We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all the people who took part in the competition for the 48th edition of the Donostia-San Sebastian International Underwater Film Festival, which will be held on 21, 22 and 23 November at the Teatro Principal. Their participation has been key to ensuring that CIMASUB continues to be a festival of great diversity and talent, helping to disseminate the underwater universe and promoting awareness of the importance of protecting and conserving our seas and oceans.
We congratulate the award winners for the high quality of their work. Once again, we are proud to present at CIMASUB 2024 a selection of works created with extraordinary talent and a deep passion for the subject.
Below is the list of the winners of CIMASUB 2024:
DOCUMENTARIES
- Nika - El calderón tropical - José Hernández and Felipe Ravina (Tenerife). 1st prize, with golden banister + REAL SOCIEDAD FUNDAZIOA Prize of 1.000€ + S.M.Y. ONDINA Prize. Cruise in Indonesia + 50% companion (valued at more than 6.000€) + FOOTAGE.film Prize, Pack 4K PRO, with licence to use film footage (valued at 990€).
- Islas Canarias, Arrecifes de Lava - Rafa Herrero Massieu (Las Palmas). 2nd prize, with silver railing + 200€.
- Urak Lawoi, Brothers of the sea - Telmo Iragorri, Manuel Coronado (Gipuzkoa). 3rd prize, with bronze railing + 100€.
SHORT FILMS
- Magic of the Macroverse - Alfred Schaschl (Austria). 1st prize, S.M.Y. ONDINA with gold railing + Cruise in Indonesia + 50% companion (valued at more than 6.000€) + FOOTAGE.film Prize, HD CREATOR Pack, with licence to use film footage (valued at 290€).
- Islas Cíes: biodiversidad amenazada - José Irisarri Castro (Pontevedra). 2nd prize, with silver railing + 200€.
- Metropolis - A Day in Reef City - Luca Keller (Germany). 3rd prize, with bronze railing + 100€.
MUSICALS
- Raja Ampat. The last paradise - David Galvañ Fernández (Alicante). 1st prize, ORAIN GIPUZKOA with gold railing + 500€ + FOOTAGE.film Prize, HD CREATOR Pack, with licence to use film footage (valued at 290€).
- Anima Oceani - Rafael Herrero (Las Palmas). 2nd prize, with silver railing + 200€.
- Kallaikoi - El mar de las meigas - Jorge Martínez Vázquez (La Coruña).3rd prize, with bronze railing + 100€.
PHOTOGRAPHS
- Joan Barcia Ubeda (Barcelona). 1st prize, with gold handrail + PADI prize of 300€.
- Merche Llobera (Madrid). 2nd prize, with silver railing + 200€.
- Rowan Dear (Wales/Australia). 3rd prize, with bronze railing + 100€.
SPECIAL AWARDS (Video)
- FRANCISCO PIZARRO AWARD: Enrique Talledo. Tribute from SUBACUÁTICAS REAL SOCIEDAD by awarding him the Francisco Pizarro Prize. Enrique, an outstanding underwater photographer and videographer, has captured the biodiversity and fragility of marine ecosystems, promoting ocean conservation. His internationally recognised work combines art and science, seeking to raise awareness of marine protection in the face of current threats.
- ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS: A Truly Plastic Neutral Fishery - Pepe Brix (Portugal). ORAIN GIPUZKOA Award for the most awareness-raising work, with white railing + 300€.
- JOURNALISTIC WORK: Alien Contact - Rick Rosenthal (United States). DIARIO VASCO Prize for the best journalistic report, with a white banister + €100.
- WOMAN VIDEOGRAPHER AWARD: Heart of the Sea - Shireen Rahimi (Bermuda). AQUARIUM Prize for the best female work, with a white banister + 100€.
- DISCLOSURE: Nadar con Fantasmas - Damián Ramos Díaz (Tenerife). DONOSTIA KULTURA Prize to the best new videographer in the Cimasub, with white railing + 100€.
- SPECIAL MENTIONS OF THE JURY:
- Tales of Tiny Treasures - Carlos Villoch (Bizkaia). GOBIERNO VASCO Prize, with white railing for outstanding biodiversity project.
- The Blue Quest Palawan - Clément Pourtal, Jérôme Brousse (Francia). AOLDE RADIO Prize, with white railing for outstanding awareness-raising project.
- Memories of an extincting kind - Elza Grimm (Austria). BRAI KANTAURI Prize, with white railing for outstanding animation work.
SPECIAL AWARDS (Photography)
- ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS: Diego Carral Maceiras (Galicia). IUCN SSC Coral Specialist Group Prize for the most awareness-raising photograph, with white railing + 200€.
- CANTÁBRICO: Daniel Landa Quiroga (Gipuzkoa). EITB Prize for the best gallery in the Cantabrian Sea, with white railing + 200€.
- DISCLOSURE: Pier Nirandara (Thailand). AQUA MAGAZINE Prize for the best new photographer in the Cimasub, with white railing + 100€.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
In addition to most of the winning films, the following works will also be screened at the festival:
- Red Alert On Corals - Olivier Bourgeois, Emma Josefina Pettersson (Andorra)
Special Selection in collaboration with the IUCN SSC Coral Specialist Group.
- Momentos - Jose Carlos Rando Lara (Málaga)
- A Dragons Dance - Dean Spraakman (Australia)
- Shark Man - The Depths Within - Peter Loeseke (Germany)
- Equilibrio: El balance oculto del océano - Juan Carlos García Carrillo (Cataluña)
- Sharks - Leandro Blanco (Madrid)
And in the photographic exhibitions we will have photographs by all the winners and by Gaetano Gargiulo (Australia), Rowan Dear (Gales-Australia), Jenny Stock (United Kingdom), Massimo Giorgetta (Italy), Julio Martínez (Murcia), Michal Štros (Czech Republic), Ángel Díaz Ruiz (Cantabria), Paloma Olive Barrau (Tenerife), Luc Rooman (Belgium), Salvatore Gambacurta (Italy), Daniel Sly (Australia), José Luis González Guerra (Madrid), Gustavo Rivera Herrera (Tenerife), Pietro Cremone (Italy), Alberto Díaz (Tenerife), Andrey Shpatak (Russia), Alejandro Yumar Arenas (Tenerife), Franco Tulli (Italy), Michele Solca (Italy), Natalia Athinaiou (Greece), Tom Shlesinger (Israel), Nicholas Samaras (Greece), Ernesto Cordella (Italy), Charly Clerisse (France), Marco Spinelli (Italy), Carlos Ortolá Orihuel (Alicante), Paul Eijkemans (Germany), Alex Basha (Las Palmas), Andrea Spinelli (Italy), Damián Ramos Díaz (Tenerife), and Miguel Ángel Navarrete (Málaga).
All thanks to the organisation of Subacuáticas Real Sociedad.
- To our sponsors: Real Sociedad Fundazioa, Aquarium Donostia, Eitb, Padi, Brai Kantauri, Diario Vasco and the Guipuzcoa Federation of Underwater Activities.
- Institutions: Departments of Culture and Sustainability of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, Donostia Kultura and the Basque Government.
- Collaborators: S.M.Y. Ondina, Mater Ecoactive Museum Ship, BPXPort, Footage.film, Aolde Radio, Aqua Magazine, Donostia-San Sebastian Tourism, Oribay Tours, Navegavela.
- All in support of the IUCN SSC Coral Specialist Group and the associations Saca la Lengua a la ELA and Siempre AdELAnte.
We are excited to invite all the public to enjoy the screenings and exhibitions, which will take place on 21, 22 and 23 November at the Teatro Principal in Donostia - San Sebastián.
