Gender and sexuality is one of the official themes at DIFF.   I saw three films today and a little-known surfer documentary stole the show. Out in the    line up is the story of how gay surfers struggle to fit in in one of the most macho sports. It    is polished, beautifully filmed, straight forward without offending and even funny. It is a    pity the doccie was only screened once as a wider audience should s...

  Malibu Film Festival » Where: Malibu, CA » When: October 12, 2013 » Info: www.malibufilmfestival.org » Note: Advanced Tickets on sale now. Everybody in Hawaii knows Eddie would go, and T-shirts and bumper stickers from Sandy Beach to Wai­mea Bay offer daily proof. But it turns out a lot of people — even some of today’s professional surfers — have no ...

WAVESCAPE @THE DURBAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL A tumultuous documentary about a schism that splits Papau New Guinea villagers apart, a flowing depiction of South Africa’s surfing dolphins, and a music video by Paul McCartney and filmmaker Jack McCoy premiere at the 2011 Wavescape Surf Film Festival, adding a unique variety to the 32nd Durban International Film Festival, which is supported by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (principal funder) and runs from July 21 to ...

2009 CALL FOR ENTRIES 6th San Francisco Ocean Film Festival February 19-22, 2009 Swimmers braving the waters of the North Pole. Sea birds returning from extinction in Bermuda. Sailors navigating a home-made boat across the Atlantic. Eco-savvy fishermen protecting their reef in Papua New Guinea. Ocean lovers of all species find a second home on both sides of the screen at the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival (SFOFF), the first, largest, and most influential showcase of its kind in North Americ...