The Shorties
Director Chris McClean won the very first Shorties in 2011, he returned to the LS/FF in 2019 to premiere his first independent feature film // Image: Surf Sistas
ENTRIES TO THE SHORTIES PRESENTED BY SURFDOME 2022 ARE CLOSED.
Check out the shortlisted LS/FF 22 Shorties HERE.
Short films are a central pillar of modern surf culture, a creative outlet for sharing stories and inspiring stoke. Here at the LS/FF we wanted to celebrate the short and give homegrown filmmaking talent a platform to bring their visions to the surf world so we established THE SHORTIES which has fast become one of the most prestigious short film competitions for surf filmmakers in the world.
While the main festival is a showcase for international filmmaking, The Shorties x Surfdome short film contest is open exclusively to filmmakers from, or based in, Britain and Ireland – from both leading lights and up and coming filmmakers. 11th Edition LS/FF Shorties submissions close: Monday 10th October 2022.
As part of our ongoing support for UK and Irish filmmaking talent, for 2022, there will again be a £1000 cash prize for The Shorties x Surfdome winning film, plus a £500 prize to accompany the Emerging Talent Award.
Each year we’re stoked to showcase the very best short film entries on the big screen as part of the festival and these shortlisted films are eligible for prestigious awards including: Shortie of the Year and Emerging Talent.
Surfing and surf culture are wide open to interpretation so we welcome film entries of up to 5 minutes in length that explore all aspects and angles through documentary to animation and anything in between.
In this competition, it’s not about whether your waves are big or small, it’s about the way you chose to shoot them. Or don’t. After all there’s more than one way to tell a surf story…
If you’re looking to spark some inspiration, check out some of our past winners below:
LS/FF x SURFDOME SHORTIE OF THE YEAR 2021 ‘Window’ Dir. Seth Hughes
LS/FF SHORTIE EMERGING TALENT 2021 ‘Grateful’ Dir. Rory Sutherland
LS/FF SHORTIE OF THE YEAR 2019 ‘Turning Tides’ Dir. Jo Guthrie & Lucy Hawes
LS/FF SHORTIE OF THE YEAR 2018 ‘TODD’ Dir. Jimmy Pinfield.
LS/FF SHORTIE OF THE YEAR 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
Call Me Peg Leg Directed by Josh Hine // Winner London Surf / Film Festival Shortie of the Year 2016
LS/FF Shortie of the Year 2016: ‘Call Me Peg Leg’ Dir. Josh Hine
LS/FF Shortie of the Year 2015: ‘Winter Glow’ Dir. Kev L Smith
LS/FF Shortie of the Year 2014: ‘Out of the Black and Into the Blue’ Dir. Luke Pilbeam
LS/FF Shortie of the Year 2013: ‘Sea Fever’ from Tim Davies.
LS/FF Shortie of the Year 2012: ‘The Shaper’ from Crayfish Films (Rob Lockyear, Richard Pearn, Jeremy Joyce). In 2011 their short ‘Wreckers‘ was runner up in the LS/FF Shorties Contest.
LS/FF Shortie of the Year 2011: ‘Uncommon Ideals’ from Chris McClean and Mark Waters. ‘Uncommon Ideals has gone on to win countless accolades as well as being nominated for the Surfer Poll and the international Vimeo Awards in 2011.