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Blue Water Film Festival, in Celebration of UN - World Oceans Day, Announces 2021 Award Winners
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FILM AWARDS • Grand Jury - Best Feature Documentary Film. Playing with Sharks - Director Sally Aitken, Produced by Bettina Dalton at WildBear Entertainment • Grand Jury - Best Short Film. Gamechangers - Charlie Johnson


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DEL MAR, Calif., June 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 2021 Blue Water Film Festival (BWFF) presented by the Blue Water Institute announces its juried film award winners. The film festival which had been scheduled to take place June 4 -8, 2021, was extended due to Covid-19 and ran til July 3rd, however the festival still awarded numerous prizes to independent filmmakers whose films were either confirmed to screen or were eligible for prizes.

FILM AWARDS

  •     Grand Jury - Best Feature Documentary Film. Playing with Sharks - Director Sally Aitken, Produced by Bettina Dalton at WildBear Entertainment
  •     Grand Jury - Best Short Film. Gamechangers – Charlie Johnson
  •     Environmental Impact Award. Watson - Paul Watson
  •     Best Cinematography. Mother of the Sea – Ulannaq Ingemann, Presented by FiLMiC Pro
  •     Editor Award. Bajo: Guardians of the Reef, Alice Colfox - Presented by LumaTouch
  •     Ocean Youth Empowerment Award. Homecoming Journey to Limuw, Directed by Nicholas Zachar at NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
  •     Producer's Vision Award. Playing With Sharks, Bettina Dalton
  •     Director's Vision Award. Entangled, David Abel

Best Feature Documentary Film–This award is given by the Grand Jury for best feature documentary film.
WINNER: Playing with Sharks. Director, Sally Aitken, Produced by Bettina Dalton of WildBear Entertainment.

Best Short Film–This award is given by the Grand Jury for best short film.
WINNER: Gamechangers. Director, Charlie Johnson.

Environmental Impact Award–This award recognizes outstanding stewardship in environmental advocacy.
WINNER: Watson, Founder, Sea Shepheard Society, Paul Watson

Best Cinematography– Presented by FiLMiC Pro. This award recognizes excellence in cinematography. All films eligible.
WINNER: Mother of the Sea, director of photography Ulannaq Ingemann.

Editor Award – Presented by LumaTouch. This award honors best editorial in a short length film.
DOCUMENTARY WINNER: Bajo: Guardians of the Reef, directed by Alice Colfax.

Ocean Youth Empowerment Award – The best short film focusing on the environment. All shorts eligible.
WINNER: Homecoming Journey to Limuw, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries directed by Nick Zachar.

Producer's Vision Award – This award recognizes an environmental film that best reflects the beauty and diversity of the environment and the oceans.
WINNER: Playing with Sharks, WildBear Entertainment produced by Tina Dalton.

Director's Vision Award – This award recognizes excellent in storytelling and bringing the vision to the big screen.
WINNER: Entangled, directed by David Abel

BWFF with Luma Touch and FiLMiC Pro Software Prize Winners
Mobile Shooting and Editing Software Prize – In partnership with FiLMiC Pro and Luma Touch fifteen filmmakers have been selected to receive software to produce content on mobile devices. The launch of this prize continues to showcase Blue Water long-standing commitment to the entertainment industry and nurturing the next generation of environmental filmmakers.

WINNERS: David Abel, Sally Aiken, Nicolas Brown, Lesley Chilcott, Alice Colfox, Tina Dalton, Charlie Johnson, Jonathan Ali Khan, Steve MacKay, Shamier Magmoet, Finn Ryan, Scott Sportleder Anny Tubbs, Nick Zachar, and Trent Zulkiwicz.

Feature Jury members: Denise Denson, Monella Kaplan, Byron Martin, Sam Sokolow, Brooke Wentz.

Short Jury Members: Professor Karl Bardosh, Laurie Kirby, Adam Mirels, Jane Owen, Professor Peter Terezakis.
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About the Blue Water Film Festival & Blue Water Institute
The Blue Water Film Festival takes place in Del Mar, San Diego home to the Scripps Oceanographic Institution. The year-round Blue Water Institute purpose is to innovate for ocean-based solutions and to develop the next generation of environmental filmmakers. Each June, the festival celebrates the UN - World Oceans Day with a slate of cutting-edge environmental films, shorts, industry panels, and a beach clean-up. The 2021 BWFF will be held June 4th- July 3rd. Learn more at bluewaterfilmfestival.org.

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About Blue Water Film Festival
Founded in 2020, the Blue Water Film festival celebrates the UN - World Oceans Day, June 8th.
The theme of the BWFF is about our Blue Planet; the festival purpose is to encourage attendees to think broadly about how climate change affects planet Earth and deeply about the universal concerns and actions needed to bring us into balance. About 50% of all film selections are non- US productions, helping to fulfill the festival mission of promoting cross -cultural understanding through film.

About the Blue Water Institute
Blue Water Institute is a non-profit organization committed to the preservation of the planet and the need to nurture the next generation of environmental filmmakers. The Institute is driven by its environmental programs that discover, innovate and support the next generation of environmental filmmakers from all over the world.

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