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. […]

  UPDATE: Voting on The Shorties 2019 is now closed. Stay tuned to see which films have been selected for screening as part of this year’s LS/FF. Autumn is here, swell is on the horizon… To coincide with this, the most glorious time of the year, we’ve just dropped the […]

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 […]

The Shorties: Le Chéile // A film by Kev L Smith Le Chéile is a short film about how individuals living in a town, help shape that area, people & society around them. The film features Lahinch Local surfer Ollie O Flaherty & a host of his friends that live […]

The Shorties: Travel Log // A film by Ben Skinner Multiple British and European Longboard Champion Ben Skinner chases waves at home and abroad, from Cornish reefs to California points.   LOVE SURF MOVIES? Don’t forget to check out all the longlisted entries to the 2019 Shorties short film contest >>> HERE <<< Support […]

WINNER: EMERGING TALENT The Shorties: Mikey in Mex // A film by Matty Snelling Shot on Kodak 200T, filmmaker Matty Snelling AKA @afishoutofwater follows Cornish style master Michael Lay deep into the heartlands of Mexico on the road to the Mexilogfest… a journey of beers, cheers and of course a […]

The Shorties: The Optimist // A film by Daniel Satchell Brighton local longboarder, Daniel Satchell has been surfing the beaches of Brighton all year round for nearly 20 years. Summers can be particularly painfull as a south coast surfer, with an average of a dozen or so surfable days within […]

The Shorties: A Ply In The Champagne // A film by Martin Jackson Part 3 of “The duct tape trilogy” sees the intrepid beach cleaning robot land in hot water. This hard hitting documentary chronicles the fall out from the now infamous Plyre festival, a luxury surf event that failed […]

The Shorties: Somewhere South // A film by Christian Jones Somewhere South is surf documentary depicting isolated living through bleak winters of the South West of England. Against this backdrop surfing provides a captivating distraction. The film was shot on Digital and hand processed Analog film over the course of […]

The Shorties: In Transit // A film by Mark Leary A short short about an obsession with the sea. Poem – Daniel Crockett Narration – Beth Marshall Music – The rEvolution [aka Aaron Moore & L.J. Grahnonen] LOVE SURF MOVIES? Don’t forget to check out all the longlisted entries to the […]

The Creature, launched by environmental charity Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), tells the heart-breaking story of an unknown marine animal, which washes up on a stunning, sandy beach. The film aims to highlight the destruction being caused to undiscovered marine life, as campaigners call on the government leaders to support their […]