What an incredible year for filmmaking! The standard of short films submitted to the LS/FF Shorties 2016  have raised the bar yet again showing what a wealth of creative talent we have here on our shorelines. Open exclusively to filmmakers from or based in the UK and Ireland The LS/FF […]

SHORTIES VOTING 2016 IS NOW CLOSED     We’re stoked to reveal the longlist for the 6th Edition of the LS/FF x REEF Shorties short film contest, the hotly contested ‘homegrown filmmaking’ category at the heart of the international festival. Click through HERE to check out the 19 awesome short films […]

Sunset Sessions by Jimmy Pinfield Winner of last years Shorties Emerging Talent Award, Jimmy returns for 2016 with a new film shot around his home village in Cornwall with local surfers Josh Ward, Marcus Lascelles, Jonny Marshall, Paddy Arch, Deshko Matthews, Connor Barker-Warne, Ishmael Hamon and Saddam Hewitt. Cinematography by […]

SHORTIE OF THE YEAR: Call Me Peg Leg Dir. Josh Hine WINNER LS/FF 2016 Meet Rik or Peg Leg as he is now officially called, one legged chef, traveller and one of the UK’s most exciting surfers. Part of a six part mini documentary series for Channel 4 exploring how people […]

MAR by Andrew Kaineder and Noah Lane Irish based globe trotting Aussie charger Noah Lane takes on the raw beauty of Ireland’s finest reefs and points.

Sparky’s Dream by Mike Guest Scottish filmmaker Mike Guest follows singer Colin Macleod and his dog Sparky on a typical day exploring, surfing and fishing in his beautiful native Hebrides coastline. Set to one of Colin’s latest tracks. www.mikeguest.co.uk

Mistakes Made… Are Lessons Learnt by Kev L. Smith & Peter Conroy ‘Mistakes Made … Are Lessons Learnt’ is a short film by Peter Conroy and Kev L. Smith introducing you to how the Irish tow surf rescue club was established nearly 10 years ago to highlight the need for […]

Homeground by Travis Shaw Saltburn native Travis Shaw gives us a taste of North East brown gold featuring a cold, dark point peeling in front of a grey industrial landscape. Features Sky Shaw, Nick Woodings, Kris Fairest,Karl Frampton, Josh Kidd, Ross Hargreaves and Oli Adams. Check out more of Travis’s […]

Don’t Neglect The Balls by Martin Jackson Cornish surfer and creative Martin Jackson is also known by his Adventures In Lo-Fi moniker, where by he produces a vast array of wave sliding steeds from unexpected sources. Here Martin tackles the tricky problem of plastic marine pollution in his own unique […]

Tragressive Winter by Chris Levi Cornish filmmaker Chris Levi brings us the progressive stylings of world number 3 longboarder Ben Skinner. Chris describes ‘Tragressive’ as ‘A style of longboarding in which the individual is able to shift between two styles; the traditional and the progressive.’ Check out more HERE

Emerging Filmmaker: Ella Kite for Ewen, The Organic Surfer WINNER LS/FF 2016 Freelance filmmaker and photographer Ella Kite introduces us to Ewen Willis, who started surfing in the sixties and is still living an enviable lifestyle – riding waves and living off the land. www.ellakite.com

Of Viking Minds by Chris Case Chris Case captures some epic action under the towering cliffs of Ireland’s west coast featuring Ryan Watts, Dylan Stott, Barry Mottershed, Patch Wilson, Tom Lowe, George Franklin, Tom Doidge-Harrison, Dan Skajarowski,Tom Gillespie , Fergal Smith, Indar Unanue, Peter Conroy and Epic Eryk. More of […]

Soul by Sam Lewis A short film as seen through the eyes and dreams of a surf photographer. www.waives.uk

Bittersweet by Daniel Satchell Bittersweet is a short film about Brighton surfer, Daniel Satchell surfing one of the UK’s most popular seaside tourist destinations. Although Brighton is hardly the epicentre of UK surfing, it still surprisingly holds a good wave from time to time although this does mean dropping everything […]

Unorthodox by Grace Holden / Victoria Johnson-Babcock Featuring surfer Jo Dennison riding the Wavegarden at Surf Snowdonia. Cinematographer Victoria Johnson-Babcock, Editor- Grace Holden, Additional Footage- Dan Struthers, Produced/Directed Grace Holden & Victoria Johnson-Babcock. Music:Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod.

The Joy of Surfing by Simon Cotter A short documentary on what surfing and the ocean means to different surfers. It tracks surfers from Cornwall all the way to California. Featuring Bude surfers Reubyn and Joss Ash, Bing surfboard shaper Matt Calvani, surfers Mick Rodgers and Troy Mothershead, with a […]