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Photos are up from our recent event at Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, FL on June 19th and 20th. Click here for a full look-back at a fantastic weekend on the red carpet. Save the Date: September 4th and 5th, Kolohe Andino and crew are planning to share new work. More to come in early August with tickets on sale then as well. Thank you to everyone who made the weekend a total success, especially our sponsors and Green Room annual supporters. Special than

New Smyrna Beach, FL — Breaking news here. We've managed to convince The Moonshine Conspiracy gang to allow us to screen Jack Johnson: Surfilmusic twice this weekend - Friday and Saturday Night. As you may have heard, Saturday night is SOLD OUT. Check our program here or at https://floridasurffilmfestival.com with more information available on the Green Room Annual Membership, which includes all events for the next twelve months, drinks, food, swag, and more. All that said,

New Smyrna Beach, FL — The Florida Surf Film Festival (FSFF) presented by Monster Energy and Surfing’s Evolution and Preservation Foundation (“Endless Summer” license plate in FL) and in partnership with Daytona State College's School of Digital Media Production is proud to announce its 2nd Quarter 2026 event, taking place Friday, June 19th and Saturday, June 20th at Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Doors open at 5:00 PM each evening with screenings

Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, Derek Hoffmann @derekhoffmann808 fell in love with the ocean and still photography at his home break, Sandy Beach, before moving to the North Shore and picking up a movie camera. His in-water 16mm work on the 1989 theatrical release Rolling Thunder set the course for a life behind the lens. He went on to travel the world filming Rip Curl’s legendary Search program alongside director Sonny Miller, contributing to iconic films like Searching

Find Surf Stories wherever you listen to podcasts or check it out here. Cameron Kirkconnell @camkirkconnell sheds skin to scales when the moon is full or as soon as his toe touches saltwater. He holds his breath for three-times longer than a normal joe, and finds the biggest, and of course, tastiest of fish. He began his career as a merchant marine, achieving the rank of Unlimited Tonnage Captain, and with six month breaks between ships, he surfed, dove, studied, and fine-tun