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Houston Underwater Film Festival

April 18 and 19, 2020

The first annual
Houston Underwater
Film Festival (HUFF)
is now open for
submissions of original
underwater videos.
Anyone can enter and
there are no entry fees!
HUFF aims to
promote underwater film
making and appreciation
of the beauty and
diversity of all things
underwater as well as
encouraging the art of Ikelite Ambassador Elena Kalis
underwater film making. Underwater the film, add titles, music, etc.
videographers from around the Fixed Lens (up to 2 minutes) Ikelite Ambassador Elena Kalis “For more than a decade I
world are invited to submit entries Films shot with cameras without picked up underwater photography have been creating underwater
for consideration for screening. The interchangeable lenses. (Go Pro, as a way to extend her traditional art photographic images that have drawn
deadline for entries is January 10, SeaLife, etc.) background. Using her Bahamian enthusiastic response from around the
2020 and the festival will take place Short Video (up to 2 minutes) “backyard” as the backdrop and world.
April 18-19, 2020 at the 14 Pews Feature Length (2-5 minutes) her young daughter as a model, she With my daughter, who has
Theater in Houston, Texas. Made in Texas - Films made by started creating. been appointed the first ambassador
5 Categories: underwater videographers living in The resulting Alice in Waterland for the Bahamas National Trust, we
Novice (up 2 minutes) - Open to Texas series went viral on the web and are bringing attention to the Trust’s
new filmmakers who seek assistance garnered the attention of thousands conservation work and management
in post processing. Each film will www.hups.org of fans around the world. Now in of over two million acres of National
be assigned to an experienced addition to her art exhibitions and Marine Parks.
videographer from the Houston commercial work, she devotes much www.ikelite.com
Underwater Photographic Society of her underwater energy to promoting www.elenakalisphoto.com
who will help edit and color correct environmental conservation efforts.
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