GREETINGS
MINISTER FOR ENERGY TRANSITION,
CLIMATE PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE
MINISTER
TOBIAS GOLDSCHMIDT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL SAN FRANCISCO
DIRECTRICE
BREST SURF FILM FESTIVAL
BREST SURF FILM FESTIVAL
CHLOÉ BATISSOU
INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL SAN FRANCISCO
ANA BLANCO
PARTNER FESTIVAL: INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL SAN FRANCISCO
Greetings from San Francisco!
In 2017 the International Ocean Film Festival had the great honor of being introduced to San Francisco's newest Sister City of Kiel, Germany, by our then mayor Mark Farrell. Now celebrating our 8th anniversary, we are excited to share our passion once again for the ocean with our friends of CINEMARE. As sister cities, our goal is to share our cultures, values, and our desire to learn from one another while protecting our oceans and its
marine ecosystems. The ocean unites us all, and our two ocean film festivals achieve our goal through the power of independent film. As we begin this journey of exploring faraway places, discovering new innovations in ocean science, and celebrating individuals of all ages who dedicate their lives to protecting our oceans, we are reminded of the importance of our oceans – and the joy we experience along the way. There is so much to learn and so much to share, we thank you for joining us on this amazing underwater journey. This time I'll be traveling to Kiel with my own film. which will be premier at SeaLevel on Thursday 15 May at 6 pm I look forward to seeing you there! I feel Kiel!
All the best from San Francisco
Ana Blanco
Executive Director International Ocean Film Festival San Francisco
GREETINGS FROM MINISTER TOBIAS GOLDSCHMIDT
Healthy oceans are a habitat for countless animal and plant species and an irreplaceable source of food, prosperity and recreation.
But the list of environmental problems facing the oceans is long: noise, nutrient pollution, munitions waste, warming, overfishing and pollution of all kinds require joint and, above all, determined efforts.
Schleswig-Holstein, as a state between the seas, has a special responsibility for marine conservation. That's why the state government last year put together an ambitious package for better protecting our Baltic Sea: the Baltic Sea Conservation Action Plan 2030. At the same time, our Wadden Sea National Park on the west coast is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year – with fantastic nature experiences for the whole family! The CINEMARE Marine Film Festival brings marine nature to the stage, fostering enthusiasm for protecting our oceans. The sea has many stories to tell.
I am looking forward to the many impressive films, wish the viewers much enjoyment and thank the organizers of the festival.
Tobias Goldschmidt
Minister for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature
PARTNERFESTIVAL: BREST SURF FILM FESTIVAL
Sharing a European vision of the Ocean.
This year is a special year. This year, France celebrates the Year of the Sea and will host the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice from June 9 to 13 June, 2025. UNOC3 will be focused on “Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the Ocean”. This should be a landmark event for the Ocean. The Brest Surf Film Festival is proud and honored to belabelled Year of the Sea – La Mer en commun. And just as happy and honored to continue to work alongside CINEMARE to promote a European vision of awareness, knowledge and preservation of the Ocean, through cinema, through amazing stories, through emotion and
through friendship. This year, the Brest Surf Film Festival #8 will run from May 7 to 10. For all these exceptional reasons, it will be difficult for us to come to Kiel, and for Till to come to Brest. Let’s keep on exchanging ideas, enthusiasms and coups de coeur !
All the best from Brest
Chloé Batissou
Directrice Brest Surf Film Festival
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