The 7th Celebrate the Sea Festival Philippines  2007 Festival Report   HOME inappropriate to call this planet 'Earth', when it is clearly 'Ocean'. Arthur C. Clark

PARTNERS Celebrate the Sea is organised by OceanNEnvironment Australia in association with the World Festival of Underwater Pictures

PRIZES SPONSORS 2008 RESULTS - TBA Dr William Hamner   PRIZES SPONSORS 2007

SPONSORS 2002 to 2006

Introducing

Results

Celebrate the Sea Festival 2007

Photo-Journalist Award A$1000

To Touch a Whale

Scott Portelli – Australia

DAN membership insurance x 1 year

Ambassador for Sharks Award

Chalotte Ho, Hong Kong (13)

Book of the Sea Award

Water Vision

Mirko Zanni

Atlantis Resort, Puerto Galera, Philippines

7 day/6 night diving and accommodation package

Feature Length Film Group A

Cuttlefish – the Brainy Bunch

Giesela Kaufmann – Australia

ROLEX Plaque of Highest Achievement

Dive Sail Worldwide – the Andaman Islands – Indian Ocean

DAN membership insurance x 1 year

 ‘TIME’

Sergiani Leonardo – Italy

Special Jury Award – Conservation Message

Tubbataha live-aboard dive trip with Expedition Fleet

Crustacean

Danny Van Belle

Merit of Excellence

Feature Length Film

Cocotinus Resort, Manado

7 day/6 night diving and accommodation package

Arc of a Diver

Steve Clark

Honour of Distinction

Aniloa Outrigger Resort, Philippines

7 day/6 night diving and accommodation package

‘Crustacean’

Music Composer – Eric Bettens

Best Original Music for Film

Short Film Group B

‘My Master’

Sergiani Leonardo – Italy

Special Jury Commendation – Conservation Message

ONE FOR ALL

Leandro Blanco

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

Amphibico Housing 

FISHEYE FANTASEA

Liquid Motion Film – Fiji

MERIT OF EXCELLENCE

Asia Diver - El Galleon Resort, Puerto Galera

7 day/6 night diving and accommodation package

DAN membership insurance x 1 year

Macro Neighbors

Nick Martorano – Philippines

HONOR OF DISTINCTION

Splash  USD500 Hugyfot / Seacam package voucher

DAN membership insurance x 1 year

Portfolio of Festival

Franco Banfi  - Switzerland

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

ROLEX Plaque of Highest Achievement

Minahasa Lagoon, Manado, North Sulawesi

7 day/6 night diving and accommodation package

Clemente Aquardo - Italy

MERIT OF EXCELLENCE

Atlantis Resort, Puerto Galera, Philippines

7 day/6 night diving and accommodation package

Giordano Cipriani - Italy

Honour of Distinction

Expedition Fleet Philippines

7 day/6 night diving and accommodation package

Digital Portfolio

Linda Johnson – USA

 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

Ikelite DS200

Jorgen Rassmussen - Australia

MERIT OF EXCELLENCE

Asia Diver - El Galleon Resort,  Philippines

7 day/6 night diving and accommodation package

DAN membership insurance x 1 year

Aaron Wong – Singapore

HONOR OF DISTINCTION

Splash USD500 Hugyfot / Seacam package voucher

DAN membership insurance x 1 year

Colour Print

Claus Topp – Malaysia

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

Bahura Dumagete Resort, Philippines

7 day/6 night diving and accommodation package

DAN membership insurance x 1 year

Lene Topp – Malaysia :  Antidio Rossi - Italy

MERIT OF EXCELLENCE

Expedition Fleet, Philippines

7 day/6 night diving and accommodation package

DAN membership insurance x 1 year

Antidio Rossi – Italy

HONOR OF DISTINCTION

Cocotinus, Manado

7 day/6 night diving and accommodation package

Black & White Print

Antidio Rossi - Italy

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT

Wold Wide Dive Sail Expedition – Semilan live-aboard cruise

Marchione  Giacomo - Italy

MERIT OF EXCELLENCE

Black & White Print

Aniloa Outrigger Resort, Philippines

7 day/6 night diving and accommodation package

Celebrate the Sea Art Competition

Safira Rahma(11)

Outstanding  Achievement

Age 11 to 15

Elizabeth AU

MERIT OF EXCELLENCE

Age 11 to 15

Daren Kaye Aquino (12)

HONOR OF DISTINCTION

Age 11-15

Dimas Ananda (10)

MERIT OF EXCELLENCE

Age 6 to 10

Lam Ying Tung (9)

HONOR OF DISTINCTION

Age 6 to 10

WOW SHOOT OUT

Tom Yang

Hi Fi Award

SEACAM Housing Package voucher USD800

Alexey Stoida

WOW Award

SEACAM Housing Package voucher USD500

Jose Santos

QuickDraw Award

DAN membership insurance x 1 year

The PRESIDENT GLORIA M. ARROYO

Award for Highest Achievement

Darren Lee

Humpback Whales Photographic Research Project

USD2000