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Winners of 35th World Festival of Underwater Images, Antibes
By Jason Heller, November 2, 2008 @ 01:00 AM (EST)
The winners of the 35th annual World Festival of Underwater Images have been announced on stage in Antibes, France. This is the most prestigious underwater photography competition and film festival in the world - and we are proud to announce again that DivePhotoGuide was awarded BEST WEBSITE!
 
Congratulations to all the winners from around the world! Many of the winning images can be found below. Scroll down for the list of the FILMS category winners.

 

FMISM WINNERS 2008

 
AWARDS FOR SLIDES AND SLIDE SHOWS

SLIDES


GOLD DIVER (450 €)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA PRIZE ( 3 weeks of diving in PNG)
to          Mirko ZANNI (série 120) [Suisse]


(displaying 4 of the 10 images in Mirko Zanni's submitted portolfio)

 

Mirko Zanni Antibes 2008
Mirko Zanni Antibes 2008
Mirko Zanni Antibes 2008
Mirko Zanni Antibes 2008

SILVER DIVER (300 €)
to          Denis PALBIANI (série 5) [Italy]

BRONZE  DIVER (150 €)
to          Michael AW (série 91) [Australie]

APNEA PRIZE "Best free-diving image" (300 €)

to          Zena HOLLOWAY [Great Britain]
Zena Holloway Antibes 2008

AWARDS FOR PRINTS

COLOUR PRINTS

GOLD DIVER (450 €)

to          Thomas VIGNAUD [France]
for         colour print n° 5
Thomas Vignaud Antibes 2008

SILVER DIVER (300 €)
to          Jiri REZNICEK [Czech Republic]
for         colour print n° 200
Jiri Reznicek Antibes 2008

BRONZE  DIVER (150 €)
to          Silvia BOCCATO [Italy]
for         colour print n° 11
Silvia Boccato Antibes 2008

PRIX André LABAN "La Passion du Bleu"

to          Brigitte SCORSONELLI [France]
for         colour print n°o 206

YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER PRIZE under 15
to          Ivan Muratov [Ukraine]
for         young photographer print n° 9
Ivan Muratov Antibes 2008

Our World Underwater Scholarship Society Prize (Young photographer 18 to 25 years)
to          Thomas VIGNAUD
for         colour print n° 5

Ocean Geographic Jellyfish Award - "Best jellyfish image"

Artistic Mention; Given by MV Seahorse
to          Irina KOCHERGINA [Russia]
for         colour print n°  116
Irina Kockergina Antibes 2008
 
Scientific Mention scientific ; Given by Minahasa Lagoon
to          Marina KOCHETOVA [Russia]
for         slide 9 of series 108

BLACK & WHITE PRINTS


GOLD DIVER (450 €)

to          Silvia BOCCATO [Italy]
for         black & white print n° 5
Silvia Boccato Antibes 2008

SILVER DIVER (300 €)
to          Settimio CIPRIANI [Italy]
for         black & white print n°o 34
Settimio Cipriani Antibes 2008
JEAN and MARYSE CHAPEYROUX PRIZE
to          Thomas P. Peschak [Germany]
for         black & white print n° 77
Thomas Peschak Antibes 2008

CONCHYIOLOGY

 

JORGE ALBUQUERQUE PRIZE
 to         Philippe RICHARD pour la photo intitulée "Muppet Show" [France]

Philippe RICHARD Antibes 2008

PRIZE OF THE FRENCH CONCHYIOLOGY ASSOCIATION

to          Mario MARZORATI [Italy]
Mario MARZORATI Antibes 2008

AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS


Sound series

GOLD DIVER (450 €)
to           Andrea PIVARI, Liana ZUFFELATO PIVARI [Italy]
for         Critters

SILVER DIVER (300 €)
to          Mirko ZANNI, Claudio GAZZAROLI [Suisse]
for         Rock and Ice World

JURY SPECIAL MENTION 
to           Giordano CIPRIANI [Italy]
for         Water Babies


PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION
to        Settimio et Anna CIPRIANI [Italy]
for         Magic emotion

