The British Underwater Image Festival is being held at the Go Diving! show
at Birmingham's NEC on 14-16 March 2008.
The British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP) co-founder Colin
Doeg will be heading this years judging panels. Stills images will be
judged by highly acclaimed underwater photographers Alex Mustard, DIVE's
editor Simon Rogerson and DIVE's senior correspondent and award winning
photographer Charles Hood. The winners and runners up in the film
categories will be chosen by the BBC Blue Planet and Planet Earth
film-maker Peter Scoones, DIVE's editor Simon Rogerson and DIVE's designer
Aynia Noever.
PRINT CATEGORIES
THE SUUNTO OPEN CATEGORY
anything goes
FIRST: Suunto D9 with bracelet and transmitter, worth £1,150
SECOND: Suunto D9 with straps and transmitter, worth £1,020
THIRD: Suunto D6, worth £470
THE PADI DIGITAL UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER CATEGORY
Images must have been taken with a digital compact camera
FIRST: £500 cheque
SECOND: £300 cheque
THIRD: £200 cheque
THE APEKS PORTFOLIO CATEGORY
Six prints to be arranged in two rows of three
FIRST: Apeks XTX200 regulator, worth £448
SECOND: Apeks XTX50 regulator, worth £349
THIRD: Apeks XTX20 regulator, worth £235
THE SCUBAPRO YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS CATEGORY
Photographers must be 30 years of age or younger
FIRST: Scubapro Galileo Sol computer, worth £869
SECOND: Scubapro Aladin Tec 2G computer, worth £395
THIRD: Scubapro Aladin Prime computer, worth £235
SPECIAL PRIZES
THE CANON BEST IMAGE OF SHOW
PRIZE: Canon EOS D-SLR worth over £1,000
THE SUUNTO BEST BRITISH IMAGE OF SHOW
PRIZE: Suunto D9 with bracelet and transmitter, worth £1,150.
DIGITAL DEPOT HOTSHOTS IMAGE OF THE YEAR
Chosen from the last 12 months Hot Shots and voted for by you on the web -
http://www.divemagazine.co.uk.
PRIZE: Olympus 760 bundle with housing, worth £199
RULES FOR PRINT STILLS
- Maximum of six prints per entrant per category (Suunto Open, PADI Digital and Scubapro Young Photographer).
- Maximum of one entry per person for the portfolio category.
- There is no entry fee
- Prints must be 10 inches x 7 inches or 10 inches x 8 inches with a border of at least 3mm on each edge, and will be mounted by DIVE
- Portfolios must be six 5 inches x 7 inches with a border of at least 3mm on each edge, accompanied by a guide showing in which order they should be viewed, with three images on top and three on the bottom - again, they will be mounted by DIVE
- All prints must be labeled on the reverse with photographer's name, category, where the picture was taken and equipment used.
VIDEO CATEGORIES
THE MARES PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY
30-minute maximum documentary-style
FIRST: Proton Ice Extreme regulator and octopus and a Puck Mission 2 console, worth £620
SECOND: Prestige 12 regulator and octopus and Mission 2D console, worth £390
THIRD: Nemo Excel computer with IRIS interface, worth £370
THE TONY BACKHURST SCUBA TRAVEL LIVEABOARD CATEGORY
Ten-minute maximum open style (must have been filmed by a resident
liveaboard or dive centre videographer
FIRST: A Northern Egyptian Red Sea liveaboard trip on Whirlwind, worth, £1,050
SECOND: A week at Sharm El Sheikh based Camel Dive Club with five days' diving, worth £645
THIRD: £250 Tony Backhurst Scuba Travel vouchers
THE BSAC AMATEUR CATEGORY
Ten-minute maximum short, open to all comers - suggested categories include
scientific; imaginative; humorous; storyboard and holiday
FIRST: £500 cheque
SECOND: £300
THIRD: £200
RULES FOR VIDEO
- All submissions must be PAL format on DVD
- Films must have been shot or broadcast during 2006/7
- The six finalists' films will be shown throughout the show on Friday and Saturday, interspersing documentaries with shorts
- Judging will take place in advance of the Go Diving! show and the decision of the judges will be final.
ENTRY DEADLINE 31 JANUARY 2008
Send your entries with a completed entry form to:
DIVE Magazine
British Underwater Image Festival
One Victoria Villas,
Richmond,
Surrey,
TW9 2GW.
Download the BUIF Entry form here
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