“Welcome to the cold fringes of the earth. Where seals bob their heads in empty lineups and salmon breach for nobody but themselves. Here the short days of winter flow together, dark waves spitting over cold rock….” Dan Crockett This year at LS/FF we celebrate our good friend’s Finisterre’s 20 […]

Lauren L. Hill is a professional surfer, writer and director who has spent the past decade exploring new waves and documenting surf cultures around the world through an eco-feminist lens. She develops projects that revolve around the power of storytelling to build community and inspire action to protect our planet. […]

Dimitri was inspired to make great films after watching a documentary on rival New York graffiti artists as a teenager. He started out with camera in hand and eventually founded Raw in 2001, guiding the company to a place where it is renowned globally for its innovative output. He has […]

When it comes to the story telling and the surfing narrative there are few with weightier credentials than Sean Doherty. He’s the former editor of Tracks magazine, senior writer at Surfer and, back when the World Tour had decent contest summarisers, was one of the few enlightening voices in the […]

Matt Barr is a writer, former magazine editor, renowned podcaster and co-Director of marketing agency All Conditions Media. Hailing from the north of England, Matt came up through the nascent UK snowboard scene at a time when the British Champs were held at a slushy Les Arcs in April. He […]

  Cassie has been writing, producing and directing documentaries for over 15 years and has a reputation for making the impossible, possible. From filming with remote tribes in the jungles of Papua New Guinea or bringing the behind the scenes drama of Formula 1 to the masses, to taking Pam […]

LS/FF 10 SUBMISSIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED Submissions for the 10th Annual London Surf / Film Festival are now open. Surfing and surf culture are wide open to creative interpretation and we welcome submissions from across the globe and across the genres that explore all aspects and angles from documentary to […]

We are stoked to have Lee-Ann Curren on this year’s jury. When you’re devoted to your passions for both surf and music, why choose? Lee-Ann has been European Surf Champion several times, but she is as comfortable on her board as she is with a musical instrument (bass, guitar, keyboards…). […]

Thursday 17th October London Surf / Film Festival 2019 x VANS is heading to our longtime friends Allpress in Dalston for our closing night finale – an evening of surf / film / good times and more with the epic ALUNA Coconut Rum. We’re super stoked to be hosting the […]

We are stoked to have an awesome Cord 6’10 Sawn Off Surfboard in Rioja Red to give away at this year’s festival, hand crafted by Cord shaper and Cornish charger Markie Lascelles. Cord Surfboards has been in and around some of the most exciting and innovative moments in the evolution […]

Short films are a central pillar of modern surf culture, a creative outlet for sharing stories and inspiring stoke. Here at the London Surf / Film Festival x VANS we wanted to celebrate the short and give homegrown filmmaking talent a platform to bring their visions to the surf world. […]

Hailing from the Westcountry,  Jeremy Joyce (Left)  and Rob Lockyear (Right) are two of the country’s leading filmmakers in the niche category of surfing comedy. Their seminal work The Shaper, about a pasty-addicted pro-surfer burnout, won the Shorties competition in 2012 and took the world by storm. Follow-up hits, #Vanlife […]

The Shorties: Fatherhood // A film by Oliver Hegarty A short surf film featuring the hard charging surfing of Peter Conroy. Having recently become a father, Peter has long been considered the father of safety for tow-in surfing on the west coast of Ireland. Shot by Clem McInerney and a […]

The Shorties: Inner Space Way Out // A film by Ryan Ward Art and waves, oddasea started from a love for artwork and surf, also from a mental health diagnosis of bipolar type 1. Bipolar can shake your world, but the ocean is always there to clear your mind. Featuring […]

WINNER: SHORTIE OF THE YEAR The Shorties: Turning Tides // A film by Jo Guthrie & Lucy Hawes. A short surf film that challenges expectations of what a ‘surf’ or ‘charity’ film should be. With punchy visuals and a soundscape composed entirely of recordings made from found plastic, ‘Turning Tides’ […]

The Shorties: Ephemeral // A film by Jason Yeoman Ephemeral is ‘the concept of things being transitory, existing only briefly’. A thought-provoking array of synth-heavy digital audio combined with 16mm film and an apocalyptic style backdrop. The film offers a unique perspective into a small island chain off the coast […]