Tim Davies is an award-winning British filmmaker. He produced the highly successful series ‘Strange Beautiful Life’ following British Pro surfer Alan Stokes – a surfer / filmmaker collaboration that inspired a raft of up and coming talents. His emotive short, ‘Sea Fever’, inspired by the poetry of John Masefield won The Shorties […]

Filmmaker Focus: Jeremy Rumas / Hangs Upon Nothing Hangs Upon Nothing is an aesthetic masterpiece, lovingly captured on 16mil by artist/filmmaker/musician Jeremy Rumas. This is the culmination of a six year passion project, an ode to Indonesia and beyond and combines sublime surfing, compelling cinematography and an original score by Turbo-fire […]

LS/FF Filmmaker Q&A – Rocky Romano These are stories that are easy to tell, and there are those stories that are difficult to tell – but often taking the hard road yields the biggest rewards. In bringing Anthony Ruffo’s story to the big screen, Rocky Romano chose the latter, and […]

Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Matt Westcott plied his trade shooting ski and snowboard movies before turning his hand to surf cinematography. His opening feature, Good Morning Miyazaki, is a high-paced and aesthetically spectacular film showcasing a unique corner of Japan. From single-fin cruisin’ to heavy typhoon-produced beach-break barrels and featuring Japan’s […]

London Surf / Film Festival teamed up with Approaching Lines, Oakley and some of the UK’s most exciting surf creatives to present ‘Surf Cinema Re-Vision’, a specially commissioned gallery show celebrating the connection between art and celluloid in support of Water Aid. We tasked nine of the UK’s leading surf […]

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 […]

We’re proud to welcome Oakley Eyewear back as associate partners for the 2013 event. Oakley have supported London Surf / Film Festival since its inception and this year have teamed up with Approaching Lines and some of the UK’s most exciting surf creatives to present ‘Surf Cinema Re-Vision’, a specially […]

With premieres of Almost Cut my Hair, This Time Tomorrow, Good Morning Miyakazi and DONE, Friday Night at LS/FF  is shaping up to be pretty special, but it just got even better! Buy an evening pass for Friday 1st November for £21 and you get to watch 4 epic movies.  Not […]

We’re stoked to announce that the award winning Skinners Brewery are on board as drinks partners for the 2013 London Surf / Film Festival. Hailing from the heartlands of Cornwall, the CAMRA celebrated brewery are purveyors of the finest traditional cask and bottle conditioned ales and beers so we’re delighted […]

We’re offering a limited number of Thursday Night Passes for £16 which means more films for less cash! Catch the UK Premiere of Jason Baffa’s much anticipated  Bella Vita PLUS the European Premier of the award-winning documentary Learning to Breathe on the big screen, as well as an international short and ‘Teazed’ a shortlisted […]

London Surf /Film Festival is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2013 LS/FF Shorties, presented by Reef. The shortlisted entries, which represent some of the very best in British surf filmmaking, will be screened at this year’s London Surf / Film Festival. “The quality of Shorties submitted to this […]

We’ve just announced our line up for 2013 which includes 1 World Premiere, 3 European Premieres, 12 UK Premieres. We’re stoked to say that tickets are now on sale via the Riverside Box Office on a first come first served basis, and judging by last year, if there is a film […]

Winner Best Cinematography & British Film 2013: THE SALT TRAIL, Dir: Mark Waters, UK From award-winning filmmaker Mark Waters this visual gem is a sensory and cinematic masterpiece that takes us on a voyage and delves into the true meaning of surf travel. Journeying through Indonesia from the crowded points […]

EUROPEAN PREMIERE: INNERSECTION BLACK, Dir: Taylor Steele and Nathan Myers, USA Masterminded by genre-defining filmmaker Taylor Steele and Surfing Magazine Editor Nathan Myers, Innersection is the original surf / film competition showcasing some of the most exciting names. Innersection is back bigger and better than ever with progressive surfers charging the globe from tropical paradises […]

EUROPEAN PREMIERE: HANGS UPON NOTHING, Dir. Jeremy Rumas, USA An aesthetic masterpiece, lovingly captured on 16mil by artist/filmmaker/musician Jeremy Rumas. Six years in the making, this ode to Indonesia and beyond combines sublime surfing, compelling cinematography and an original score by Turbo-fire to Zenith. Channelling the essence of Morning of the Earth and mixing it […]

Winner – Best Documentary 2013: LEARNING TO BREATHE, Dir. Rocky Romano, USA (European Premiere) Award-winning documentary exploring the troubled and changing life of professional surfer and legend Anthony Ruffo. Ruffo is a surfer, but he is also an addict, a dealer and a community leader.  An exploration into the oft-overlooked, […]

Winner – Viewers Choice 2013: BELLA VITA, Dir. Jason Baffa, USA A much anticipated premiere from renowned film-maker Jason Baffa, chronicling the journey of surfer/artist/environmentalist Chris Del Moro and friends as they explore the burgeoning surf culture blossoming among one the Mediterranean’s oldest civilisations. A visual epic and tavelogue captured in sumptuous […]

Winner – Best Film 2013: THIS TIME TOMORROW Dir: Taylor Steele, USA The pursuit of surfing the same wave twice is every surfer’s dream. Two surfers, Dave Rastovich and Craig Anderson, go the length of the planet in 8 days ( a total of 20000 miles) as they follow that dream […]

The London Surf / Film Festival, Presented by Reef, is stoked to announce the official selection of International features for  2013. Hosted 31st October – 3rd November, at the iconic Riverside Studios, The London Surf / Film Festival is the UK’s largest celebration of contemporary surf culture showcasing work from […]

Feature: The Heart & The Sea Dir. Nathan Oldfield, AUS Filmed in Australia, New Zealand, France & Spain, and featuring Kassia Medaor, Alex Knost, Ryan Burch and a ‘who’s who’ of the modern surf aesthetic this award-winning feature from a highly regarded filmmaker is an enchanting delight. Over three years in the […]