The 12th edition of the HONDARRIBIA International Underwater Film Series received a large audience that practically filled the Itsas Etxea auditorium, in the two sessions held just a year after we were forced to cancel the screening session in the last edition due to the state of health alarm.
From the organisers, both the Underwater Activities Section of the Real Sociedad and the Real Sociedad Foundation would like to express "our gratitude for the great response from all the citizens of HONDARRIBITARRA and the cultural department of the HONDARRIBIA town council, for supporting our event and helping to transmit this message of awareness of the marine environment".
Despite the current pandemic situation, the large number of people who have come to enjoy CIMASUB, shows that interest in this event is growing. "The positive feedback we have received from the public motivates us to continue working towards our goal of raising awareness of what is happening at the bottom of the sea. We hope that this seed that we have left in each of the attendees will germinate and become a positive attitude, improving the relationship we have with our environment and the species that inhabit it". Also, from Subacuáticas Real Sociedad we want to show a "special thanks to the entire culture team for the great work they are doing to safeguard the safety of all those attending the event. The cinema is safe thanks to all the people working behind the scenes".
More than 200 people attended the 2 days of screenings where 21 short films and 1 documentary were shown. The current situation has not allowed us to hold the TXIKICYCLE for the children of HONDARRIBIA's schools, which for the second year running has been decided not to be held for the safety of the little ones. We hope that the conditions for the next edition will be suitable and that we will be able to hold this event to transmit this educational and awareness-raising message to the future caretakers of our seas.
Once again this year we have been able to enjoy the great beauty and mystery hidden at the bottom of the seas and rivers of our planet. But we have also seen the sad and tremendous role that pollution is playing in all ecosystems. The harmful consequences this is having for all the plant and animal species whose respect is necessary for the survival of our seas, and with them our own survival.
In any case, the channel of communication between the ambassadors of the Sea, underwater photographers and videographers, which flows every year through CIMASUB, making known the two faces of the same planet, has reached the expectant public, perhaps in many cases discoverers, for the first time, of the universe that vibrates and struggles to live underwater. And once again, its message of help has reached the deepest feelings of the audience thanks to this event, which will probably return in March next year.
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