PRIZE WINNERS AT THE 27th FESTIVAL
1-5th November 2000

FILM Large Format

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC’S PRIZE
GOLD PRIZE
to : Bertrand LOYER and Frédéric LOYER (France)
for : Les orques de Crozet

SILVER PRIZE
to : Michael WONG (U.K.)
for : Secrets of the turtle mountain

BRONZE PRIZE
to : Rolf J. MÖLTGEN, WDR (Germany)
for : Stimmen im Meer

PRIZE of the UNESCO Commission Océanographique Intergouvernementale (15.000 Frs)
to : Yves PELLISSIER, Jean-Pierre HECKMANN, René HEUZEY, THALASSA FRANCE 3, (France)
for : White Coral

PUBLIC PRIZE
to : Marie-Hélène BACONNAND, Christian PANDRON and Yves LEFEVRE (France)
for : La danse des baleines (Whale dance)

PRIZE NAUSICAA Boulogne sur Mer (10.000 Frs)
to : René HEUZEY of ACAPELLA BLEU (France)
for : Les Iles Medes (The Medas Islands)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
to : Antoine DE MAXIMY, Point Du Jour (France)
for : L'arc de feu des Antilles, des volcans sous la mer

WILD LIFE DOCUMENTARY PRIZE
to : Walter SIGL (Germany)
for : Wenn Fische Hochzeit

HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY PRIZE
to : Franck GODDIO and Roland SAVOYE, POINT DU JOUR PRODUCTION and CANAL (France)
for : Alexandrie, la cité engloutie (Alexandria, the sunken city)

FICTION PRIZE
to : Alexandre PENKIN (Ukraine)
for : The dance of light

PRIZE FOR NEWS FEATURE
to : Jérôme ESPLA, HEXAGONE VIDEO (France)
for : Les mailles oubliées

PRIZE for THE UNUSUAL
to : Stéphane CRUCIANI, SEA & SKY (France)
for : Sublime

PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION (given by the RICARD company)
to : Philippe ABALAN, ALIGAL PRODUCTION (France)
for : De l'autre coté du miroir

YOUNG JURY PRIZE - LARGE FORMAT
to : Rolf J. MÖLTGEN, WDR (Germany)
for : Stimmen im Meer

FILM Small Format

GOLD PRIZE (5.000 Frs)
to : John BOYLE and Fionn CROW HOWIESON (U.K.)
for : critters and night critters

SILVER PRIZE (3.000 Frs)
to : Fabrizio LAZZARI and Susanna CASADEI (Italy)
for : Hommage à Annabella

BRONZE PRIZE (2.000 Frs)
to : Simon CHRISTOPHER , SCUBAZOO IMAGES (U.K.)
for : That's life

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
to : Ivanda DRAZDILOVA (République Tchèque)
for : Les progrès du Small nageur

HUMOUR PRIZE
to : Leandro BLANCO (Espagne)
for : Nobody loves you

DIMITRI REBIKOFF PRIZE
to : Roberto CASTELLANO and Franco COTTI (Italy)
for : Tracce di Taino

PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION (given by the RICARD company)
to : Johnny LANDELLIER (Belgium)
for : Red Sea

BRIGITTE CRUICKSHANK PRIZE (5.000Frs)
to : John BOYLE and Fionn CROW HOWIESON (U.K.)
for : Critters and night critters

ACAPELLA BLEU PRIZE (2.000 Frs)
to : Philippe DECAND and Stephen DUMEIGE (France)
for : Okeanos

PRIZE OF THE F.F.C.V. (Fédération Française de Cinéma et Vidéo)
to : Piero MESCALCHIN (Italy) :
for : Un sogno…un parco…

YOUNG JURY PRIZE - SMALL FORMAT
to : Philippe DECAND and Stephen DUMEIGE (France)
for : Okeanos

PRIZES FOR SLIDES AND AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS

PRIZE OF THE ASSOCIATION FRANCAISE DE CONCHYLIOLOGIE
to : Fredrik Ehrenström (Suède)

PRIZE JORGE ALBUQUERQUE
to : Laurent BALLESTA (France) for photo N° 942

AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS
Sound series

GOLD PRIZE(3.000 Frs)
to : Sandtimio CIPRIANI (Italy)
for : Papua: l'aube de la vie

SILVER PRIZE (2.000 Frs)
to : Carlo DEPAULIS (Italy)
for : I colori del mare

PRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION
to : Andrea GIULIANINI, Andrea PIVARI (Italy)
for : Precious water

AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATIONS

GOLD PRIZE (3.000 Frs)
to : Frédéric BASSEMAYOUSSE (France)
for : Le dernier voyage

SILVER PRIZE(2.000 Frs)
to : Christian DE SPLENTER (Belgium)
for : Legend of the sea