SLIDE SHOWS


GOLD DIVER (450 €)

to          Domenico DRAGO [Italy]
for         Colour of the Orient

SILVER DIVER (300 €)
to          Michael AW [Australia]
for         Heart of the Ocean

JURY SPECIAL MENTION
to           Milan CZAPAY [Germany]
for         Fresh Water

PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION

to          Luc EECKHAUT [Belgium]
for         The star dancer

 

 

"MUSIC AND THE SEA"

PRIX FRANÇOIS DE ROUBAIX (700 €)

to          Laurent ZILIANI [France]
for         "The little grouper"

PRIZE OF VILLE D'ANTIBES ( 500 €)

to          Elizaveta IRGASHEVA  [Russia]
for         "Reefs"

PAUL RICARD OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE PRIZE (300 €)

to          Bruno PIETRI  [France]
for         "An island in thee Pacifc"

"THE BOOK AND THE SEA"

INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR UNDERWATER IMAGE BOOKS (1 500 €)
to           Il Mare, l'Infinito vivente
by  Andrea GRIMALDI, Felice DE ANGELI, Pier Vanni DEPPERU, Luciano GUTIERREZ, Toto PORCU, Alessandro SIRIGU publisher            Association Acquamarina

BEST UNDERWATER GUIDE PRIZE (1000 €)

to          100 & 1 limaces de mer, mollusques opisthobranches d'Atlantique et de Méditerranée de Nardo VICENTE
by          GAP éditions

CORAL PRIZE


SPECIAL MENTION CORAL PRIZE
to           Ténèbres océanes - Le triomphe de la vie dans les abysses
by           Lucien LAUBIER
publisher BUCHET-CHASTEL éditions


CORAL PRIZE ( 1000 €)

to              Le mystère Lapérouse ou le rêve inachevé d'un roi
by             l'Association Salomon
publisher   EDITION DE CONTI


PLONGEE MAGAZINE PRIZE FOR UNDERWATER REPORTING

1st  PRIX ( 900 €)
to          Jorgen RASMUSSEN [Danemark]
for         Un banquet de roi !

2nd PRIX ( 600 €)
to          Pierre CONSTANT [France]
for         Kwazulu Natal, dans l'œil du Tigre (2)

UNDERWATER WEB SITE PRIZE


PRIZE for educational site
to          Jason HELLER [United States]
for         www.divephotoguide.com



PRIZE for promotional site

to          Guillaume RUOPPOLO,  Loïc MAZIERE, Studio Ripley [France]
for         www.sublimage.fr

PRIZE for artistic site
to          Zena HOLLOWAY [Great Britain]
for         www.zenaholloway.com

UNDERWATER ADVERTISING PRIZE


FILM Category

GOLD PRIZE

to          Société MAZDA
for         "Mazda 6"

STILLS Category

GOLD PRIZE

to          Zena HOLLOWAY [Great Britain]
for         UMBRO Deco de Souza (Vêtements de sport)


Special Mention

to          Terence DEWAELE [France]
for         Over-Link


Maurice BRAUD PRIZE for "Plongeur Sourire"
to          Enrico PORFIRIONE

 

FILMS Group A

PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC PRIZE

GOLD PRIZE (5000 €)
to         Danny VAN BELLE, Danny Van Belle Co. Ltd. [Belgium]
for         Lembeh             la splendeur de l'étrange

SILVER PRIZE (3000  €)

to         Rolf J. MÖLTGEN, WDR [Germany]
for         La montagne aux requins

BRONZE PRIZE (2000  €)
to          Jérôme BOUVIER, Bonne Pioche Productions [France]
for         Sea Élephants, very special agents

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
to          Jérôme ESPLA, Poisson-lune Productions [France]
for         Swims with sharks

SPECIAL PUBLIC PRIZE

to          Richard ROSENTHAL, Wild Logic Inc. [United States]
for         Superfish

ALBERT 1st MONACO OCEANOGRAPHIC FOUNDATION PRIZE (1 500 €)
to          Danny OPITZ, Parthenon Entertainment [Germany]
for         Humpbacks      Cracking the Code

