Ocean Film Festival Tour Magazine - 2023 Virtual Edition

WELCOME TO THE OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL
All aboard for a night of ocean
adventure! Welcome to the 10th
edition of the Ocean Film Festival, and
thank you for joining us for a night of
inspiration from above and below the
waves.
The Ocean Film Festival Tour was created
in Australia, with the aim of inspiring
people to enjoy, explore and protect our
oceans, and over the last 10 years it’s
visited 14 countries, featured the work
of over 90 independent filmmakers, and
raised over £20,000 for marine charities.
To celebrate our 10-year anniversary,
we’ve also caught up with some of the
stars of previous Ocean Film Festival
films – check out the ‘Where are they now’
section on page 21.
We’d like to thank our tour partners
for their support, including presenting
partners the Marine Conservation Society
and PADI. We’d also like to thank our
fantastic Ocean Crew team – volunteers
local to each event, who helped promote
our live theatre shows (and do the running
around in the prize draw!).
This year’s film line-up embodies the
spirit of the festival, with an exciting
mix of extreme watersports and marine
conservation. And from cold-water
swimming in the film Bluetits, to a journey
of recovery in Broken Breath, the films
also highlight the profound benefits of a
lifestyle connected to the ocean.
And lastly thank you to you, the
audience, for your support over the last
10 years. Here’s to the next 10 years of
sharing mesmerising stories from the
world’s oceans!
The Ocean Film Festival UK Team
TOUR PARTNERS