BRONZE PRIZE
to : Domenico DRAGO, PHOTOSTUDIO D.D. (Italy)
for : La folie de la couleurPRIZE FOR THE BEST MUSICAL ADAPTATION
to : Frédéric BASSEMAYOUSSE (France)
for : Le dernier voyage

SLIDES

GOLD PRIZE (3.000Frs) and PRIZE DESSAULT SUB dry suit (3700 Frs)
to : Laurent BALLESTA (France)

SILVER PRIZE(2.000Frs)
Ex-aequo :
to : Reinhart DIRSCHERL (Germany)
to : Andrea PIVARI (Italy)

BRONZE PRIZE (1.000Frs)
Tibor Dombovari (Hongry)

OCEANS PRIZE "Best cover slide" (2.500 Frs)
to : Sandtimio CIPRIANI (Italy)

PHOTO PRIZES

COLOUR PRINTSPRIZE OF THE TOWN OF ANTIBES (3.000 F)
to : Bernard MEIGNIER (France)
for : photo N°: 621

FESTIVAL PRIZE for the second (2.000 F)
to : Alessandro DODI (Italy)
for : photo N°:1501

FESTIVAL PRIZE for the 3rd (1.000 F)
to : Andrea PIVARI (Italy)
for : photo N°: 811

PRIZE André LABAN "La Passion du Bleu"
to : Franck LUCIEN (France)
for : photo N°: 651

2 JURY SPECIAL MENTIONS
to : photo n° 923from Fabi CERVI (Italy) for its humour
and to photo n°111 from Arnaud BONNIN (France)

BLACK & WHITE Photos PRIZE OF THE TOWN OF ANTIBES (3.000 F)
to : Wolfgang POLZER (Austria)
for : photo N° 111

JEAN ET MARYSE CHAPEYROUX PRIZE
to : ZANNI Mirko (Suisse)
for : photo N° 242

YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER’S PRIZE
to : Dmitry GRIDSKY (Ukraine)
for : photo N° 9

MUSIC AND THE SEA

FRANÇOIS DE ROUBAIX PRIZE (5.000 Frs and a work of Jean-Claude NOVARO, Glass maker from Biot)
to : Christine OTT, Claude-Samuel LEVINE (France)
for : Improvisation 2

PRIZE OF THE TOWN OF ANTIBES (3,000 Frs)
to : David REYES (Belgium)
for : Le chant de l'océan

PRIZE OF THE INSTITUT OCEANOGRAPHIQUE Paul RICARD (2,000 Frs)
to : Jean-Claude TAVERNIER (France)
for : Percumer I

BOOKS AND THE SEA

INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR BOOKS OF UNDERWATER IMAGES (10,000 Frs)
to : Anilao
by : Scott TUASON and Eduardo CU UNJIENG
publisher : THE BOOKMARK

1 SPECIAL MENTION
to : La magie du bleu by Pascal KOBEH from EDITIONS HERMÉ

PRIZE FOR THE BEST GUIDE TO THE UNDERWATER WORLD
to : Snorkeling nel Mar Rosso :
by : Claude CANGINI and Nadia ALZANI
publisher : EDIZIONI WHITE STAR

CORAL BOOK PRIZE
to : Le nègre and la méduse
by : Martine LE COZ
publisher : EDITIONS DU ROCHER

APNEA PRIZE FOR UNDERWATER REPORTING

1st PRIZE (5.000 Frs)
to : BELLE Sylvie (France)
for : L'art du camouflage ou comment tromper l'ennemi

2nd PRIZE (3.000 Frs)
to : Géraldine and Camille LUSARDI (France)
for : A vous rendre marteau!

3rd PRIZE (2.000 Frs)
to : Daniel PARDON (France)
for : Entre Cancer and Capricorne 20 000 lieues sous les mers

PRIZE FOR WEB SITES
to : Thomas REICH, SCUBAVISION (Germany)
for : www.sinaidivers.com

PRIZE FOR UNDERWATER CD-ROM
to : MEDIATOUCH 2000 and ENTE SARDO INDUSTRIE TURISTICHE (Italy)
for : Sardegna un mare di immersioni

GOLD PRIZE FOR BEST PRODUCT
to : MARES, DACOR
for : the HUB

PRIZE FOR UNDERWATER ADVERTISING

Category FIXED IMAGE
to : PUBLICIS CONSTELLATION, Groupe BANQUE POPULAIRE
for : La cité sous la mer - de la BANQUE POPULAIRE

Category FILM
to : Mike VALENTINE (U.K.)
for : Shell

SPECIAL MENTION
to : PUBLICIS CONSTELLATION and la BANQUE POPULAIRE
for : Advertising campaign using underwater images

" MISS EUROPE PLONGEE "

MISS EUROPE PLONGEE : Sabrina URIBE
1st DAUPHINE : Marie-Marie ANDRASCH
2nd DAUPHINE : Marie LAMBERT