The International Ocean Film Festival (IOFF), formerly the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, is a film festival held in San Francisco, CA, that features films about marine life, the ocean, coastal cultures and conservation. The 2013 event took place from March 7–10, 2013, at Theater 39 on Pier 39 and featured a multimedia presentation by Jean-Michel Cousteau at the opening gala.
11-517: Celebrating its 10th edition in 2013, this is the first dedicated Ocean Film Festival in North America and the second in the world after the acclaimed Festival International du Film Maritime, exploration et l'environnement , in Toulon , France, founded in 1954. The IOFF has become the premier venue for international marine filmmakers to screen their works to a growing North American audience and has inspired
22-648: A different program each year. Past award winners have included: Wildlife Film: Sex under the Sea (Belgium), Etienne Verhaegen ; Giants of the Dee (Germany), Ralf Kiefner & Andrea Ramalho Adventure Film: Rescue Men: The Story of the Pea Island Surfmen (USA), Allan Smith ; Come Hell or High Water (USA), Keith Malloy Animated Film: I’m Going to Bite Someone (USA), Steve Dildarian Coastal Culture Film: Papa Mau (USA), Na’alehu Anthony ; The Giant and
33-618: A navy doctor. He practised underwater diving and later became a doctor specialising in diving medicine. He was also an avid collector of films: he created the Cinémathèque Mondiale de la Mer (World Film Library of the Sea). He produced and directed films himself, as well as television broadcasts. He died in 2001. The first Festival was held in 1954 in the Maison de la Chimie in Paris. The second Festival
44-512: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Port Grimaud Port Grimaud is a seaside town that forms part of the commune of Grimaud in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France . It is located seven km (4.3 miles) (four mi (6.4 km)) west of Saint-Tropez and seven km (4.3 miles) southwest of Sainte-Maxime . This seaside town
55-782: The Fisherman (Italy), Manfred Bortoli Environmental Film: Sanctuary in the Sea (USA), Robert Talbot ; Plastic Paradise – The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (USA), Angela Sun Conservation Film: In the Wake of Giants (USA), Lou Douros ; Saving the Ocean – The Sacred Islands (USA), John Angier Short Film: The Krill is Gone (USA), Jeffrey Bost & Matt Briggs ; Sinistre – (Indonesia), Jose Lachat The International Ocean Film Festival creates and gives student and family programs to educate themselves about ocean conservation, inspire viewers to make their own films, and encourage advocacy for
66-449: The IOFF education program. The family program, directed to a younger audience, was held over two days, from March 12–13, 2011, with discounted admission. The films shown at family festival include: Festival International du Film Maritime, exploration et l%27environnement The Festival International du Film Maritime, d'Exploration et d'Environnement is a film festival held annually in
77-589: The Palais Neptune, Palais des Congrès, in Toulon , France. The festival concentrates on exploration, the environment and knowledge of the sea and under the sea. It includes competitions for photographs and films. It was the first festival of its type and inspired others, notably the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival in the USA. The festival was founded by Jacques-Henri Baixe, who began his career as
88-576: The creation of several other ocean film festivals in the US, including the Blue Ocean Film Festival . All films selected for the festival are eligible to compete for awards in Adventure, Coastal Culture, Environment, Conservation, Short Film, and Wildlife categories. The International Ocean Film Festival was founded in 2004 and is a volunteer-driven 501(c)3 non-profit organization . The IOFF has offered
99-519: The protection of ocean ecosystems. The 2011 student program took place from March 9–11, screening a dozen films and hosting a range of guest speakers for middle and high school student audiences from public, private, and home schools. The three days of free programming included free tours of the Aquarium of the Bay , as well as curriculum support and study guides relating to IOFF films. Reservations are required for
110-531: Was created by architect François Spoerry in the 1960s by modifying the marshes of the river Giscle on the bay of Saint-Tropez. Built with channels in a Venetian manner, but with French "fisherman"-style houses resembling those in Saint-Tropez, Spoerry called his style L'architecture douce . The town is also known as the " Venice of Provence ". The mostly traffic-free town is popular with boat owners, as most properties include their own berth. The success of
121-791: Was held in San Diego in 1957. In subsequent years, it alternated between the Gaumont Palace Cinema in Toulon, the Salle Pleyel in Paris, Port Grimaud near St-Tropez , the Centre Culturel de Châteauvallon near Toulon, the Opéra Municipal de Toulon , and finally, since its construction in 1991, the Palais Neptune at the Palais des Congrès de Toulon. This article about a European film festival
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