From Cayman Islands Tourism Association

It’s that time of year–when Larry the Lobster makes his way out from his underwater home and appears live at the Annual International Underwater Film Festival to promote CITA’s fun & exciting Lobster Lotto fundraiser, where every lobster is a winner! Yes, that’s right! Attendees to the Film Festival (Wednesday, November 13th, 2013 at the Regal Camana Bay Stadium 6 Theatres) will be able to try their chance at some great prizes including:

* Canvas beach bags from Caribbean Canvas Company

* Red Sail Sports waverunner safaris and 2-tank dive outings

* Stingray City snorkelling trip with Sun Rays Tours

* Brac Scuba Shack dive

* Cathy Church prints

* Rebreather experiences, scooter dives and more from Divetech!

* La Mer Spa gift certificate

* Diver’s Alert Network tools, books and more!

* Tortuga Divers adventures, including glass bottom boats and 1-tank dives

* White Tip Lager 6-pack of cans & awesome beer bottle openers from Cayman Islands Brewery

* Private charter for eight with Charter Cayman

…and so much more!

Here’s how it works:

Buy your chances for lobsters (1 lobster for CI $10 or 3 lobsters for CI $25). Pick a lobster, and find your lobster’s number. Win the prize that corresponds with that number. Prizes are valued anywhere from $5 to more than $100 each! You never know what you can win…and all money raised goes towards CITA’s marine conservation and diver safety efforts. Please stop by to say hello to Larry–and buy a few lobsters for your chance at many great prizes!

Sponsored by CITA and Divers Alert Network (DAN), the International Underwater Film Festival is now in it’s ninth year. Presentations for the 2013 event will feature local videographers, International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Inductees, ‘From Bullets to Bubbles’ and Jill Heinerth’s ‘We are Water’, which is brought to the event by Divetech and Cobalt Coast Resort. Proceeds from the event will go towards CITA marine conservation initiatives.

For tickets go to: http://www.cita.ky/uff2013

For the ninth year, the International Underwater Film Festival in Grand Cayman will delight ocean-enthusiasts who gather for this once-a-year video celebration of the landscape, flora, fauna and experiences to be had under the waves. Held in conjunction with the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame induction ceremony, this year, the Film Festival will take place on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, and will feature films from local videographers as well as International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame Inductees.

DATE: Wednesday, November 13, 2013

TIME: Lobster Lotto and Raffle 6:30pm, Films 7:00pm

LOCATION: Regal Camana Bay Stadium 6 theatres (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands)

COST: CI $25 (Tickets will be available at the CITA office, 1320 West Bay Road, beginning October 1, 2013.)

Every year, the Film Festival line up shows a diverse mix of underwater videography, films and documentaries. Here is what is confirmed for this night of ocean excitement:

First Kittiwake Dive with Cathy Church(10 min)

Guy Harvey Biography (10 min)

From Bullets to Bubbles (22 min)

We are Water (30 min)-film is brought to UFF 2013 by Divetech and Cobalt Coast Resort

CITA’s is also pleased to show three new public service announcements that are launching at the 2013 Underwater Film Festival. The series, entitled ‘Share Our Seas,’ will cover topics that are important to the watersports community. We hope you enjoy the messages from these short videos.

Raffle and Lobster Lotto

The evening includes CITA’s raffle and the larger-than-life ‘Lobster Lotto,’ where ‘every lobster’s a winner!’ Items have been kindly donated by CITA members and include diving packages, restaurant gift certificates, accommodation and much more! The International Underwater Film Festival is an annual fundraiser for CITA, and this year, funds raised will support marine conservation efforts such as lionfish culling, Dive 365 initiative and more–all causes that are important to the watersports sector of CITA.

Underwater Photo Competition

The winners of the Underwater Photo Competition, which is graciously supported by Cathy Church’s Photo Centre, Divers Supply, Cayman Islands Brewery and the Aggressor Fleet, will be announced right before intermission. The top three photos in each of the five categories (Fish/Turtles/Stingrays, Unusual, Critters/Macro, Scenic, Creative) will be printed on canvas and displayed at the event for people to enjoy before the Film Festival and at Intermission. Prizes for each category will be awarded as follows:

1st place: CI $200 gift certificate to Diver’s Supply in Grand Cayman, party keg of White Tip Lager by the Cayman Islands Brewery, winning image printed on canvas (16×20) by Cathy Church’s Photo Centre

2nd place: CI $100 gift certificate to Divers Supply in Grand Cayman, case of White Tip Lager by the Cayman Islands Brewery, winning image printed on canvas (11×14) by Cathy Church’s Photo Centre

3rd place: CI $50 gift certificate to Divers Supply in Grand Cayman, winning image printed on canvas (8×10) by Cathy Church’s Photo Centre

In addition, a ‘Best in Show’ award will be given to one of the first place photos as an overall best of the best! This grand prize winner will receive a trip on the Aggressor Fleet to a location of their choice (Cayman, Belize, Turks & Caicos or the Carib Dancer in the Bahamas.) The ‘Best in Show’ prize is valued at US $2,795, and includes accommodation, diving, air, weights, weight belts, all meals and snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, local beer and wine.

Film descriptions:

We are Water

For the first time in history, fresh water has become a finite resource. Many experts agree that, without significant changes in water policy, wars of the 21st century may be fought, not over oil, but for control of clean water. We Are Water is an imaginative, entertaining, and enlightening documentary, illustrating the fragile relationship between our planet’s endangered fresh water resources, and the ever increasing needs of our expanding population.

Featuring the breathtaking underwater videography of extreme explorer and technical diver, Jill Heinerth, We Are Water takes viewers right into the heart of the planet, swimming through the underground arteries that are the source of all life on earth. From deep underwater caves to the bountiful great Lakes of her ancestral home, Jill shares her fantastic expeditions on, above, and inside the planet.

We Are Water balances narrative documentary with adventure filmmaking. While educating the audience about how each of us is intertwined with our local water supplies, this film provides a glimpse at Jill’s remarkable life from a shy, young Canadian graphic artist, to the top female technical diver in the world. With an extraordinary spirit of discovery, Jill’s compelling message is to educate, inform and inspire audiences to be better caretakers of the planet.