The London Surf / Film Festival is looming at the end of the month (22/23 Sept & 30 Sept/1 Oct … full line up announced soon) and the legendary Shorties comp is live.
Featuring the cream of British and Irish filmmakers the entries up for being shown on the big screen and in the mix for the career boosting Shortie of the Year are all HERE so check ’em out and vote for your favourites. But cast your vote by Thursday as voting closes then.
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 we wanted to celebrate the short and give home grown 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 short film contest is open exclusively to filmmakers from or based in Britain and Ireland. 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, stop-frame, animation or anything in between from both emerging talents and leading lights.
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…
Love Sunset Sons? Going to be at Boardmasters? Have an inquisitive nature?
Well we’ve got a treat for you. Carve and Dragon have teamed up to give you the chance to interview Sunset Sons and Skindog next week.
Here’s the prize:
• A spot at Sunset Sons sold out Boardmasters Beach Sessions gig on Thursday 11 August.
• Brunch with the band & Ben Skinner the morning after the show on Friday 12 August.
• The chance to interview five awesome guys all in one room.
• A pair of cool Dragon H2O Floatable sunnies, perfect for a weekend by the sea!
On the Friday, post an epic Thursday night set, you’ll get to hang out with the band, eat some grinds at the Headland Hotel and interview the guys. We’ll be there to grab some shots and also put your feature online. Ben Skinner will also be in attendance so that’s a bunch of legends all in one room.
To win, all you need to do is send us three questions that you’d like to ask the guys, be it as a group or to a specific member. Get creative, as the most inventive/funny/insightful will score this ace, life-enhancing experience.
Email your three sample questions to us at [email protected] by 11am Monday 8 August and we’ll let you know by 3pm that day if you’ve won by email. You’ll obvs need to be available during the evening Thursday 11 August and first thing in the morning (9am ish) Friday 12 August. Exact time to be confirmed asap once we’ve nailed down when Ben’s competing.
The Band
Through good luck, hard work, bags of talent and constant touring its all come together for the band. This spring they released their debut album, ‘Very Rarely Say Die’ to critical acclaim and now you have a chance to interview them. Who wouldn’t love to interview the Sunset Sons? They’re such cool guys, surf and a real laugh too. For more on Sunset Sons go to www.sunsetsons.com and you can buy the album on iTunes here. Hit them up on Twitter / Insty / FaceyB.
* The tickets are non-transferable and not for re-sale.
* To enter you need to be over 18 (due to Beach Sessions being over 18).
* The competition is limited to one entry per person.
* The winning entry will be drawn from all entries received by the closing date.
* The winner will be notified on Monday 8 August.
* The winner must claim their prize within 48 hours of the notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and Orca Publications reserve the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with the competition rules.
* The dining experience with Sunset Sons & Ben Skinner will be organised with the competition winner in advance of Friday 12 August.
* The interview opportunity with Sunset Sons & Ben Skinner will take place during the dining experience on behalf of Carve & Surfgirl.
London Surf / Film Festival x REEF is delighted to announce that submissions to the 6th Edition of the prestigious Shorties short film competition are now open.
“We established the Shorties to showcase for the wealth of homegrown creatives on our shores, providing filmmakers – from emerging talents to established names – with a platform on the world stage,” says Festival Director Demi Taylor.
Until 29th August filmmakers from or based in Britain and Ireland are invited to submit their short films of up to 5 minutes in length that explore any aspect or angle of surfing through documentary, narrative, animation or anything in between. 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.
“Each year, the entries continue to raise the bar and explore new genres from arthouse to action to side splitting comedy,” says Festival Co-Founder Chris Nelson. “It’s a testament to the quality of filmmaking that each year, the winning Shortie has gone on to make an impact globally, films like ‘Uncommon Ideals’ by Chris McClean and Mark Waters, ‘The Shaper‘ by Crayfish Films, ‘Sea Fever’ by Tim Davies,‘Out of the Black and Into The Blue’ by Luke Pilbeam and Winter Glow from Kev L Smith.”
Shortlisted entries will be showcased on the big screen this September as part of the 2016 London Surf / Film Festival x REEF programme and considered by the screening panel, comprised of some of the most influential names in surfing, for awards including LS/FF Shortie of the Year and Emerging Talent.
