BEST BRITISH FILM CHANGING POINT Dir: Rebecca Coley (17mins) An inspirational story of a Bonne Gea, a young woman who blazed her own trail and threw off the constraints of society and the traditional role assigned to her to become the first Indonesian Women’s Surfing Champion and inspire a new generation of female surfers.

BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT LS/FF 2017: MAURICE COLE: THE FIRST WAVE Dir: Peter Baker Insightful and beautifully shot short featuring surf legend Maurice Cole who  has been surfing for five decades and shaping boards for 45 years, battling demons and experiencing the highs and the lows of a life lived large.

SHORTIE OF THE YEAR LS/FF 2017: Shaka Status Dir. Chris Case / Fish Farm TV Irish based filmmaker Chris Case showcases waveriding with a maximum stoke factor, as a small, clean day offers epic bodysurfing and finless gliding conditions. Starring: Barry Mottershead and Dylan Stott     The Shorties Short films are […]

EMERGING TALENT LS/FF 2017 Emersion // Dir. Gabriella Zagni This short film looks at three young people living in different locations but all connected by a charity called ‘The Wave Project‘. About The Wave Project: “We help young people to reduce anxiety and improve confidence through surfing! Our award winning surf courses […]

The act of waveriding is an ephemeral moment that can never be repeated. Each wave is unique, they can’t be re-ridden. It’s what sets surfing apart and this is exactly the spirit that we wanted to reflect for this year’s London Surf / Film Festival x Reef. For the closing night we wanted to create a […]

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 […]

We were stoked announce that the ‘The Salt Trail‘ from LS/FF friend and multi award winning independent filmmaker Mark Waters is available now through VOD. We hosted the world premiere of The Salt Trail at the London Surf / Film Festival to a sell out crowd who packed out the […]

The 4th annual London Surf / Film Festival, presented by Reef, is stoked to announce the winners of this years awards. After four nights of packed screenings in the heart of the capital, World, European and UK premieres, a mind blowing set from StringerBessant, 16 directors in the house, 2 […]

WINNER: BEST FILM 2014: TIERRA DE PATAGONES, Dir. Joaquin and Julian Azulay Joaquin and Julian Azulay set out on a journey to explore the southern limits of Patagonia surfing empty point breaks, heaving slabs and beaches, accompanied only by penguins and sea lions. Along the way they meet those who forge […]

WINNER: YEEEEEW! FACTOR AWARD 2014: EXPENCIVE PORNO MOVIE, Dir. TIN OJEDA Shot on luscious Super 16mil across West Coast USA and featuring some of the world’s most stylish surfers – Alex Knost, Dane Peterson, Kassia Meador, Trevor Gordon, Ryan Burch, Jared Mell, Billy Death, Mikey DeTemple et al, the music […]

WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY 2014: OUT IN THE LINE-UP. Dir. Ian Thomson This multi award-winning documentary lifts the lid on the taboo of homosexuality in surfing. After 20 years of silence, former state champion surfer David Wakefield feels ready to reveal a secret that could turn his life upside down. Despite […]

WINNER: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD 2014: WHAT THE SEA GIVES ME, Dir. Pierce M Kavanagh A stunning portrayal of the relationship between man and sea.  With insight from those whose destinies are defined by their connection to the ocean, whether researching Great White sharks, diving to depths never before reached, capturing waves […]

WINNER: BEST BRITISH FILM 2014: THE HUNT FOR HIPMASAMA,Dir. Oli Adams WATCH THE FEATURE FOR FREE ON LINE HERE UK Pro Oli Adams stumbled across a grainy picture of a mysto wave on a remote British island – un-surfed and un-named. This image haunted him, and sparked an eight-year odyssey, […]

WINNER: VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD 2014: STEPHANIE IN THE WATER, Dir. Ava Warbrick Stephanie Gilmore: surfing icon, World Champion, respected and revered by all. By her own admission she never feared defeat, she entered the line-up with a supreme confidence and dominated female surfing. That was until one night, in her […]

WINNER SHORTIES 2014: Out Of The Black And Into The Blue DIR. Luke Pilbeam This is a story about drive, passion and ambition and what it means to put everything into something and gamble it all. Directed by Luke Pilbeam Music score: Nick Tsang Words: Joey Brown Colourist: Matt Holloway […]

London Surf / Film Festival, presented by Reef, is stoked to announce the winners of the 2013 awards. After four nights of packed screenings, 16 premieres, countless filmmaker Q&A’S and talks, 100’s of pints of Skinners’s ‘El Choppo’, live shaping, plus the very best in surf arts and culture, the […]