Dir. Simon Treweek & NIcholas Damen, AUS, 2012, 39 mins European Premiere. “People do not travel if they are afraid of the unknown, afraid of stepping into the darkness. You see, travel is for the unknown…The further away you travel, the further you venture towards knowing yourself”. Featuring a […]
LS/FF 2012 EUROPEAN PREMIERE
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TRACKING, Dir: Jimmy James Kinnaird, AUS, 2011, 26 mins Official European Premiere. Featuring Tyler Warren, Ellis Ericson, Jason Salisbury… heavily influenced by the transitional period in surfing specifically 69, 70, 71… follow our voyage as Ellis and Salsa hand-shape single fin trackers and surf them through wild Indonesia with their […]
LS/FF 2012 LONDON PREMIERE
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EL MAR MI ALMA, Dir: Stephen Jones, AUS, 2011, 55 mins Shot on 16mm by renowned cinematographer Dave Homcy and featuring the cutting edge surfing talents of Dave Rastovitch, Ramon Navarro, Joel Parkinson and Chris Del Moro this is a beautiful ode to Chile, its people, and the ocean that defines […]
LS/FF 2012 LONDON PREMIERE
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SURFING & SHARKS, Dir. Julian Watson, AUS, 2011, 55 mins A film about facing fears. In South Africa between Durban and JBay lies a thousand kilometers of untamed oceanic paradise, the Wild Coast. Every year in June the peak swell season kicks in and simultaneously the sardine run begins, drawing in […]