By Hollie Harris
The Ocean Film Festival Australia is set to make a splash as it tours the country in March.
Australian audiences will be able to immerse themselves in the wonders of the ocean without getting their feet wet this March, as the Ocean Film Festival Australia hits cinemas across the country. The festival, which features seven of the world’s most captivating ocean-themed short films, (six Australian Cinematic Premiers) will light up silver screens in 20 towns and cities.
Designed to mesmerise and enthral, the Ocean Film Festival Australia showcases more than two hours of sublime footage taken above and below the water’s surface.
The films document the beauty and power of the ocean, and celebrate the divers, surfers, sailors, rowers, swimmers and oceanographers who live for the sea’s salt spray; who chase the crests of waves; and who marvel at the mysteries of the big blue.
The films feature captivating cinematography, complete with awe-inspiring underwater scenes and fast-paced wave sequences that have been captured from unbelievable vantage points. Mesmerising images of schooling fish, colourful coral gardens and jellyfish blooms are complemented with up-close footage of curious marine creatures such as seals, dolphins, turtles and whales.
Join us on a journey from New Zealand to Patagonia via Antarctica with a ragtag crew of sailors, probe a foreign world where man is no longer the dominant force, track the survival of humpback whales in New Zealand with some salty old seadogs and battle the temperamental North Atlantic winds to surf the frigid shores of Iceland.
Together we will take a deep breath and explore the hidden world of Europe’s largest wreck and take on one of the toughest ocean endurance challenges on the planet with four unexpected world record holders.
Inspiring and thought-provoking, the Ocean Film Festival Australia is filled with moving footage, touching interviews and insightful narrations. Each of the festival’s films conveys a deep respect and appreciation for the world’s oceans and the creatures that call them home.
The Ocean Film Festival Australia will be held at The J, 60 Noosa Drive, Noosa Junction on Friday 10 March 7pm-10pm with an intermission.
Tickets cost from $26-$32 and bookings can be made online at www.thej.com.au or at The J Box Office or phone 5329 6560.
