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More than 200 Filmmakers Representing 35 Different Countries Submitted Entries
Film Festival Runs April 11 – 13 at San Francisco Cowell Theatre, Fort Mason
April 5 at The Smith San Rafael Film Center, San Rafael
Official Selection
22ND ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FESTIVALAPRIL 11 – 13 ANNOUNCES OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Opening Night Film “Turtle Walker” Chronicles Pioneering Work of
India’s Satish Bhaskar—Sea Turtle Biologist and Conservationist
Film Festival Passes On Sale Today
Individual General Admission Ticket Sales Start March 10
“Off the Reef” Benefit
22ND ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FOUNDATION “OFF THE REEF” BENEFIT TO RECOGNIZE OCEAN CONSERVATIONIST AND MARINE ADVOCATE WENDY BENCHLEY
MARCH 20 EVENT TICKETS AVAILABLE
Blue Carbon
BLUE CARBON OPENS 2024 INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL
media contact: DP&A, Inc. / David Perry / (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com
CNN FILM "BLUE CARBON: NATURE'S HIDDEN POWER" OPENS 21ST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL ON APRIL 12 AT SAN FRANCISCO’S COWELL THEATRE FORT MASON
FILM PREMIERES NATIONALLY ON CNN ON APRIL 21: EARTH DAY
21st Anniversary Benefit
21ST ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT FOR INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FOUNDATION
media contact: DP&A, Inc. / David Perry / (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com
THURSDAY, MARCH 14 AT GOLDEN GATE CLUB IN SAN FRANCISCO PRESIDIO
Awards Announced
AWARDS ANNOUNCED FOR 20TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL
media contact:
DP&A, Inc / David Perry (415) 676-7007 / news@davidperry.com
8 FILMS CITED IN CATEGORIES INCLUDING CONSERVATION, OCEAN SPORTS,
FEMALE FILMMAKER AND DIVERSITY & EQUITY & INCLUSION
FESTIVAL RUNS APRIL 13 – 16 AT SAN FRANCISCO’S COWELL THEATRE FORT MASON
AND THE SMITH THEATRE SAN RAFAEL
33 Films From 11 Countries
20TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION FEATURES 33 FILMS FROM 11 COUNTRIES ABOUT MARINE LIFE, THE OCEAN, COASTAL CULTURES, AND CONSERVATION
April 13 - 16, 2023 at San Francisco’s Cowell Theatre Fort Mason
and the Smith Theatre San Rafael
Festival Highlights Include
Deep Rising (Opening Night), Collision, and Patrick and the Whale.
19th Annual IOFF
19TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL APRIL 7 – 10 AT SAN FRANCISCO’S COWELL THEATER FORT MASON
Virtual Presentations April 11 – 24
Tickets Go on Sale March 10 for
Largest Festival in the World for Ocean-Related Films
Full schedule of films announced February 21
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