Chris Hamilton - Best in show

Chris Hamilton - Best in show

Call for entries in the 2011 Cairns Underwater Film Festival's Photo Competition

Over $30,000 in prizes to be won thanks to incredible sponsors!

Join us in a celebration of underwater image-making.

The 2011 Cairns Underwater Film Festival kicks off its 5th year with a call for entries to the CUFF Photo Competition. Last year’s inaugural competition set a benchmark for quality and diversity, a true celebration of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. In 2011 the prize pool has nearly doubled to over $28,000 in prizes including six weeklong dive packages to the Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea as well as Papua New Guinea and Palau.
 

Competition categories are:

• Wide Angle Nature,
• Macro,
• Diver in Harmony with the Reef,
• Young Photographer,
• Compact Camera and
• Creative.

An additional award will be given for the image judged ‘Best in show’. Three judges will oversee the competition: Bob Halstead, Jurgen Freund and Xanthe Rivett. Finalists will be screened at the Cairns Underwater Film Festival on the 13th August 2011 and winners announced on the night.

The Cairns Underwater Film Festival is now in its 5th year and is growing in popularity. This year the festival is being run by a team of passionate volunteers and will be screening winners of the 37th World Festival of Underwater Films direct from Marseille, France. The Cairns Underwater Film Festival will delight those who love to explore the underwater world. We are bringing a selection of awarded films from various nations and will also showcase local talent.

All profits from the photo competition and film festival will be donated back to the community through selected volunteer organisations, conservation groups and charities. Cairns is the main gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea, and the Cairns Underwater Film Festival and Photo Competition is a celebration of the beautiful underwater world.

For more information please visit:http://www.cairnsunderwaterfilmfestival.com

To view the online press release:Press Release
To view and download festival and photo competition flyers: Flyers

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