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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)




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]
AWARDS FOR PRINTS
COLOUR PRINTS
GOLD DIVER (450 €)
to Thomas VIGNAUD [France]
for colour print n° 5
SILVER DIVER (300 €)
to Jiri REZNICEK [Czech Republic]
for colour print n° 200
BRONZE DIVER (150 €)
to Silvia BOCCATO [Italy]
for colour print n° 11
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
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
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
SILVER DIVER (300 €)
to Settimio CIPRIANI [Italy]
for black & white print n°o 34
to Thomas P. Peschak [Germany]
for black & white print n° 77
CONCHYIOLOGY
JORGE ALBUQUERQUE PRIZE
to Philippe RICHARD pour la photo intitulée "Muppet Show" [France]
PRIZE OF THE FRENCH CONCHYIOLOGY ASSOCIATION
to Mario MARZORATI [Italy]
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
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