PLANETE THALASSA PRIZE (2000 €)
to          Richard ROSENTHAL, Wild Logic Inc. [United States]
for         Superfish

INFORMATION & NEWS PRIZE
to         Richard SMITH, Australian Broadcasting Corporation [Australia]
for         Crude

PRIZE FOR ANIMAL DOCUMENTARY
to          Jean-Michel CORILLION, Kwanza [France]
for         On the backs of whales

PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY

to          Crispin SADLER, Steve WESTH, ITV WEST [Great Britain]
for         Submarine        Mission Impossible
 
FICTION PRIZE

Not awarded this year

HUMOUR PRIZE
to          Arthur BOISNARD, Sophie GUITER, Afava, Kwanza, RFO [France]
for         The entire series "Underwater stories and legends"

 PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION
to          Jonathan BIRD, Jonathan Bird Productions [United States]
for         Secrets of the reef

FILMS Group B

GOLD PRIZE (2000  €)


SMY Ondina Prize (Cruise for a value of approx. 4000  €)
to          Daniele IOP [Italy]
for         The Pier

SILVER PRIZE (1500  €)
Odyssea Divers Prize (Cruise value  550 €)
to          Gino ROSIERS [Belgium]
for         Sea Insects

BRONZE PRIZE (1000 €)
to          Geert DROPPERS, Protect The Sharks Foundation [Netherlands]
for         Gimme a hug

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
to          Edward SNIJDERS, Submarines foundation [Netherlands]
for         Eau de Bretagne

SPECIAL PUBLIC PRIZE

to          Gian Maria MAZZA [Italy]
for         Manta Ray, the giants’ rest

PRIZE OF THE F.F.C.V. (Fédération Française of Cinéma and Vidéo) PRIZE

to          Cristiana BONTEMPS, Alain  BONTEMPS [Italy]
for         Sulawesi’s little marvels

PRIZE FOR NATURE & DISCOVERY on the theme of environmental awareness (1000 €)

to          SERGIANI Leonardo [Italy]
for         Movie-ment

PAUL RICARD OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE PRIZE
to          Michel BARKATE [France]
for         In their eyes

DIMITRI REBIKOFF PRIZE
to          Williams CHAMP [United States]
for         Attack of the Sea Slugs

BRIGITTE CRUICKSHANK PRIZE (750 €)
to          Daniele IOP [Italy]
for         The Pier

INFORMATION & NEWS PRIZE
Not awarded this year

PRIZE FOR ANIMAL DOCUMENTARY
to          Marie DE GENDT [Belgium]
for         Living carpets

PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY

to          Alberto PENNA, Gian MELCHIORI [Italy]
for         Our moving adventuree

FICTION PRIZE

to          Daniele IOP, Enrico BORTOLOTTI, Asd Friulana Subacquei [Italy]
for         On the other side of the Surface

HUMOUR PRIZE

to          Bruno VANHERCK [Belgium]
for         The underwater Olympic Games

PRIZE FOR THE UNUSUAL
to          Andreas SCHUMACHER [Germany]
for         Sexy sharks

PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION

to          Gino ROSIERS [Belgium]
for         Sea Insects

YOUNG JURY PRIZE (judged in  Spring 2008)
to          Rafael GONZALEZ-OLIAS, Mayte SANCHEZ-GIRON [Spain]
for         The last voyage

 
ARCHIPELAEGO COMPETITION


'ARCHITECTURE OF THE SEA PRIZE' JACQUES ROUGERIE (1500 € given by NAUSICAA)
to          Heather VORST, Ali SAROSH, Jason ROHAL
for         Cayo Costilla Resort     the science & economy of ecology

DESIGN PRIZE   (500 €)

Not awarded this year

'FREE EXPRESSION' PRIZE PHILIPPE TAILLIEZ   ( 500 €)
Not awarded this year

THE SEA AS IMAGINED BY CHILDREN
Not awarded this year 

(A few shots from the ceremony - thanks Gyula!)
35th World Festival of Underwater Pictures - Antibes
35th World Festival of Underwater Pictures - Antibes
35th World Festival of Underwater Pictures - Antibes
35th World Festival of Underwater Pictures - Antibes
 

 

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