The General Rules

1. The contest is an international even and it is conducted annually. Only "wet" movies participate, which depict submarine world and its inhabitants, dives in any global water basins, it tells about everything what is connected with underwater activities.
   
2. The contest is open for everyone. No more than 3 works of an author are accepted. Films participate in the contest program only once.
   
3. There is no entrance fee.
   
4. The Festival´s Council organizes the contest.
   
5. The 15 of January 2005 is the closing date for registration and entry forms and films´ sending. Movies are to be on mini DV, DVCAM, Betacam SP, PAL format, plus VHS copy, film annotation in the Russian and English languages, photos of authors and shooting process (if it´s possible). Applications are to be send to the Festival´s Council to the following address:
   101000, Russia, Moscow, Chistoprudniy St., pl.12a of 421, The Fund of Rolan Bykov.
   Tel: +7 (095) 916-94-20, Fax: +7 (095) 916-92-12.
   E-mail: info@videodive.ru.
   Please, take care the sent parcel won´t need additional payment after it´s received! Movies are not returned back!
   
6. The sent movies are allowed to the contest after preview by a selection committee (the results are informed by e-mail or fax about). The decision of a committee is final.
   
7. Films are to be on mini DV, DVCAM, Betacam SP, PAL format, plus VHS copy, film annotation in the Russian or English language.
   
8. The official language of the Festival is Russian. For foreign films it is recommended to give an accompanying translation in the Russian or English language; photos of authors and shooting process (if it´s possible). Film annotation is necessary.
   
9. Prized are provided by festival organizers and sponsors.
   
10. Contest Jury consists of representatives of underwater activity, creative intellectuals - they are professional producers, operators, journalists with rich diving and professional experience. The Jury´s decision is final.
    
11. Participants of the contest agree with noncommercial use of their movies for advertising and promotion of this festival and diving in general. In such case the name of an author is mentioned, but payment is not provided. The Festival´s organizers don´t use these movies in commercial aims. All persons and organizations, interested in works´ purchase, will be referred to authors-producers of the movies by the Festival´s Council.
    
12. All the movies are exclusive authors´ property. The sent materials are in the archives of the Festival.
    
13. All the participants, willing to visit the Festival, are to apply to the Festival´s Council. Every came participate is given a ticket (for 2 persons) for all actions of the Festival.