About the International Film Festival
The Turquoise Bay International Underwater Film Festival is open to well-known professional filmmakers, rising filmmakers and amateur videographers.
The winner of the Stan Waterman Legacy Award and runners-up will be officially announced in Roatan on October 19, 2018.
Prize
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Best of Show : Stan Waterman Legacy Award - Short Film under 7 min. |
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1st Place : Turquoise Bay Dive & Beach Resort - 7 day all-inclusive dive package for 1 person in Roatan (value of $1 500) |
Rules
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General Rules |
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1. Films are limited to 7 minutes. No minimum length is required. |
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2. Films may contain no more than 30% of surface footage, the remaining portion being underwater. |
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3. Films may contain no more than 10% of animated stills. |
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4. Films must have been completed after January 1st, 2016. |
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5. Footage must have been taken in a natural environment and wildlife must not have been restrained, harassed or injured in any way. |
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6. All films submitted may contain voice-over tracks and/or music. The music should be royalty free and filmmaker must own the rights to use it. |
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7. The language must be English. Films can be captioned or subtitled in English. |
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8. Open to any location and any theme. |
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9. Films will be judged by an international panel. Judging criteria will include: originality of theme, quality of editing, storyline and aesthetic quality of images. |
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10. The festival reserves the right to not award the prize should the quality of the submitted film be judged unsatisfactory. |
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11. The winner and runners-up will be officially announced on October 19, 2018. |
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12. Entries submitted by a same participant are limited to 3 shorts. |
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13. Participants must follow all the instructions as stated in the "Submission Process" tab. |
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14. All submission must be under 3GB of data and in 1920x1080 format. If a file exceeds this limit, please contact us to make arrangements. |
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15. Deadline for submission: September 30, 2018 at midnight EST (UTC -5). |
Submission Process
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Submission Process |
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1. Deadline for submission: September 30, 2018 at midnight EST (UTC -5). |
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2. Entry fees: FREE!! |
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4. Download the form at the following link: www.turquoisebayfilmfestival.n2pix.com/pdf/submission.pdf |
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5. Send a photo of the filmmaker with the completed form at: info@n2pix.com |
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6. For all questions, please call 1-819-357-4390 (Canada) or write to: info@n2pix.com |