Women Of The Sea
Our depths know no limit. Our strength has no boundaries. A force to be reckoned with...
This March, our £10,000 Film Fund will empower a female filmmaker - emerging or established - to showcase and celebrate cold water women with stories to share. Apply now and help us change the narrative.
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Women of the Sea Film Fund
Women of the Sea Film Fund
In partnership with London Surf / Film Festival, we’re championing women film makers with the return of our film fund competition, celebrating the bravery and fortitude shown by women of the sea. Women who tell incredible stories from in and around the ocean are invited to submit a pitch that advocates for women who are making waves and claiming their space in the water. The winning entry will receive a £10,000 (or the equivalent rate €, $, or CA$, rate to be determined by Finisterre) grant to help make their project, and the final film will be premiered at LS/FF 2026.
Past Winners
Introducing Surf, Eat, Repeat by Karen Song
A unique perspective on diversity, Karen Song's film Surf, Eat, Repeat is an exploration of identity and tradition through the lens of food and waveriding. Exploring global cultures from within the people's republic of Brooklyn, she offers a glimpse into womanhood and the growth of a unique New York surf scene.
Photograph by Rose Ward
Introducing Salt by Alice Ward
The winner of our 2024 Film Grant was Alice Ward, who blew us away with her pitch for Salt. A Cystic Fibrosis warrior and advocate from Dublin, Salt follows the threads of Alice's relationship with Cystic Fibrosis, which causes elevated levels of salt in the body, and her experience in the sea as a way to help manage her condition. Produced in collaboration with the London Surf / Film Festival, the film was premiered at the Festival in October 2024.
Introducing The Granny Grommets
In 2023, Leah Rustomjee was the winner and recipient of our first Finisterre International Women’s Day Film Grant. Winner of the Peoples Choice Award, her heartwarming film about a group of over 50s ladies who have taken to the waves shows that there is no age limit to enjoying the ocean. Watch the trailer and read more about this special group based in West Australia.
Celebrating IWD
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Podcast
EP 36. Lucy Small & Maddie Meddings
For IWD 2025 we sat down with female filmmakers Lucy Small and Maddie Meddings to discuss their own paths in the industry and their latest surf film, Ceibo, following an Ecuadorian surfer as she reconnects to the waters of her homeland.
Broadcast
Emma Tweddle: Finding Your People
Finding people you can connect with in the water is a formative part of surfing. Having had their own unique journey, we sat down with Emma Tweddle to discuss their experiences; from growing up with a lack of representation to finding their own surfing community.
Broadcast
Ming-Hui Brown: Staying Local
