Submissions for the 2014 Beneath the Waves Film Festival will open in November 2013. Please see below for general submission information. To learn about the “Youth Making Ripples” competition, please see the bottom of this page.   General Submission Criteria We invite submissions from anyone— scientists, professional filmmakers, students, and advocates …if you have [...]

Mission Statement The Beneath the Waves Film Festival aims to encourage, inspire, and educate scientists, advocates, and the general public to produce and promote open-access, engaging marine-issue documentaries. Our goal is to facilitate widespread science communication by bringing together marine films from around the world for open discussion, while also providing hands-on educational opportunities for [...]

2012 The 2012 Festival was held in conjunction with the 41st Benthic Ecology Meeting, hosted by Old Dominion University, and there were a number of mini-festivals across the U.S. as well as internationally. In 2012 we received the most entries yet, many of which were unique and engaging. 2012 festival winners were: Best Conservation Message: [...]

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