Beyond The Scars // NEW short from award-winning Director
Posted by LSFF on January 14, 2013
‘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, […]
Filmmaker Focus // Nicholas Damen
Posted by LSFF on January 4, 2013
Filmmaker Nicholas Damen has had a busy year, he’s been on the road shooting his home shores of Tasmania and Australia and further afield from New Zealand and NYC to Cuba, Tokyo and beyond. Nick is part of the team behind ‘Sally‘ – one of the stand out films of […]
Filmmaker Focus: Loic Wirth / Intentio
Posted by LSFF on November 27, 2012
Loïc Wirth first announced his appearance on the scene in 2010, making the cut in Taylor Steele’s Innersection with his section featuring little known Uruguayan surfer Marco Giorgi. 2012 however has been a watershed year for the young Brazilian filmmaker and has seen him release his first feature film and […]
That was LS/FF 2012
Posted by LSFF on October 23, 2012
We came, we saw amazing films, we listened to awesome bands, saw some great talks and chilled with talented artisan makers in the Approaching Lines Room. The UK waveriding fraternity came together from the four corners of the British Isles and got down in the capital. Who better to capture […]
Filmmaker Focus: Steven Clarey
Posted by LSFF on July 31, 2012
Filmmaker Steven Clarey hails from Carmarthen in West Wales. His irreverent short “12 Months in 5 Minutes” screened at the LS/FF in 2011, capturing the year round stoke of surfing with a tight crew of mates. While he’s learning his trade at the University of Wales Trinity St David’s, he’s […]
Meet the Filmmaker: Crayfish Films
Posted by LSFF on July 10, 2012
‘Wreckers’ from Crayfish Films was one of the standout entries at last year’s festival, coming Runner Up in The Shorties contest presented by National Trust. The two and a half minute short was dynamic and dark and like all good comedies, played on one of our deepest dreads – finding post […]
Meet the filmmaker: Nicky Woodhouse
Posted by LSFF on July 2, 2012
Filmmaker Nicky Woodhouse grew up in the sprawling metropolis of Birmingham but was always drawn to the sea. When she was 28, Nicky enjoyed a stint living in Cornwall and her first foray into surfing and the hook was set. In 2011, her short film Fluid Juice was screened at […]
Meet the Filmmaker: Jack McCoy UK Tour
Posted by LSFF on June 17, 2012
It’s way past midnight in the tight, claustrophobic streets of San Sebastian’s old quarter. A light drizzle threatened but sauntered lazily on. A cluster of souls squeeze around tables in the cool summer air, too jazzed for sleep they tuck into pintxos, sipping txakoli, talking story. The voices mix into […]
Meet the Filmmaker: Mikey Corker
Posted by LSFF on June 15, 2012
Last year Mikey Corker’s short ‘Footpaths, Peelers and Caves’ won the LS/FF / National Trust surf trailer competition. Produced by Wavedreamer, his 30-second short was showcased across the three nights of the London Surf / Film Festival and captured the essence of what the conservation charity means to surfers. “As surfers we are blessed […]
Meet the filmmaker: Mark Waters
Posted by LSFF on May 21, 2012
Mark Waters is part of the award winning team behind ‘Uncommon Ideals’ – the short film that touched the global surfing consciousness in late 2011 winning big from the London Surf / Film Festival to San Sebastian as well as being shortlisted for the Surfer Poll Awards and international Vimeo […]
In the news: The Future of DIY Surf Filmmaking
Posted by LSFF on March 22, 2012
In Issue 31 HUCK Magazine, Event Director Chris Nelson talks to movie makers Pierce Michael Kavanagh and Cyrus Sutton plus Tyler Breuer of SMASH Surf as he explores whether, with branded surf footage amassing online, the independent filmmaker can still make things DIY. Extract below. AGAINST THE CODE / CHRIS NELSON The […]
Meet The Filmmaker: Anthony Butler
Posted by LSFF on January 3, 2012
It’s fair to say that Anthony Butler, aka Mr B, is one of the UK’s most established and respected surf filmmakers. His output includes four groundbreaking surf films that have captured UK and Irish surfing at it most cutting edge. His titles include Performing Monkeys, Driven, Substance and 21 Days […]
Meet The Filmmaker: Tim Boydell
Posted by LSFF on December 14, 2011
Mr Tim Boydell doesn’t feel like a new face, an emerging presence. He seems to have been on the scene longer than that; to have achieved. Yet in a land where it’s hard graft being an independent filmmaker, he’s managed to bring a lot to the table in a relatively […]
Meet the Filmmaker: Tim Davies
Posted by LSFF on December 6, 2011
It’s a healthy time for UK surf filmmaking. Tim Boydell’s Innersection is out there on the world stage representing, Uncommon Ideals by Chris McClean and Mark Waters is up for a Surfer Poll award and Mickey Smith has established a reputation as a cutting edge creative of the highest order. […]
Meet the Filmmaker: Chris McClean
Posted by LSFF on October 26, 2011
When the crew here at the London Surf / Film Festival came up with the concept for The Shorties, our aim was to create a springboard for UK talent, a vehicle to help push our homegrown filmmakers out onto the world stage. We have been blown away, not only by […]
Vince Medeiros
Posted by LSFF on July 5, 2011
Vince Medeiros is co-founder and publishing director of The Church of London, makers of surf/skate/snowboarding magazine Huck and Little White Lies film magazine. In a previous life Vince was also editor and associate editor at Adrenalin magazine, in the UK, and Surfing Magazine, in California. His work has appeared in dozens […]