Each year the Cairns Underwater Film Festival brings a selection of top underwater films to Australia. Christian Botella, the festival’s organiser, has stepped up the event this year by organising an associated underwater photography competition. The winners of the competition will be announced at this year’s festival held on the 7th of August.

The Cairns Underwater Film Festival drawns on some of the best films from the International Festival held in France each year. Considered as the benchmark of underwater films, this International Festival attracts more than 25 000 visitors over 4 days and includes 900 competitors from over 50 nations. It is the most prestigious celebration of underwater art, movies, videos, photos, slideshows, music, paintings, drawings, books etc….See the website www.Underwater-festival.com

Tickets are $25 for adults and available through Ticketlink.

The presentation starts at 7.30pm on Saturday 7th & 8th August 2010.

A short introduction to the ‘Wreck Reef Expedition’ undertaken by the Australian National Maritime Museum and Silentworld Foundation in December 2009. Wreck Reef is a pristine series of coral reefs and cays in the Coral Sea.

This video highlights some of the natural beauty of this region and work conducted on the expedition.

Wreck Reef Expedition – Short Intro from Xanthe Rivett on Vimeo.