Here are the
results from 7th International Underwater Film Festival
in Belgrade contests:
Grand
Prix
James CAMERON
USA
Discovery Channel
JAMES CAMERON'S EXPEDITION BISMARCK
Grand Prix
Patron - SMY ONDINA Dive Indonesia - Cruise 2004
BEST
PRODUCTION AWARD
Discovery Channel
“A GROUP" film (professional productions, broadcast
quality, TV)
1st Place
Gisela KAUFMANN, GERMANY
WDR
SEA OF SNAKES
2nd Place
Mike BHANA, NEW ZELAND
TUNA COWBOYS
3rd Place
Jean-Michel COUSTEAU, USA
OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY production
SHARKS AT RISK
Special award
Nozomu IWASAKI, JAPAN
LIFE IN THE ABYSS
"B GROUP"
film* (amateur film makers, independent producer)
1st Place
Bengiz OZDERELI, TURKEY
DENIZI PISIRDIK
2nd Place
Thierry DAMILANO, FRANCE
PLONGER DU BOUT DES DOIGTS
3rd Place
Igor MARKO, SLOVAK REPUBLIC
BARACUDA LAKE
Special awards:
Evgeni TOMASHOV,Anastasia
BUDYKHO , RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SHADOWS
Leandro BLANCO , SPAIN
DALIRIUM
Christian REDINGER, AUSTRIA
PENYU PENYU
Die Schildkröten der Celebes See
Danny VAN BELLE, BELGIUM
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAMOUFLAGES
Gian MELCHIORI, ITALY
SPIEGAMI IL MARE
Jozef VALIK,SLOVAK REPUBLIC
MEMENTO
Best National Film
“UKLETI RUDNIK”, Aleksandar
Ljustina, Triton Media, SCG
Award Patron: FKC Belgrade
Special awards:
Tanja Jovanovic, SCG
“Housereef Mediteranean”
Aleksandar Teodorovic, SCG
“Sudar divova”
UNDERWATER FILM
Jury: Mr. Pavol
Svitanek (Slovakia ), Mr. Nikola Petrovic (YU), Mr. Miljan
Vuksanovic (YU). All three members of the jury are known
underwater film authors, producers and directors, each of
them with experience of more than 20 years.
UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY:
Jury: Mr. Tomislav Peternek
(SCG), Vojkan Kacuric (SCG), Zoran Rubinjoni (SCG) – all
are famous professional underwater photographers, published
in almost all SCG and many European newspapers and magazines.
Color photography
1st Place
2nd Place
“Seal ” - Werner Thiele, AUSTRIA
3rd Place
“Blizanci ” - Vladan Milisavljevic,
SCG
Black & white
1st Place
“Manta ” - Werner Thiele,
AUSTRIA
Best National Photography
"Meduza" - Goran
Jancic
SVET RONJENJA - Special award
"Colleague" - Richard
Jaronek- CZECH REPUBLIC
There were 73 films in the competition from 23 country.
Congratulations to the awarded
authors and thanks to all who took part, from the bottom
of our hearts. Of course, we are inviting you to take part
at our next festival, in December 2004.
Many thanks,
International Underwater Film
Festival, Belgrade
