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West Australian surf film Drift has been judged best narrative feature at the Rincon International Film Festival held in Puerto Rico.

The film, starring Myles Pollard, Xavier Samuel and Sam Worthington, beat hundreds of other features to claim the title..

Drift tells the story of the Kelly brothers (Pollard and Xavier) who start up their own surf-wear business in a small coastal Wa town in the 60s and 70s..

The film screened during the week-long film festival to an audience of over 500, with producer Tim Duffy in attendance to participate in a Q&A session afterwards..

Leading actors Pollard, Xavier and Worthington will be in Perth this Friday to take part in similar Q&A events, for which the tickets to the first session have already sold out..

Pollard and Worthington both hail from Western Australia, as do many of the other supporting cast, including actors Greg McNeill (The Circuit,...

Check out the poster from Drift, starring Myles Pollard, Xavier Samuel and Sam Worthington! Ben Nott and Morgan O'Neill direct the Australian film from the writing Tim Duffy and O'Neill which follows two brothers in the 70s who take on killer waves, ruthless bikers and a conservative society, and spark the start of the modern surf industry. Lesley-Ann Brandt, Robyn Malcolm Sean Keenan, Steve Bastoni, Ben Mortley and David Bowers also star in the drama short in Western Australia. Drift is produced by Michele Bennett, Pollard and Duffy while Peter Lawson served as executive producer. Wrekin Hill distributes the film which has yet to find a Stateside release date.

Check out the poster from Drift, starring Myles Pollard, Xavier Samuel and Sam Worthington! Ben Nott and Morgan O'Neill direct the Australian film from the writing Tim Duffy and O'Neill which follows two brothers in the 70s who take on killer waves, ruthless bikers and a conservative society, and spark the start of the modern surf industry. Lesley-Ann Brandt, Robyn Malcolm Sean Keenan, Steve Bastoni, Ben Mortley and David Bowers also star in the drama short in Western Australia. Drift is produced by Michele Bennett, Pollard and Duffy while Peter Lawson served as executive producer. Wrekin Hill distributes the film which has yet to find a Stateside release date.