What: 11th Annual San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition
When: Friday and Saturday evenings, September 17 and 18th, 2010 7:00 pm
The judges’ results are in, and 32 underwater videos have been selected to be shown at the 11th Annual San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition, at the Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall on Friday and Saturday evenings, September 17 and 18, 2010. The programs for both nights are now posted on the organization’s website, www.sdufex.com. What makes this exhibition unique is that there are no entry fees and no prizes, except for the prestige of having a film shown.
Fifty five entries from six countries around the world were vying for the honor. A panel of three independent judges picked the winners. This year’s judges were Shannon Hull, Andy Sallmon, and Bonnie Toth, professionals in the fields of scuba diving, photography, and televison.
Among the films that made the cut are two by Howard and Michele Hall, renowned for their IMAX and television productions. Subjects of others include sperm whales, microscopic plankton, sharks, shipwrecks, and manta rays. Locations include Indonesia, the Maldives, the Arctic, the Red Sea, and our own California coast.
A different program will be presented each evening beginning at 7:00 PM. Each show will feature 16 digital films, limited to five minutes each of fast-paced entertainment. They will be shown on Qualcomm’s state of the art high definition digital projection system.
Tickets are available for $15 per evening online at www. sdufex.com. SDUFEX is incorporated as a 501c3 nonprofit organization. A portion of the proceeds will go to Birch Aquarium and San Diego Oceans Foundation. Previous years’ shows have been sellouts, so get your tickets early. Seating is open, and doors open 30 minutes prior to the show. Free Parking is on site at the Qualcomm campus.
Further information is available online at www.sdufex.com.
See teaser below:
2010 San Diego Undersea Film Exhibition – Trailer from Pete Fowler on Vimeo.
The San Diego Undersea Film Exhibition will be held (7PM) September 17 and 18, 2010 at the Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall. Qualcomm Hall is located just minutes from the Intersection of I805 and Mira Mesa Blvd in San Diego. In its 11th year, this year film exhibition features a different set of 16 five minute films each night. The Films were selected, by an independent panel of judges, from almost 60 films that were submitted from all over the world.
The San Diego Undersea Film Exhibition is a 501c organization that puts on an annual worldwide film exhibition to educate the public on the importance of protecting our seas and oceans. A portion of the proceeds from the 2010 event will be donated to the San Diego Oceans Society and the Birch Aquarium … two other San Diego organizations dedicated to educating the public on the importance of the oceans.