22 September – 1 October the 6th Edition of the annual London Surf / Film Festival presented by REEF hits the UK, bringing to the capital the very best in international surf / film / art / culture. Showcasing international surfing’s hottest releases, underground hits, independent features and premieres, as well as the pick of short film productions from Britain and Ireland’s leading surf filmmakers London Surf / Film Festival is one of Europe’s most creative and relevant celebrations of surf culture. Hosted at The Genesis E1, and The Regent Street Cinema, W1 and accompanied by gallery shows, music, talks, workshops pop ups and more, LS/FF is a celebration of the cream of contemporary surf culture and the must attend event for purveyors of the glide. www.londonsurffilmfestival.com.
After a few years’ sabbatical we’re stoked to announce Boardmasters is confirmed as a World Surf League Qualifying event.
Boardmasters had a proud history as, for many years, the UK’s only World Tour event. For a few golden years England and Scotland hosted the tour but in recent times it’s been sparse. Sure BM HAS been a stop for the WSL longboard crew the last few years but it’s not quite the same.
So it’s with great joy we share the news from Boardmasters that the event is once again part of the World Surf League qualifying series.
It’ll be a QS1000 event, but as QS events worldwide are getting rare they’re all vitally important for points and for seedings the following year.
Boardmasters will host the Men’s Open, the Women’s Open and the Boardmasters Men’s and Women’s Longboard contests,cementing Boardmasters as the high-profile event in the UK’s surf calendar.
Boardmasters will be stop #29 on the WSL international qualifying series tour, giving surfing professionals the opportunity to come to Cornwall and be in with the chance of gaining valuable points in their quest to reach the elite platform of professional surfing.
The highly anticipated Boardmasters QS1000 will run from Wednesday 10 until Sunday 14 August 2016 at Fistral. The action will kick off with the Men’s Open. Britain’s best professional surfers, such as Ben Skinner, Luke Dillon, Jobe Harris and Lucy Campbell will once again have the chance to compete at an international level in home waters.
Registration for entry for the WSL Open and Longboard events is via the WSL website.
It doesn’t stop there, as the festival continues at Watergate Bay for a weekend of the biggest and best names in live music performing from Friday 12 – Sunday 14 August 2016. Confirmed headline acts so far include Chase & Status, James Bay and Deadmau5, with other performances across the weekend from Catfish and the Bottlemen, Craig David, Primal Scream, Kano, Lianne La Havas, Kaiser Chiefs, Sigma, Wolf Alice, Example and Eats Everything, with further acts still to be announced. Can’t wait!
For the three nights of the 2016 Approaching Lines International Festival of Surf x Reef, Newquay shone brightly as a beacon of stoke gathering together surf communities from across the southwest for a celebration of the cream of international surf culture.
The Festival opening party hosted at Gilmore’s Mexican Cantina went off and what started out as the AL XXL Big Brain Surf Quiz Challenge ended up as a big night attended by a who’s who of British surfing, raising £200 for The Wave Project Charity.
After a nail biting tie break situation Team Pendeen made up of Mike Lay, Jack Whitefield, Matt Travis and Luke Pilbeam took down local favourites John Isaac, Darren Cooledge, Jamie Humphries and Archie ‘Vintage Grom’ Cross, taking bragging rights home to West Penwith. #ALFEST2016xREEF brought to Newquay’s state of the art WTW cinema two nights of the very best surf films from across the globe which included a World Premiere, a European Premiere and a host of award winning features. “ We were delighted to be able to host such an incredible line up of talent here in the Southwest and pack the cinema to the rafters with stoke,” says Approaching Lines co-founder Chris Nelson. “It’s also great to be able to showcase the work of so many talented homegrown filmmakers, including the likes of Jimmy Pinfield, Ben Skinner, Anthony Butler, Chris Case and the multi award winning 2 Eyes Films on the big screen.
