Jorge J. Candán. 4 minutes
Special Prize FRANCISCO PIZARRO
Other prizes: Winner of the Videosub 2021, 2019 and 2021 World Championship.
In the last edition, due to the health emergency situation, it was not possible for Jorge to attend the award ceremony in our city. But this year it will finally be possible. From the Underwater Activities Section of the Real Sociedad de Fútbol, as organisers of the Donostia - San Sebastián International Underwater Film Series, in this 45th edition we want to pay a well-deserved tribute to Jorge J. Candan, for a lifetime dedicated to raising awareness of the seabed and thereby helping to protect and conserve it. Jorge, producer and director of documentaries and photographer, has spent more than 25 years dedicated exclusively to the production of photographic works, popular science documentaries and artistic projects, both underwater and terrestrial in nature.
In his career, he has won more than fifty awards in festivals and competitions, national and international, being "WORLD CHAMPION OF UNDERWATER VIDEO" in 2019 and 2010. Born in Vigo (Spain), his productions aim to disseminate the natural value of ecosystems and send a message of conservation. His work, produced both in Spain and other parts of the world, has been broadcast by national and international television channels and in publications such as: TV2, CCTV10-China, National Geographic, Mundo Científico, etc.
He has participated in expeditions to different seas around the world with the Oceana Foundation and has collaborated with research centres, universities, public bodies in dissemination and research projects, as well as in underwater filming for cinema and television series.