Memories of travel leave an indelible mark and through the prism of time carry even greater meaning. “My eyes streamed, my coat still has burn marks and the stench of smoke stayed in my nostrils for weeks.” Award winning LS/FF alumni Chris McClean is recalling shooting Las Luminarias festival in […]

WINNER: VIEWER’S CHOICE AWARD  TRANSLATE Dir. Chris McClean A live and immersive audio visual free surfing experience from multi award-winning filmmaker Chris McClean and composer / musician CJ Mirra. European surfing is full of beautiful backdrops and arresting locations at the mercy of the raging North Atlantic and the continent’s […]

Multi award-winning Director Chris McClean has been part of the LS/FF family since 2011 when his ground breaking film, ‘Uncommon Ideals’ claimed the accolade of Shortie of the Year. It both set the bar for homegrown surf filmmakers and showed the surfing world just what a rich vein of talent […]

THURSDAY 26th OCT, Allpress Dalston // 7pm >>TICKETS >>HERE We are stoked to be able to present – along with our good friends at Allpress Espresso – an awesome night of sliding scramblers, smooth saddles, single-fins, sizzling sausages and Sharps beer. Mix in a liberal dash of Espresso Martinis – […]

  VIEWERS CHOICE: Chasing Zero CJ MIRRA and Chris McClean, 2016 (60 mins)  WINNER LS/FF 2016 Having collaborated on a number of award winning projects, we’re thrilled to play host to composer/ musician CJ Mirra and filmmaker Chris McClean as they bring their other-worldly live audio visual interactive cinematic experience to London. CJ Mirra’s […]

London Surf / Film Festival is stoked to announce a very special free Saturday afternoon event with two of surfing’s most exciting filmmakers – Chris McClean and Kepa Acero. The Riverside Studios will host a special Q & A with star of Compassing, professional surfer, explorer and filmmaker Kepa Acero who […]

The second instalment of a series of awarding winning short films from Northcore, shot on the UK’s rugged North East coast. “North Sea swells are never easy to predict, low pressure charts often allow hopes of fresh swell to soar only to fade as dawn breaks and nature hasn’t delivered. […]

It’s fair to say that the it’s been a very good year for British surf filmmaking. At the The London Surf / Film Festival  2012 we were stoked to premiere a wealth of emerging and established homegrown talents from shorts to full feature length films and to see those films […]

‘Uncommon Ideals‘ from Director Chris McClean won Best Shortie at the inaugural London Surf / Film Festival in 2011 and went on to scoop accolades across the board from Vimeo Awards and Surfer Poll nominations to international film festivals. The evocative short has since been viewed on line in excess of 130,000 times, […]