After two nights, 10 films, a plethora of stoke balls and hundreds of Sharp’s ales, the winners are:
REEF Best Film: Dirty Old Wedge Dir. Tim Burnham
SHARP’S Best Documentary: Fish The Documentary Dir. Joseph Ryan
XCEL Viewers Choice: Fish The Documentary Dir. Joseph Ryan
CARVE Best British Film: Freezing
APPROACHING LINES Froth Factor: Dirty Old Wedge Dir. Tim Burnham
MSW Best Short Film: My Canvas Dir. Anthony Butler / Mr. B Productions
Many thanks to the hard charging UK Surf Community for turning out and bringing the stoke, as well as friends at REEF, Sharp’s Brewery, Xcel Wetsuits, Gilmore’s, Clean Cornwall, Carve, Surf Girl, MagicSeaweed, Foam Agencies and Alasdair Lindsay for his display of vintage UK twin fins. See you next year!
Boardmasters have announced that Tom Curren will be swapping his surfboard for a mic and guitar as he gets set to take to the stage at the Beach Sessions, Fistral Beach on Wednesday 10 August.
He will be playing the Wednesday night session along with Ady Suleiman who releases new summer banger ‘Running Away’ next month and South-West hip-hop DJ, DJ Format and Abdominal.
Thursday’s line-up sees indie rockers Betty The Shark, which includes pro-surfer/band-member and Toms daughter Lee-Ann Curren, as well as Pat Smith and one very special guest headline act to be confirmed soon – watch this space.
Don’t miss out on the Beach Sessions, with tickets sold separately, the Beach Bar on Fistral Beach provides the perfect setting for enjoying laidback beats late into the evening.
Plus Boardmasters have also teamed up with Canon, Finisterre and Starter to offer some swanky prizes in their summer vibes photo competition! Show off your photography skills and submit your perfect summer shot to win big! More info and enter boardmasters.co.uk/2016/photo-comp
Boardmasters is located across two sites boasting with the best in music and sports action. Keep the party going at the Beach Sessions with live music on stunning Fistral Beach, as well as the Beach Bar and BBQ bringing food, drink and banging DJ sets. Head into Newquay to party until the sun rises with Boardmasters After Parties, which take place at clubs around the town centre. Don’t miss the Pro Skate and BMX competitions for the best in extreme sports, the Surf Village, Cornish Market where you can sample the local delights, as well as Surf Art, photography and film sessions. If watching the surf action from the sidelines has tempted you to try it out yourself, ride the waves with a Surf Lesson from a local surf school. Unwind and relax at the Wellbeing Area or the On Site Eco Spa for some well deserved pamper time. There is also Luxury Camping and Glamping on offer to upgrade your experience even more.
Established in 1981, Boardmasters is a 5-day event situated across two stunning locations in Cornwall – the surfing mecca of the UK, Fistral Beach where Boardmasters famous International Surf Competitions take place and arguably the most stunning location in the country to watch live music, Watergate Bay. Last year saw Boardmasters welcome over 150,000 festivalgoers across its two sites over the 5 days of the festival. Boardmasters operates a tiered ticket system with price bands for tickets changing over time. The sooner you buy, the cheaper it is! Book tickets via the website.
