Animation Magazine, Dell Technology and the Blue Water Film Festival are teaming up to expand the festival’s international scope, including animated short and feature films as a main category in the 3rd annual event, running from June 2-8 online and in-person in San Diego, California.
Blue Water Film Festival will showcase a number of features and shorts and will expand its programming with a selection of animated films that will anchor in celebration of U.N.-designated World Oceans Day (June 8). The theme encompasses all marine animals and aquatic species as a component of biodiversity as well as livelihoods of people, especially those who live closest to the oceans. Winners and finalists entered into the competition will be shown throughout the festival dates.
The Festival’s Blue Carpet Awards are presented to cinematic artists whose exemplary work shines in the environment and the evolution of making a better world for humanity. Past recipients from 2020 and 2021 winners included Ocean explorer Dr. Sylvia Earle and world shark photographer Valerie Taylor.
“Animation is a thriving component of the arts and entertainment today,” says Jean Thoren, Publisher of Animation Magazine. “We are witnessing a true renaissance in this visual medium. It’s exciting to see how animation is inspiring audiences and making an impact worldwide.”
“We are thrilled to expand and showcase these timely and relevant environmental animated films,” said Blue Water Film Festival Executive Director Greg Reitman.
The winning feature film will receive a Dell mobile laptop which includes Intel Xeon W11955M CPU (8-core, 2.6GHz), 32 GB RAM, 4K UHD+ Touch screen with 100% Adobe RGB, Nvidia RTX A2000 GPU, 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD.
“We are honored to be able to present the Impact Environmental Award at the 2022 Blue Water Film Festival,” says Matthew Allard of Dell Technology, sponsor of Blue Water Film Festival.
Themed on our “Big Blue Planet,” the Blue Water Film Festival’s purpose is to encourage attendees to think broadly about how climate change affects planet Earth and deeply about the universal concerns and actions needed to bring us into balance. Roughly 50% of all film selections are non-U.S. productions, helping to fulfill the festival mission of promoting cross-cultural understanding through film.
The full 2022 Blue Water Film Festival line-up and additional honorees will be announced May 1. Film submissions are now open via FilmFreeway here.
