GIMME A HUG (trailer)
(a documentary by Geert Droppers & Cristina Zenato)
Sharks are one of the most important top-predators in our oceans and there is still a lot we don’t understand, or even know, about this fascinating animal.
This short documentary shows one of the most mysterious phenomena in the animal world; amazing animals, showing a totally different behaviour then most people would expect.
Available with French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Greek, German, Turkish, Chinese and Dutch subtitles.
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“35e Festival Mondial de l’Image Sous Marine” – Antibes (France)
WINNER – PALME DE BRONZE (Independent filmmakers)
“The Accolade” – La Jolla CA (USA)
WINNER – AWARD OF MERIT (Short documentary).
“12th International Underwater Film Festival” – Belgrade (Serbia)
WINNER – 2nd PRIZE (Independent filmmakers)
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“11th Pelagos International Festival for Underwater Pictures” – Rome (Italy)
WINNER – SPECIAL JURY AWARD (Masters Section)
“2nd DOCSCIENT 2009 – Il Festival Internazionale del Documentario Scientifico” – Rome (Italy)
WINNER – Marlin Tremiti Award for Sea Documentaries
“5de Mediterranean International Underwater Photography & Film Festival” – Cyprus
WINNER – 1st PRIZE (Documentaries – Independent filmmakers)
“The Accolade” – La Jolla CA (USA)
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“33° Ciclio Internacional de Cine Submarino” – San Sebastian (Spain)
PREMIO ESPECIAL
“4th Festival Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica Digitale” – Imperia (Italy)
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WINNER – PRIZE OF THE CHILDREN’S JURY
CINESUB 2009 – Valencia (Spain)
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“9th SILVER SHARK International Underwater Art Festival” – Kiev (Ukraine)
WINNER – SPECIAL PRIZE FOR THE BEST SHARK IMAGES
“6th Un Occhio Nel Blu” – Udine (Italy)
WINNER – 2nd PRIZE
“BLUE Ocean Film Festival” – Savanna GA (USA)
HONORABLE MENTION
“8th Celebrate the Sea Festival” - Manila (Philippines)
WINNER – MERIT OF EXCELLENCE
“11th FICA – Festival Internacional de Cinema e Video Ambiental” – Goiânia Goiás (Brazil)
FINALIST (Short Film).
“9th Marmara Underwater Photo & Video Festival” – Istanbul (Turkey)
WINNER – 1st PRIZE
“2nd China Ya’an Panda Animal & Nature Film Week” – Ya’an (China)
FINALIST (Best Film for Educational Value)
WINNER – Special Prize for Independent Conservation Spirit.
“3rd Green Screen International Wildlife Festival 2009″ – Eckernförde (Germany)
WINNER – 1st PRIZE (Short Film – Audience Award)
“18th Guernsey Lily Film Festival 2009″ – Guernsey
SPECIAL COMMENDATION
“15th Intl Environmental Film and Video Festival – Cine Eco 2009″ – Seia (Portugal)
WINNER – 1st PRIZE (Non-Professional Video)
“10th Sichuan TV Festival” – Chengdu (China)
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“6th Water, Sea & the Oceans International Film Festival” – Praha (Czech Republic)
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“8th “Seestern” International Underwater Video Film Festival” – Dusseldorf (Germany)
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Special Jury Remi Award (nominated for Grand Remi “Film & Video Productions”)
“2010 Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Film Festival” – Savannah GA (USA)
WINNER – 1st PRIZE (Public Service Category)