Full breakdown available at: http://www.boardmasters.co.uk/line-up
BOARDMASTERS 2016
Headline Acts
Deadmau5 // James Bay // Chase & Status
Joined by
Catfish and the Bottlemen // Kaiser Chiefs // Primal Scream
Lianne La Havas // Sigma // Craig David’s TS5 // Wilkinson // Wolf Alice
Example & DJ Wire // Foxes // Soul II Soul // Mystery Jets // Kano // Krept & Konan
The Magic Numbers // Eats Everything // Protoje // Jackmaster // Roots Manuva
Rat Boy // Blossoms // Mike Skinner & Murkage presents TONGA // Raleigh Ritchie
SOAK // Maxïmo Park // Michael Kiwanuka // SG Lewis
Adam French // Alibis // Antimatador // Apres // Artwork // Auction For The Promise Club
Ben Remember // Ben Roberts // Bicep // Big Deal // Bodhi // Callum Beattie
Carly Foxx // Camelphat // Caravana Sun // Charlie Tee // Club Peel // COASTS // Cortes // Dan Owen // Danny Howard // Daytoner Live // Detroit Swindle Dinosaur Pile Up // Doorly // Dusky // Eli & Fur // Eliza & The Bear // Eton Messy // Formation // Friday Funk Social Club // Gabrielle Aplin // Hannah Grace // Hannah Lou Clark
Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump // Headluv & Passman // Heidi // Hein Cooper // Hidden Charms // Icarus //
Into The Ark // Jack Savoretti // Jamie Lawson
Johnny Borrell & Zazou // Jonahs Lift // Jonas Rathsman // Joseph J Jones // Joy Crookes
Keir // Kernow King // Kiko Bun // Kloe // Lewis Watson // Live Wire Showcase // Louis Berry // Lucy Anna // Matt Wills // MNEK // Maribou State // Mongolian Disco Show // My NU Leng & Dread MC
Nahko and Medicine for the People // Not the Beatles // Pirate Copy // Rationale
Recreations // Rhys Lewis // Sam Fearon // Sam Richardson // Showhawk Duo // Sivu // Skinny Living
Smokin’ Durrys // Soham De // Some Like It Hot // Son of Jack // Spring King // Ten Tonnes // The Big Moon
The Correspondents // The Duke Spirit // The Mosquitoes
//The Mouse Outfit // The Steelers // The Tin Pigeons // Thomas Ford // Three Minute Warning // Thrill Collins // Tom Prior // Tom Speight // Tom Walker // Toucan // Trevor Sensor // VANT // Vince Lee & the Big Combo
//White // White Denim // Winter Mountain // Xylaroo // Youth Club
Friday:
Chase & Status, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Lianne La Havas, Wilkinson, Wolf Alice, Krept & Konan, Eats Everything, Blossoms, Maxïmo Park, Auction for the Promise Club, Bicep, Big Deal, Bodhi, Carly Foxx, Danny Howard,
Dinosaur Pile Up, Formation, Hannah Lou Clark, Jack Savoretti, Jonas Rathsman, Joy Crookes, Keir, Lewis Watson, Matt Wills, Nahko & Medicine for the People, Sam Fearon, Smokin’ Durrys, Spring King, The Correspondents, Tom Speight, Toucan, Winter Mountain, Xylaroo, Youth Club, Club Peel, Caravana Sun, Comedy Hour with Kernow King, Vince Lee and the Big Combo, The Mosquitoes, Thomas Ford, Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump, The Tin Pigeons, Some Like It Hot, Live Wire Showcase
Saturday:
Deadmau5, Kaiser Chiefs, Craig David’s TS5, Kano, Example & DJ Wire, Foxes, Michael Kiwanuka, Protoje, SG Lewis, Roots Manuva, Jamie Lawson, Adam French, Antimatador, Après, Ben Roberts, Callum Beattie, Camelphat, Cortes, The Duke Spirit, Dusky, Eli & Fur, Eliza & The Bear, Eton Messy, Gabrielle Aplin, Icarus, Johnny Borrell & Zazou, Joseph J. Jones, Kloe, Louis Berry, Lucy Anna, Mouse Outfit, Panda, Recreations, Skinny Living, Soham De, Ten Tonnes, The Steelers, Tom Walker, Club Peel, Voodoo Love Orchestra, Bikini Beach Band, Hedluv & Passman, Jonahs Lift, Pirate Copy
Sunday:
James Bay, Primal Scream, Sigma, Soul II Soul, SOAK, Raleigh Richie, Mike Skinner & Murkage presents Tonga, Mystery Jets, The Magic Numbers, Jackmaster, Rat Boy, Alibis, Artwork, Ben Remember, Coasts, Charlie Tee,
Dan Owen, Detroit Swindle, Doorly, Hannah Grace, Heidi, Hein Cooper, Hidden Charms, Into The Ark, Kiko Bun, MNEK, Maribou State, My Nu Leng & MC Dread, Rationale, Rhys Lewis, Sam Richardson, Sivu, Son of Jack, The Big Moon, Tom Prior, Trevor Sensor, VANT, White, White Denim, Mongolian Disco Show, Daytoner Live, Thrill Collins, Showhawk Duo, Friday Funk Social Club, Comedy Hour with Kernow King, Three Minute Warning
