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There is just a matter of weeks left to enter the 2009 British Underwater Image Festival (BUIF). There are thousands of pounds worth of prizes up for grabs for the winners and runners up in the seven competition categories for stills and video. Finalists of BUIF 2009 will be showcased at the Dive Fest in Cornwall on 1517 May 2009, while prints will go on a month-long public display at Plymouths National Marine Aquarium in the summer.

The stills competition is being judged by celebrated photographer Alex Mustard, British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP) co-founder Colin Doeg, renowned British photographer Charles Hood and DIVE editor Simon Rogerson. Judging the DVD entries are BBC natural history film-maker Peter Scoones, Colin Doeg and Simon Rogerson.

There is also a Splash-in event being held on 16 May at Dive Fest. The deadline for BUIF entries is 31 March 2009.

More information and to download an entry form.