Over $45,000 in prizes are up for grabs in the 2012 CUFF Photo and Film Competition. In 2012 a new short film category ‘underwater by nature’ has been added to give filmmakers a chance at winning one of the major prizes. The winner of each category receives a major prize from one of our sponsors.
Entries open 2nd May 2012 and close on the 25th July. Winners will be announced at the 2012 Cairns Underwater Film Festival on the 25th August.
The categories include:
- Wide Angle Nature – Celebrating the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea
- Young Photographer – An opportunity for the under 16′s to show off their best underwater photos
- Macro – Celebrating the little guys.
- Diver(s) – Divers in harmony with the reef
- Compact Macro - Close up using compact camera system
- Compact Wide - Wide Angle using a compact camera system
- Creative – An open category to let your imagination go wild (photoshop manipulation allowed).
- Short Film -Underwater by nature – must be under 5 minutes (including titles & credits).
Additionally a prize will be awarded to the image judged as ‘Best In Show‘.
Judges are: Sue Crowe, Kevin Deacon and Jurgen Freund. Read more about the judges here.
Finalists will be notified on Saturday 11th August 2012
Full Rules and Registration Details
Photo Competition Entry Form
Young Photographer Entry
